When someone asked if I could take a look at a 60 effect laser disco light, I was a bit cynical about what it would be like. After stalling for a bit I ordered one from eBay, which came through very quickly in an alarmingly small box. It turns out to be one of the most exciting laser products I've taken apart in a while. Largely due to the fact that it does have 30 different effects multiplied by a simple red laser projection of the effect and a further diffracted green laser version. The result is a continuous effect variation with the extra effect of animation of many of the effects just by the movement of the diffraction grating section past the lasers. It's very bright, which looks great, but doesn't bode well for eye safety or longevity of the green laser module. The current consumption is quite low for the scale of the effect, potentially allowing a long run time on a USB power bank. The circuit board is clean, modular and functional, with a hidden bonus charger built in for the option of using an internal lithium cell for stand alone operation. It appears they do sell them with the lithium cells fitted. There's also a mottled red, green, blue LED that provides a wash of light, but it's more of a gimmick. As with many of these devices there's a simple audio detector that will step through the LED colours, alternate the lasers or rather annoyingly, strobe the output. I'd say that this light is actually worth getting just to see the morphing patterns of the diffraction wheel. It's a very clever effect. To find these on eBay the keywords are - 60 patterns laser usb Target price is around £€$20. If you enjoy these videos you can help support the channel with a dollar for coffee, cookies and random gadgets for disassembly at:- http://www.bigclive.com/coffee.htm This also keeps the channel independent of YouTube's advertising algorithms allowing it to be a bit more dangerous and naughty. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jZHEmO_w5M

Hmm, I really should set the exposure a bit brighter at this recording area. The LED illumination above the desk is not as bright as it could be. But then again, I'm not in an ideal recording location while travelling with work. This is a common type of camping light sold at most pound shops. This one came from Poundworld as they closed down the local branch. Poundworld has lost the pound-war to Poundland and gone bust, so they were selling off all their stock at gradually reducing prices. The unit is typical of its type and unlike the Poundland original which actually used a chunky 1W luxeon style LED this more common type uses a beefed-up straw hat style LED. If you enjoy these videos you can help support the channel with a dollar for coffee, cookies and random gadgets for disassembly at:- http://www.bigclive.com/coffee.htm This also keeps the channel independent of YouTube's advertising algorithms allowing it to be a bit more dangerous and naughty. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hi5vdrZ7YI

This large Christmas lighting frame is the very essence of streamlined mass production. A robust steel frame with a single section of LED rope light with perfect colour transitions seemingly moulded directly into the outer plastic sleeve at just the right spacing to fit a welded frame. It gives the impression of a swirl of 12 individual stars in alternating colours. This cost £40 which is exceptional for something approaching the appearance of the classic small aluminium municipal frames in the £500 price region. It won't have the longevity of an aluminium frame and certainly isn't suited to mounting on a lamp post, but for an interior retail or entertainment environment it would be perfect. The frame accommodates about 7m of rope light and would be fairly easy to retube, albeit in a single colour. I still can't get my head around how they have added the colour so precisely to the rope. Is the outer layer completely coloured or has it been made as a finished clear white rope and then a thin extra layer of colour added on the surface? I may have to dig into it to see. The references to the George Square Xmas lights are to the original colourful animated lights which were scrapped a few years ago when the contract was taken over by another company. They were the first Christmas lights in the world to use rope-light-on-frame construction. Being the prototypes for the modern Christmas lighting industry they were somewhat "industrial" in their construction. Very heavy 3D steel frames that had to be craned into position. If you enjoy these videos you can help support the channel with a dollar for coffee, cookies and random gadgets for disassembly at:- http://www.bigclive.com/coffee.htm This also keeps the channel independent of YouTube's advertising algorithms allowing it to be a bit more dangerous and naughty. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yCgRsYXD6I

This unit was displaying a very typical fault for this type of product. See if you can work out what failed. If you enjoy these videos you can help support the channel with a dollar for coffee, cookies and random gadgets for disassembly at:- http://www.bigclive.com/coffee.htm This also keeps the channel independent of YouTube's advertising algorithms allowing it to be a bit more dangerous and naughty. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhSlA-TAIpI