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Andy Fletcher<p>Poundland sold for a pound. They had been going down for a while with their electronic stuff being the first to go off the shelves. Guess their product range will contract further now.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/BigClive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigClive</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Ashens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ashens</span></a> will have to look elsewhere for their tat :)</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c36594lr29ko" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c36594</span><span class="invisible">lr29ko</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/poundland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poundland</span></a></p>
Dr. Fortyseven 🥃 █▓▒░<p>Have some wallpaper.</p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/bigclive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigclive</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/bigclivedotcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigclivedotcom</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a></p>
Raglan Niall :lk: :tinoflag:<p>Buying expensive is no guarantee of quality but buying cheap is almost certain to be bad.</p><p>The summary of this, "If you've got one, cut the lead off, cut the lead into little bits so it can't be reused, throw it in the bin, its the safest thing to do."</p><p>I love BigClive!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/pR8cMi67WNc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/pR8cMi67WNc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/CheapElectronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CheapElectronics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/BigClive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigClive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Danger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Danger</span></a></p>
Multi Purr Puss :verified:<p><a href="https://layer8.space/tags/BigClive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigClive</span></a> has one of the best demonstrations of the lighter/flame test for proper copper vs. aluminium strands, starting at 7:48: <a href="https://youtu.be/pR8cMi67WNc?t=468" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/pR8cMi67WNc?t=468</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
JdeBP<p>The Canon LS 120PC (USB calculator, not what most of us think of as "LS-120") is fairly dopey by comparison to the Lexibook. It, too, advertises LEDs that it does not physically have.</p><p>But if NumLock is off, it simply refuses to go into "PC" mode at all, and remains stuck in calculator mode. So either one must configure NumLock to be initially set on, or have another keyboard with shared state that one can use to turn NumLock on.</p><p>It's an alternative way of handling the NumLock problem for calculator keypads. But a worse one, I think. One never has "Oh, the mode switch key isn't working because I forgot to set NumLock on. Again." moments with the Lexibook's approach.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ComputerProgramming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerProgramming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HardwareRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardwareRepair</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BigClive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigClive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/USBHID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USBHID</span></a></p>
JdeBP<p>This has led to two interesting, albeit expected, discoveries about the Lexibook USB Calculator:</p><p>1. Even though it physically has no lock keys nor LEDs, it knows about the NumLock LED and advertises via its USB report descriptions that it has LEDs.</p><p>This is so that it can track NumLock state; and when it sends (say) a "9" digit, it fakes a NumLock keypress to turn NumLock on before sending the HID usage for the "9" key on the calculator keypad.</p><p>I can see the NumLock flashing briefly on, on the other keyboard that I have configured to share the modifier state; as well as the codes in the USB input reports.</p><p>2. Even though it has a "00" key, even though it is a USB-only device, even though USB defines a HID usage for a "00" key on a calculator, and even though that appears to have been in the spec since 1996 … it still sends two successive [0] keypresses.</p><p>It doesn't send the right HID usage for its [±] key, either.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ComputerProgramming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerProgramming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HardwareRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardwareRepair</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BigClive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigClive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/USBHID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USBHID</span></a></p>
JdeBP<p>Beware programmers that carry screwdrivers!</p><p>I take a certain small amount of joy in the fact that, having discovered that my problem when testing my new USB HID program was that the test device itself was broken, I unscrewed the device's case, cleaned out some gunge, took the plastic shipping protection tab off the battery (sic!), put it all back together again; and it is working.</p><p>I'm not sure whether it was the muck or the lack of power that was the problem. I'd been operating it with only host power for some years, it has transpired; and maybe that was not quite enough to properly drive the keyboard matrix. (The optical mouse part was still working on host power.)</p><p>Now I can type digits on my USB calculator in its "PC" mode and see them come up on the computer screen. Hurrah!</p><p>I was on the verge of going to e-Bay and paying some bloke in Manchester a tenner for a new one. (-:</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ComputerProgramming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerProgramming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HardwareRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardwareRepair</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BigClive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigClive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/USBHID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USBHID</span></a></p>
JdeBP<p>So what is China going to do? Retaliatory <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a>? Possibly.</p><p>But the smart move for China here is to quietly lubricate trade networks that simply bypass the U.S.A., and possibly <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> and the U.S.M. too unless they manage to disentangle themselves from chains that criss-cross the U.S.A. borders.</p><p>No sabre-rattling. Simply "build it, and they will come".</p><p>More products for <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/BigClive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigClive</span></a> to take apart, I suppose. (-:</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a></p>
Bård H. (lvl 48 🇳🇴)<p>ASMR - The geeky way! 🥰</p><p>Here is <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/BigClive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigClive</span></a> presenting <br>"The CURSE of white LEDs" 😱</p><p><a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/BigCliveDotCom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigCliveDotCom</span></a> <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/LED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LED</span></a><br><a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/NorskTut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorskTut</span></a> <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Allheimen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Allheimen</span></a> <br><a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/GoodNight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoodNight</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/a5bsQ6obXgQ?si=rB1xF22agEY3Pz3R" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/a5bsQ6obXgQ?si=rB1xF2</span><span class="invisible">2agEY3Pz3R</span></a></p>
C.<p>Just a brief <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/factoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>factoid</span></a> to perhaps save other <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/hobbyists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hobbyists</span></a> some time.</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/BigClive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigClive</span></a> frequently uses a particular type of crimp-contact-and-housing as a universal socket for LEDs and other leaded components. Not just any such connector will do; various <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/JST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JST</span></a>, "<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Dupont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dupont</span></a>", and others won't work, because they only grasp pins of one particular size and/or shape. If the lead is too big, it won't go in, and if it's too small, it won't stay in.</p><p>If you want to use these connectors - and note you can get the housings with more than 2 contacts, so you can use them for transistors or weirder things too - the magic search term is "KF2510".</p><p>The reason these work as universal sockets for leaded components is because the contact is a spring that pushes from only one side of the housing, pressing the inserted contact or lead against the far side of the housing, and therefore provides a friction fit for any size lead (within reason). Most crimp connectors instead have particular shapes for their contacts and will only "grab" something the right size and shape.</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/KF2510" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KF2510</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/CrimpConnector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrimpConnector</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/crimp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimp</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/socket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socket</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/component" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>component</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/leaded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leaded</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/connector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>connector</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/solderless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solderless</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/universal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>universal</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/contact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contact</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a></p>
Debby<p>⚡️⚠️ Just watched "The most deadly project on the Internet" by bigclivedotcom, and it's a real eye-opener! If you're into electronics, this video highlights the dangers of working with Microwave Oven Transformers and the importance of safety precautions. Stay safe out there! 🔌💡 <br>👉 Watch it here: <a href="https://youtu.be/FBeSKL9zVro" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/FBeSKL9zVro</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> or Invidious: <a href="https://invidious.reallyaweso.me/watch?v=FBeSKL9zVro" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">invidious.reallyaweso.me/watch</span><span class="invisible">?v=FBeSKL9zVro</span></a>) <br><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/SafetyFirst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SafetyFirst</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/BigClive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigClive</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/lichtenberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lichtenberg</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/fractalBurning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fractalBurning</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Woodfracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Woodfracking</span></a></p>
lars<p>Der YouTuber <a href="https://social.lsnet.eu/tags/bigclive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigclive</span></a> (<a href="https://social.lsnet.eu/tags/bigclivedotcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigclivedotcom</span></a>) hat einen <a href="https://social.lsnet.eu/tags/Greifer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greifer</span></a> aus einem <a href="https://social.lsnet.eu/tags/Greifautomat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greifautomat</span></a> zerlegt. Die (dunkle) Magie liegt allerdings in der Ansteuerung.</p><p>"Inside a crane claw, and how the crane plays YOU"<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2kyek_P644" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=X2kyek_P64</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a></p><p><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greifautomat" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greifaut</span><span class="invisible">omat</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.lsnet.eu/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.lsnet.eu/tags/CraneClaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CraneClaw</span></a> <a href="https://social.lsnet.eu/tags/ClawCrane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClawCrane</span></a> <a href="https://social.lsnet.eu/tags/ClawMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClawMachine</span></a></p>
SunDancer<p>For anyone interested in electric tinkering I highly recommend <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/BigClive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigClive</span></a> over at YouTube for disassembly of weird electronics. He also does weird but interesting streams at twitch.tv </p><p>I wish he could also be in the fediverse. :)</p>
JdeBP<p>It is amusing to see <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BigClive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigClive</span></a> surprised in two different ways when plastic turns out to be … plastic.</p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=VgltUGzLodc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=VgltUGzLod</span><span class="invisible">c</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a></p>
JdeBP<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@afewbugs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>afewbugs</span></a></span> I wonder whether <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BigClive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigClive</span></a> will be more pleased or disappointed. </p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/RechargeableBatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RechargeableBatteries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/batteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>batteries</span></a></p>
C.<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@VE2UWY" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>VE2UWY</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@va3db" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>va3db</span></a></span> </p><p>I do. He featured mine in a number of his livestreams when I first started putting the kits together.</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/BigClive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigClive</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/supercomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supercomputer</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/light" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>light</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/prop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prop</span></a></p>
JdeBP<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@matt303" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>matt303</span></a></span> </p><p>It all depends, also, from how much you like channelling your inner <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BigClive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigClive</span></a>. (-:</p>
JdeBP<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://climatejustice.social/@RhinosWorryMe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>RhinosWorryMe</span></a></span> </p><p>If you have never heard of <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BigClive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigClive</span></a> before, xe will be a similar inspiration. (-:</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@JdeBP/110243318406204124" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodonapp.uk/@JdeBP/11024331</span><span class="invisible">8406204124</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@Archie8" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Archie8</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/batteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>batteries</span></a></p>
Dec (into the void)<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bitbang.social/@NanoRaptor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>NanoRaptor</span></a></span> <br>There should be a <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/BigClive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigClive</span></a> video about that.</p>
JdeBP<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@gozzy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gozzy</span></a></span> </p><p>Supporting anecdote:</p><p>Someone I know needed a surgical knife for treating a wart, the hospital told xem. So xe went to a <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Tesco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tesco</span></a> pharmacy and two branches of <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Boots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boots</span></a>. The best xe got was that xe could shop on-line for one.</p><p>Interested, I went to <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/eBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eBay</span></a> and picked "UK only" as the filter. I found that *all* of the results on the first search ("wart knife") were for Chinese manufacturers that had wangled eBay into listing them as the U.K..</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/AliExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AliExpress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BigClive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigClive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a></p>