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Michael Brooks
United Kingdom
Приєднався 24 лют 2010
I'm an Emergency Medicine doctor, a software developer and an occasional radio broadcaster. Sometimes I'm at a loose end on a weekend. This is the result.
Відео
Little Tykes Demolition Derby (Parody Radio Advert)
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This is probably the daftest radio parody I've ever written. Radio STONKERS is my radio show that was deemed too risque for broadcast radio. The concept is simple: "songs that you had almost forgotten about, but are great to hear again". Around the songs, I misbehave. Rather than water the show down to get it on the air, I've kept full editorial control and have hosted it on Mixcloud: www.mixcl...
How to REPLACE A MASTER FADER in a Behringer DX2000
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Behringer gear is cheap because it is made using cheap components and, in my experience, is prone to developing all sorts of failures. My DX2000 USB developed a noisy left master output channel. The cause was a failing master fader. Here's how to diagnose the problem and perform a master fader replacement. Equipment required: - Decent soldering iron - Desoldering wick / solder sucker - Solder -...
TEMU camera breaks the laws of physics
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I bought a load of tat from TEMU to enjoy modifying and ripping it apart. Among the haul was this WiFi camera whose antennae are missing an electrical connection to the circuit boards! Well it still works even with those sticks of plastic removed!
How to make your own budget wine bottle chiller!
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Someone has pinched my cool bag from the apartment. I wanted chilled cava on the beach. So I came up with this. Looks proper professional, honest.
Fix misbehaving lights and sound on a Behringer mixer (DX2000USB)
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Behringer has a reputation for making low cost mixers that often develop faults. A common fault is the sound level meters (VU meters) showing an audio signal when there isn't any, or not illuminating at all, or the signal lights on each of the channels being lit even when there is no signal. Very often, the fault lies in the power supply part of the mixer where capacitors are prone to failure. ...
I PIMPED my soldering station and helping hand
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Soldering "helping hands" and "third hands" generally suck. So lashed together my own. Here is some of the kit I use, including soldering iron, lighting, grabbing tools and my helping hand. - Soldering iron: Hakko FX888D - Solder mat: Silicone - Background light: 95 CRI white LED strip 12V conduit with diffuser - Work light: Angle poise LED light with magnifying glass - Elastic antistatic wrist...
Six Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read - [04 Getting Started]
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A smart entrepreneur can figure stuff out by themselves through trial and error. A smarter entrepreneur takes a massive shortcut and learns it from these six essential books. Here I present six books every entrepreneur should read. I have read close to a hundred business / startup / entrepreneur books over the years, and these are six that proved to be most useful to me over time. In some cases...
How to Build - Guide for entrepreneurs building a product or service - [03 Getting Started]
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There are almost an infinite number of possible products or services that you could build. But how do you go about choosing what aspects or features to put in? You could add all sorts of bells and whistles from day 1, but will it be time wisely spent? Here I explain the power of being minimalistic and focused when it comes to creating a product or service. Get something out the door as early as...
Tips for entrepreneurs - [00 Introduction]
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I started a medical software company while working as a medical doctor. Ten years later, with the company still going strong, I wanted to share my story. My company is by no means the biggest or most valuable startup you can study. In fact many companies started at the same time have eclipsed mine in terms of customers and valuation (Stripe, Dark Trace etc). I just wanted to share with you the ...
How to find your big idea - [02 Getting Started]
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How do you pick the right idea to turn into a startup? Sometimes it can seem like every idea has already been done. Other times you can be stuck lacking in any good ideas. Often it's the opposite problem: too many different possible ideas and unsure which one to focus on. Here I talk about how to identify an idea and see if it would constitute a good business. Eric Ries - The Lean Startup: www....
Finding the time to start your new business - [01 Getting Started]
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How do you find the time to build your startup when you've got a full time job and financial commitments? How do you go from being an employee to being a self-employed founder? Here is one way to do it. I started a medical software company while working as a medical doctor. Ten years later, with the company still going strong, I wanted to share my story. My company is by no means the biggest or...
Chinese 12V 50000mAh battery pack teardown (18650 lithium ion cells)
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I needed a 12 volt battery pack for my bicycle LED lights that could run the lights for a couple of hours without charging. So I bought this "50,000mAh" battery pack from AliExpress. Noticing that it was quite lightweight, I thought I'd tear it down to see what was really inside it... The offending battery pack: www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003370212381.html The offending AliExpress store = "Ale...
5 Homebrew Electret & Condenser Microphones
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I got a bit obsessed with modding and building microphones. Here are five Frankenstein mic builds I've put together from various microphone donor bodies and capsules. A particular thanks to Jules Ryckebusch (@SoundSleuth) for his excellent Instructables guides which inspired these builds. Mic #1: Schoeps 4 mini electret - Body: Maplin "Prosound" dynamic mic - Capsules: RS PRO Omni-directional 6...
Teardown of AliExpress Okoman lithium 18650 battery pack
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Teardown of AliExpress Okoman lithium 18650 battery pack
Mic-driven speaker muting - Behringer DX2000 USB
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Mic-driven speaker muting - Behringer DX2000 USB
Fings Wot R Bollox: Really annoying things in life
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Fings Wot R Bollox: Really annoying things in life
What are Zero Proof Spirits? How make your own...
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What are Zero Proof Spirits? How make your own...
Why shouldn't you stick a knife in a toaster?
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Why shouldn't you stick a knife in a toaster?
Troubleshooting Behringer DX2000 USB failed output channel
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Troubleshooting Behringer DX2000 USB failed output channel
PatientSource - Clinician-designed Electronic Medical Records
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PatientSource - Clinician-designed Electronic Medical Records
This video feels like what would my equally eccentric best friend send me if I asked him about the "Mystery of the eBay 50kA Blue Batteries" hehe :D You got my sub. Thanks for the vid!
Too much foam and only small batteries inside
can you fix mine ill pay for it got m 5 years :D
help ?? mine sometimes all the light begin flickering and now when i do the power on nohing all flickering how to fix??
On the internet it says the highest mAh 18650 is the Panasonic NCR18650G (3600mAh). So if you use that info and battery knowledge, you can never get 50000 mAh. Regards
😂lol..3600+3600=7200 not 50000
Do they need to plugged in to work the whole time?😊
One might assume that people who found their way here don’t need a for dummies explaination at the start..2 mins in and i’m leaving
If 2500mAh per cell, that would be about 5000mAh. Oopsie add an extra zero for 50000mAh.
have a problem with the name if Spirits have alcohol , no alcoholic Spirtis , does work in my opinion , non alcoholic drink Gin flavor.
Hey I wonder what the circuit for the inductor based high voltage generator was. It's not on the instructables guides and I'm trying to fit two alice circuits into a Nw800 style chassis, so the hex inverter board won't fit. I also ordered a bunch of normal alice pcbs so I won't be getting the dual channel pcb.
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Hey Michael, I have the same problem on the Xenyx 1222USB series, where when the power is turned on and there is no input on the channel, suddenly the signal level on the FX rises to around -15 and there is a ground sound if the main output fader is increased, I hope you can help me and provide a solution, thanks in advance 🙌🏻
More cheap chinese shit please, love it.
Następnym razem Chińczyk dosypie piasku i waga będzie sie zgadzać ;}
Been there, done that! ua-cam.com/video/BD6LDkETpm0/v-deo.html
There's something incredibly funny about the super duper cardiod mid , between the grill and the fact you can see right through it, revealing 8 freaking capsules Next time you gotta make the ultimate omni mic by having 20 or so capsules in a disco ball pattern
hi i got behringer eurorack ub1622 would you know what fader channel i need to replace them thanks
I was about to buy one of 48v 50a but when I saw 13s8p of 18650 I said it impossible to have 50a so I opened the chat and the bloody seller was trying to ensure me that yes the capacity is real and I told him the battery is fake
They are shameless!! I wonder if any of those 8 parallel banks were filled with sand? The most you could get with 8 parallel would be 3500mAh * 8 = 28Ah, but I'd be willing to bet most of those cells are low capacity <2000mAh
such a nice fuckin story
such a nice fuckin story
Chinese is the best market place in the world!
I nearly got myself one. Good job man... Plus... The size of the charger can say a bit.
Hello I got GEMINI PS 900 PROO mixer and I don't have sound in one side .. is the same process to fix the problem?....Thank you
most electronics are made in china....i see pioneers 1500€ mixers to ,it is only name that is printed on the model...and lower prices. ppl today buy just the name and pay for it, quality all the same😉
I've been fighting one of these, my biggest problem is trying to find a service manual, or at least a circuit diagram.
Here you go: drive.google.com/file/d/1t2DyUVZkPP54bvKki5sg8ERh2cuY-IDq/view?usp=drive_link The Behringer DX1000 is almost identical in internals.
@@MichaelBrooksDr Thanks, I had all but given up on finding any info, I didn't know there was a DX1000
The Chinese add each cel mah and multiply by the number of cell so if 36v 10S3P has 30 x 18650 cell of 3000mah rating the battery should be 9ah or 9000mah however the Chinese do 3000mah x 30 and write 90000mah to scam buyers
this is correct - undersize Chinese math - this battery 50 000 /12 = 4 Ah - simple :)
I received time ago a 90Ah LFP battery that eventually had 12 cells (3 series of 4 parallels). It was not LiFePO4 and of course merely 12Ah.
40 min of bla bla bla to show a fake battery
what happens if we put it on charging and in the same time we link it to load , does the bms will protect it and just discharge or it will be damaged
The BMS will protect the batteries from overcharge. The load you are feeding will probably get quite upset with the noise that comes off the really badly made switched mode power supply plug that comes with the battery pack. Should the load pull more current than the switched mode power supply can supply, current will be drawn from the battery too, until the battery drops below the BMS's low voltage level, at which point it will shut off. Then your load will be receiving whatever the switched mode power supply can provide.
Hi Michael. May I ask you a question about DX200USB? I'm trying to interface the "start track" button outputs from my mixer to an Arduino (to trigger light changes and other things when a track starts). The diagram on the rear panel of the DX2000USB seems to say that I should have +5V all the time on these jacks and that it will pulse low for 50ms when a start track button is pressed. But, on my mixer when I put DVM across any of these jack I see almost zero volts, but they do appear to pulse high (well, I only have a DVM and I can sometimes see about +2.5v on that for a moment) when I press a button. When I connect the tip of the jack to an Arduino pin (set to blink its onboard LED when it sees a high to low transition on the pin) and the jack ground to Arduino ground, the Arduino seems to trigger almost continuously. So, do you think I am misunderstanding how this should work or do have a faulty mixer? Thanks for any advice on this.
Just in case anyone else comes this way via Google or whatever.... Well, as before I have received help from other quarters than Behringer's support channel (who have not even replied) and now have an answer to this: The "track start" outputs are actually open collector outputs. If you want to interface them to a 5V DC logic device such as an Arduino or other 5V Microcontroller - it's very easy but you need to use the right component value for a pull-up resistor. I was using a 1.1K resistor which was too high a value. Here's the step by step for a working solution: 1) Connect a 330ohm resistor between the tip of the "track start" jack to the Arduino's +5V pin (or to its 5V supply if you're not powering it from USB). 2) Choose your Arduino input pin (setup in your code using "pinMode(x,INPUT)" - i.e. do NOT use INPUT_PULLUP). Also connect this pin to Jack plug tip, alongside the resistor. 3) Connect the jack plug ring to one of the Arduino ground pins (or teh ground of the power supply if you're using one. Now, when you press the track start button you should see a LOW pulse at the input to your Arduino and your code can do whatever it is you want to happen when a button is pressed.
Really useful, thanks for coming back to post your findings!
The question is, does it work?
Spoiler: The WiFi camera does indeed work! There is an antenna trace on the circuit board. Utterly bizarre they're wasting pennies attaching fake antennae though.
Can wires be attached to the trace to attach the dummy antenna and give it better reception???@@MichaelBrooksDr
@@MichaelBrooksDr Coool..I can remove them...
Zeig mir doch bitte dieses mischpult von hinten damit ich sehe was du für Kabel hast gr
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My mixer is very hot on all the inputs, making mixing impossible, would that be a similar fix?
It depends what you're calling "too hot". If you're judging by the signal LEDs being strongly lit, or the LED sound meters being lit to the top despite very little sound on any channels, then yes this may be the cause. However if you mean that the clip light on the channels is frequently lit, then it's probably another fault (gain too high / phono preamp switched on for a line level signal) etc
@@MichaelBrooksDr Hi thanks for reply, all the inputs sound distorted and impossible to mix even at low input gain, it doesnt appear to be summing at all, its under warranty so its gone back, cheers again. james
amazing video!!! subscribed ^_^
Can I buy a box like that?
It's a custom modification but is relatively easy to do. I'm not selling any myself because I've not got the time to produce them.
@@MichaelBrooksDr lol any box available yet ?
Think the sheets are fiberglass. Not so bad.
samsung obsolescence
heya mate actually those so called bms ,arnt bms ,they dont work the way you think ,in fact only high end bms units with separate shunts and relays for charge and discharge protect cells properly
hehehe theres pob like 3 ncells in there or one cell and 50 cent boost module ,curious how ill do with the guess
I just ordered the differnt brand that loos the same off ali, I got 2x 48V 30Ah and if they test less than 5Ah ill be getting a refund!
Oh jeez... How much did they charge? I reckon either half of them will be full of sand, or will be low density 700mAh cells. Nevertheless, you can rip out the charge/discharge protection circuit and use it on legitimate capacity cells. I've found that the most reliable source for cells is online vape (e-ciagarette) shops!
Should be 12.8 volts when fully charged. There is no way they could have the storage capacity they are rated at.
If there ever was a war on with China and I was a cruise missile technician, I'd program at least 12 cruise missles to go to these battery factories brah...
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You are very welcome to use this clip in part or its entirety with attribution (a small @MichaelBrooksDr on screen in semi transparent text will be fine). This was taken in the Monteverde Cloud Forest in Costa Rica (goo.gl/maps/ZVLiAyhnRByeGRBV8). I am also happy if you wish to use the clip or audio commercially with attribution. Birds are a recurrent pleasure in my life. The more people who appreciate them, the better they will be conserved. Your channel helps. Keep up the great work!
My issue is that I have sound out of the right side but it is very weak signal.
This could still be the same problem. If a connection goes dry the electrical gap may still be close enough for it to act like a capacitor meaning you'd get faint higher frequencies through but will lose all the bass. You might also have a completely dead right channel but with crosstalk from the left to right channel making it sound as though there's a faint signal on there. It's always worth tracing the signal from start to finish. Check the connections coming into the mixer, especially on the right channel. Clean those input RCA sockets. Then nudge the gain knobs to see if that is the problem. Then move the input fader up and down to see if it crackles. Then check the EQ buttons to see if toggling those makes a difference, then check the master faders. Compare the audio in the headphones to the record output to the main output. A useful sign is if the audio in the headphones has normal volume on the right channel then it could well be the same problem.
Sir vi need to make a microphone for church preaching please advice
You're describing an indoor live PA scenario here, where the microphone will be used in the same indoor space as the speakers which are relaying the microphone. Your main problem, especially in a church, will be feedback from the speakers into the microphone. So you should avoid anything with too high sensitivity. You should also aim for a directional (cardoid or supercardoid mic) so you can keep the speaker sound from being picked up. Lapel electret mics would be a bad choice because they are too sensitive and not very directional Other factors to consider are: Handling: do you intend to hold the microphone by hand, or in a microphone stand, or do you want a worn headset mic? Cables: will this mic just be used on stage or do you intend to roam around the entire audience with it? Ruggedness: will it just be you using this, or are you looking for something that will last years with occasionally being dropped and knocked about? Mixer and amplifier: what other equipment do you have? If you already have a mixer, can it provide phantom power on microphone channels or not? If we assume a typical setup: your church has a simple 4 channel mixer with no phantom power, feeding into a few active speakers at the sides pointing towards the audience, and you'll be using this on stage at the front, then I recommend the Sennheiser e835 vocal dynamic mic, or the Shure SM58 which is more expensive but even more durable. If you're on a really tight budget, go for the Behringer XM8500 Ultravoice, but be aware that Behringer gear has a habit of developing faults after a few years.
Its called BMS.
4Ah at best
I've been using the cells to run my bicycle lights. Judging by the runtime I'd say it's even less!
@MichaelBrooksDr well lights are a constant draw at whatever amp rating so runtime is a factor of what hour
@@joeKisonue yes, watt hour is amp hour * voltage. (Wh = VAh). Both are therefore a measure of total capacity of a battery.
CLASSE A, Muito bom mesmo...Voce é muito inteligente... Eu comprei uma Capsula dessas, pra colocar no meu NEWMANN U-67, e usei um /circuito pcd, da marca MARCHAL, e ficou com um som muito bom , parecido com o original u-87 ou tlm-107. Eu gostei muito de ver seu Vídeo, Eu sou do Brasil , que Voceis conhecem com , BRAZIL...Parabéns...Very good. Na China vende Circuitos , cópias de u-87, no ALI-EXPRESS.
Muito obrigado! I've bought a couple of those clone U87 bodies off AliExpress and put the OPA Alice circuit in them along with one of the large capsule condensers and a DC-DC Hex Inverter bias voltage circuit. The results have been so good that it has become my everyday studio microphone.
@@MichaelBrooksDr I'm an amateur, I don't know much about electronics. But I did the basics. your invention, it's much better and more professional I learned things from you...thanks GOD BLESS YOU. Sorry, I don't speak English.. kkk
50Ah for that price and weight. How does is feel to be holding world peace in your hands? 😂
I'm confused. You mention that the true condenser mic element needs around 50 volts for the charge, but 48 volts is right at 50 volts, so why the voltage-doubling circuitry? Charging the plate is the whole purpose that phantom power is set at 48 volts. It would seem to me that you'd require more current to convert down to 12v and back up than you would use if you just used the 48 volts that you already have. Is there a reason that I am missing? Thanks!
It is all to do with the current limitations of phantom power. 48V would be capable of causing painful shocks if it wasn't current limited. So phantom power supplies deliver 48V through 6.8kOhm resistors. This current-limits the 48V. What this means is that phantom power is 48V when floating and nothing is connected to the end of it, but the moment you start to draw current from it, the actual voltage starts to fall (those 6.8 kOhm resistors and the load you connect to it act as a potential divider). It would be fine if all we were doing is charging a backplate which has a very high effective resistance, but we also need to draw some current from it to power the pre-amp circuitry in the microphone. This causes the 48V to fall downwards (typically to around 20V when drawing just 10mA), so we no longer have a high enough voltage to charge the backplate of the true condenser. In order to get a reliable voltage for the backplate, the OPA Alice circuit picks a voltage below what the phantom power gets dragged down to, and uses a Zener diode to derive a reliable voltage (12V) even when the amplifier circuitry is drawing slightly different amounts of current as it amplifies the varying sound input signal. The 12V is split two ways: one to power the operational amplifier and the other to charge the backplate To get back to a high enough voltage to charge the backplate, we need to use a voltage multiplier circuitry, bringing the 12V back up to about 84V. Since that 84V has been derived from our rock-solid 12V, it'll be a nice reliable 84V.
@@MichaelBrooksDr Thank you for the kind reply. I knew about the current limiting(and even the 6.8K resistors), but I didn't think about the resulting voltage sag. The voltage doubler circuitry makes more sense to me now. Thanks again.
In China you can buy cheap very low quality ,yes😅