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@@dsesuk a month has passed already. Dunno where the time is going.

@@steviecandtheplace2b I hear that. I watch the months disappear and it feels like I'm getting nothing done at this end. The wife reinforces it further by bending my ear about all the stuff I haven't done around the house too!

@@dsesuk maybe you need an apprentice…

@@steviecandtheplace2b Officially I have one with mad Linda, and that complicates things quite enough!

@@dsesuk also the apprentice can be blamed for breaking windows 🙃

@@Keeping_IT_Simple about as well as is expected for an Aspie that’s never travelled alone before.

@@steviecandtheplace2b travelling alone ... One of my favourite things to do .... Don't get me wrong I adore travel with friends / family but solo trips are some of my best travel memories

@@H2Oredfirefox some of them sound like that from new. Usually just dirty but it quiets down after a time. I usually clean the fans and optics as part of a service but don’t film that bit.

@@majorredbeard there’s plenty of “kits” to be found on aliexpress; not an actual kit but every component (chassis, psu, led board, driver) can be bought individually. Plenty 200W heat sinks too. Actually had plans to mod a halogen disco scanner to use led but life got in the way as usual.

@@steviecandtheplace2b Well that's cool - I've never seen that - can you give one as an example? My searches haven't really proven anything that looks like a kit. Are they PAR fixtures?

@@majorredbeard yes they’re all PARcan components; but it’s just occurred to me that the led arrays are 3 parallel sets of 6 rgbwauv/rgbw LEDs in series. So maybe you could also drive a higher wattage “point source” chip from it? Maybe bodge with power resistors? Needs more research. Will report back with AilExpress searches in due course.

@@majorredbeard I’ve uploaded a “redux” video about these repairs. Showing how you don’t need a high power iron etc. You’re basically learning alongside me 🙄😂

@@cherrymountains72 from me or in general? 🙄😂

@@steviecandtheplace2b In general of course; no need to be modest. 🙌🏻😜

@@vurbad I can only offer fully built ones locally assuming you have a broken led flood case I can install it into. I’ll be making efforts to sell the raw PCBs if that’s what you’re after?

I decided on a diode for simplicity.

The schematic is easy enough to find on the net.

@@steviecandtheplace2b would be great if you share it with us! ;)

I’ve got it set on ammeter (a direct short); I’m not actually using the meter, I’m just needing the probes to short out each led in turn (very importantly: with the LEDs on the lowest dimmer setting to avoid blowing the remaining working ones.)

​@@steviecandtheplace2bthank you so much for both making your videos and for your time in responding so promptly. much appreciated cheers.

Sometimes I use eBay other times I use AliExpress if I’m looking to save a few quid but don’t mind the slightly longer wait.

​@@steviecandtheplace2bthanks again

Hmm… without seeing it I can’t really say but it sounds as if the motor has failed or is out of alignment.

Yeah I could never get the der/die/das thing.

For legal reasons it’s that as well.

I should think so as long as it’s capable of the current.

@@steviecandtheplace2b Thanks! Replaced and working again!

It’s not a bug, it’s a feature. Or possibly a camera trick.

Yeah I really want to reshoot this with my much newer phone.

I’m already thinking of version 2.0- how to do it cheaper and more modular.

Thats cool, i wont get to it that soon, maybe you'll have it by then. Smd? Lol​@steviecandtheplace2b

Dude so wild to see a BoE bot reference! I still have my Basic Stamp 2 around somewhere. It's absolutely wild to me that they're still around doing their thing with Propeller when Arduino became some dominant. I'm really curious, how did you get into the Parallax set of controllers? They used to be big in education, but I've wondered how they kept going when raspberry pi and Arduino are so prominent.

@@evanbarnes9984 I had the BoE bot kit more than 10 years ago as my first dive to microcontrollers. The robot tank is a big draw for me too. It was easy to learn and mod. I wanted more but the expensive Parallax chips pushed me to go to Picaxe but then a encounter a known timing bug that stopped my projects. Next is PIC controllers but it was too steep of learning curve for me. My main reason is cost.

@@evanbarnes9984 I learned on the stamp basic system in tech studies at school. Windows 98 😂

Yeah I love how I can bash some code out to do basic stuff, and still technically claim it’s my own work as I’m not using someone else’s library.

@@evanbarnes9984 I started with microcontroller with Boe-bot kit about more than 10 years ago. It was too expensive to expand with stamp basic 2 so I moved to Picaxe. I encountered a known bug with Picaxe then I stopped. My main driver is the price of chips.

Yes. It happens a few times a year. It’ll soon be national toaster day too.

@@steviecandtheplace2b thought it was the track title

@@Cjx0r ahh sorry no 😂 first track is Oceans Bass, the second one is Music 4 Conferences.

Plenty thoughts. Never seem to find the time to do anything with the thoughts tho.

I swear I’ll sort something out in 2024.

@@steviecandtheplace2b thanks. . Eagerly waiting to see what you come up with . Have cleaned a space on my shelves ready & waiting

@@Keeping_IT_Simple oh noes

I’ll need to think of new twists to put on them then….

@@steviecandtheplace2b if anyone (Par)can you (par)can !!

@@Keeping_IT_Simple ahah 😂

Cheers.

@@steviecandtheplace2b do you remember me?

@@ColossalPenisMcgee the name is oddly familiar….

@@ColossalPenisMcgee BCDC meet-up?

I edited out a few things because they just didn’t make sense

We need an update video. 🙃

Yes, a 15w will be backwards compatible with a 10w, but check the pin-out with a multimeter before soldering.

@@steviecandtheplace2b Thanks Steve Never Soldering anything before but all my green LEDs not working and can not find anyone who repairs dmx lights so I am going to buy an 80w iron and follow your video. Fingers crossed 🙂

@@richardwillerton7993 I have an update video in edit literally right now.