My Mate Vince vs ANOTHER £350 DYSON FAN !
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Hi, in this video I attempt to look at another Dyson fan AM07. This one was purchased from eBay and it apparently trips the fuse board when plugged in. Will this one be fixable? Or will it be another lump of wasted plastic.
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Remember that this is just for entertainment, and I am not an expert in these repairs. The processes in the video may not be the best way, the correct way or the safest way to fix these things. I do love fault finding and trying to fix broken things, so I hope that comes across in this 'Trying to FIX' series. Many thanks, Vince.
Spoiler Saver & Christmas Riddle
Riddle: 2 mums & 2 daughters went out for Christmas dinner, each ate one portion, yet only three portions were eaten in total.
How is this possible?
The answer to the riddle is they were three people, Grandmother, Mother, and granddaughter. the mother being both a mother and daughter herself. Not watched the video yet I'm hoping it goes better than the last.
Finally easy riddle.....three generations
@@darrenrussell5046 Even Word would flag these typing errors, I suggest to go back and study English.
@@jonathaningram4672 I apologise that my poor grammar offended you so much that you felt the need to post a churlish reply. I'll try to do better in the future.
My guess was that one of the daughters was a newborn who was breastfed.
Wow wee! That's one bang-tidy repair. I bet urine heaven with the sponsorship and TV offer too. They must be a big fan. 👍
History has been made. Correct me if I am mistaken but 4 puns have just been delivered by StezStix. I think that is a new record 🥇🏆
We need a collab between you 2 legends
Bang bang he shot that baby down.
It’s almost a year, when will we have a fix up meet up!? One day hopefully 🤞 😁
Congrats on the repair, sponsorship, and potential televised venture. Well deserved!
Thanks Shawn, I'm sure I'm just one of many that have been asked regarding the TV stuff and seeing I'm not that competitive, the chances of seeing MMV on TV would be the same as the wider public enjoying the yellow mat...Never going to happen 😂👌
@@Mymatevince fair enough. We have an idiom that goes "don't count your chickens before they hatch". Regardless, I hope your desired outcome of those things comes to fruition. You've been doing this for a long time, well deserving of any and all acknowledgement.
@@Mymatevince It should be MMVTV!!!! come on!!! make it happen.
@My Mate Vince the burning was caused by water damage when we get leaks in properties we sometimes get carbon trails caused when electricity flows through water using the cabon as the conductor (path of least resistance)and shorts and then is allowed to dry leaving behind the carbon. The water gets in through the base, the air draws in from the sides but also causes air to be drawn in from the bottom, the same way the top part works air around the edge draws air through the middle.
Guessing someone moped a bit to much lol.
But who watches television these days? UA-cam is my tv and sometimes a streaming service....
But congrats :)
"Nothing worse than buying something working when its supposed to be faulty." said only 1 person ever! I had to relisten to that line 3 times and I laughed every time!
Well Done Vince, you know I'm a FAN of your work! :) At least that repair was a bit of a BREEZE compared to the other fan! Well done, seems we both have working Dyson fans now, although your fault was different to the one I did 👍👍👍Great Job as usual!
Lol
In order to prevent the circuit breaker to blow, you can put an incandescent bulb in series with the load. In case of a short circuit, the bulb will switch on brightly. Otherwise it might just light up very dimly.
Do not use your variac transformer without propper protection. A short-circuit can draw enough current to melt the thin wire in your variac.
Great content, btw!
Surely it depends on the power rating of the Variac?
@@icarossavvides2641 I don't think he is using a variac or an isolation transformer...did I miss something?
That board looked beyond repair so black with carbon as it was. Great fix!!
Nicest clean up job to date. IPA to the rescue yet again 👌👍
@@Mymatevince is IPA on your christmas list Vince
@@ellisgarbutt1925 If I don't unwrap a bumper bottle on Christmas morning, there will be some serious foot stomping, slamming of doors AND a unrestrained amount of passive aggressiveness getting dealt out!
It's the carbon in water that causes that when we go in to fix leak damage. The short makes a path through the carbon in water it dries and you find small carbon paths on wiring and circuit boards. It's a fault finding nightmare.
Have to say I was expecting a smoke emitting device rather than carbonisation - good catch.
That darn cat !
I had a computer fail because of Act Of Cat.
My fault for leaving the case off while fixing it, and not checking the cat wasn't hiding in the computer room.
I let the cat out next day, noticed little yellow needle-shaped crystals on the floor of the case, cleaned up the pee, and carried on.
About 6 months later the motherboard failed, and I noticed a lot of corroded tracks in the bottom corner.
Sadly BER and replaced the MB.
Well done.
I wonder if the wife quickly checked the life insurance policy when the lights flickered and heard the scream lol.
Skid marks and scorch marks, what's not to love about Vince?
What you can do to test Mains voltage equipment is to connect a 60W filament bulb in line with the live cable and if it's ok the lamp with hardly glow but if the unit has a fault instead of it going bang and maybe damaging anything else on the board the lamp will just light and not damage anything else. Great repair.👍
Good to see all this positive stuff happening to you. You're one of my favorite youtubers to watch
Nice fix Vince. Congrats on the sponsorship! I think you'd be great on the telly too.
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Can someone explain in laymans terms why didn't the fuse in the plug blow first
I think it is because the consumer unit is more sensitive and detected the fault before the fuse had a chance to blow 👍
Sorry vince but you would be fantastic on TV would be awesome to see a my mate vince TV series on say the discovery channel fingers crossed its a good offer & you take it up & congratulations on the fan fix 👍👍👍👍👍
You should really get yourself a light bulb to act as a current limiter!! So simple but yet so effective. You simply wire a 60W filament light bulb inline with the live between the mains and the questionable item, (have one set up with a mains plug, light socket and mains socket you can plug in any time you need to test something) if there is a short the bulb then just lights up instead of things blowing up and tripping the power or damaging your variac etc!
Yikes. I would've scrapped the board as soon as I saw that. I was sure it wasn't really fixable when you showed it. Nice blue fix.
Yeah, it cleaned up so nice, really surprised the board wasn't more damaged!!! Thanks Roger 👍
Nice. I blew a main 200 Amp breaker on a USA panel once. That made a big bang, and flash.
Ironically the TR 3B uses a similar air multiplier tech to fly. Instead of air, it uses plasma from a high temperature reactor to feed the air multiplier rings though.😮
I honestly thought that once the board was out and cleaned up that you were going to dissappear and return wearing a Hazmat suite, full face mask and ear defenders. Then connect it up and switch it on to see just were it was sparking from. 🤣🤣🤣
House explodes
Vince : Excellent!
Never change vince!
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IF youre talking to a TV company, PLEASE get an agent to make sure theyre not messing you about or screwing you over!
Well they are overpriced shit, stop buying them, everything is combined in to one board, if you want actually do something you will need get in to component level repairs and not simple one's. You can fix the other one with the good chip software.
Could you check if it's a real fused plug. There has been a lot of fake plugs coming out of China that bypass the fuse,
Two years I’ve had my fan… I never knew the remote magnetically stuck to the top of the fan
Kinda scary scary equipment with the fuse not blowing defeats the purpose it being on both the cord and internal. I would definitely check if their is a safety recall and also let the manufacturer know.
Never be afraid to take on a new challenge matey :) Well done on the repair too 👍
I'm commenting early on, sorry but isn't that 13a fuse too much. That’s why it may be continuously blowing and not blowing the plug fuse. Possibly 5a.
Well Done on all the hard work you put in creating all the videos you make Vince..You deserve it 100%..love the big boom on this one, Thought by the sound of that it would be total toast inside.
Class video yet again Vince. Cracking buy and fix. Summer 23 will be a breeze 😅
26:13 the reason why you don't see it on your main camera is because they usually have an infrared filter in the lens
now smartphones also have it but it isn't quite as aggressive thus some infrared is still able to pass through.
@9:51 - Well there's your problem right there! Also Vince, can we talk ya into a Big Clive collab!?
Well Done Vince. Can I have your Autograph now before you become really famous and move to the States. Mick 👌☺️🍻
Well Mick, if somehow I end up on TV in the States I will fly you over for some cocktails and pizza. You have my word on that 😂
The fuse in the plug should have been a 3 or 5 Amp the fan only takes 56W (0.25Amps) The fuse is to protect the cable (which does look meaty) but 13A is overkill for a fan.
So just herd the TV invite. I've just done one for Hochanda in Peterborough and it was quite an experience and definitely one you should take. Remember your the expert and everyone is rooting for you. If it goes wrong just laugh at yourself and they'll refilm it. In fact I'm going back over Christmas to film some more. Good luck Vince 😎😎😎😎
When I clean plastics part like like the one you just did, I usually unscrew everything that could rust and put it into a dishwasher. Works really well.
EDIT: and after finding out what kind of liquid was that, its even better idea :D
Wow how different your content is from a few years ago, almost look like you know what your doing 😂 joking aside, great content, always a something different .👍
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The first thing you should have done before plugging it in is a low ohms check, although you did from the plug ,or use a variac, and wind the voltage up slowly,and If you see a high current demand at low voltage there be a short 😉
Good job mate 👍
Funny how all these expensive Dyson products seem to go wrong. Certainly been my experience. Although being p1ssed on is probably forgiven.
The fuse didn’t blow as it’s only fitted to protect the cable going to the fan, if the current isn’t high enough for long enough then the fuse in the plug won’t blow. For an example a BS1362 fuse (plug top fuse) rated a 3A will be able to withstand 5A for over 0.3 seconds so if it’s a short internally then the current probably wouldn’t get high enough for long enough before the rcd trips within the required 30ms
Thanks Paul 👌👍
So I've had a number of random things happen. First thing. In the middle of the night a Hotpoint dishwasher (not switched on) blew up and blew the RCD in the fuse box. There was a large flash and bang. It was caught on my home security camera. Sure enough the dishwasher was dead. Got a new dishwasher and all was fine. Never thought more about it until my RCDs started to trip every week or so always at night. Would reset fine but then one time it didnt. I did the usual unplug everything to find the faulty device. Traced it to the TV unit and to one extension cable. I unplugged literally everything and found it was the cable itself that would immediately trip the RCD. Got a new lead and all was well. Still had RCD trips though. I googled it and found that slugs can do this. We have slugs in the house so I covered all unused sockets with mains covers. Since then no RCD trips. So now I'm pretty sure the slug crawled into the dishwasher smelling waste food and somehow bridged the live/neutral connection in the middle of the night. Or the socket the dishwasher was plugged into. Then a slug must have crawled into an unoccupied socket in the mains extension lead doing the same thing again. Slugs are very conductive. Sadly our slugs seem immune to copper tape, crawl over it as if it's not there don't like beer traps and even the light doesn't totally scare them off, nor 10 litres of bleach poured under the house.
Unwanted guests from hell!!!!
> We have slugs in the house
This scares me more than the bang 🤣
OK so at 29.24 I predict its a dog problem. They do look like a portable tree to me. 😎😎
Well done , Vince. I thought a 13 amp fuse was too big...was it something someone else just put in?
Shorts don't blow fuses all the time as rcd's in the fuse board turn off first before it can draw enough to blow the fuse.
Oh dear that's really bad damage
Terrific bang ha, dark hair fall out to be replaced by white one's. Stay safe.
You should absolutely do the TV show. I'd watch it.
As soon as you finished cleaning I instantly saw the tracking that had occurred between the Live and Neutral Headers. This is a common issue caused by dirt or moisture. Removing contamination and scratching a bit of a gap in the pcb where the tracking occurred is the way to do it.
Thought I recognised your name. Any plans for more vids in the future?
Thanks SE 👌👍👍👍
@@Axl_Pose I am a full time electronics engineer and decided that it was best to Leave the UA-cam channel where it is. My channel does a good job of covering the Basics of electronics in a way that I feel could help introduce more people to the subject. One day I may come back to it in some shape or form. These days, I'm heavily interested in Artificial Intelligence, Science and Industrial Automation
@@SimplyElectronicsOfficial That's cool, I understand. I've been subbed to your channel for quite a few years and your videos really helped me get a grasp on how components work, I still revisit them from time to time. Thank you for your reply :)
Hi Vince.
We had an upright fan similar to your old one.
Harry our Alsation had been left in the house whilst we went to the supermarket, a while after this we turned the fan on, Massive bang and all trips blew, Harry had wee'd on the fan whilst we were out.
I found it very strange that no fuses blew either in the plug or the fan.
Maybe the fuse board trips cut out so fast, the fuses dont have time to blow.
Thing is, the equipment will blow everytime it's switched on, a bit dis-concerning.
When I saw where it was black, I really thought the fan motor had blown.
Great bit of investigation,, and the cheapest of fixes ever.
I have got the fan back in christmas 2019 that was 3 years ago and now its having problems like smells burnt plastic when set on high speed and shuts off randomly
Carbon is used on motor brushes but compacted, the camera on your phone doesn’t have an infa-red (IR) filter on it.
Excellent fix well done, I did notice the top of the oscillator motor was wet, well done Vince great fix thanks mate
Love your Videos!
The origional internal partitions were breaze block. When the on-suite was built the blockwork between bedroom one and two was replaced with arated concreate block. I rember how much sanding my brother and I had to do on dad's crap plastering in bedroom two to get a reasonably smooth surface.
I build and fly quadcopters with brushless motors, each motor uses 6 MOSFETs. They advance the field in sequence, like a 3 phase motor.
Hi Vince, an isolation transformer is designed to isolate you from the live wire from the wall socket,
so if you touch live out of the transformer and earth you SHOULD NOT get electrocuted.
However you should always be careful working on mains equipment and high voltages.
it wont protect you from touching the live and neutral return wire out of the isolation transformer and GETTING A SHOCK.
There are also some isolation transformers where the earth wire is isolated and some are not,
this can make a difference, like on 3 wire main equipment for example
Isolation transformers will not prevent you from getting shocks off certain equipment, SO BEWARE!!
Isolation transformers will have a max power rating so be careful not to overload them.
They will NOT protect you from charged capacitors either !!!
Me (Wayne, and my other half, Nina) have been in the consumer electronics and white goods repair industry for years. Most things DYSON are well made, but the electronics inside are a joke. See how many DYSON machines end up at your local council dump. To us, DYSON means Dies at switch ON. And as for "Digital Motors", what's thaf all about!!???
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From personal and disgusting experience, the weird yellowy liquid is possibly condensated e-liquid from vaping.
Do the telly Vince ! you already do, but this will be for more wonga ! LOTS more WONGA ! lol !......cheers Squeak!
First thing I saw that was wrong. THIS IS A MAJOR MISTAKE BY MANY PEOPLE AND COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS PROBLEMS AND ACCIDENTS ETC.
!!!PLEASE READ ALL THE WAY THROUGH!!! The fan power consumption and amps is stated and calculated after examples.
Vince, the answer to your question @2:29, why is the fuse not blowing? it is overrated for the fan and should be a 3amp fuse most 5amp. Below is an explanation. I hardly doubt the fan is exceeding 700 Watts. The fuse in the mains plug is 13 amps, far higher than even a short will draw hence the device itself blows up and trips your house out.
That 13 amp fuse shouldn't be in there which, since it is too high an amperage it'll cause issues internally if the fan draws too much current, the fan will blow up and trip the trip switches in the house. If the fuse is a 3amp then that should be all is needed. 13amp fuses are for cookers ideally, that kind of thing, most items will need 3amp or 5 amp fuses. That fuse will not blow as it's rating is too large. Go online and work out how to find the right fuse. For example:
13amp fuses for anything rated 700Watts to 3000 watts. I hardly doubt the fan is 700+watts.
3amp fuses for TV, lamps, PC, mixer, blender, fridge, freezer, power drill, jigsaw, soldering iron etc.
The fact the mains plug has a 13amp fuse in is why it goes bang internally and the fuse isn't blown on the mains plug. The draw of the fan is higher than it should take but less than 13 amps. So change that dam fuse.
The calculation of which fuse to use in the UK is this Watts / Voltage from mains = amps.
In other words, if something is rated 300Watts then this:
300 watts / 240 volts (UK Mains Supply) = 1.25 amps
rated as 650 Watts then this:
650 watts / 240 volts (UK mains supply) = 2.7 amps
as you can see, in both instances, 3 amp fuses is all you need.
700 Watts / 240 volts (UK mains supply) = 2.92 amps, in this situation, if you have a 5 amp fuse then use that, recommendations now is that you would use a 13 amp fuse though I advise against that if you have 5 and 10 amp fuses.
Rated at 3,000 Watts:
3,000 Watts / 240 volts (UK mains supply) = 12.5 amps
THE DYSON AM07 fan that you have only has a power consumption of 56 Watts.
Thus: 56 watts / 240 volts (UK mains supply) = 0.23 amps so only a 3 amp fuse is needed.
You can still buy packs of 3, 5, 10 and 13 amp fuses in a mixed packet.
Ergo, the cause of the fault? USER ERROR. User using a 13amp fuse on the device thus removing fuse protection, consistent plugging in and turning on with consistent bangs and tripping the trip switches.
Sitting here 1am watching whilst finishing up my Seiko 4R35 custom Tuna I bought for £50, just finished polishing the insides of the sapphire crystals on front and back, final dab of rodico on the now spotless dial, inserted the stem in with a freshly loctited crown and button'd up and thing is like brand new :) Yesterday using conductive paint and conductive epoxy I brought back from the leaked battery dead a National Semiconductor LCD watch, had to redraw half the circuit board and repair several solder joints but new battery in and working like new... all this was drawn on the inspiration of your very early watch video and the video's that followed teaching this old dog new tricks indeed :)
I can easily see why urine would be far worse than tap water.
Urine has a higher concentration of salt compared to tap water, which makes urine more ionized than tap water. The more ionized a water solution is (through any kind of salt), the more conductive it becomes, and (as an added bonus) it also becomes more corrosive.
EDIT: Also, while air is a great insulator, it can become conductive if there’s a high enough voltage difference across it between two points. The voltage difference required increases with the distance between the two points, which is why lightning strikes require *millions* if not *billions* of voltage difference between the sky and the ground.
In any case, that bang was ElectroBOOM-worthy! 🤣
Sometimes fake plugs have bypassed the fuse in the plug.
The reason why phone cameras see IR is that it doesn't have that good IR filter the more expensive DSLR cameras have._
Hey @Mymatevince ! Love you BTW!!
At this part of the video (1:28), right before the bang; Look at the bottom left of that part.
I saw a huge spark coming from there.
LOVE YOUU
Hi vince thats not carbon but metal that has been vaporized from arc flash and condensed on the plastic and the pcb, most likely copper and tin and there oxides thats why thay appear black, but another grate repair.
*"Confidence", You DO Have.* Who else is Excited when there is Electronics Not Working? lol
Explore what's wrong, not sure what it takes to fix, Just *TRIES?* BRAVO!
Brilliant. And why not give the TV stuff a punt? What's the worst thing that could happen? You might encourage more people to make do and mend, just like our Grandparents did. Good on you!
Excellent video as always Vince. I just wanted to say that I’m a tree cutter working for the electricity board. We clear all the trees that grow near the hi voltage overhead cables. We’re not allowed to have fires and burn the branches we cut purely for the reason that the carbon particles in the smoke can conduct the electricity back down to earth and perhaps harm or kill someone.
Just thought it was an interesting little fact because of what you found in the fan.
Thanks again for the great videos, keep them up 👍
"I never thought carbon conducts electricity" - how d'you think (eg) carbon brushes in a motor work, then?
Great video Vince, loved seeing you playing about those live wires. I can see you use "Head & Shoulders" so go for the T.V. roll. Perhaps you could be on the "Repair Shop" as a guest appearance! On a serious note. Playing about with electrical pieces of equipment without knowing fully as to what you're doing is perhaps something the T.V. companies wouldn't want to get involved with. But mending electronic toys and games etc. could be something they might go for.
As others have said well deserved Vince. Now, go get them 'Japanese Pliers' I told you about.
Amazing video! Nice job with the repair and good luck with your sponsorship and some more great videos in 2023, and have a great Christmas and Happy New Year!!
Good news! Do you remember that I told you a few months ago, to seek a TV for if they will be interested to make a fixing things show with you? Well I predicted your fate, don't you think? I don't think that fan is BLDC rather than asynchronous AC one with different tabs for speed, if it was BLDC it would be noisyer (similar buzz like drones on low RPM speed) because of the PWM controler switching frequency. The PSU is not isolated (can't see a transformer on the board) so it is transformerless PSU so NO touchy - touchy ;)
Agree with others - get a variac! Conductive coatings can be an issue! Once had an epoxy glue become conductive on an old. CGA monitor series (showing my age) - would alter the gun bias and cause interesting effects. Great fix Vince. If the "TV" people are on the level, they won't require money from YOU - lots of scams out there.)
Also it might be a good idea to get a fire extinguisher just in case. Since you're working on these types of devices
The "carbon" is probably copper oxide.......from some vapourised component or track
glad to hear the good news for youtube 2023! Mind sharing who the sponsor is? I honestly think you have a great voice for TV - might really be worth considering!
Excited about the defibrillator you spoilered ;)
Looks to me like a low voltage part of the circuit received full line voltage of 240 VAC, Hence the badly burnt out part of the PCB.
MMV on TV with a professional setup? Please no! I like your repairs in the kitchen, the sound of your wife doing the dishes while you repair a Nintendo or the mobile phone ringing several times during your videos. Besides that, I wouldn't even be able to watch bri'ish TV. Stay on YT, Vince!
Also on the safety side of things Vince, if a 100w fan turns up with a 13A fuse in the plug (like the last one)..change it for something sensible like 1A or 3A.
13x240= 3.1kW. A fan doesn't need that.
Love your positivity , was thinking water damage myself . Ooh TV :) you would be great on tv
Why has it got a 13 amp fuse. Just need 3 amp.
They're probably buying the mains leads in bulk with the fuse already fitted, and the devices themselves will have an internal fuse that's adequately sized since fuses in the mains plug are pretty much a UK thing only and nobody makes appliances for just one country. So the only thing the fuse protects is the mains lead itself.
Vince, Maybe try my suggestion of the WIFI board first as its £3.50 on RS RS Stock No.:135-9767
I love watching your videos but did you really need to plug it in to the mains knowing it previously went “bang’ ? Not very clever….sorry. I would have checked with multimeter first. Good for UA-cam audience though!
Marvellous work. Should one crop up, I recommend a Strathearn turntable (not working) for exploratory surgery.
Always wanted a Dyson fan, but settled for a duux fan which is an awesome fan, quiet enough for the bedroom, remote included and a very good breeze, awesome fix there Vince I hope your 2023 goes great, brill news about the sponser and have a fixing (less) Christmas
Dyson stuff is overpriced badly designed tat.
Hey Vince, glad to hear you're doing well! My Mate Vince on tv would be awesome.
Enjoyed this repair because in the beginning it really puzzled me why the board was that charred without any visible component damage ... Congrats on the achievement 👏👏👏👏👏
I've really enjoyed your content this year especially on the Rolls-Royce I like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family A Very Merry Christmas and a prosperous new year🥝🇳🇿 and those Dyson fans are absolutely hopeless I have one and it cost me 849 New Zealand dollars and every now and then it goes into a default mode where you have to unplug it and plug it back in again and then away it goes I'll never buy one again.
I had one of those "Airforce " fans and loved it , great fan , quiet and a fraction of the cost of the Dyson . I think i paid something like £20 or £ 30 for it .
Dyson ?, very overrated and overpriced the design is very good but when a £20 fan does what a Dyson will do with lower running costs i will stay away from them . All that tech just means more to go wrong , KISS , keep it simple stupid , and no , i am not a ludite , just practical , a bit like Apple phones
Vince did a face reveal on his channel in case anyone doesn't know (Xbox frag video)
Vince man did you have a can of monster before doing this video? Your talking like 100mph. You making me feel like I need to go for a run 😂😂
Last time I saw a board and case look like that was when I miswired an NL2 connector from AC power with hot to ground (long story). Shot 110v across the board so none of the fuses tripped and tripped every breaker I plugged it into.
Big ba-da-boom i guess the 13amp fuse is just too highly rated to blow itself in this situation.
Hopefully whatever animal may have urinated on it did while it was unplugged. Otherwise it may have received quite a shocking surprise! Haha
I remember when I had my first drink of football milk. I went bang also.
I commented because he said it got weed on. I thought about gatoraid.
Also congrats, Vince. I thought I was subed, but I now am. I have been watching you for a couple months now (wow that sounds creepy).
As for your offer. I would look at the platform, producers, along with the other factors that will be with it. I would also consider how much input/control they are offering. With that information, I would think about the difference possibilities that would be possible. One factor might ruin the outcome for the future after, and it could turn you off from opportunities after. On the other hand it could make your future amazing. If you only look at doing a short series, perhaps one season, and it is good, but not good enough for a second season. You will learn some great information about video production, and have some great stories to tell. That is especially if that’s what you are expecting.
Don’t let fear stop you from doing something, except for something that is not good. Once again congratulations.
Great video. Re: the confidence issue.. take it... force yourself if you have to.. you won't regret it & you'd be amazing on tv
Might wanna give your toaster a little clean.. just sayin 😅
All camera's can see IR (InfraRed) from remotes. The problem is everything gives off infrared light because it's heat radiation. So most cameras have an IR-filter to get beter colorbalance. The front facing camera on a smartphone usually doesn't have a filter, so they can be useful to see if IR is being broad cast. The back facing camera usually does have a filter though. Not having an IR filter gives very muddy colors as all that extra red needs to be balanced out afterwards.
A couple of obs if I may. What you were talking about at the beginning, apropos the 0v reference on the board could float around because the mains earth isn't connected, isn't true, the mains Neutral and Earth should be at the same potential, unless your house system has a wiring fault. The Earth and Neutral wires are connected together at, I believe, your meter or the utility fuse. Secondly, when you showed a close up of the cleaned mains input connections, it seemed clear to me that there had, as you suggested, been sparking as evidenced by the actual erosion of the board. Although PCB design guidelines suggest mains lines should be separated by at least 5mm, It is also standard practice to route a (1mm?) slot between the tracks also. It's my experience that once there has been sparking on a board, as you say, the carbon deposits just make the problem worse.
Time to put a 100w light bulb in series of your 230v supply.. saves a bang, drops some light on the issue then..😉
Definitely cat pee, I had a similar problem with a Bluetooth speaker, I am sure you would have smelt it, even with man flu......
Not watched live tv for 3 years or so now I have become more content with on demand but would certainly love to see everyones mate Vince on the TV. Guy Martin wasnt very keen on his TV Career he found it hard to talk to the camera and not a person, he would have to get someone to stand around it. Quite similiar in a fashion he was a succesful motorbike racer and you busted moves on your skateboard, he currently works as a mechanic keeping people moving, and you once worked as an Telephone engineer keeping people talking, He builds things and restores, you fix things and restore, only difference is your OK talking to a camera you do it for us lot weekly. Would love to see you hit the 1 million mark, You never ask people to like and subscribe your just you which I admire, Great video as always.
I have one of these dyson’s. It’s possessed. Have it running overnight in the Australian summer with oscillation turned off from night before, wake up next morning with fan oscillating moved. Secondly when turned off on remote oscillating is still on. Sent to Dyson under warranty and they found nothing wrong.
Cat pee is incredibly conductive. So you are correct that it has been sparking for a while, then the carbonization between the two terminals for the AC line input, tracked and shorted.
Strange the plug fuse didn't blow though...