Poundland's PIR LED tape. Worth buying just for the sensor.

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  • Poundland has had USB powered LED tape in the past, but this new version has an inline PIR sensor with standard power jacks on either side.
    The bit that really caught my attention was the wide voltage range of the sensor, making it suitable for 5V, 12V and 24V applications.
    Here's a link to a datasheet for the unusual BS612 integrated PIR sensor:-
    www.image.micros.com.pl/_dane_...
    Although everything is integrated into a 6-pin PIR package, it still allows adjustment of the dusk level and time delay.
    If you enjoy these videos you can help support the channel with a dollar for coffee, cookies and random gadgets for disassembly at:-
    www.bigclive.com/coffee.htm
    This also keeps the channel independent of TH-cam's advertising algorithms allowing it to be a bit more dangerous and naughty.
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  • @markgoddard2560
    @markgoddard2560 3 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    I don’t have a clue what you are talking about, but it’s absolutely riveting.

    • @dhuze66
      @dhuze66 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Every time I watch his videos, I watch the whole thing and walk away thinking I'm an idiot.

    • @bimsingh7553
      @bimsingh7553 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Glad it's not just me! Lol. 🤯😱🤪😂

    • @paul-ks3jt
      @paul-ks3jt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂scottish accent

    • @bimsingh7553
      @bimsingh7553 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Dave Smith Yes, hi I've watched this video a couple of times now, and it made me think of real world application,I am thinking car interiors, underbody neons, what can I say, u can't beat a pretty set of led lights! 💟from Birmingham England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    • @twmbwen1402
      @twmbwen1402 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mark! Best comment ever!

  • @britannia-foundry
    @britannia-foundry 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Clive was so enthusiastic about this PIR it made me want one, I do not know what for but it seems I need one in my life, love to the big bear x

    • @Theracles
      @Theracles 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly what I thought! No idea what I'll use it for though!
      Notice they say the LED's are dimmable.

  • @jons6125
    @jons6125 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Welcome back to our “Electrical curios hoarders anonymous” meeting

  • @danielm2142
    @danielm2142 3 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    Ah, Fire Emitting Transistors, my favourite.

    • @andysim232
      @andysim232 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The smoke emitting ones are not as exciting

    • @aaronbrandenburg2441
      @aaronbrandenburg2441 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Been watching electroboom have we?

    • @aaronbrandenburg2441
      @aaronbrandenburg2441 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@andysim232 as they say where there's smoke there's fire right not in that case unless you count fire that you can't see burning but just hot enough to burn something but no visible flames so you could take that either way.
      Hello smoke it mini ones may not be as exciting they can still come piano annoying money out this magic smoke you know the stuff that keeps it working properly AKA are you something goes wrong time to fix it and anyting going out at times can be annoying worse yet time-consuming if you don't know what went right away but if the boys on the bench in that happens I think you know what got fried problem is a lot of times when one point it goes out it's something else that killed it not always but journaling it wasn't just one single failure that would cause something like that and that's what I'm saying about the annoying part is trying to track down the rest of the trouble or the troll when you're not sure let's not very obvious but magic smoke blowing out something when it's right on the bench pretty easy to find at least the first component that will need to be replaced what someone should do is build a model of the IBM Magic Smoke injector yeah that was a guy get one turning but if someone really needs to build a model based on the image and then have like a Piezo Electric atomizer for water in there so you could actually Tabet generate smoke as part of the gag I guess you could use a vape pen or something like that but I'd rather do ultrasonic since I don't smoke or vape that's just who needs it and possible carcinogens Etc and anything else just saying it when people use those things for a special effects you're still exposing yourself to something one thing or another but then again ultrasonic mist or fog or whatever generator it's just water vapor for real loss of course you say their stuff in the air or mobiles or whatever or others so pick your poison I guess don't even get me started about the hydrogen monoxide gag that's the thing look it up and yeah it's water is all also the scare the original one was evidently started by someone in school that wanted to see just how gullible people can be and did a report trying to ban dihydrogen monoxide which of course is water H2O which works out to be no dihydrogen monoxide.
      And also in this he actually or she whichever was use all factual information regarding water and that kind of stuck and that's how that got started.
      Also I did so want to see speaking Magic Smoke when the comment somewhere I don't remember if it's as TH-cam or somewhere else but it was of an image that it was for some Electronics something around and I'd photoshopped in a smoke I do believe I'm thinking they saw what the estimate was a soldering iron in actuality what. Was the solar guard or whatever happened that tool was actually an oscilloscope probe and I just couldn't stop laughing you know I mean water for you if anyone if it was a school who would want to go to a school or class when they don't know that I'm so scope probe does not generate smoke or at least should not.
      I remember the first time I ever saw the Magic Smoke from inside something black was a kid I had to speak and spell note at the time was using rechargeable nicad batteries don't know if that had something to do with it but it could have since there are very large short circuit currents and of course because it kept doing yank the batteries out which is hard with that device done intentionally when I saw the smoke at story going berserk with weird sounds and stuff you better bet I rip those batteries out there.
      By the way I remember when the batteries would get low I don't know if that was just alkaline or if the rechargeables or both but I do remember this when the battery is got low it would go crazy sometimes it would just start looping the same word over and over and over I remember once when the battery is got low it started seeing angel angel angel angel and so on until we pulled the batteries.
      It was running on four C batteries so I suspect at least at that time it would have been 5 volts so far volt regulator probably 7805 I suspect what was going on is the regulator was dropping out when the batteries were almost dead considering their Nike ad that would be more likely because of the lure voltage start with.
      1.2 vs 1.5 which would make a difference at least more dramatically so but that's just a theory in terms of stability of the CPU on that Thunder low voltage conditions yep.

    • @aaronbrandenburg2441
      @aaronbrandenburg2441 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What do you call accidentally using an infrared LED instead of a visible light LED An infuriating LED

    • @colinpye1430
      @colinpye1430 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I remember Noise Emitting Diodes…

  • @ucitymetalhead
    @ucitymetalhead 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    That soldering looks like what I did putting together my ruler and retina remover from AvE today.

  • @fraydnot
    @fraydnot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Your parents probably dreaded getting you presents when you were young. Your videos are always top notch.

  • @alanmorris3601
    @alanmorris3601 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love this guy and people like him.
    I, literally, didn't understand a single WORD of what he was saying.
    But he is clearly an expert.

  • @dozer1642
    @dozer1642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I’ll never get tired of you saying the word “poundland”

  • @MrFurriephillips
    @MrFurriephillips 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    “But I digress”. LOL, that’s why we’re here - carry on!

  • @jcadventurehd
    @jcadventurehd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    seen them for £3 now in poundland

  • @CBitsTech
    @CBitsTech 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Old vid, I know, but I happened to buy one of these a few days ago and hacked it to work properly. Mounted in my wardrobe it wouldn't activate because the ambient light from my ceiling light was too high for the dusk sensor. I added a small square of white electrician's tape over the light sensor and now it works fine. I'm no Big Clive, but I am proud of myself :)

  • @joannadoyle861
    @joannadoyle861 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I've been finding your posts interesting and humorous. But most of all I adore your voice, I could listen to it for ages!😊

  • @timypp2894
    @timypp2894 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I brought one of these last week, for the garage for the winter nights and as there's no lights.
    I thought it was faulty. It took a few hours to think "ah I wonder if it has a light sensor"
    I wait for night time and hey presto it worked.
    Ah why didn't I cover the sensor up first time. Dohh.
    Thanks for the tear down and tutorial.

    • @stevenbewick592
      @stevenbewick592 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Waiting till night time for it to get dark instead of covering the sensor!
      🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm creased here, mainly because I could see myself doing the same.

  • @amorphuc
    @amorphuc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Gawd. I love it when you "Digress" Mr. Clive. I always learn a lot.
    Great video and thank you.

    • @darklydevious8156
      @darklydevious8156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      When he does it with a Russian accent I get HOT! lol

    • @plageran
      @plageran 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      His tangents are always welcomed lol

  • @andrewnewton9137
    @andrewnewton9137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your "digressing" has actually helped me with a query that I have had for a while! Doppler v PIR thank you.

  • @weemanling
    @weemanling 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have no idea what any of your words mean science man but I still like hearing them. I wish this stuff made sense to me, always had an interest.

    • @bigclivedotcom
      @bigclivedotcom  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you keep watching it will gradually fall into place.

  • @Xclub40X
    @Xclub40X 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    As a hardware / software hacker, I approve this video and product. This has a lot of potential uses. Looks like a trip to poundland later then.

    • @Xclub40X
      @Xclub40X 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I followed through with what I said and brought some.. I need to rewatch this video and make a response to it. Top man big Clive. Love your content

    • @BitchyBoxxy
      @BitchyBoxxy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mhm even toys can have surprisingly hard to find components

    • @oldmanonamotorbikeinbucks7604
      @oldmanonamotorbikeinbucks7604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Xclub40X Lucky you, I tried all 3 Stores in Milton
      Keynes today, couldn't find stock at any of them..

    • @djbrushie
      @djbrushie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@oldmanonamotorbikeinbucks7604 they got them back in stock in London, got one today, maybe check your stores

  • @electronicsNmore
    @electronicsNmore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +184

    Definitely worth the money. Well explained video as usual!

    • @chrisandrus2735
      @chrisandrus2735 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I think he always has amazing videos!

    • @BitchyBoxxy
      @BitchyBoxxy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s probably the sole reason for the cost of the item is usually the electrical components

    • @patomax2
      @patomax2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      if your just after the pir , they are under £3 on ali express

  • @smartchip
    @smartchip 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Been a E & E Engineer for +10 years, have found explaining to others, makes you really confident in the subject, biggy nice job, tbh I am always learning,

  • @starstar4314
    @starstar4314 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love learning something new, even if some of it went over my head 😂. I was looking at this little device and wondered if it would be rubbish but after listening to you I am filled with confidence...well done👍🤗😁

  • @GreenJimll
    @GreenJimll 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Handy! Something to watch out for next time I'm in Poundland.

  • @ChrisLhamon
    @ChrisLhamon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    If possible, would love to see that lens with the flir.

  • @xaenon
    @xaenon 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always did wonder how IR sensors worked. You learn something new every day.

  • @hammerjim19741
    @hammerjim19741 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Found a similar led strip and sensor combo but it allows you to dim the leds as well. A great product for older folks when attached to there bed frame. As soon as they get up bam light to get up with... works great for my dad...

  • @Daniel-ou4fb
    @Daniel-ou4fb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I work on alarm systems and really enjoyed this one.

  • @StevenS757
    @StevenS757 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I just realized that the reels that the LED tape comes on are just repurposed reels from magnetic tape machines. That center hole with the three points is the standard mount hole for those old reels.

    • @peterg.8245
      @peterg.8245 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I feel there’s an important historical stop in “pick and place” machines as the missing link between tape machine spindles and electronics distribution.

    • @danielplusben
      @danielplusben 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@peterg.8245 this is much more likely as to how it became used for LED tape. The SMD LEDs probably came on those reals before being attached to the tape backing.

    • @nialltracey2599
      @nialltracey2599 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If the mechanism reliably winds and unwinds reels at controlled speeds, it reliably winds and unwinds reels at controlled speeds. Makes sense the electronics industry would stick with the known-working solution.

    • @pauljs75
      @pauljs75 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's just easier to use off-the-shelf stuff that suits the job than to re-invent something. It's the same reason why higher wattage LEDs are designed to use CPU coolers.

  • @NottsBobUK
    @NottsBobUK 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for another great video Clive.
    I picked one of these up the other day, they're down to £3 now (Feb 2022). It didnt have any literature so I did a quick search and your video popped up, which is great, I'm learning so much.
    Thanks again.

  • @supernova046
    @supernova046 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    just found this channel,clive you are amazing,i love the easy going ,concise way you explain things.many thanks,subbed.

  • @evilutionltd
    @evilutionltd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    That's really good for the price. I was looking at something similar for kitchen cupboards to turn on lights when I opened the door.

    • @Hanimex.
      @Hanimex. 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why is it showing your comment being posted a week ago when the video was only posted 36 min ago?

    • @pixellexip9895
      @pixellexip9895 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Hanimex. big clive posts videos to his supporters early. then he unprivates them for the public after a bit

    • @freggo6604
      @freggo6604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Hanimex. Time traveler ... now back from the future :)

    • @ZonaALG
      @ZonaALG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@pixellexip9895 yet for some reason lots of comments from the last hours got that heart reaction thing while his supporters got none... Suspicious

    • @robt2151
      @robt2151 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I got a battery-powered one from Lidl - worked well as intended but it drinks batteries even when the leds are off. About 1 week per set of 4xAAA.

  • @bigmaxbigmax
    @bigmaxbigmax 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fascinating, I bought that motion sensor on its own from aliexpress at the start of the year. Sure it cost around £3-4, this is brilliant value.

  • @cAmPdAmO
    @cAmPdAmO 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Clive, Many thanks for this. A friend of mine wanted to use one to run the fans for his composting toilet and sent me the link which I had already watched! This is the perfect solution and somewhere in the comments you replied about removing the LDR to bypass the dusk til dawn feature - have done that and now I have an LDR in the parts bin!! Many Thanks again for your brilliant channel. Damo xx

  • @RobertJames1987
    @RobertJames1987 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't have a ffffing clue what your on about but. I find his videos relaxing. School meditation. Can you imagine him being your teacher. You wouldn't want the lesson to end.

  • @stridermt2k
    @stridermt2k 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Some good stuff in there!
    I like the PIR

  • @PaulSteMarie
    @PaulSteMarie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Those MOSFETs are usually enhancement mode, so there is only one conducting surface. The metal gate sits on a thin oxide layer, and below that is a lightly positive doped substrate. The source and drain are highly negatively doped at either end.
    When a positive charge is applied to the gate, it attracts enough electrons into the substrate to form a narrow channel of silicon with excess electrons in the conduction band. That channel is what allows electrons to move from the source to the drain. In the off condition, the charge carriers can't enter the drain because the junction is reversed biased. Once the channel is formed, electrons can freely travel in the conduction band from the source to the drain.

  • @davidclark3603
    @davidclark3603 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've got 3 in my kitchen lighting the work tops. They are absolutely brilliant!

  • @mikehibbett3301
    @mikehibbett3301 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Well spotted Clive! Jeez, 5 quid. I'm going to start visiting poundland for these jems.

  • @pulesjet
    @pulesjet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    EVERY TIME I attempt to get in one of those blister packs I bleed.

    • @pentachronic
      @pentachronic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Use a can opener. Seriously.

    • @SwapPartLLC
      @SwapPartLLC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Same here. I hate those damn things. I seriously think they are designed that way on purpose so that when crackheads open them in stores to steal stuff, they leave DNA evidence behind.

    • @ucitymetalhead
      @ucitymetalhead 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I seen a cool rotary cutting tool from worx that looks promising but I'm still using my knifes to strategically score it to open it.

    • @SquishyZoran
      @SquishyZoran 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ucitymetalhead Harbor Freight has it too.

    • @pulesjet
      @pulesjet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@racitup4114 Those are the issue. .lol

  • @suspicionofdeceit
    @suspicionofdeceit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I take a kip every day, always helps. Makes the remainder of the day more productive.

    • @cfinlay6428
      @cfinlay6428 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So do I, drives the wife mad!

    • @Trev5
      @Trev5 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agree, a 16 minute power nap in the afternoon is worth hours of not nodding off later.... 👍

  • @kolmaxik
    @kolmaxik 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    “I was just struggling to stay awake”
    Ah man this is why I watch your channel

  • @alun7006
    @alun7006 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My local Poundland had a few of these in yesterday, so I had to grab one after remembering this video! Not sure what I'll do with it yet, but I will come up with something!

  • @greendryerlint
    @greendryerlint 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The reel is interesting. It looks interchangeable with a reel from a mid 1960s open-reel portable tape recorder.

  • @andysim232
    @andysim232 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Watching Bigclive, Franlab, eevblog and electroboom. Must be a sunday

  • @Jmixup
    @Jmixup 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the heads up! Appreciate the detailed photo and schematic as per

  • @richardsandwell2285
    @richardsandwell2285 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is fantastic, I realise this video is from December, but I went in Poundland today to see if they still had any, unfortunately not, but I got a very nice battery powered PIR spotlight to illuminate my front door handle.
    Trouble is I can never go in Poundland without thinking of you and the Fanny Flambeaux doll.

  • @sciencoking
    @sciencoking 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Holy bananas batman that's an impressive mosfet. Grabbed 50 of the p- and n-variant immediately

    • @rocketman221projects
      @rocketman221projects 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Those are some of my favorite mosfets for low voltage, low current stuff. They are good to keep stocked in the parts bin.

  • @broadsword6650
    @broadsword6650 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Poundland used to be “everything for a pound”. The staff hated it if you said “here’s a pound, give me everything!”.

    • @ewoutbuhler5217
      @ewoutbuhler5217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Quite possibly it was not the first that they heard that. And then stay patient, polite and accommodating, LOL

    • @Pugwash.
      @Pugwash. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I was once behind some cheeky young kids who stood at the till asking the lady how much each item was. Everything was a pound and I couldn't help chuckling as she got more and more wound up.

    • @stephenhookings1985
      @stephenhookings1985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Maybe in some branch the staff would beat the crap of a customer - they give you a pound (ING) for everything you buy?

    • @kepeb1
      @kepeb1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@stephenhookings1985 WTF you on about? You 12?

    • @nunyabizness690
      @nunyabizness690 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Pugwash. I remember trying to ask a staff member a question about a product and she just said "a pound!" before I even finished asking

  • @martinwinfield2935
    @martinwinfield2935 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Clive very illuminating description. Well explained, as you suggest worth buying just for the sensor but other bits useful.

  • @itsthedanyole
    @itsthedanyole 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We have almost the exact same thing here in the states but the ones I saw are a nice warm white, and have micro and type A usb connectors instead of barrel jacks. I buy one every time I go, super handy to have around.

  • @Phoenix407
    @Phoenix407 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Sounds like it'd be good for camping especially if you had a solar panel that can charge your battery pack and then use that at night in your tent or whatnot

    • @28YorkshireRose12
      @28YorkshireRose12 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's a very good idea! Especially if you had a power bank with the solar panel built in. Quick, cobble one together right now, and get down to the patent office first thing tomorrow morning!!

    • @vgamesx1
      @vgamesx1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@28YorkshireRose12 Unless you're buying one the really overpriced ones with fold out panels, the power banks with built-in panels are nearly worthless, they'll have at best a 1W panel meaning it would take roughly 16 hours to fully charge a fairly small 4,000ma battery or 4 hours per 1,000ma, so it is technically good enough for this use case but I still don't think leaving batteries to bake in sunlight is ever a good idea anyway, heat just makes the cells die quicker.

    • @interestedlen8823
      @interestedlen8823 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      If it's all right with the rest of the group, I'd rather not use my battery pack in my whatnot. Thank you.

    • @NapoleonGelignite
      @NapoleonGelignite 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@interestedlen8823 - no problem, the victorians made clockwork ones.

    • @-M0LE
      @-M0LE 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can vouch that these work for maybe days off w power bank

  • @RFC-3514
    @RFC-3514 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    7:18 - The regulator sheet says 26V absolute maximum input. They're around 10 cents each on eBay.

  • @kfotoprm
    @kfotoprm 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! Best Vid, I have ever seen, for an explanation. You are an excellent teacher, very well done!

  • @Kloopk
    @Kloopk 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks you made me go in to pondland again, 2nd time this year. grabbed a couple.

  • @fablewalls
    @fablewalls 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Don't know what it is, don't know what it does or why I need it in my life but I enjoyed the video.

  • @girlsdrinkfeck
    @girlsdrinkfeck 3 ปีที่แล้ว +219

    I still laugh at the woman who gave some led strips a low rating cuz she cut them expecting the non powered strip to still work wirellessly

    • @ianbuilder
      @ianbuilder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      where can i find this lmfao

    • @girlsdrinkfeck
      @girlsdrinkfeck 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ianbuilder cant remember it was on some amazon link of some strips on a channel

    • @MattThompsonOnGoogle
      @MattThompsonOnGoogle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I used to work for ICM Controls, an HVAC control manufacturer. I worked on 3rd shift and occasionally got phone calls from people pissed off that their thermostats weren't working. One woman complained that her power was out, and her furnace wouldn't turn on despite the thermostat having two AA batteries and an emergency mode. (Forced air heat...) Another man in Florida called complaining that his thermostat wasn't working and that there was frost on the table in his kitchen. The temperature in Florida that night was 60°F. (Turned out to be the igniter, not the thermostat, which is what told him that the temperature in the house was 63°F)

    • @sivalley
      @sivalley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@MattThompsonOnGoogle I work HVAC and it always amazes me how much people will complain about their electric bill being so high in the winter when they try to heat the house to 75°F when it's 20°F outside or cool down to 60°F in the summer when it's 90+ and 87%RH and they have a 20 year old unit that hasn't been maintained since it was installed. I blame the way temperature controls are set up in cars.

    • @SigEpBlue
      @SigEpBlue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@sivalley I blame our education systems not having enough emphasis on basic physics and math. But there's no substitution for human stupidity. :)

  • @mikerobinson579
    @mikerobinson579 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You lost me on the electronic theory, but I watched it all anyway as it's so clearly explained and filmed. Thanks.

  • @stuwilkie5731
    @stuwilkie5731 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks very much for the post. Very informative and I found I had plugged in the input and output on wrong sides so it goes on/off very nicely now 👍🏻 cheers

  • @MrMegaPussyPlayer
    @MrMegaPussyPlayer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Makes me wish we also had a Poundland here.

    • @katewolfspirit6722
      @katewolfspirit6722 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Trust me, you're not missing much!

    • @bansheemania1692
      @bansheemania1692 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@katewolfspirit6722 I like odd cheep junk. I have dollar tree and dollar general (which basically is full price items)

    • @katewolfspirit6722
      @katewolfspirit6722 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bansheemania1692 Yeah, me too. I prefer thrift shops (we call them charity shops in the UK).

    • @lordfly911
      @lordfly911 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      We have 5 Below here in the US. Everything is $5 or less. Then the Dollar Tree where everything is $1 or less. Of course does not include sales tax.

    • @lordfly911
      @lordfly911 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bansheemania1692 I don't count dollar general as a dollar store. It is a regular convenience store.

  • @tiporari
    @tiporari 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    We live in a strange time where competent assemblies cost a very small fraction of the parts that make them up.

  • @beasst55
    @beasst55 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best dimple explanation yet!

  • @limyrob1383
    @limyrob1383 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is not the calculator of a man who is image conscious! Love it.

    • @bigclivedotcom
      @bigclivedotcom  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Better still it's 10 digit. Handy for microamp calculations.

    • @garrett69
      @garrett69 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bigclivedotcom But was it from Poundland? :D

  • @JamesAllmond
    @JamesAllmond 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    oh my word, does anyone else recognize what that reel is? Note the core, that looks suspiciously like a reel to reel spool...wonder what they did with all of them...

    • @markevans2294
      @markevans2294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I thought that initially.
      Though the LED tape looked wider than 6mm.
      The other possibility would be 8mm cine film.

    • @MoraFermi
      @MoraFermi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Reels like that are used for packaging SMD components for pick-and-place machines; you can buy them by the truckload in any size you want.

    • @nialltracey2599
      @nialltracey2599 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's the same type as I've got a couple of older Poundland USB strips coiled on. The plastic is very very flimsy (although mines is black, not transluscent white), so not really as rigid as you'd use with a more fragile tape.
      Makes sense that they'd continue using the mechanics of the old winding systems, though -- if it ain't broke, and all that....

    • @JamesAllmond
      @JamesAllmond 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nialltracey2599 exactly! was just shocked to see it again!

    • @Gomisan
      @Gomisan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      8mm film / Super 8 film .. hell some of them even still have film text on them. Great that something still gets used/resused in this way.

  • @boahneelassmal
    @boahneelassmal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "One moment please"
    Oh this go'n'be good"

  • @mmmlinux
    @mmmlinux 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve seen modular setups like this for under shelf lighting. My favorite thing is seeing them arranged in to the order power> leds> sensor. Instead of sticking the sensor where it belongs. But you get what you pay for with new construction work.

  • @chrisreynolds6331
    @chrisreynolds6331 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well worth £5. I'm going into town next week I will definitely take a look. Hopefully they will still have some.

  • @ATMAtim
    @ATMAtim 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    In reference to the little dome lenses, are they designed so their focal length is more or less "focused" on the PIR surface? If so, it seems as though this would further increase the PIR sensivity.
    What do you think?
    BTW, pretty neat little gadget.

    • @Graham_Langley
      @Graham_Langley 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well yes. How else would you expect them to be? The datasheets for pyrosensors give the effective position of the sensing elements to aid the design of lenses.

  • @BlastinRope
    @BlastinRope 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Have a drink, sweet heart, loosen up - tonight im taking you to poundland

  • @ron3142
    @ron3142 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant, thanks so much for this !!!!. Explained so clearly; I covered the LDR with tape and works now in day light .....

  • @garrygemmell5676
    @garrygemmell5676 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am learning electronics at the mo your vidz are the most helpful i have seen along with the Jestine Yong website, I have learned more practical stuff than I have from the textbooks - wish we had guys like you at school in East Kilbride teaching than the duffers we actually had!
    🍕

  • @unbearifiedbear1885
    @unbearifiedbear1885 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    _"I'm gonna guess this is based on BISS.0001..."_
    Yeah, I was thinking the same thing 😂

  • @BedsitBob
    @BedsitBob 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    How about making a sign, using that LED neon, that says "WELCOME", and putting it at the entrance to somewhere, set at 10 seconds, so anyone who approaches gets a welcome message?

    • @plageran
      @plageran 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or on his neon frame

    • @garrett69
      @garrett69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Or one for the door to door canvassers - F*** *ff!

  • @blxtothis
    @blxtothis 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've not had a a Big Clive video on my home screen for months despite having been a subscriber for yonks so the last couple have been very welcome. Compelling and entertaining and if only I had a brain they would be so educational!
    Oddly, very time he unearths a worthy Poundland item, I can't resist popping down the High Street to get one!

  • @-M0LE
    @-M0LE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These led strips are superb
    I had a 10watt grow light that was awesome could be used for a power pack

  • @Dutch-Maker
    @Dutch-Maker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Those LDR sensors are not RoHS complaint?

  • @Dave001968
    @Dave001968 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    That Ali Express listing was for a pack of 5, so £2 per unit.

    • @krishna34674
      @krishna34674 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      or about £0.21 each on Taobao...

    • @flipschwipp6572
      @flipschwipp6572 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      RDB226 is available on lcsc for a few cents, funtionally equivalent

    • @krishna34674
      @krishna34674 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@flipschwipp6572 love lcsc, amazing prices and everything is genuine

    • @lifesagamesobeawinner
      @lifesagamesobeawinner 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@krishna34674 lcsc ?

    • @krishna34674
      @krishna34674 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lifesagamesobeawinner Its one of the sister company's of JLCPCB / Easy EDA that sell a huge range of parts from china at really good prices with really good quality control (well or china at least lol) just go to "lcsc.com"

  • @michaelcaldwell3709
    @michaelcaldwell3709 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your explanations made this video very interesting

  • @markedis5902
    @markedis5902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I worked in lighting controls for nearly 30 years (business, industrial and retail not the exciting stuff) all of the detectors that we used were quad pyro. They needed two of the elements to be triggered to operate. Almost all of the sensors we used were passive infrared as microwave sensors false triggered far too often to provide good energy savings

  • @d-obvious
    @d-obvious 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well I guess we know what happened to the the mini reels that were used to spool single track releases for reel to reel tape deck owners

  • @dinantdekruijff4735
    @dinantdekruijff4735 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have to tell you this BS612 you can buy from Alie Expres for €5.37 for 5 Pcs that wil be 1.07 € a piece so the ten is you tell is a little to much but again a good video Clive I love your channel mate.

    • @flipschwipp6572
      @flipschwipp6572 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      bs612 or RDB226 can be nought from lcsc for cents

  • @scormack56
    @scormack56 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really easy to listen to haven't a scooby about most of it but you are very knowledgeable.

  • @jrb_sland5066
    @jrb_sland5066 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Canadian here. AliExpress has a range of these units, some with 30s ~ 10 min delay-off, others with 10s ~ 10 min., and either 5 or 12 VDC operation [with matching wall-wart]. Choice of white or warm-white color. I'm considering purchase of 4-off of a version that offers 5 m of LED strip operating at 12 volts [slightly more efficient? 3 LEDs in series per dropping resistor] for ~ US$ 12.87 each, less a $2-off coupon for over $39. Free shipping from China to Canada, 15 ~ 30 day delivery... Many thanks to Clive for bringing this to my attention - I'd love to have some motion-sensing night-lights in my home.

  • @Alan2E0KVRKing
    @Alan2E0KVRKing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I may have to investigate when I go to Poundland tomorrow, good value just for the sensor module!

    • @piyh3962
      @piyh3962 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pound land must be the Kum & Go of the UK

    • @kwakamonkey
      @kwakamonkey 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      My local poundland has a poor selection. I never see any of the things Clive shows .

  • @caxm666
    @caxm666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    was originally a 3 hour video. edited the nap out for brevity ;)

    • @nyetloki
      @nyetloki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's only for the patron subs

  • @crispy-k
    @crispy-k 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's pretty cool!
    I already have a ton of ideas that could use this.
    Nice vid as always ;)

    • @rightbynamerightbynature7003
      @rightbynamerightbynature7003 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My brain goes to mush when explained💤but please share where and what you’d use these for please 👍( other than under cupboards) how about a caravan?

  • @normcaissie5598
    @normcaissie5598 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Clive!

  • @symetryrtemys2101
    @symetryrtemys2101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Clive: Aldi has a load of “smart lighting” gear in the middle aisle. Not sure if you have an Aldi out your way but might be worth checking out.

    • @davebell4917
      @davebell4917 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aldi and Lidl have both been showing "Smart" tech on their web pages. Aldi shows a couple of wifi light bulbs, online-only, BC and ES. Lidl has a wider range of kit, but you have to buy a "gateway" (Zigbee 3.0 standard) and none of the light bulbs are BC.
      The Aldi bulbs are explicitly wifi. Zigbee is a low data-rate "mesh" system that has been around for a long while.
      Poundland has some wifi lightbulbs as well, but their website shows nothing like this. Have we missed our chances?

    • @NoobixCube
      @NoobixCube 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is Aldi’s whole middle aisle lucky dip a universal thing? I wasn’t sure if they did it outside of Australia.

    • @symetryrtemys2101
      @symetryrtemys2101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NoobixCube it’s certainly there in Germany, where the shop started, and in every Diddlidi shop I’ve been in in the UK, so I’m pretty confident that it is universal.

  • @AndyFletcherX31
    @AndyFletcherX31 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    LCSC have the BS612 for $0.85 at 10 off

  • @Bammyja
    @Bammyja 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm going to get a few of these and wire them up to 12v on the boat. Very useful thanks for the video Clive.

    • @bigclivedotcom
      @bigclivedotcom  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You'll need matching 12V LED tape.

  • @justmyopinion8875
    @justmyopinion8875 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This came up for no reason at all in my TH-cam..
    I ended up watching it and liking it cos after having a bad nights sleep..
    1) you know what you're talking about.. (I still have no idea)
    2) you're accent is ace.
    Ta

  • @iconoclad
    @iconoclad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My quick kips last four or five hours.

  • @8ballfpv
    @8ballfpv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "it might be detecting my bumping guns"... I laughed way to hard at that!

    • @soots-stayingoutofthespotl5495
      @soots-stayingoutofthespotl5495 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He actually said 'gums', meaning it was possibly detecting him talking and moving his mouth.

  • @marcusharrington4017
    @marcusharrington4017 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brought these for camping, took out the LDR and plugged into a power bank, worked great 👍🏼

  • @roadwolf2
    @roadwolf2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love that the LEDs came on an old 8mm film reel

  • @juliogonzo2718
    @juliogonzo2718 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When you said you had "a quick kip" I had to Google it. I thought you meant you ate a can of herring lol

    • @notarookee778
      @notarookee778 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He said he was back to normal after he took his Kip Which immediately put my mind to pondering what exactly qualifies as normal in his universe

    • @juliogonzo2718
      @juliogonzo2718 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@notarookee778 I worked one job where I worked 7pm-7am night shifts and I had to stay in a truck for the whole shift. Nothing usually happened from 3am-6am and I used to lay down in the rear seat awkwardly as I'm 6'2", and get paid to sleep most nights. I would go home and have a couple beers and go to bed at 11am, and wake up at 5pm. I never actually felt better rested than when I worked there.

    • @johnmccallum8512
      @johnmccallum8512 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@juliogonzo2718 Used to do the same when I worked nights as a porter at lhe local train station no passenger trains from 0300 till 0600.

  • @stepheneyles2198
    @stepheneyles2198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Probably a silly question but if we use the sensor on 12V do we have to use a 12 volt LED strip? I didn't notice any regulation in the circuit diagram which would allow the included 5V LED strip to work. I can foresee some ppl connecting them to car 12V supply and the LED strip failing in a short time. (that's what I was thinking to do; use it to illuminate the back of my van; would come on when the back doors are opened).

    • @bigclivedotcom
      @bigclivedotcom  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, the strip would need to match the power supply.

    • @jayherde0
      @jayherde0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Easiest way might be to power the whole thing from an automotive USB adapter. But you would be less likely to run the battery down if you put a 5V regulator chip or an automotive USB adapter between the sensor and the LEDs.

    • @Kineth1
      @Kineth1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jayherde0 I had to reread that a couple times for it to click how that would save power.
      If anybody else is having trouble making sense of that: Having the regulator/converter between the sensor and the strip means that the regulator only runs when the sensor is activated.

    • @robertowembley3454
      @robertowembley3454 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Kineth1 thanks

  • @BigFarm_ah365
    @BigFarm_ah365 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just made one of these! A fair bit more than 5GBP, but mine has 10m of outdoor LED and network connection, but no photovoltaic sensor. It presumably illuminates the handrail for anyone coming or going from my home, improves security, but primarily lets me know that my corgi is back from his late night nature walk. He'll bark incessantly at any noise, real or imagined when he's inside, but never a peep when forgotten and left sitting on the cold side of the door

  • @phatcowboy76
    @phatcowboy76 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good stuff Clive. As usual.

  • @BlatantThrowAway
    @BlatantThrowAway 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've heard of Pound Town but where's Poundland?

    • @ryangabb743
      @ryangabb743 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Next to penetration station

  • @chrisandrus2735
    @chrisandrus2735 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    If I didn't live in the US I would get it just for the reel for my 8mm projector 😝

    • @Galerak1
      @Galerak1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm pretty sure the spindle hole in the middle is too big.
      My brain is trying to sift through the fog of about 35 years though so I could be wrong 😉

    • @bigclivedotcom
      @bigclivedotcom  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You get most LED tape on small reels like this these days.

    • @chrisandrus2735
      @chrisandrus2735 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      bigclivedotcom I love that they are using existing Technology to accommodate new stuff!

    • @chrisandrus2735
      @chrisandrus2735 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Galerak The bigger reels had holes about the same size :)

    • @Witheredgoogie
      @Witheredgoogie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes I was wondering if it would take quarter inch audio tape LOL.

  • @ianlitchfield9273
    @ianlitchfield9273 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just off to Pound land to buy one, i have no idea why but you made it so interesting i just dont know how i can get throught life without one. Cheers.

  • @davidbergmann8948
    @davidbergmann8948 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love you, Mr Big Clive 🍄