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Philips (who are not sponsoring me to write this!) sell a line of light bulbs here in Denmark which they advertise as Warm Glow : I think I ve also seen these marketed in the past as Dim2Warm or Dim to Warm but I can t find any reference to that name any more. Maybe I was imagining [ ]
Since my previous posts about stand mixers and food processors, it seems like kitchen appliances is becoming my thing . I saw a Wilfa Svart coffee grinder being given away on a local share group. It wasn t working and the owner had correctly identified that the cause of the fault was a failed capacitor, as documented [ ]
I recently got hold of this retro looking instrument lamp as a freebie from a local share group: It s a little bit tatty and the dimmer didn t work but I thought it seemed like a great opportunity for a project. Opening it up, I found that the dimmer was actually just a wirewound variable resistor. [ ]
I seem to have been posting a lot about kitchen equipment lately. In this post I want to examine what seems like an odd design decision in KitchenAid s 1.7l food processor and how I fixed it, an give a few thoughts on this piece of equipment. The Fuse I stupidly decided to try and blend [ ]
This is a followup to my previous post on retrofitting the Kenwood Chef A901 electronics to an A701a. I was quite happy with the result but the implementation was a little hacky. I decided it could be improved by designing a PCB for it. Schematic Design Conveniently, the BT137-800E which I d chosen previously is available [ ]
I became aware of remote phosphors recently through a video on laser headlights by mikeselectricstuff where he shows a piece of remote phosphor in passing at about 5 minutes in. I d never seen this material before and it got me interested in having a play around with it. For a bit of background, there s not [ ]
Quick blog post Go! I found this weird extension lead dumped at the side of the road this evening. It looks like a normal 4-way extension lead but for the bit in the middle with the GreenPlanet sticker and a curious SMALL/BIG switch on the side. There seems to be no information on the exact [ ]
Everything breaks at the most inconvenient time that s a fact of life. So it s hardly surprising that I discovered my power bank was broken on a several-hour long train/bus journey. Once I got home, I decided I d fix it. Opening it up, I could see the circuit was divided into two boards: one with [ ]
I ve finally managed to switch electricity suppliers! It s been a long journey, and I described some of the background in my previous post. In this post, I m giving an update on my journey, I ve written a guide on how to follow in my footsteps, and I ve added a few more practical thoughts related to these [ ]
For most people in the UK, switching electricity and gas suppliers is an easy process and you can save yourself a lot of money by comparing your options regularly and considering switching. I d recommend Money Saving Expert s Cheap Energy Club as a very easy-to use tool for doing this. However, for a few of [ ]