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It would be nice if you could show the current values and voltages. In the comments it is repeatedly mentioned that short circuits occur and that the end devices are destroyed.
@@infopc-arieh6372 I would suggest you watch part two of the video that measured and demonstrates the voltage and current in very great detail. There is nothing wrong with the outputs from the device. I guarantee that people who have destroyed equipment have connected the transformer wrongly. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EllL0lSog10.htmlsi=CjPpc5Yu9dqDX5IX
You do a great job of pointing out the weakness of non-industrial tools while highlighting your mechanical skills. I don't think anyone is buying a Dremel for such precise use though. Good to see the rumours of your early death are not true Chris. Cheers.
Nice little drill, thanks for the review! The motor looks very replaceable, in case you decided to put something quieter with more torque in there, such as some sort of brushless spindle motor. It looks like the basic 'bones' of the hardware are good enough to warrant some upgrades. Oh, I found those small selfie-cam ring lights to be quite handy for things like this. I added one to my old stereo microscope and it worked wonders. Glad to see you back, thanks for the entertainment! Cheers!!
They are. But quality always costs. So it's up to how many times you can afford to try and save some money, and risk buying another white elephant. The Proxxon counterpart of the one in the video goes for £100-150 on ebay. Expensive, but it's a fair price. And so long as you treat it right, it'll last. Dremel may at some point in the past, have been good. Today, they seem to coast on a name and the arts and crafts crowd. Fine for wood carving or grinding stuff. Precision... Forget it. The Chinese tools are far more likely to be up to the job. As already demonstrated here. Just don't go for the cheapest possible model you can find.
What a fab little machine! I have a Dremel on a drill stand, and never gave a thought to the accuracy. It's been fine for my less than pinpoint requirements over the years, but my word, there's a lot of 'slop' - particularly in the stand! Fantastically presented video, and a great review
Hello Chris, good high content video we all expesct fron you. A good pillar drill is on my wish list, but first I need to get my front suspension repaired due to our lovely British roads. Round holes are the best. Peter C
A good small sensitive drilling machine is very useful. For general workshop use would recommend a larger and slower machine. New or second hand bargains are out there. Thanks for watching. Ps would you review my German front suspension on British roads, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KFLZMEFU55A.htmlfeature=shared
I bought one of those drill presses about 5 years ago; mainly for PCB work, but also very useful in our church pipe organ restoration business. Richard, UK
@@allthegearnoidea6752 No Problems with it whatsoever. Did about 3000 3mm holes in hardwood with it on the last organ restoration. Mine came via Aliexpress for even less money. Richard
Hello, Chris. Thank you for another in-depth review! So hard to decide what is good value for money these days, your videos certainly help. My biggest concern would be that plastic motor housing - though there are some amazing plastics out there. Some temperature checks would be interesting. Also, added lighting sounds like a excellent idea. Regards, David
The motor doesn’t appear to run over hot but I haven’t used it heavily as yet. Some people on over Amazon reviews have complained about motor failure but I suspect they could be overloading the machine. If I have a problem I will post and update etc. thanks David and stay well, regards Chris
very interesting little drill press I have an old bench drill thats good for the heavy stuff Ive always used a little como drill hand held with no problems but then Ive been drilling SRBP and veroboard that FR4 is hard stuff
The machining on most drills nowadays is very poor and I am talking about hand drill pistol if you like the cheap bearings and sometimes only one or even no bearings leads to chuck runout so much you can't drill a round hole at all. The whole purchasing and using is hit and miss what quality you get, a bit like the old ford joke of a Friday car 🙂
Yes there definitely some good stuff still around for cheap but trying to find the good stuff isn’t easy. Unfortunately I have never been good at grinding my own drill, that art was lost on me sadly
Great demo on the lateral movement issue with dremels etc. I have an ORYX PCD Pcb drill and the vertical height of the entire assembly is just 8" or so which I think contributes to having bits last a good while before breaking. Sometimes though they will just break (0.8mm) for no apparent reason, and I always thought was likely due to hitting hard spots through the FR4. At work we used to employ somebody to drill PCBs and you'd hear the machine all day long......broken only with random swearing as he broke drill bits. PS. The ORYX runs at 18000rpm.
Hello Ian - Hope all is good with you. The ORYX PCD Pcb looks very good. Many years ago I worked for a PCB manufacturer and they had this big cast iron work bench with a built in screen and foot pedal air operated drill and was a fantastic bit of kit. I think PCB drilling is a bit of dead art now like making PCBs at home but I just enjoy the craft and sometimes have to have that PCB in my hand the same day etc. It is ueful to have a smll high speed drill in the work shop for those smaller jobs. Chris
Note - I repeated the steel drilling test with the low speed selected on the drive belt pulley and as you would expect it did much better then shown in this video. Unless drilling soft materials like wood the use of this drilling machine should be restricted to smaller drills maybe 4mm as the maximum. I would not recommend it for 10mm etc. The tool is however perfect for the intended purpose of drilling small holes at high speed. The drilling machine is manufactured to a good standard and is good value for money.
Hello! I have one of these radios on my bench right now, and was really happy to find your video. I'm in the process of doing a full restore. Do you still have yours? If so, and I end up painting myself into a corner getting it back together, would you be willing to entertain some questions or make some references for me? I saw your post on Antique Radios forum, and will send you a PM there. Thanks!
I think that I gave away this radio as I haven’t seen it around for a while. I am happy to help or answer any questions. I am taking a break from radio repairs so just leave a comment here etc and I will try and help. Good luck regards Chris
Very interesting, I've never seen a table being entombed before! Surprised you can move it, the weight of the PVA alone should 'stick' it to the floor - ha ha😉
Would be nice to be able to simultaneously measure voltage and current, then simultaneously display voltage, current, power. Nice review and educational.🙂
Okay for spares. I got one some 45 years ago for £6 in pretty good condition. I used to listen to amateurs on a.m. on Top Band, they sounded great on it. KT61 at £90? Go to a radio rally. Luckily I have a spare. I have today received an X78, I put it off for several years as they were £20 and last week an unused New Old Stock was £50. I managed to get one supposedly new unused boxed saying it tests good, for £3. I've never heard of Edicron valves. No equivalents. Drive cord needs attention and the leather straps on the back need replacing to get it good again. G4GHB.
To be honest when i am faced with an expensive valve i usually just look for a second hand radio and take a chance on the valve being good. You can buy a lot of old valve radios for £90. Best regards Chris M0KLF
Sorry for not staying in touch, my other half Wayne, has been diagnosed with Post Combat Stress Disorder. He served in the RAF during the Gulf Conflict. We will leave it there, as I'm sure that this is not the place to talk about such things. Anyroad (Anyway), you're doing a fine job👍👍👍👍👍💗💗💗💗💗😊😊
After 4 years I had some pain updating the firmware. First attempt ended up with a screen saying "Fatal". After several hours I tried the automatic mode in STM32 and it worked. Now on latest firmware, sadly no tracking generator. Still a very useful tool
My Tacklife heat gun arrived not had much chance to use it but i have tried it and quite like it. You were saying about Videos i don’t like videos with music and trying listen the guy talking. Some crap music i switch off
Hi Chris, Loved the video series on the Bush DAC10. I am in the process of repairing one. I have seen a Metallised X2 polypropylene film capacitor which is 0.0.1 microfarad at 310V AC on e bay and wondered if these would be a suitable replacement for the two mains waxy capacitors? Keep up the good work😊 All the best from NOT so sunny Wales 😎 . Michael.
Very interesting video and very appreciated. I use a heat gun on the workbench a lot, for small heat shrink work I use a gas one but after watching your video tempted buying the Tacklife 350c Thank you Tushingham Electric Bikes
I think the advantage of the electric over gas is your not going to accidentally burn the heat shrink sleeving which is easy to do with a large hot air gun. These are relatively low heat output but perfectly for heat shrink. I don’t think you would be disappointed with the purchase. Ps I’m not sponsored and don’t make any money from recommendations etc. thank for watching and comments regards Chris
