Modifying an old light with LED tape. 

I like the "watch it or skip if you don't want to" approach. :) Definitely not too long!

Clive, If someone asks me to describe you as short as possible, I will just call you the Bob Ross of electronics.

35 minutes of relaxation and enjoyment. Great after a long day at work. I would never dream of skipping through your videos.

My immediate reaction to your cluttered bench comment was that I'd feel right at home! I watched a shop tour of a machinist that must have had $50,000 of drawer storage for tools & material, all organized and labeled. I was jealous, but realized I get satisfaction from making things, not organizing them.

You know... to Me you're the Bob Ross of Electronics on this site. No excessive editing, no pointless additions like video effects. Just You, your tools and the stuff you show, build and/or explain. The stuff that really matters. :] Always a pleasure to watch. AND educational too.

I’m a watcher, not a skipper!

'If your bench is cluttered, it's fine... it means you're being productive' *This* is the positivity I needed today, thankyou so much 😊❤

"Modifying an old light with LED tape/How a compact fluorescent driver works" I love how interesting you can make the most simple projects seem. You ARE the Bob Ross of electronics...

Don't ever change Clive. You're great!

“This wasn’t actually planned, it’s just what’s gonna happen.” You’ve got many gems, Clive, but this is my new favorite.

Expensive tools are the fastest evolving of things on the Earth, as they develop legs as soon as you put them down.

Absolutely not too long. I keep watching you because I get the feeling of sitting in your workshop with a dram and shooting the shit. I've done it often enough in real life and it's so nice.

Never to long, I could and have watched ya all day before when not feeling good or Ill. I also like the choice. Not sure I'd ever skip ahead tho I might miss something. I have 2 rolls of that exact tape. You know the anchor light on a boat it's the white light at the stern. Well I wanted to light up the boat so I put 2 stripes of the 12v led rope on the anchor light pole facing twords the bow of the boat so it would light up the walkway, on a switch of course so as not to blind anyone when not needed. My next project with the rope will be to run the led rope tucked under the storage rails on the sides of the boat. Cheers sir.

I don't mind the longer videos Clive. I find your videos very relaxing to watch and learn from.

Hey man. You post it, I'll watch it. Don't care what the subject or length.

Longer the better, can always add a story or two, I like hearing about things you have fixed in the past.

Not long at all and the 'off the cuff' dialog works.. As you stated some of us just want to chill and relax and watch projects.. It helps me ignore the ones my wife wants done, lmao! :) Always a treat Clive!

Any length you like Clive. It's always a treat to watch and hear your electronic ruminations.

Never too long, when it gets less interesting in video, it makes for it in audio, whilst I'm taking care of something else. Perfect for multitaskers, and I could listen to your voice for days without getting bored

Just got to the part where you say about people just relaxing and enjoying the long video, so I checked and ive spent nearly 30 minutes just doing that! Your voice is captivating yet soulful and soothing

Definitely not too long, love these type of 'dismantling' vids, seeing this has got me thinking, a few years ago I bought two 13 watt under cabinet fluorescent fittings from Lidl, the ones with the swivelling diffuser. Although physically they are well made, extruded aluminium body with glass diffuser, the first fitting only lasted about 9 months, the second one died after only 4 months! I've taken one apart & found that a tiny (and probably underrated) surface mount resistor had burnt out. This vid has given me an idea for a modification!

I post this most times Clive mentions lead based solder. When a hobbyist uses lead based solder for his projects, a couple gram per year, no one bats an eye and no one will get hurt by it. But if every industry uses tons and tons and tons of lead in their solder each year and most of those electronics end up non-recycled in landfills or recycled by people without proper protection in developing nations, that is an issue. I'm glad it is the way it is, with the moneyed interests having to spend a bit more to keep the environment clean and people more healthy and the hobbyist being able to use the leaded solder for ease of use in small quantiites. :)

Cool practical mod. And no your videos are not too long. I'd rather see you do the entire job then skip forward over bits. More learnin' that way.

Big Clive is the Bob Ross of electronics. Please continue to make your happy circuits.

I too am a watcher not a skipper. I like the longer videos and watching you work with LED's is the BEST. It's amazing to watch you solder things together as your dexterity is incredible. GREAT VIDEO!!!

A good step by step . A true short armed deep pocketed Scotsman love the comment about the scrap bits of wire. The audio connector is so true. Regards.

Clive, your videos are NEVER too long! They're always relaxing, interesting and amusing.

I have never understood the obsession a lot of youtube people have with short videos. I didn't come here to watch as little video as I possibly can. Ill watch pretty much as much as you post. Its great to watch over your shoulder and learn. Thanks again for all the great videos!

I approve of your soldering technique at 24:20. Now take out the good lighting, make it freezing cold (iron sometimes gets stuck to the colder joint), put yourself on a noisy and vibrating aircraft that's bouncing around and you'll be doing my job.

One of the (many) great things about your videos is the lack of skipping/editing and only necessary minor cuts. Great format, great content. Thanks.

Love watching your project videos, sometimes I wish they were a little longer, they are so relaxing, fun to watch and informative.

Definitely not too long. It reminds me exactly how I work myself. Especially forgetting to put the sleeve, or plug top on first, before soldering or connecting wires. Keep making many more videos, thanks.

I have used those outside LEDs before, and like them, but they just didn't stay stuck. I started putting Marine GOOP on them to hold them down. Never had another one come loose.

I re-watched many of your videos over the years and I still usually watch the Full-Length no matter how long. Doing projects is always a little bit of a fun trial and half the fun - for me - is enjoying the whole thing. Sometimes you get other things going in your head the second time around or more importantly, sometimes come back for a detail or two you remember a year later for clarification. Cheers and thanks again Big-Clive

Your videos are never too long, Clive! I love watching you work on these projects. I don't understand why anyone would complain about a video being too long. They can always SKIP. Is that SO difficult? It reminds me of people who complain about TV being a "brain drain". I ask them: ''Do you know where the OFF switch is? Have you heard of changing the channel?" Please keep your videos coming. I have leared a lot from you. I love playing with LED strips - have some things I have made and I power the strip with a 9-volt battery. Works well and lasts a good long time for my purposes. The waterproof LED strips are often a pain to get the plastic "diffuser" off though -- but they do tend to look better. Thanks for the video!

I prefer the longer videos when you build/mod stuff. It's interesting to see your way of 'solving problems'.

Effin great Clive. Make em as long as you like!

I didn't know the frame rate slowed down in lower light. A gem. Knowledge is where you find it.

I love the longer videos!

Videos arent too long Clive. If anyone is like me we watch while working on our projects. You keep us company.

This was a nice project. I'd like to see more stuff like this.

you didnt offend me, you just relieved me that my floor, my bench, my bed and my desk all have projects in various states!

Your videos are always the perfect length! I recommend watching from 0:00 to 35:31.

You could be making all these words up, I know nothing about electrical things but your voice is so relaxing and soothing I nod off to sleep. Thank you from an insomniac. X

Not too long. I love when you show us everything!

Never too long! Only discovered you the other day (although remember Fanny Flambeau from a few years back!) and it's relaxing, entertaining and informative, loving the length of the videos. People can always skip but I do love the stories and explanations and no jump-cuts.

I vote for long videos, even when you make a mistake we learn something!

Your videos are never too long. I think the main reason for that is that you continually chatter away as well as do exactly the sort of projects that we love. Keep on being you, bigclive!

*A tidy bench is the sign of a sociopath, avoid them at all costs.*

It's the 'train of thought' kind of thing that makes this kind of video golden. Longer videos=Better videos.

Nice conversion Clive. Enjoyed watching the video.

I was engrossed in the video I didn't realize is spent 35 mins watching you wire a desk lamp! Brilliant video Clive! You are intelligent and hilarious!

I have clearly been watching too many of your videos--I have begun remote problem solving!!! As soon as you started to consider measuring the current I mentally determined 'right, de-solder the +12V lead and reach for the cheap automotive meter with the crocodile clips...'

I replaced an old tube with LED strip stuck straight to the underside of the cabinet. The 12v wiring was exposed but tidy behind the valance. The mains wiring was properly protected of course. I won't go into more details, the significant datum is that after about six months I thought it was looking dim and by 8 months it was definitely dimmer than new. The LEs had basically gone brown with heat. YOUR installation looks a lot neater, and here's hoping that using the existing mounting will be enough of a heat sink! Meantime after looking at a few options for mounting a new strip on an ally strip, I got lazy and just put in a Philips Mini-Pentura unit.

I find that if my workspace gets too cluttered then I stop doing projects all together because there's no space and i'm overwhelmed. Cleaning my workspaces almost always results in a project occurring.

Little tip i like to do when using tape LED strip - run the heat gun over the tape side for a few seconds to get the tape soft and hot. Makes for much stronger contact.

Friday night comfort viewing with a beer. Never too long.

This is a brilliant idea to "upcycle" older fixtures, especially since you can retain the original look and mounting of the fixtures while reaping the efficiency/longevity benefits of LED lighting. I'll be doing this "eventually" to some extremely basic 4' and 2' single tube fluorescent fixtures my father used for house lighting when he built our house in '75. Buying drivers and LED tape is significantly cheaper than 5 replacement ballasts, plus 3 x 4' tubes, plus 2 x 2' bulbs! Actually, I bought enough LED tape, remote-dimmable drivers, and power supplies to retrofit all those fixtures for ONE THIRD the cost of repairing/replacing the old fixtures, while having one extra dimmable driver and power supply on hand for backup.

Woke up to the upload, quite a relaxing way to have breakfast.

Even if I don't feel like watching it through, it's at least great for sleep. But most of them I do watch, it's just relaxing.

I like the longer format, personally.

Never to long. I find your videos calming.

Clive, the Fluke meters still are made in the USA... I have two of the Fluke 87-V and one Fluke 789, on the rear of them all is "made in USA"... I believe Fluke is in Seattle, WA. Regarding forgetting a part during assemble of a connector... how about a 61 pin Cannon plug with 20 and 22 AWG wires (all white) assembled in the confines of a fighter jet cockpit, which was completed over two work shifts, only to realize the Cannon plug backshell was forgotten before the wires were installed! I was on the third shift and had to dismantle, so it could be started again from the beginning, with the wires passing through the backshell. Mistakes happen!!

Okay! I like the longer videos without cutting. We get the mistakes, comments, and parts I am sure you would like left out! Really these modification and repair videos are the best. Good job Clive!

If it ain't broke, fix it til it is!

My John Fluke model 23 (SN:41850128) with grey protective case is still going strong too. Ol' Trusty! 35 mins of your meditative voice Clive, nothing beats it 😊

great video Clive, these are my favourite types of your videos, and id rather your videos be longer lol

I like the long uncut videos Clive. I also like listening to the stories that you tell while soldering. Best way to fall asleep and than watch the missed part again next day.

I really like these long videos

Love the patter as you're working. Sometimes you're pattering at the viewers and sometimes at the project... priceless. I'm subscribing.

You can consider your self a fan of clive only when you pause the video few seconds from the start and like it, otherwise you're just a regular user lol

You can never have too much juicy lead-based goodness. Your videos are as long as they need be, always informative and flannel-free.....so pretty much spot on. 453K subscribers can't be wrong.

Haha the _finger test_ always has me laughing 😆

I personally prefer the long form non edited videos. I understand that shorter videos do attract more folks (as all of us lot still watch them) but there is something satisfying about seeing every step even when I know what happens in the cuts.

26:40 "Looks a bit wrinkly but that's alright it's fine".. i've heard that before

Not sure how others find it but I have no problem with the video length, I quite enjoy the talking and soldering. Thanks for the videos.

Clive, I love it. More of the same, please!

I enjoy the build videos over the tear down videos. Length is never an issue, I pause if I have to. More builds in the future is what I say, but that's just IMHO.

No video of yours is too long, Clive. In fact, the longer the better! Haha. :P

No, not too long. You show complete projects, end to end along with any issues, problems or mistakes which is always useful for some people to see, also the commentary is always interesting. As people have said, you can sit and watch end to end, or skip and jump around . I often have your videos running in the background just listening and looking up at the interesting points.

13:27 . . . When screwdriver discharge fails, finger test succeeds!!

Fabulous and thank you BigClive. I actually watched this one again and got a few new tips. A lot of us say "No way, not too long" and I agree. There's something very therapeutic about taking it from start to finish. There's something about your delivery. It's calming, peaceful and informative. We feel like we are "chilling" with a friend. I'm sure there are drinking games with your videos as well. :-D I'm in my later 50s. My dad was a calibration engineer for Stewart Warner in Chicago and I remember being probably half my 2 meters, hanging out with him in the basement as he whizzed together stuff with electronics or in his dark room rocking trays of his photographic hoby. I guess this brings me back there. Transistors were "amazing" then and LEDs were dim but cool. We made a digital clock from scratch once with an IC the size of your thumb. Good times. Thanks man.

Clive, bigger, wafflier and un-cut, is certainly my preference.

I like your longer videos. I often listen to them to calm down before I go to sleep. Sometimes I just put the phone away and listen to your voice and try to imagine what you are doing :). Very calming and soothing and nice and interesting. Thank you Clive!

I’ve got a big pile of those lights in lengths up to about 4’ long which I rescued from a shop that was being refitted. I was thinking of putting led pixel tape in them, and making an Arduino controller for them. As so often happens, other projects keep getting in the way.

I don't think they are to long. I really enjoy watching you work.

'Reflector' looks more like a diffuser.

I've learned MORE IN 2 1/2 HOURS from YOU than I've EVER LEARNED in 2 years of High School Electronics !!! YOU ROCK!!!

I like your not-pausing and the videos are not too long

I have a pair of Fluke ET73 meters that I bought back in the late 80s, they are very good meters and have served me well for decades.

Big Clive for the next dr who👍 if only Poundland did a sonic screwdriver🤣

It's actually very refreshing to see you build/modify (or bodge together) something rather than destroy poundland items (not that I mind your teardowns). This video is appropriately long, didn't skip a second.

"Amply Rated" that is a current joke.

Your voice is melodic, especially the word "theoretically". Yogi Berra said “In theory, there is no difference between practice and theory. In practice, there is.” Nice practice!

Very nice video and for sure not too long!

The way you reflow, tin and use your fingers to hold and solder, that's how the real techs do it! Sold(i)er on. good man.

perfect for that mid-afternoon nap.. the new bob ross of the internets

Dude, you are the Bob Ross of this genre. Never too long. Come home from work and just relax to your videos.

"I'll use my strippers here" -Big Clive 2018 👍

I enjoyed watching the whole video !!! It's nice to know that I'm not the only person to forget the shrink wrap !!! Well, we all make mistakes, as the Dalek said as he climbed off the Dustbin !!!