Solar "burglar proof" light. 

+5 points for "plumbers wrist amplifiers". Love it.

Plumber's wrist amplifier has got to be the best ever lol

When the "Vice Of Knowledge" fails to discern the secrets of the item, simply apply the "Hammer Of Understanding" or the "Chisel Of Compliance" until all is revealed!

I bought a computer mouse years ago. inside the package was a flashing LED, to draw your eye to the package. after ripping the package to bits, I found a 2-aa holder attached.. I changed the batteries and installed it in my truck.. :)

I'm constantly in a "cleanup mode" when it comes to my workbench. There's all sorts of little gizmos laying about in various states of disrepair. I can just imagine what your bench must be like ;-) So many toys - so little time.

O mighty vice of knowledge, we're so humbled by your sturdy wisdom.

I have a very cheap car. And this might just fool a burglar! Perfect! Thank you Clive!

"I feel the need to open this!" LOL! But yeah, that's how you learn.

Interesting device "wrist amplifier" 😃

The BEST way to prevent your vehicle from being stolen is to wire a secret kill circuit. The thief will not be able to figure out why it won't crank. Unless they have a wrecker, your car will be where you parked it.

Hey Clive, a question about the solar lights in general. If you measured the output from the solar cell whilst in 'average' uk sunlight can you then calculate the amount of charging time needed per hour of operation at night, and if so is this likely to be similar between makes and models of solar lights? I'm guessing some must be more efficient than others? Love the videos. Thanks..

wrist amplifier . love that

Blue LED........ when 99% of all car alarm indicators ever made are a red LED

I think that chip is used in some of those solar yard light things. It seems it can be set for constant mode,or flashing mode.

Your vice of enlightenment is much better at opening stuff then the knowledge one.

A while ago you helped me with a project using a solar LED string. At its heart was the same chip, and as soon as you read the number off of it I recognized it instantly! You had the same advice for me (change the inductor) so that I could drive higher powered LEDs. I changed from a 47µH to a 23µH and it works great! The only downside is that the lights don't stay on as long. And actually, since the project is a "welcome" sign, I don't want it to stay on into the wee hours of the night anyway. I wonder if it's possible to buy just the chips and assorted components for a more bespoke application?

Clive it seems you have EVERYTHING in stock huh :) (even mini nimh cells)

How long's the cell last? Have you tested? I've heard that these things only last an few hours before the cell is dead. It would be great if we had a benchmark.

"I feel the need to open this" 😀 If there could be a headline above everything, that's it.

"I feel the need to open this" :)

Thanks for sharing👍😀

Re. your garden solar lights (changing the inductors), would it have been easier (and effective) to just slip a ferrite bead over the existing on-board inductor, rather than desoldering, then resoldering a higher value? Obviously the "exact" value was not critical, rather you just needed "a bit more inductance" to limit current flow? I'm asking this because I've used this approach on our garden solar lights, with remarkable results ("on all night" even in our Winter).

that "data logger" you wanted was inside your Arduino that you don't use ;) ..coulda made a volt/ammeter with the serial print command to do the "maths" and tracking for ya

The problem with anything containing a Ni-MH or Li-Poly left in the sun in a car is the battery will get destroyed in a very short space of time. Dashcam owners are very familiar with this problem. Perhaps using a super capacitor would be a better option (albeit possible slightly more expensive).

Currently looking for a new meter so googled Amecal and they seem to be about 2 miles from me in Wallsend, well bugger me that's handy!!

99% of this video went over my head, but it was all fascinating.

Knowing how hot my car gets parked in the summer sun, I can just picture this thing and its poor little battery cooking on a dashboard in a sealed parked car. I could imagine if someone put this on their car a car burglar would break into their car and steal this thing (and nothing else) just to tick off the owner. And, of course, to prove that this won't fool anyone. :)

the sound is a bit different on this video, it sounded a bit better on your previous video.

Maybe I should switch out my lighthouse bulb to one of these, blinding the burglars works too.

"the vise if knowledge imparts wisdom form it" best euphemism ever!

Hey bigclive, Since you uploaded the video with the car ozone generator I have been searching for a real one but only got those fakes. So my question is, would it be possible to make a ozone generator yourself that could be used in the car? I think many people would be interested in a this project... Thanks

Oh dear, I had 50% speed on when watching this and.. it's hilarious as heck, Clive sounds very, very drunk :D

whats the charging circuit on this ? How much current does the solar panel put out ? Just thinking that if used in a car, the battery would certainly get charged but then what ? Dont want it over charging the battery

Got myself one of these after watching your review, as I also thought it was a neat application. Unfortunately it stopped working a couple of months after being installed in my car. Probably a dodgy cell... Does yours sitll work? Climate conditions probably aren't the greatest in a car anyways, with high temperatures daytime, and below freezing temperatures in winter at night (I live in Sweden). I guess there isn't a practical way of changing the cell given the way the case is assembled?..

Its true, no one would want to steal that :-D I was hoping for a 555 timer, oh well :-(

So any chance you can put it back on the bench power supply and see how high of a voltage it can take until something fails?

Wrist amplifiers Haha, sounds like something our friend AvE would say!

i was thinking about buying one of those electric lighters and mount a solar panel of this size on it. Should do the job i guess.

why do these things not charge when left on, anyone have an idea

So next review - cheap datalogger? :)

"Wrist amplifiers" - Lol!!!

that huge bundle of solar garden lights youve got, are they the kind that has 400+ LEDs all running off a single AA cell? I saw some in that horrible B&M Bargains shop a while ago and couldnt believe they only had the one cell. It seems like they either shouldnt work at all or the battery should last about 5 minutes.

Ah the Vice of Knowledge! You know one of the Crusades in the middle ages was to retrieve the Vice of Knowledge. 😁

Back in the day you would use a unijunction transistor to pulse an L.E.D. Hardly used any current at all.

Interesting why couldn't they use a red flashing light!? Bought my daughter a used car & the red light doesn't flash anymore!!! Guess this will have to do?! Any flashing light is better than none at all!? Btw neat how u figured where the concept came from!! Tinker tinker!! My dad was like that too! Some rubbed off on me! I fix a/c's & tinker on cars etc😜

How would it charge? Aren't 'alarms' generally put Under dash edge? = No sun. I think Placing it on Top, would not give it a 'security' look. Kool Cell ~ Neat Chip! Waterproof - It's Inside car =\ Except mine, Top left down or water via hole above windshield. =[

Is there harm in keeping a battery like that on your dash in the hot sun?

Plumbers wrist amplifiers hahahahahah

goes on dashboard, seen loads of these in turkey last year...lol

measure across the switch :)

My grandpa made something like this then years ago he still uses it.

Looking for this on eBay I found "burglar proof" plants...

Now I want to get/build me some solar garden lamps :|

isn't this device pointless ? as most cars have alarms now adays

Hey, there is black plastic over solar cell!

Could possibly be an ATtiny861a clone.

the vice left its knowledge this time

thank you for always hacking stuff to bits in the pursuit of knowledge.

I'd almost expect a non-rechargable lithium cell, where the solar panel is just used to measure ambient light and not charge anything.

It's pretty funny that they've gone from being a red flashing LED with a battery in a box to a blue LED with a load of circuitry, a solar cell and a small battery in a box, whatever happened to "Keep it simple"? :P

This product is weird because most of the car security lights are red.

I've read a ton of comments, but not all. Did anyone mention the *Pink Floyd* album *P.U.L.S.E.* ? Good video btw, I've got these for my brief, but mine are alot better design, and *RED*.

IT does not have to be waterproof it does not rain inside a CAR dashboard .

A set of plumbers wrist amplifiers

You don't need expensive toys or candy just hand you something to take apart....

I don't know how "burglar proof' it would be in the field, but I must admit, over the course of this entire 8:18 video, I completely lost the desire to burgle! Might be something to it!

Would this actually work? You'd think someone smart enough to look in would see that nothing leads to it...

What did he say? LOL...

In deutsch: wofür braucht jemand das Teil?

My friend brought in a solar torch...and I was like 'you didn't think this through properly did you?' 'What's wrong with it?' He said. 'What the fuck is the point in a solar torch? You want light when it's dark right?' 'Yeah' '...well there's gonna be no fuckin sun then is there?' '...oh...thats £5 down the drain...'

You could have taken a heat gun and melted the glue to pop it open.

MMMeter!!!

"Solar *burger* proof light". :P Why can't the Scottish say "burglar alarm"?

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sputterers..?? .....wrist amplifiers?? i thought they were called pliers? lol im sry man some of the terms n phrases used by true english speaking ppl and canadians r funny as hell, im sure us americans of dumbass names n phrases for stuff to it goes both ways. jus caught my attention with the "wrist amplifier" lol