TOP ECO DIY TIPZ. How to repair LED lamps. 

That moment when you log into RU-vid after a night of drinking find a big Clive video and then go "he is drunker than I am this is going to be good"

Top tip. No need to buy filaments from china. Every time you buy one of these fabulous LED light bulbs, buy a SECOND light bulb as well. When one fails, break open the second bulb and remove the filament to repair the first one. It will be as good as new. You can then throw away the second light bulb as it won't work with a filament missing. If you wish, you can buy a THIRD or FOURTH bulb as well and keep replacing those filaments.

« Now we’re going to make it safe with sticky tape » I feel like this quote can be used at exactly anytime in life

in my experience, mains wire does not need to be taped, the oxide layer on the solder is more than enough, i have been in the industry for 400 years and have 14 doctorates in solder

Have you been partaking of Ralfy's whiskey again?

"And Now For Something Completely Different" This was HILARIOUS ! Well done Clive. "Sticky Tape" for the win !!!

In the next episode: sticky tape condoms. Sticky tape makes *everything* safe.

This is one of the finest Big Clive videos to date. I love the serious and informative ones... but when we get the humour added it becomes a pure joy to watch.

That repair lasted surprisingly long 😂

Loved the perfectly timed failure. Serendipity. LOL

I have tears running down my face as I’ve laughed so hard!😂 You are a hoot!! I removed the metal screw end of the bulb and then it was “Oh no” when you were drawing around the bad LED. My bulb is not clear but white. You really had me going there and when you pulled out the hammer I thought “Hmm, well this is going to be interesting” and broke the glass I laughed so hard I could hardly see from all the tears. My bulb is manufactured by Feit and has a 5 year warranty. It came as a 6-pack of bulbs and as it was about to go into the trash I thought it might be funny just to see how Feit would respond. It may be good for a giggle 😅

This is a rare archive episode of the kids' show that Mahdi Sadaghdar (Electroboom) watched when he was a wee lad. And we now understand Mahdi a little bit better.

Mrs. Doubtfire rides again :)

"A taking the piss production from BigClive"... :P

As soon as you smashed the bulb I knew what you were going to do. Many years ago as a poor uni student, my cat jumped onto one of the large wall mounted globe lights and smashed it in my rental house. Being a struggling uni student who didn't have the money to replace the light fixture, I taped it back together and it was known as the moon light from then on. The cat did knock it off the wall a few more times, but it had soo much tape on it, it just needed to be squished back into a spherical shape.

I almost cant notice the bulb was once broken. Amazing reassembly skills!

I think all the fumes have finally got to him.

Wat is dat hot pole U used to melt the metel together? Is dat a TIG welder?

Oh man! when the hammer came in I just lost it. It was freaking hilarious.

That was bloody genius. Please do more tv-documentary-style narration.

I'm trying to get this working now... But I'm having some trouble. What does everything being on fire mean?

I've saved so much money by using sticky tape rather than captain's tape. Works just as well and it's not that horrible yellow color. Thanks Clive!

So many really useful tips here - such as using the red marker to hide any blood... and I envy you for your precision glass cutting skills - I really need to get the right kind of hammer for this. I am sooo pleased that the finished repair then failed on camera - what a let down it would have been if it had actually worked. I haven't laughed so much in ages - Thanks Big Clive - you are a gem!

Clive. This is just a brilliant spoof, with the right “I know everything” intonation in your voice Ace

The intensity of the 'X-Ray' was too high once again.

That is a feature not a defect.

Can u taech me how 2 fix my PS4?!? I put it in the shower to clean and it now hisses

The sheer level of sarcasm in this video made my sarcasm detector explode. I am now minus an arm. Thank you...

Oh boy, it's like the 100w led all over again. I'm learning so much!

Lovely video Clive. Helped me fix all my LED lamps! Also by using 240v like you suggested those 120v LED lamps are so much brighter!

I kept waiting for the act to drop but it didn't 😂 That's commitment to entertainment, Big Clive you rock 🤘

Can't believe I've only stumbled upon this after a year of watching Clive, its brilliant

What the hell, with the Clive3PO voice. He's fluent in 6 million forms of electric repair! Long live Clive!!!

Now we get an idea of how silly _Clive {Extra Large}_ can be! The voice puts me in mind of a kiddy show host who goes off the rails and includes age-inappropriate material. "Can you say 'personal lubricant'? Can you make it go slippety-slip?"

I had to replay the vid, I was chortling so much and missed most of your extras! Excellent!

Laughed out loud several times - not many people make me do that! Brilliant Clive!

Instructions unclear, my house is on fire, what should I do now?

Instructions not clear, I actually succeeded without any injury or damage.

I’ve never laughed so hard at one of your videos. I’ve watched for a long time and stumbled upon this gem. Brilliantly hilarious!😂

I learned a long time ago to make sure I am not drinking anything when I watch your videos Clive, just in case a clip like this comes up. 😂

The focus on safety is impressive!

Come clean. Who pissed you off?

o m g Clive, I could not stop chuckling ever since I heard your voice at the start LOL

If ever there was a good reason to subscribe to this channel, this is it. That was beautiful.

Thanks Big Clive I needed a laugh today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Your C3PO impression is spectacular. :D

Clive you have to give this fine example of genius Engineering skill away in a competition

This had me creased up with laughter! Truly brilliant Clive.

Hey Clive, did that last bottle of whiskey have a little worm, at the bottom of it? LOL

This was not what I expected when I clicked on it. lol.

Can you please make a series of these? have you done more? Can you make a playlist of them? I'm dying laughing.

This is one of your very best. Your sense of humor is fantastic.

Daaamn, Clive with the salt!!!!!

Clive, you're the best!

Wow, I didn't know Mrs Doubtfire was an electronic engineer lol!! Chuckling all the way through that, nice one Clive!!

haha, i like the sense of humor, in this project presentation, including some truths told in a loud voice.

Might of voided the warranty?!?! ;) LoL

Bad bear! Don't snort cocaine!

Fantastic, Big Clive, brilliant educational video. So good in fact I'm going to fix some tungsten filament lamps I have laying around the place in the same way. Thank you, Big Clive. Your money saving educational videos are just so good.

Thank god i was born at the right time in human history to witness the greatness of this channel

Fantastic! Geezz Clive, how much of Ralfie's whiskey have you had?!

This voice is going to haunt me in my nightmares

You are such a wonderful nerd. Love your videos. "And remember if you try your own repair, do be sure to video record the project and share your obituary."

Finally something useful from this channel, usually big clive goes on and on about who knows what now hes starting to get down to the meat of eletrons

This voice is scaring and scarring me.

Clive, this was epic. Love the voice

That was hilarious Clive, my eyes wouldn't stop streaming. Great work sir.

Brilliant Clive, how you managed to stay in character for the whole video was hilarious. Haven’t laughed like it in ages, brilliant. More Whiskey!

This video ( and many more )is why your the best!!!!

Thanks TOP ECO DIY TIPZ, I just fix my filaments in LED lamp.... It WORKS, ps: for the dumb people, please do not do this. lol

One of the Best, if not THE best, Clive videos. I couldn't stop grinning and giggling :D

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I even got asked what I was laughing at!!! This has me giggling throughout! Especially the delicate bulb hole cutting

the now 10 morrons that downvoted have absolutely no sense of humor at all PERIOD

More! Please!

Clive, your jovial sarcastic tone needs it’s own series.

Give you an Australian accent, and you could be like those wildlife commentators from Australia, always enthusisastic and full of wonder, no matter what happens. Great video.

Hahaha big Clive does blue Peter...... not the children’s programme, his boyfriend who has bad circulation 😂

Oh damn, I busted my sides laughing.

Great video, woke up feeling a bit low, by the time I had watched this I was set up for the day.

i couldn't wait for the filaments so i just stuck a bit of brillo pad between the wires but the glass broke too much i think so i used a baby bottle instead and it works a treat. thanks, great vid

I think Clive must of been visiting Washington State in the US and sampled some of the green smoky stuff. Oh wait the video would of been about food if he had,

As a one off this was hilarious and I love the fakey-happy voice, but is this something you've been planing (general spoof), or did a DIY-youtuber just post something that showed they needed taken down a peg or two (specific spoof)?

soon as i heard the commentary at the start, i thought, here we go again! i love these videos!

You need to do more of these!! This saved me millions on new lamps! Now I'm dead from trying to fix one so I don't have to buy new ones anymore!

Ha Ha you silly sod :-D, What triggered this outbreak of madness, a silly channel perhaps?.

Not enough rosin. It would have been fine if you'd used tons of rosin.

My kind of project! But, my results are rarely so professional looking. Great video. Good to see my coffee money donation is well spent.

The failure at the end was the cherry on the cake. Brilliantly done sir!

I find the lack of hot-snot glue suspiciously lacking for a DIY video. Also, does this guy even know electric? He didn't even bother to change the caps. Every *SERIOUS* DIYer knows that's the *first* thing you do.

You alright Clive? Been messing around with dangerous chemicals again? ;)

I don't know... It's still a lot better than a lot of the dodgy electronic devices I've seen disassembled on this channel. At least it didn't go bang and set the house on fire... but it almost did, and since it had that potential I thought this video was exciting to watch.

OMFG I'M DYING!!!! Funny as hell, I like when Clive makes videos like this. Very entertaining my hat is off to you kind sir.

Oh god

You made a disco lamp.

LOL Now that was funny!!!! (and educational too). Keep up the great work and the P155 taking too. Have a great weekend mate, Joe

Lol. As soon as I heard the tone of your comedy spoof voice I was expecting explosions and shocking footage

Did you know you can repair the old tungsten filament lamp by leaving them switched on and shaking them vigorously until the broken filaments touch and presto, just like magic it will light again. The power should be switched on to make sure the filament welds itself to the other broken half. If you are very lucky there will be a bang when this happens when the broken filament comes into contact with the other half of the broken filament choosing to blow apart with balls of white hot metal flying everywhere. When these white hot balls of metal come in contact with the glass it will shatter the glass allowing the white hot balls of metal to carry on and embed themselves into your skin and eyes if lucky. This is good as you can then grab the filament while it is still white hot and twist it together. This will be an effective repair and electrocution all in one, however, the repair will be completed when a member of your family or a close friend glues the shattered glass together with super glue and tests the lamp, which will now only give a nice red glow for about 10 seconds then go pop. After this your friend can arrange your funeral providing he has not touched the live element of the bulb exposing themselves to an electric shock hazard. However, if they have it will be very good value with the bulb having killed two for the price of one. DISCLAIMER: Do not try this at home as there is a severe risk of electric shock from electricity, you will be at risk of cuts and being burned by white hot glass which may also burn and embed itself in your skin. Also there is a risk of your hair standing on end, your manhood shrinking from high current, high voltage electricity and your balls falling off. DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. (You may however try it in a neighbours home where your family can sue them for allowing you to do something dangerous leading to risk of death)!

I love the part when you broke the whole glass

Had one of these have the glass break right as I pulled it out of the package. Perfect circle pretty much around the base leaving like a fishbowl shaped piece of glass. Surprisingly that's been one of the more reliable bulbs I've ever bought because I just threw it into my patio light where it has that glass outer housing anyway.

I know how hard it is to play wrong when you know right, but you played it perfectly. 👍