Inside an ionic foot detox spa unit.

[@Phroggster]

I'm so out of touch with the modern world that I am still using kidneys and a liver to detox my body.

[@TheSaabClinicUK]

Thats so last year. Why use your own organs when a Chinesium circuit board can do it for you... Oh wait.....

[@ThePunischer1000]

You wouldn’t believe how much kidneys and liver costs here. And they get used up so quick in the foot basin...

[@gyrgrls]

You gotta be kidney!

[@user-lq1dk6gr3p]

@@gyrgrls its like you have no filter...

[@gyrgrls]

@@user-lq1dk6gr3p These puns have gone down the tubules

[@StreuB1]

Blows my mind at how much engineering and manufacturing went into the circuitry when after all is said and done, its just a bunch of bullshit wankery.

[@bigclivedotcom]

There's a recurring pattern of well designed quack devices. Like it's a recreational thing for professional designers.

[@Vokabre]

​@@bigclivedotcom I presume in some areas these kind unpleasant-looking jobs might be the only opportunity for professionals to get decent salaries, i recall listening to a few lectures by a decent Russian medical professional who mentioned how he started his career at a quack medical centre just because it had jobs and it paid well compared to proper medical establishments.

[@SimonCoates]

@@bigclivedotcom - they are running a secret competition on who can produce the most complicated circuit that doesn't do anything.

[@stavinaircaeruleum2275]

@@bigclivedotcom hey, mind telling me if this is safe or not? www.ebay.com/i/391255158955?chn=ps&var=660543331680&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=660543331680_391255158955&targetid=884131267673&device=m&mktype=pla&googleloc=9021600&poi=&campaignid=9248481309&mkgroupid=94612600955&rlsatarget=pla-884131267673&abcId=1141156&merchantid=101673873&gclid=Cj0KCQiAqY3zBRDQARIsAJeCVxNkLPU6dTAHRhr0tlUbQJEJf9Jwr8GHYTIx2hnAdi7E5O2wyhq4q50aAiSwEALw_wcB

[@erlendse]

Honestly, the circuit looks very legit. But the load is rather dubious as far as I care.

[@petaks01]

Nice to see an efficient device, pulled the junk from his feet even when they were still in his shoes

[@johncrowerdoe5527]

It was obviously pulling through his frequently inserted fingers. ;-)

[@soupflood]

I laughed out loud, this was so good

[@19jacobob93]

Hahahahahahahahahaha

[@paulsilcock6923]

Obviously it was such a powerful remedy I bet you can get the same result whilst being in a different postcode

[@yolandawhite2180]

😂😂😂😂🚑

[@garywordsworth9302]

7:21 does rather look like a dead Dalek in a canal and probably about as much use as one too

[@DOCTOR_SONG]

I noticed that too

[@volo870]

I may think of many uses for a Dalek, when fished out from a canal... am I doing anything wrong?

[@josephking6515]

It-was-DES-TROYED!

[@gavincurtis]

Unfortunate victim from the underwear rave party.

[@ofar4452]

I love this - pure Clive... Q: Does it have current regulation? A: MORE SALT.

[@UTF_8x]

That was a very Jeremy Clarkson moment

[@stargazer7644]

When it hit 2A the input voltage dropped to 8V. I believe your power supply was current limiting.

[@TheEmbeddedHobbyist]

Love the way the impurities can be dragged out of you skin over quite a distance. I'd be worried that I'm paying for my detox, but helping anybody else in the room for free. :)

[@samuelfellows6923]

The Embedded Hobbyist - the fraudsters

[@Dustin2112]

Beat me to this exact message.

[@soupisgoodfood42]

Quantum teleportation, obviously...

[@Lightning666]

Room is vibrrrating!!! Table is shaking!!! ADD MORE SAAAAALT!!!

[@lovelyheiferdev]

Diodegonewild rules! 😌

[@MrMarcinpluciennik]

EVEN MORE SAAAAAAAAALLLTTT!!!!!!!

[@Sabbatheist]

Big Clive and Dave from EEVblog - The two best debunkers, no holds barred.

[@DaveCurran]

"My huge tub of simmering filth" - good name for a punk band.

[@stridermt2k]

-or sequels: "Simmering Filth 2: The Simmering" or "Simmering Filth 3: The Search for More Filth"... ..."The Filth Element" (ducks)

[@bartdegroot4826]

@@stridermt2k episode 5; the return of the filth.

[@rucker69]

@@bartdegroot4826 the fifth filth?

[@tncorgi92]

taking place near the Firth of Forth?

[@christianrottler]

Tonight live on stage: "Simmering Filth" 🤘

[@ColinTimmins]

Oh I remember those spoons! lol... Thanks for the blast from the past Clive!

[@GeorgeJFW]

Anyone else want to see the power supply it shipped with get a tear down?

[@jrmcferren]

Can it be an explosive teardown?

[@DrakkarCalethiel]

Of course! The plug already says it for me.

[@simontay4851]

Yes, definitely. Open it!

[@samuelfellows6923]

Chinesem crap, with non compliant uk-style plug

[@alexmarshall4331]

DEFINITELY... I SECOND THAT!! 👍

[@dustysparks]

I remember those tiny spoons. Chemistry teachers loved them as they were cheap scoopers for the classroom for reagents.

[@snowflakemelter1172]

A great way to chrome plate your feet while in the comfort of your own home.

[@gabotron94]

Nothing detoxes you like making your liver kick into high gear

[@tappel0]

I wonder if the power supply is actually on par with the quality of the device. I guess these quack devices are fairly expensive, so the manufacturers have less incentive to cut corners everywhere. I like the touch with the high current traces built up with solder. A bit overkill maybe for a device with such low output current.

[@MetalheadAndNerd]

Maybe they needed to meet some regulations for mains powered devices with electrical contact to human bodies.

[@aaronbrandenburg2441]

@@MetalheadAndNerd possibly because of is that plug issue with non-compliant plug makes Rave think not so much. But yes there are regulations that would affect like medical equipment and don't like your debt as to what you were saying. Also look up on KZbin medical-grade plug pack. Here in the United States it would be called a wall adapter or power brick or a wall wart. Or just adapter for power supply. What I'm saying is why if you had to meet requirements for your power supply why I also would that power supply have a non-compliant Ford employee supplied with it. I just thank God one part be notifying that would go through power supply would mean the whole thing would be non-compliant. Kind of like using non compliant Parts in the manufacturer's device could void warranty. And such as if a switch in LaPlace is not compliant with the regulations that device would not pass for any regulations. Here in the United States be in DC National mythical code and potentially others depending on what type of device.

[@MetalheadAndNerd]

@@aaronbrandenburg2441 Is that some kind of social experiment or artificial intelligence trying to mimic a human response? Anyway it would be a hassle to have a non-compliant Ford employee delivered with every power supply.

[@JesusisJesus]

Aaron Brandenburg can you construct your thoughts comprehensively and try again or are you happy to never proof read anything you publish permanently on a medium that will possibly be used in future to 🐥🦆🐊🦧🐋🦆🦆🦆🦘🦙🐕🦙🦒🎄🦥🌲🌲🌔💫🌨⛈🌈 like we know about KZbin Egypt 4000BC?

[@MetalheadAndNerd]

@@JesusisJesus This is no auto-correct running wild. This looks to me like a semi context-aware text generator as they are used by search engine spammers to generate thousands of pages with pseudo content around some topic to make Google think there was lots of discussion about this topic.

[@wmcruzcarrollsr.5727]

Welcome to the Bob Ross of electronics channel. How many others random surf and end up listening to Clive? Always interesting and easy to listen to also. Great channel!!!

[@Vokabre]

I wonder if anyone have combined these detox units, with those throrium-infused alpha-beta emitting health thingies discussed recently, for absolute healthiness

[@whc2001]

STC15W408AS is an enhanced 8051 microcontroller by STC and the JP1 is likely the serial programming port for it (VCC, TXD, RXD, GND).

[@lindavenable9406]

I HAD A BIOENERGISER FOOT IONIZER, FOR 12 YEARS. LET ME TELL YOU, IT WAS A BLESSING FOR ME. YOU CAN ACTUALLY FEEL THE PULLING OF THE TOXINS COMING OUT THROUGH THE FEET. I WOULD LOVE TO BUY ANOTHER ONE FROM THE SAME COMPANY, BUT I CANNOT FIND THEM ANYMORE. ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT, IT WAS THE BEST MACHINE, AND PRODUCT THAT I'VE EVER USED. I NOW HAVE ANOTHER ONE, BUT IT IS NOT AS EFFECTIVE AS THE FIRST ONE.

[@juliesunnydaze]

I did my own trial of this quack product. It concurs with your work here. Thanks from USA. I just made a coffee donation to support your work.

[@bigclivedotcom]

Thanks. Much appreciated.

[@chrisbalchin1481]

I agree re Steve Summers. A great relaxing watch, with a side serving of Peanut!

[@EricWillis77]

I work in an electroplating facility. We are NOT allowed to discharge chromium from our waste water treatment system into the city waste water system because it’s a toxic heavy metal. For god’s sake don’t use these things people. We treat it then filter it out and dry it,bag it in special bags that have to be properly labeled and picked up by a hazardous waste disposal crew on a regular basis. We can’t even keep them on site more than a month!!! I should point out we use hexavalent chromium which is different from chromium in stainless but high nickel concentrations are poisonous.

[@MagentaJoe]

"I shall put this down there and try to remember what it is." hahah Might as well just throw it in the garbage now Clive.

[@scottfirman]

I have gotten to the point in my life that unless I write a label and attach it to what it is I gutted, I forget what a board full of electronic goodies came from or what it was for. I have to write on a 3x5 index card what is wrong with someone's lawn mower and what it is I am doing with it. Even what parts it needs and if possible order number, part number because when parts come in the mail, I forget which mower those parts are for. I have 7 mowers to fix as soon as the snow is gone. Yay!

[@EpsilonsReviews]

Beautiful as I had an ad for one of these just before this video

[@paulsilcock6923]

I get them ALL the time pmfs at this

[@sonixthatsme]

Can we sometime see the workbench / workspace? I'm very curious how it looks, and if it looks somewhat like my workspace. Untidy of course.

[@bigclivedotcom]

It's very untidy.

[@sonixthatsme]

@@bigclivedotcom that's how we all like it

[@johnmorgan1629]

Well we've had the Dalek death lights. Now we have the Dalek foot spa.

[@qwadratix]

A D.I.Y. Electrocution kit? Perfect. I have a few relatives that could really use one of these.

[@NightWolfx03]

If the coils in the electrode unit are stainless would it actually be making hexavalent chromium ? In that case it's a foot toxifier.

[@dwfootzoning]

These ionic foot cleanses work for me.😊 My clients. My family. We feel benefits ranging from better digestive health to improved sleep, pain relief, ankle swelling gone down, improved energy, there are so many benefits to causing negative ions flowing throughout your body. I'm here to say that there are still good people in the world. There are scam versions of everything, including this device. However most you find are legit. I challenge peope to try it. Whether you feel a difference the first time or not, that doesn't mean benefits aren't occuring. Not everyone is in tune with their health. Instead of making videos disproving a peculiar device, try it. Might change your life like it has for many thousands of people.😊

[@bigclivedotcom]

If you feel it works for you then that's good. If you're selling the service as anything other than a placebo effect then that's not so good.

[@MrRedwires]

It's interesting to see such a HUGE inductor - caps is very necessary here. I designed a board with a buck regulator not too long ago. 12V down to 5V, so it's similar enough to here, with about 3A output current. I managed to get away with a 7x7mm SMD Inductor - an inductor of that size could probably handle an order of magnitude more. Nice teardown, as always!

[@peterzingler6221]

Was the cheapest Suplly avaible at the time or something

[@erlendse]

Well, you probably used some high-tech MHz-frequency buck converter? They probably used something slower, that "floats around" at the market.

[@stephenbell9257]

The switching regulator chip used in this device is pretty ancient (at least 30 years old) so it switches at a relatively low frequency and requires a large inductor because of that low switching frequency. Modern switching regulator chips can switch much faster and can get away with much smaller inductors and capacitors.

[@MrRedwires]

@@erlendse I'm... Using a 50 cents expensive SOT 23-6 sized chip rated for 3A at 50kHz I mean, it's still high tech, but quite affordable

[@AbuPaul]

Thank you for this amazing video!! Today I saw the ad for the first time and for a moment I figured this either a miracle of modern technology or a major scam!!!

[@kazumahikineet3090]

I want to buy one just to leave it running and occasionally change to water just to see how long it takes until one of the electrodes (or both) dissolve/corrode completely.

[@techtastisch7569]

Hey Clive, will you also take a closer look at the power supply? Would be interesting how much money went into it.

[@Peter_S_]

I would be interested to know the degree of isolation it provided. Electrical apparatus for medical applications where the wall powers anything in electrical contact with the body needs to be extremely isolated for sale in the US. Of course this isn't quite a registered "medical" device so no contact is legally allowed.

[@jamesthompson2981]

"Tower of simmering filth" sounds like my hard drive....

[@user-lq1dk6gr3p]

Sounds like my toolbin by the end of a workday lmao

[@jamielancaster4272]

Loled

[@jurivlk5433]

It is rocket science far beyond the range of knowledge of Big Clive!

[@markboldyrev8321]

That 4-pin connector is probably intended for programming the microcontroller after the board is assembled and not for testing as mentioned.

[@dhpbear2]

1:48 - Why not use that adaptor? Is it not isolated?

[@bigclivedotcom]

No guarantee of proper isolation on an import through unofficial channels. Very little testing or consideration of isolation seems to happen many products shipped directly from China.

[@ADR69]

Every time you say "button" I think back to the Hopi tear down and it's great

[@gordonlawrence1448]

Why does this remind me of the lunacy in "The Road to Wellville"? I was half expecting something to go spectacularly wrong.

[@thecommenter578]

I wonder why the user manual says: consult your "health care practitioner" instead of "consult your doctor". Maybe a real doctor would tell you to trow that crap to the trash

[@MetalheadAndNerd]

I always thought that this was an American legal thing. That maybe a Wiccan health magician sued a company for discrimination because they advised people to ask a doctor.

[@Azaelris]

Because health care in a massage place is different to a doctor. They're similar but not the same.

[@thecommenter578]

@@Azaelris to my understanding, a doctor has a college degree and a health practitioner just watched a couple of KZbin tutorials

[@AshleyBrown-rk6nv]

So why do we have nurse practitioners then??....

[@MrJoeylj]

Ain't they the same thing a practitioner and a doctor?

[@timkeip]

The resistor, diode and capacitor in the upper right is a reset RC with diode for discharge when power is removed.

[@Dave84King]

U can't scam a scammer! the way this man broke everything down to the last detail of the transistors just shows how much wired he is.

[@Subgunman]

It wasn't so much as measuring coke as it was used to snort the coke from it.

[@gullreefclub]

The replacement paddle stirrers worked just as well or at least so that I have read

[@rationalmartian]

No it wasn't. It was used by tenner bag level heroin dealers. As it constituted what was generally an average bag. Most people snorting coke simply use a key as a shovel and snorting implement. Virtually every one has at least one Yale type key, or you can be sure the first person asked will have one. Never really seen the point of snorting, as the vast majority ends up betting snurched back and swallowed anyway, leaving a very small amount to be absorbed by the mucus membranes. Might as well just neck it in a bomb. Though it's a waste anyway. Much better to rock it up and put it on a pipe. IF you were going to indulge in the nasty shit. I rarely ever bother these days. The novelty and charm I found wore off in my late twenties. Some time ago.

[@thomasneal9291]

@@rationalmartian nah, sorry, if you ever did coke, it was only once, and you never did enough to understand the drug. it's one of the best, most addictive drugs in existence. them's the facts.

[@res1492]

@@thomasneal9291 Rationalmartian is bang on with his comment...coke was bumped from a key and still is

[@christopherj3367]

I assume JP1 is for FTDI connection to micro processor for testing purposes

[@johncrowerdoe5527]

More like the standard programming interface for that brand of microcontroller. Using FTDI chips for anything feels bad after they did that chip destruction stunt a few years ago.

[@stanelywilliams1392]

Very well done experiment. Obviously he has a electrical background and clearly knows what hes talking about. I think we can chalk this up as a gimmick.

[@noakeswalker]

"more saaaaalt !!!" as Mr. DiodeGoneWild would say....

[@Ale.K7]

When Big Clive started adding salt I immediately looked for this comment 😂.

[@simontay4851]

Even more salt!

[@DrakkarCalethiel]

Whole room is vibrating. Even more saaalt!

[@Progs420]

I always forcefully smile as I see an upload notification from you!

[@anononomous]

-Instructions say 60w -Devices says 25w -Power supply says 12v 2A... 😀

[@lolman123401]

12v 2a is pretty much 25

[@anononomous]

@@lolman123401 It is less though. I just thought it was funny that the power was getting progressively less the more you read.

[@deltab9768]

@@anononomous still wonder what voltage/amps are going to the output. That switching supply makes me think its not 12v.

[@Zanthum]

Anybody else hear the high pitched whine when it started up in standby? Edit 1:It stops when running in water but continues when running dry. Edit 2: seeing that toroid I think it's coil whine.

[@vipervidsgamingplus5723]

Zanthum that is common when pushing things like that to its limits

[@userPrehistoricman]

Could also be the power supply. It's known to create some interference/sounds.

[@Zanthum]

@@vipervidsgamingplus5723 but why would it whine when idle and stop when passing power? The only thing I can think of is powering all the LEDs at the same time but the whine is constant and does not change with LED flashing. Also whine continued when only 1 led was lit (unit running) but element was not in water so could not pass power. Whine continued when unit idle but element in water. Whine only stopped when element in water and unit active.

[@Zanthum]

@@userPrehistoricman ok but do you have any explanation as to why the whine would stop only when the element is in water and the unit is running? It continues when not running wet and dry and when running dry. That is the part that is confusing me 😁.

[@userPrehistoricman]

When it's dry, there is no current flowing between the two springs, so the unit as a whole consumes much less energy. Only when it's in the water is the power supply loaded.

[@starfleetau]

The JP1 looks like it's possibly a UART or the SPL communication link Clive simular to what some of the arduino units etc use when they don't have a USB built into them the chip is a 8051 CPU, and loking at that it does have both, and given that the boards wires for TX and RDX go down to the jumpers..

[@dhpbear2]

1:17 - There's an easy explanation: the adaptor sucks up the remaining 35 Watts :)

[@achach5055]

Ikr. Im only 1.30 in and he already talking like a condesending sarcastic know it all. Obviously already bias, so waste of time watching

[@res1492]

Clive, you are spot on with the Mc D's stirrers...thanks to (because of) my misplaced youth i came across those measuring spoons more often than id like nowadays...they were used to measure out £10 worth of Heroin. How the hell did you know about them?

[@violetpasztorwilson1192]

it's separating the total dissolved solids in the water.. use Reverse Osmosis water and see what happens

[@stevegoodier1241]

Quote of the week....."Let's give it a bad time", ... Brilliant !

[@H3wastooshort]

1:50 this thing actually has the „ Geprüfte Sicherheit“ and „TÜV Süd“ badges, wich are a pretty good safety badges here in germany.

[@BaronSamedi1959]

You know that the "CE" sign on Chinese products, just means "Chinese Export", yes?

[@H3wastooshort]

Karl Moens Well CE also isnt a safety indicators, it just sayes: A want to sell this in the EU.

[@BaronSamedi1959]

"CE" actually means that the seller / producer guarantees that the product is in conformity with all EU / EEA regulations. From the European Commission website: "By affixing the CE marking to a product, the manufacturer assumes full responsibility for its compliance with all safety requirements." (ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/ce-marking/consumers_en)

[@garibuz]

Y como explicas que hay tonos verde... o negro y coincide justamente con el problema que esta sucediendo en el cuerpo?

[@FireballXL55]

I assume the reason the current dropped was due to the fact the electrodes are covered with bubbles so less surface area, and not due to the unit limiting current. Because it went upto 2A at one stage before lots of gassing started.

[@pstfavourovie8920]

Thanks for your wonderful video Sir, So what do we do with it since we already own it?

[@bigclivedotcom]

Keep it as a novelty item.

[@jamesgrimwood1285]

That big photo of the circuit board looks so clear that it appears to be a large version of the real thing, and looks 3D.

[@FireMao]

What better way to kick off a Monday morning than to watch two talking hands😊

[@freddiehernandez9998]

*could you do a video on how to properly, scientifically detoxify the human body*

[@Frustratedfool]

I have just started to use a CPAP for sleep apnoea and there are quite a few Ozone generators being sold to clean the machines, masks and hoses. But I also know that ozone is potentially harmful for lungs. Also, I have also found that the manufacturer of my CPAP will void the warranty if ozone generators are used to sterilise their machines - so they must do some noticeable damage. Realistically, it is just the hose that is the real pain to clean and dry, but it’s not clear if these units actually do anything worthwhile. It would be great to understand how these generators work and if they are easy to just build (I made a couple of ionisers based on your schematic last year).

[@rdizzy1]

And you have dumb fucks that use ozone generators in their vehicles while they are in them, or in their homes with small children and pets. Negative ion generators also produce ozone.

[@urugulu1656]

a quite nice designed and engineered device.... well components that are related to each other are relatively distant to each other. signals are routed across the whole board... so not exactly

[@bigclivedotcom]

The switching section is definitely a bit spaced out.

[@michaelthibault7930]

Wallet detoxifier. Seriously, the implication of being able to buy one at all is the implication that scores of highly-educated and/or highly-experienced people can be brought together to design, tool-up for, manufacture, and distribute such products profitably is the implication that there are a lot of people in various countries willing to part with real money for the soothing words of a spa attendant and the demonstrably deceitful display of a minor bit of electro-chemical nothingstuff. Magical thinking is to be encouraged; people will throw money at your feet… So sad.

[@unperrier]

At 1:30 he says the plug is non-complliant. Why? Because it doesn't have a fuse?

[@bigclivedotcom]

No guarantee of proper isolation between the 240V side and 12V side. Some of the power supplies from China are terrifying.

[@urugulu1656]

if i recall correctly the stc15w series is a 8051 based chip ...

[@youhackforme]

I think that 4 pin header is a JTAG/boundary scan header to essentially program the microcontroller. If you get a JTAG programmer off of eBay you may be able to read the code that's programmed in it

[@rares3968]

STC mcu's use serial connection for programming, so a FDTI board would do the job.

[@mahrufurrahman9759]

I was just looking at something on KZbin where a woman was using something like this to treat her sweaty feet and now your notification came up lol.

[@bigclivedotcom]

For sweaty feet there's a real treatment called iontophoresis that involves passing a fairly high DC current between water and skin.

[@OntologicalQuandry]

Wow! So they do alternate the polarity. However, that board is vastly more complicated and expensive than it needs to be. ...unless, of course all the parts are sourced from stock that was intended for other purposes.

[@jaylittleton1]

Clive, considering the complexity of the Magic Circuits, can you think of some actual use it could have, if used with something other that the supplied array?

[@shadowxxe]

actual electrolysis like for a lab demo?

[@9063rx]

You know what's really funny? I got an ad for a negative ion foot spa when watching this video. Optimum it was called.

[@m3sca1]

Maybe using the same chip drivers as the salt water pool chlorinators.

[@ferrumignis]

The micro is a single cycle 8051 variant, 8 bits of pure cheapness. The buck regulator layout looks horrendous with a huge loop area, so RF emissions are likely to be pretty awful, might be worth bringing an AM radio close by to check.

[@demofilm]

That is a nice system to mod and use it for removing rust from metal detector findings

[@mickf6]

I'm going to go ahead and like this video before I see it. I can do that because if it's Big Clive, I know I am going to love it!

[@bigclivedotcom]

Did it live up to your expectations?

[@mickf6]

@@bigclivedotcom Absolutely did!

[@scottfirman]

I tried reducing the output on a 27 volt wall charger by adding some resistors but noticed the charger just compensates for the added resistors. I added 4 resistors but noticed it would just dump more voltage into it. I never realized a wall charger has a power sensing unit that somehow knows there is a reduction going on. My guess is the old ones would work. I need an 18 volt charger but cannot find one. The wall charger plugs into a nicad base that charges the battery for a drill so the wall wort actually sends the power ( regulated) to the base which doesnt send 18 volts to the battery but reduces it to 4.5 volts and prevents overcharging with a board that monitors battery condition and will not work if you try to bypass the chip. I am frustrated at the damn thing. I need an 18 volt wall wort for an electric train that I picked up for under our Christmas tree.

[@phbrinsden]

Could we get an analysis of what was drawn out of your feet? Even though they never went near the bath?? Interested to know what mineral/compound caused the coloration. Probably rust!!

[@bigclivedotcom]

I may have included a link to research either in this video or one about the electrodes. It puts a lot of chromium and nickel into the water.

[@user-hr8pz6lh5w]

If the circuit breaker keeps tripping use the ( *Magic Glue ™️* ) included to freeze it

[@jasongriffiths1048]

Love your videos Clive. I have a dodgy unsafe 12v adaptor which was bought of a massive online retailer which failed within a few minutes that and wondered if I could send it to you for a tear down?

[@deltab9768]

I wonder what voltage and current is actually emitted into the water. The switching regulator makes me think its something besides 12v.

[@edgeeffect]

Show me a 4-pin connector next to a microcontroller, and I see a serial port for getting the software in or OUT.

[@bitelaserkhalif]

What if.... The current & voltage given to electrode is very high? Or even AC current?

[@bigclivedotcom]

Fast AC won't work as it has to be DC to cause the corrosion. Higher current will result in faster corrosion.

[@paper__crane]

It would have been interesting to see just how bad the power supply was compared to the product’s board.

[@mentatphilosopher]

I first read the name as “Fool Spa”

[@ciarfah]

mentatphilosopher No misreading here ;)

[@johnmullinex6146]

I love your videos and all your hard work although some times they look like more fun than work. Have you ever torn apart one of the electronic pest control units? I looked through your videos and didn't see one. I must say it is hard to look for something specific in your videos because I always see something interesting and get side tracked. When you were putting the salt in this it reminded me when I was a kid and would catch a cold my parents used a vaporizer in our room at night. The electrods went into the water to heat the water and make steam. If my Father would get too much salt in the water the bedroom light would flicker and when the room was darkened it was like a tiny lightning storm in the bottom of the vaporizer.

[@hempbear]

Wow, that was a lot more complicated (and less "exciting") than a capacitive dropper I was expecting :D

[@alexpowers3697]

An h202 generator. Is there a flammable warning?

[@LaskyLabs]

This reminds me of heating water with electricity. Do you suppose those there's a product out there that is a simple, safe, drop in water heater? Or a way to make one. It doesn't even need to be safe, it would just be neat to find a way to heat water without turning it brown using a usb plug or something.

[@bigclivedotcom]

You can buy water heaters like that on eBay. They make the liquid live.

[@LaskyLabs]

@@bigclivedotcom I love you China. Always be there for me. Does it discolor or chemically alter the water in anyway? Also wouldn't it be safe if it was properly grounded, like a suicide shower head. Also make glowing cum. That is all. -They sell glow in the dark condoms on bad dragon btw-

[@bigclivedotcom]

@@LaskyLabs it may add some metal ions to the water. I made a video about it a while ago. Try searching my channel for the keyword heater.

[@LaskyLabs]

@@bigclivedotcom okay, thanks.

[@Guitargasm]

Where did you get the DC Power Monitor? Seems like a great device, but I can't seem to find the same one online.

[@bigclivedotcom]

I got it a few years ago. Not sure if it's still available.

[@psydemekum]

Plz look inside a Lakhovsky „Multiwellenoszillator“ (multiple wave oscillator MWO)

[@letthesunshinethru2355]

Clive, what happens when you don't add salt to the water? What if anything is produced? What does the "array" rods do on its own to the water?

[@bigclivedotcom]

The salt is mainly used to make the water conductive to accelerate the effect.

[@nightlurker]

About the only thing of use there is the coke spoon! Bit expensive though McD used to do them for free with their coffee.

[@CharlotteFairchild]

Not always brown. I used to have white bubbles and I was done. The several times I have used it, my feet improved. They were in a scaly and painful condition.

[@shadowxxe]

Some of the chemicals created in the reaction are corrosive they were eating away at your skin who knows if you left them in longer you could have gotten chemical burns! i doubt it still never use one of these i wouldn't put my health in the hands of dumb luck

[@licensetodrive9930]

That's an interesting power meter you've got there, have you seen the UD18 one? It has USB / USB-C / barrel connectors for monitoring power, and can be powered from micro-USB so the readings are more accurate. Requires some intelligence to use since the USB & barrel connections are wired together, you don't want to plug any USB device in if you've got 12v going into the barrel connection. It also remembers the mAh & watt numbers when powered off so it's very useful for measuring capacity of USB power banks etc.

[@arthurserino2254]

Shouldn't the earth pin be made of plastic if it doesn't provide a safety connection?

[@shadowxxe]

the point is it doesn't have a fuse or likely any of the safe break away features a normal plug has

[@zachz96]

What about the high-pitched squeal?

[@boriss.861]

An Idea for you perhaps. With all the double sockets with USB connectors. Are these on all the time? Is this the same for all manufacturers? if so what is the quiescent current. If this is multiplied by just 2 per household what is the total draw on the national grid? (This is a thought from the quiescent current draw on a Smoke Detector as looked at by Dave Jones and the 100MW (perhaps) from the Auzzie Grid.

[@bigclivedotcom]

Some have an integrated switch, but most have a very low standby current. But I'm not a fan of building electronics in.

[@m3sca1]

You will also find that a lot of the red brown crap is coming from the water. After applying voltage and skimming the crap off...that stuff stops coming out. Put fresh water in...more gunk.

[@ivarhakuse8572]

Brilliant upload! Might also be an idea to trial it out for a couple of sessions and see it you felt any different afterwards, ie did it have any effect on you whatsoever regardless of the detox claims and the electrolytic degradation of electrodes leading to murky sludge. There are after all testimonials on company websites singing praises, and for all we know Mrs x from Jersey could just as much be the company secretary !!!!

[@paulsilcock6923]

YOU don't think?

[@ivarhakuse8572]

Paul Silcock I think Clive has done brilliant analysis but to place the final nail in the coffin would be to say that I trialed as according to your instructions and found no affect on me whatsoever. I think that would be useful since we know the gadget to have a spurious claim therefore that would negate placebo. Just my thought on this.

[@paulsilcock6923]

@@ivarhakuse8572 THESE SNAKE OIL COMPANIES HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS. It's like Clive says if it makes sense to you to use the thing carry on, until the coil burns out and the MAGIC Stops.Personally I use Epson salts and warm water in a washing up bowl

[@shadowxxe]

not sure clive would want to dip hos toes into a fizzing chemical soup to be honest

[@Eremon1]

I wonder Clive, have you ever thought of teaching the new generation of sparkys(AKA electricians)? The reason I ask is that you obviously come from a generation where common sense was actually common. And your knowledge of electronics is wonderfully vast. You've probably forgotten more about the subject today than I'll ever learn in my life time. I can't help but think the instructors of the new gen of techs sure could use an infusion of people like you. Don't know if that is anything close to an interest of yours or not, but I thought I'd ask.

[@bigclivedotcom]

The modern training is often appalling. It's shallow and missing a lot of important knowledge. Especially with regards to avoiding electrocution.

[@Eremon1]

@@bigclivedotcom That's what I was getting at. The system is currently pumping out poorly trained people. So would you say it's the regulations that are in place (or lack their of) that is the problem or the training schools? Perhaps it's a bit of both. Either way I've always found your videos to contain a wealth of information I certainly never learned. I used to be an electronics technician specializing in computer hardware. These days it seems to be more about the software since everything electronic these days is disposable in a way. Now I do carpentry and love it far more. But I'll always have a fondness toward electronics. Thank you for all of your effort that goes into making your videos. I appreciate the content very much. Cheers from across the pond.

[@bigclivedotcom]

@@Eremon1 It's the private companies that are masquerading as official bodies, and the bloated safety industry that have created flippant box ticking courses.

[@Eremon1]

@@bigclivedotcom Thank you for the replies. It's too bad the system is broken. It sure could use minds like yours. Cheers.