Destroyed: Lidl GU10 Smart LED Light Bulb

[@TerryLawrence001]

Taking Apart is easy! Putting it back together and making it safe and usable takes great skill. ( Or just tape it together and put it in a pickle jar for ambience lighting in the shed )

[@ihateemael]

its stuffing all the magic smoke back in that's tuff!

[@BrazzaB1]

The chips starting with BP are from Brightpower

[@antoniomaglione4101]

What makes me feel uneasy, is such powerful computer utilised in such a manner inside a poorly built light bulb... I carefully pondered computer power vs. the application all my professional life. How things have changed - I can't accept this level of utilitarianism. Thanks for the video...

[@alankingvideo]

You need to watch more Big Clive, you would sooner or later remember all these Bright Power chips.

[@JulianIlett]

I invented Big Clive :)

[@HazeAnderson]

Big Clive is a newb

[@GadgetBoy]

@@JulianIlett and BigClive inspired me, so I guess you inspired me by proxy?

[@redditreads1878]

@@JulianIlett no you didn't

[@Skimmo23]

I'm working at a company that is making smart home stuff. I'm in the team that's programming the efr32mg21. We are mostly using zigbee but I've done some research in using that chip with Bluetooth Mesh and even Green Power with wireless switches without battery (powered by the force generated by pushing). Our products are quite expensive but really well engineered so it is quite interesting seeing a low cost application using the same chip.

[@steveng5503]

It’s beyond my why we are not seeing more of you and your shenanigans... come on Julian, sort it out! 😆 Always a 👍 from me. 🇬🇧

[@martinocko9]

i turned adblock off and gotten 2 ads, i let them run fully while doing stuff on other monitor so you can buy another one

[@roolon6604]

@Julian Ilett are there any problems with this led bulb? What was the reason? Fuse? Greatz Bridge? Capacitors? Thanks!

[@TheRailroad99]

Wow, that is well build, all solid with connectors, 130C caps, I'm absolutely impressed! I think you can easily reuse the ZigBee+PSU board for some DIY builds.

[@Un_Pour_Tous]

I had a dream last night that me and my wife broke into your shed to use your 3D printer lol

[@JulianIlett]

You'd have been disappointed, my printer is only 2D :)

[@wthornton7346]

@@JulianIlett Nightmare!

[@Lighthouse_Hub]

OH snap get roasted

[@theattorney6072]

Hello, i have a Philips hue smart gu10 that just failed After only 15 days of use. Any Idea what could have caused that ?

[@pulesjet]

Frankenstein it back together Use it in the shed.

[@JonathanWellskcender]

It's not broken, it just needs a new box.Would be interesting to see what voltage the Zigbee module and LED's run at, convert it to a DC bulb with a buck converter, and run it directly from your batteries.

[@twotone3070]

Trouble is we know what would happen, how long it would take and how it would end up.

[@jlucasound]

I agree! Make your own enclosure. You could actually improve the heat dissipation.

[@gbsthlm6174]

How many volts wast it to the LED board ?

[@nexpro6985]

Capacitive dropper with a transformer?

[@stevehallam0850]

Amazing technology in a tiny bulb

[@frankowalker4662]

Can't you use the radio board in something else ? I'm sure you could scope out the control signals for each command.

[@toxicpadda]

In this tear down video the board gets reused to drive LED tape kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYO5eIKjbKmYkMk

[@mjp0815]

Great video, an amazing deep dive into a smart lightbulb 💡!

[@StuReedy]

Thank you for your bold sacrifice!

[@Leftfield2k7]

That will work just fine still, repurpose it into a custom bulb build :-)

[@valentinbahlen]

just last night i was thinking about opening lightbulbs to see how they work and building a custom lamp with them if their case breaks

[@UpLateGeek]

A meg of flash and 96K of RAM! And at 80MHz this would absolutely smash a Commodore 64! I wonder if anyone in 1982 thought that in 2021 there'd be more computing power in a light bulb than anyone has in their home computer?

[@666summerz]

wow that is pretty neat, wonder if a group of these would be any good for growing micro greens

[@yadabub]

How much goo fits in a goo-10?

[@marvintpandroid2213]

Julian does big Clive.... oh matron

[@johnham9256]

Only Brits of a certain age would understand this comment

[@marvintpandroid2213]

@@johnham9256 I wasn't sure to go with Matron or a Julian and sandy reference.

[@TurboTel68]

You could possibly rebuild it into the body of one of the Poundland LED lamps? I’ve managed to modify quite a few of those in the past

[@proluxelectronics7419]

I would keep the EFR32 module, It will still work for low voltage projects..

[@pintokitkat]

240v across the inputs and you can get it going again, surely. And checking the four pin connector to the LED panel, you probably have an IOT board that will drive whatever you want to attach it to.

[@JxH]

"Upset" - I feel sharp pangs of empathetic guilt when cutting through the embedded "smart chip", when chopping up an expired credit or debit card.

[@lafong636]

Try putting them in a microwave oven, interesting fireworks.

[@tyrgoossens]

Ooh the Zigbee.

[@Tekwyzard]

I can't hear the word zigbee any more without vividly imagining that pelvic thrust; that blokes an absolute menace, and probably knows it :-)

[@webbax90]

my assistant actually turned on all lights in the house

[@JanJeronimus]

My assistant started a video of Big Clive.

[@DIYwithBatteries]

You destroyed the light but you've got the LED driver circuit. lol

[@mc_cpu]

I got three ads so hopefully it Will be paid for soon 😜

[@jamescollins6085]

If not, I'm sure passive income from all of his other videos will pay for it.

[@pfeerick]

Chop the GU10 connectors off, attach a suitable plug and wire to it, pot up the back end to make it safe again, superglue the broken bit from the side on, re-glue the lens back on, and it'll live again... use it on the solar shed with your powerpacks... Problem solved! Nice video btw ;)

[@BruteClaw]

The BP1638 is a Bright Power constant current LED controller chip. They do a lot of different ones. But essentially the resistors set the current you want to drive the LEDs at, and the chip will adjust it's internal resistance to maintain that current regardless of how many LEDs are in the string. Being that you can dim these lights, that one probably also responds to PWM signals.

[@RevGear99]

Stop all that faffing about, just put it in the Vice of Knowledge

[@johnnodge4327]

BP = Bright Power, which are an LED lighting driver manufacturer. PS. It'll still work, just not in It's original GOO 10 package. ;)

[@JulianIlett]

It looks like a lot of attention was paid to the thermal design. I've broken that.

[@jayherde0]

@@JulianIlett ... Just needs a little heat sink compound and a new heat sink with a new hole for the 4 pin connector ... The next question is whether or not it will run off 12v :-)

[@johnnodge4327]

@@jayherde0 I'd be hacking it already, so it runs on 12v.

[@ElmerFuddGun]

Even without a data sheet for the controller you should be able to have some more fun with it. Pull that Zigbee controller and give it 3.3V and watch the output on your scope as you go through the different settings from your phone or "OK Google". Lots of fun left in it!

[@Electrowave]

I wonder if fingerprints could be copied from such a lovely high resolution video...

[@LittlePetieWheat]

Chips are bright power semi - datasheets available on web site.

[@JulianIlett]

Specifically bpsemi.com

[@johnmorgan1629]

At least it understands you, unlike some devices, even if a bit gooey. Also, hope your ant miner, even though it won't be making you rich, has covered more than the electricity it uses now.

[@medienmond]

You can reuse the parts. I did this with 3 Ikea bulbs, that are now lightening my 3D printer. A nice Aluminium Base for the LEDs build, a LED Driver from eBay added and the 3 bulbs in series then operated at 24v with the ability to dim the light with 3.3v from my duet3D printer-board...

[@Sylvan_dB]

I understand the y t algo likes comments... I imagine the pieces of that light dangling from the ceiling in the shed. Maybe you can feed it D.C. directly and bypass the A.C. bits?

[@alexstone691]

I've opened a led lightbulb, not smart one just to see whats inside And inside there is a off-line CCS buck regulator without a datasheet ofc, i've modified it and added a pot and now i can change the brightness :D Also manufacturers stress the electronics so dimming it (just removing one of the two parallel resistors in my case) will make it run a lot cooler and have a much longer life

[@RottnRobbie]

Julian - please pay attention to the !!!!AUDIO LEVEL!!!! when editing your videos. I was comfortably listening on my headphones, when suddenly @17:31 they were blasted off my head. Ouch!

[@Zplizor]

You can use "set color temperature to xxx Kelvin"

[@YTANDY100]

if you had more than one would they all change at the same time or can they be set up as individual lights ? , and no google is not my friend , google is google s friend :-)

[@Corknetter]

I have twelve of these ;-) They can be operated individually or as a group, whatever you like. It depends on the controller you use (Philips Hue in my case). But you can use these almost unlimited. Use them in groups, operate by voice command (Amazon Alexa f.i.), make them part of a light show, attach to your home security system, and so on....

[@lloydgarland4667]

How many views and adverts till YT pays enough for you can buy another then?

[@JulianIlett]

Not sure yet - estimated earnings are delayed 24 hours

[@TuttleScott]

I thought I was watching a big clive video when I clicked on it. destroy led bulb... has to be big clive. nope its julian.

[@cheetahkid]

I say, you can put it in a box and reuse it again, use it in your workshop.

[@pn8902]

You can still repurpose the electronics, maybe a gooseneck lamp would be good

[@BenCos2018]

neat Have no need for the features though lol

[@twobob]

Why is it broken? Just 3d print an awesome new housing.. no?

[@tengelgeer]

All led lights come with the same marking on the box including on/off spec. So seems a regulation thingy. And they just don't dare to go beyond 100k on the box. And you skipped the most important parameter on the box, Ra/CRI! Impressive to see a Zigbee light with CRI >95.

[@sdgelectronics]

A bit of hot glue and sellotape will have that back together easily

[@JulianIlett]

I was thinking rubber bands and a stapler ;)

[@LorcanAdrain]

More of these on sale this Sunday.

[@JulianIlett]

Yeah, the individual power sockets are back too - I'll be getting a couple of those :)

[@LorcanAdrain]

@@JulianIlett I will be there at 10:00 as they sold out of them within 2 hours last time. Fan looks fun but pricey.

[@joinedupjon]

@@JulianIlett if you get any more see if you can find out what the standby current is

[@JulianIlett]

I've got some of the E27 bulbs now :)

[@davey2k12]

Put it in a box wire it up add sum flowers 😅😅😅

[@Dave2108]

Its not broken as you can still wire it to mains and it will work.... >>> May be make it work with low voltage so you can control a 12v Led flood light or something from your Alexa ???

[@mikehensley78]

BP2522 low power consumption non-isolated step-down AC/DC constant voltage chip. BP2522X is a non-isolated step-down constant voltage driver chip with high precision and low standby power consumption. Suitable for 85Vac~265Vac full voltage input non-isolated power supply. The BP2522X chip integrates a 500V power switch, uses a unique voltage and current control technology, does not require external loop compensation capacitors, and can achieve excellent constant voltage characteristics, which greatly saves system cost and volume. The BP2522X chip adopts multi-mode control technology and supplies power from the output to the VCC, which effectively reduces the standby power consumption of the system, improves the efficiency and dynamic performance, and reduces the noise of the system when working under light load.

[@MarcoPolo-zv1ft]

Thanks for breaking super computer for my fun and maybe for you too

[@beachsandinspector]

BP chips - Bright Power Big Clive would have the spec sheets

[@JulianIlett]

Ah yes, bpsemi.com

[@gedtoon6451]

This is not a total loss. You could remount this in a bayonet connector from an old compact fluorescent lamp!

[@RottnRobbie]

Just for giggles, I pointed my phone at the QR code. I don't suppose it's "any secrets" being given away, but it decoded as text "CBBE08YBP0BCF7". Based on a quick search, a ZIGBEE ID is an 8-byte (16 hexadecimal characters) number, and that's 14 characters, some of which are emphatically not valid hex, so it aint that.

[@mickeyfilmer5551]

It will still work if you repurpose it some what.

[@rimmersbryggeri]

Wouldnt it be smarter to put the control for "smart" functions in the light fitting?

[@JulianIlett]

They also sell smart light fittings - they might have the smart stuff in the fitting :)

[@rimmersbryggeri]

@@JulianIlett They sold the zigbee power strip in my local lidl but not the hub. (Sweden) Is it any use at all without the hub?

[@monophonic_og]

@@rimmersbryggeri they should work with any zigbee hub. I hear you can even build your own with an esp8266 (or esp32) and tasmota. Haven't tried any of this myself though.

[@rimmersbryggeri]

@@monophonic_og Most people that buy their smart home stuff att lidl wouldnt either I imagine. YOu would think they sold more power strips than hubs though. Terve.

[@JulianIlett]

I bought the 2m LED strip and another hub. You can have up to 120 hubs on the app :)

[@The.Doctor.Venkman]

Really interesting video, Julian. Just to be a bit tempestuous: "Julian is getting sucked into the connected world of Big Brother. There is some guy in a control centre, recording every transition of lighting in his house and all other data from his collection of SMART Lidl and Aldi devices! This big-data will be used against him at some point in the near future and in an ugly way! lol!" BTW: Thanks for the Lbry link, as I had no idea you were on there, and have just followed you. You never know when the hand of corporatism will crush your views on the EU!

[@mahlapropyzm9180]

Spook: "Hey Google, is Suspect Ilett in the shed yet?" Google: "Yes, by candelite"

[@JulianIlett]

Someone said I'd get hooked on this stuff and they were right. But my wife hates (or doesn't understand) the idea of a smart home, so it's shed and office only :)

[@james10739]

You forgot to edit out hey google

[@DumahBrazorf]

I like the thing that says "F U"

[@codebeat4192]

It is not broken, you only broke the case. It can still be used.

[@TNJ55]

Dear Mr. Julian Ilett Can I get an email address to send you a situation to analyze? I want to send you an electronic diagram and some photos. Sincerely

[@51vvince]

all this tech yet still no one wants to go to the moon

[@JulianIlett]

If it was 30°C on the moon with a nice restaurant near the beach, I'd wanna go :)

[@andymouse]

@@JulianIlett LOL!!

[@urbanimage]

You killed it 8--(

[@TheSaabClinicUK]

Now if you can get it to burst into flames as well, @bigclive would be super proud of you.

[@umxrr8677]

Don't you watch bigclive? If u did then you would've know bp is brightpower chip and used very commonly

[@JulianIlett]

You mean Brightpower as in bpsemi.com?

[@inseries5494]

terrible reverse engineering

[@JulianIlett]

awful comment ;)

[@robertgoddard5695]

Bloody hell what next . hahahaha

[@uzidore]

Si

[@adamsmith2719]

Voice activated eh... Perfect for bugging homes 😎😂🤣

[@fumthings]

ivory trading is banned isnt it? uncool...

[@Alchemetica]

A lesson or two from Big Clive on forcing one's way into devices might help you overcome any hesitation of breaking things.

[@fredflintstone1]

I don't want to destroy it?? but you have already broken it and it was cheap??

[@JulianIlett]

But I can't admit that I really do like destroying things :)

[@trevorsmith1859]

You just turned my TV off

[@JulianIlett]

You'll thank me one day ;)

[@ColinMcCormack]

Argh! What's the xigbee board? Frustration. Ahhh, spoke too soon. Thank you!

[@RadioTrefoil]

GU10 morgen

[@JulianIlett]

Love it :)

[@peppiino]

Thank you man, my Google hub went mad😖

[@piconano]

Make a box and put it all in there ready for hard-wiring in your shed. Just keep the LED away from the electronics, and this thing may work for 30,000 hours. As is, none of these bulbs last more than a few hundred hours. Even the 130ºC caps can't take the thermal cycles.

[@mahlapropyzm9180]

But it isn't broken, just needs some glue, some invisible mending and some thermal compound. Stop grizzling and get to it....

[@JulianIlett]

grizzle grizzle :)

[@bambumbambu]

rubbish bulb. where is the right to repair?