LED dancing flame candle evolution 2018.

[@gregorythomas333]

"Let's use brute force & ignorance...my specialty" One of the many reasons that love Big Clive!

[@SueBobChicVid]

The fake flowing wax kills it for me. That diameter candle would never have a flame hot enough to flow melted wax down the sides.

[@peterlindsey4178]

I agree. The flame looked nice but the fake dribbled wax made it look cheap.

[@robybabe4461]

It looks better in real life & in the dark... you could always carefully smooth them off I suppose?

[@Esellajessica]

I think I'll get these and trim the dribble wax with a blade..

[@lwilton]

That new candle is amazing. For about 3 seconds I thought you had two fakes and a real candle to compare them to, before I realized the one on the right was also fake. VERY nice!

[@Darieee]

You go away for a few days .. a bunch a bigclive videos at a time is the best feeling ever

[@jamesvalentine925]

I got them completely the wrong way round, I thought the leftmost was the worst looking and the rightmost the best looking. Shows that spending more doesn't always give better results.

[@pierreuntel1970]

James Valentine exactly, the rightmost even having the wax melted dripping from the side

[@Vibinator]

same

[@nNiceDreamsMadeTrue]

same

[@dr666demento]

I liked the fact you could see light through the housing and the melted look. Made it look more like a real candle.

[@kareno8634]

me three - Right one wins. Wax - are the others too?

[@musikmar7010]

I used the wax Luminiare Candles outdoors in lanterns on my porch. After a winter of freeze and thaw weather the wax casing cracked. So, if you live where the temps go below freezing in the winter it is better to use the plastic ones which are made for outdoors.

[@janbush9579]

I know nothing of electronics.. but i could listen to you for hours!

[@billmcphee6891]

last week between xmas & newyear ALDI in UK - Lincoln- selling them at 3.99 and then a price drop to 1.99 including 3 batteries!!! I bought a boxful and gifted them to friends who thought they were great. Happy New Year Clive, lang may your lum reek. Bill, Stirling Aberdeen & Lincoln.

[@陈莉莉-t8w]

The flameless candles can be used in bedrooms, lounges, dens, bathrooms, etc.Can be used for Mother's Day gifts.Absolutely no mess; no dripping wax, no smoke, no matches.

[@oetken007]

This candle can be a great candidate for an ESP8266. With an H-Bridge around the coil you can change the direction of the movement (like a gust of wind would effect a real flame) and make it very smooth. Integrated in an home automation system, you can trigger a stronger movement based on motion detectors or door contacts if available. A bigger battery will fit inside anyway. Just a mind game ;-)

[@seraphina985]

In theory you could potentially use the DAC outputs of the ESP8266 so you could also control the voltage of the coil to affect the strength of the movement too. Granted those DAC's are only intended to be a signal level so you would probably need a cheap amplifier IC to drive the coil. As for the battery at this point I'd probably splurge for the USB port and battery management IC to install some lithium ion cells. Would be pretty cool though as this way you could reduce both the frequency and the voltage of the pulses to the coil to make the flame do a gentle lazy dance and periodically or when triggered increase the frequency and voltage to make it flicker more. Probably worth doing periodically to mimic the occasional turbulent instability real candles generate themselves due to imperceptible subtle changes in the conditions. Hell in theory using the DAC you could produce far more complex patterns in effect right up to just replaying 8-bit PCM data although that would be somewhat limited by the small storage of the ESP3266 but it would let you produce pretty much any movement pattern you wanted by using the coil like the voice coil of a speaker. Guess you could add an SDCARD or EPROM module or something if you needed more though.

[@DiaconescuAlexandru2024]

Good idea but at that point I'd just use a real candle 😂

[@madbstard1]

When you asked "can you guess" I instantly picked the third one as the most expensive. The light colour and movement looked the most realistic. Now if you can get a flickering red LED, you could adapt it (very) early for halloween :D

[@kelvinwills2394]

madbstard1 what do u mean by 3rd is it the left or right

[@RhettJesusHarambe]

Kelvin Wills You would have to be pretty dumb to call the one on the left 3rd.

[@chaos.corner]

Not all cultures go left-to-right (though a fairly safe guess here)

[@madbstard1]

Sorry - I thought I did reply earlier but it obviously didn't post. Had really crap internet due to the stormy weather here. I meant the one on the right, as in the way Clive introduced them. Sorry for any confusion :)

[@sangeeth_619]

I really thought the third one would be the most expensive one because the flame movement looks really nice. ☺

[@Culturedropout]

After I watched this video, I went looking for them on Amazon.com (US). The "cheap" one on the right of the initial scene sells for around $23 each! And now that Clive has spoiled (Argh - I actually typed "spoilt" at first. I've been watching too long!) me for all the others, I guess I'll just do without. :p Also, I was at the hardware store for some plumbing parts today, and despite never being interested in putting up xmas lights, I said, "Ooh - all the LED light strings are on sale for 75% off!" and promptly bought a set of 100 warm white LED bulbs for $4. No idea why. You're a bad influence, Clive. I'm glad you don't work for a marketing company.

[@bigclivedotcom]

The string of lights are also good for all year round decorative illumination.

[@AgentPothead]

Awesome. I just saw these and was wondering how they worked and guessed electromagnet and it turns out I was correct. 5 points to me.

[@andywood2012]

Poundstretcher used to sell a staggered height, triple set of the early Luminara "Dancing Flame "clones for £10, Not sure if they stock them anymore. They took two AA's. I bought a couple of sets and converted them to run from a 12VDC mains adaptor and a remote mains switch so i can turn them all on and off at the same time. I also used a couple micro DC-DC voltage adjusters so I could control the brightness of each of the two clusters of three., they ran too bright for me at 3.0V, which is typical voltage for a pair of fresh alkaline cells, I found 2.4V was nice.

[@joeclarke9782]

"Three dancing candles electronic flames. . . " Almost sounds like the beginning of a modern Robert Burns poem. Give it a try BC. Your voice alone could make you poet laureate.

[@rogerbannister6942]

Makes it look so easy that I almost thought I could do it.

[@SigEpBlue]

Would be really neat to see a (mains-powered) massive outdoor version, but I keep thinking of debris, snow, ice, etc., falling into the 'flame' part. Maybe a simple, clear cover could solve that; wouldn't even have to necessarily waterproof it then, if designed correctly.

[@ZwiebackDK]

SigEpBlue If it is mains powered it could just have some cheap heating elements to deal with snow and ice.

[@pauljayschrenker8946]

Mike Smith: Like an old school incandescent bulb?

[@kensmith5694]

Yes, use the light bulb as the series resistor on an LED :) :) It is only sort of a joke. A light bulb at less than its design voltage lasts a really long time and would keep it a bit warm.

[@CyberlightFG]

The third item in a row that I would buy immediately. Thanks for sharing.

[@pyr02k1_2]

Try taking a spray air canister, flip it upside down and spray the hot glue with it. The chemical mixture coming out does wonders for hardening hot glue and making it just snap off of the item. Co worker showed me this a few weeks back... makes dealing with the glue so much easier

[@Friendroid]

Came across these for the first time this christmas, of course Big Clive has like 3 videos explaining it all! I made one using the 15 ohm coil found in old computer dvd drive stepper motors, with an LM358 generating the square pulse that repels the 5mm x 2mm neodymium magnet. Lucid Science youtube channel has a ton of projects based on coils and magnets.

[@SkyNines]

I just started watching your channel a few weeks ago - And I love it! I don't know a terribly lot about electronics, but your channel is helping me with that! I also learned how to solder better after watching your videos. It's been helpful, And you're tearing stuff apart so we don't have to. Keep up the good work!

[@BY504A]

That is a very nice looking candle. I hope you do try the candle outdoors and see how it holds up.

[@ModestNeophyte]

I've got one of these candles going right behind my phone mount next to my bed right now, and I was wondering what mechanism it was that cause the fake flame to move about. I got to tell you finding the answer to an odd question at 1:20 a.m. is such a good feeling. Thanks for all your videos!

[@tiger12506]

Aww, we're totally opposite. I would have picked the expensive candle on the left as the best because the bright spot remained at the bottom. I've never seen a real candle flame where the brightest spot left the wick to wander around.... to each their own. Of course, in this instance, battery life and cheapness win in my book.

[@joinedupjon]

The very evenly spaced dribbles on the new one look fake IMO, like someone who'd never seen a candle in real life did it - nice colour and brightness tho.

[@MRBIKERFINGER]

Clive= I would sincerely appreciate it if you were willing to produce some instructional videos on how to interpret wiring schematics and how to "read" a circuit board to follow the traces between the components the way you do. I struggle with following the circuit board traces and which components are line and ground/common. I would even pay for a study course like that. Your channel is my favorite ! Thank you from Detroit Michigan U.S.A !

[@Mmouse_]

Because you've taken the picture of that board on the same background if you concentrate on the holes in the printout for a second it looks like you're working on an actual giant circuit board.

[@kenhornback3715]

Who is the manufacture of this candle? I enjoy watching your takedowns you’re so calm.

[@pierretremblay9378]

Best way to remove hot glue I found is to use a "freeze it" spray or "dust off duster" with the canister up side down. When very cold the hot glue will chip away quite easily.

[@randomplantsandstuff]

Hey Clive I am curious. How much percent of the equipment that you take apart for KZbin do you successfully put back together in mint working condition?

[@bigclivedotcom]

I put most stuff back together unless it's really crap.

[@ducomaritiem7160]

Yes, alcohol in hotglue works. Give it a few seconds to work its way into the joints, then it is easy to remove.

[@wanjockey]

paused at :33, I like the one on the right

[@SueBobChicVid]

The fake flowing wax kills it for me. That diameter candle would never have a flame hot enough to flow melted wax down the sides.

[@randomplantsandstuff]

Same. I like the right one best because the flame has a really random feeling motion and at times even completely stops moving. Second best is the left one and worst is the middle one because of the colour. The flowing wax on the right one made it more interesting for me, too.

[@NWOization]

Clive, imagine these candles with a built in lipo and a wireless charging mat. Chuck them on a pad when they run out and then leave them around the house after. Please make a prototype.

[@namespacetoosmall]

I went to look for these, and ended up buying 500 8mm LEDs instead.

[@benbaselet2026]

I hope yours are not crappy low-intensity bluish garbage light like mine were.

[@guzmaekstroem]

Happens every time...

[@maicod]

:D what are you planning to use 500 LEDs for ?

[@devjock]

500 leds? Easy: backlighting for mechanical keyboards ofcourse ;)

[@benbaselet2026]

What a silly thing to ask. You can never have too many leds :-)

[@AutoUnder]

Could you take apart a Fire Angel Atom/Cavius smoke alarm? I'm interested to see the design inside being the world's smallest smoke alarm and they also have an unusual sweeping buzzer on them

[@bigclivedotcom]

I've ordered a pair. Should be interesting.

[@AutoUnder]

Cool :)

[@rickharriss]

To get random movement the COB often simply plays music. Happy Birthday apparently give a good flame effect.

[@MrHenkfromHolland]

I bought this candles in a garden center in the Netherlands for € 47,50 But the candles witch I bought can you charge with a power adapter

[@shuriKen469]

hwat would a solar candle even look like? i like the idea of that or something rechargeable. hopefully one will be taken to bits in the near future.

[@geostacey8330]

Hey Clive your Friends are right using alcohol to release hot melt glue is almost magical.

[@kevywevvy8833]

I've got the premier ones, came from CPC. One was faulty, no movement. I cut it open and the coil.electronic assembly had fallen off the bottom of the flame. It's only a push-fit. They dont look like yours inside.

[@Remmes]

I like the color and movement of the right one, but don't like the way the "hole" looks like at top, nor do I like the drips on the side. The left one looks pretty good but the movement could be better. The middle one is way too repetitive looking and the color is off as well. As for the candle being wax, it looks good and is a great thing, but we left our candles in a hot room during the summer by accident and well.. they all melted into unusable shapes.

[@kareno8634]

Oh! You touched it. So brave.

[@MaxmadV8]

They have one of these in my local vet. It says when this candle is lit some is mourning a lost pet

[@cojones8518]

I liked the far right one because of the "dripping wax" motif. Made it look more real.

[@twocvbloke]

So THAT'S what they did with the leftover chips from all those pretend car alarm and fake CCTV camera ominous red LED blinkies, turning them into magnetic coil energiser circuits... :P

[@djbare9]

Agreed, prefer the one on the right with the melted wax.

[@peterduxbury927]

I don't understand just how those candles (at 0:20) remain lit continuously. In the strip-down, clearly the LED is going on and off - due to the Timer Circuit "Blob". I think that the 100 ohm resistor is used as the fixed illumination (LED is illuminated constantly when the Unit is turned-on BUT cannot be seen on our Computer Display). As the Timer pulses, additional voltage, and slightly higher current is fed to the LED - which gives the LED some additional brightness, in conjunction with the 'kick' from the Coil. Am I correct? Slightly? I wouldn't use wax if I made one of these either.

[@johnnythefixer]

I think the gold "Lucky Money Cats" have a similar coil inside, which waves the arm without any contact.

[@teebosaurusyou]

It appears they are now available (eBay - 'LED candle') with remote control, colour changing, timer and variable brightness! NOW we need them with drone type Lipos that recharge with a USB cable!!

[@TechGorilla1987]

Hot Melt On To Wax is the name of my late 70's disco cover band!

[@ABaumstumpf]

The 3rd (right side) also casts the least shadow. That was really distraction on the left one. There should be no shadow on the inside of a candle.

[@MatSmithLondon]

I love love LOVE your dancing flame review videos. Have been a big fan for many years now! I made my own shitty dancing flame candle using a small counterweight and natural movement of air. Fun. Now I'd like to build these into my new home automation setup, so that they come on with other ambient lighting according to scene control. So will need to figure out a nice way of containing cables and running from mains switch mode power supplies. Also I plan to mod them by removing parts as you've done, and placing them into some slightly more sexy Catholic style votive glass containers. (sorry, the words sexy and votive probably don't go together...)

[@TJ-ed8mw]

It would be interesting to see how you would reconfigure this to run outdoors with light sensing.

[@bigclivedotcom]

I'd probably use a solar garden light PCB to power it.

[@kensmith5694]

There is a type of wire that has 2 layer insulation. The outer layer has a low melting point. You just wind the coil and run it through a bit of an oven and then the former is taken off once it cools. This is likely what they did. It is very easy to do in large quantities because the formers run back to the start of the process to get used again. It could be that the pulses you are seeing are not normal operation. Your LED makes no inductive kick and there is no magnet going by. A custom chip may detect the voltage wiggle from the magnet swinging by and produce a short pulse when the magnet is near. If nothing happens for a while, it makes an initial long pulse on a timeout. This would make the battery life even longer.

[@GingerChristmas]

I was watching a film set around 1999 up to 2003 (the Disaster Artist was the name), and I saw they had loads of these LED flicker flame candles at one point in a restaurant scene. These things can't possibly have been around that long but I'm wondering if anyone knows of any sort of predecessor to them?

[@OrbitalSP2]

μ how do you know they were LEDs and not real candles?

[@Zadster]

Might it have been one of those that blow air upwards, over an illuminated paper "flame"?

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

8 now ,,they must be employees of the overpriced branded candles

[@crawfish069]

Luminara made the flickering incandescent lights at the Disney haunted house attraction. I saw them about 1980.

[@lwilton]

There have been flickering fires, torches, and wall sconces used in theatrical productions and movies for ages. A bit of thin cloth and an incandescent light and a fan. Rosco made some amazingly realistic torches in the 1990s using an MR16 and a small fan. There were non-flickering fake candles for stage use from about the early 1970s. The early ones had an incandescent lamp in the candle and a plexiglas light pipe up to a molded flame. They were decently realistic at 30 feet. By the 1980s there was a version that was much the same, but the flame was suspended from a pivot, so would move, and was a bit more realistic. There was no mechanical mover, they just moved about as you carried the candle. A little later someone used some 400-series CMOS and a transistor and made a flickering flame in the same basic unit. LEDs finally got bright enough to replace incandescent bulbs around 2000 or so, as best I can recall without trying to dig back into old literature.

[@PeregrineBF]

All of them are missing the color change of a real candle flame. There's always a very distinct blue section at the base, then the flame darkens, and turns brighter going up.

[@theskett]

Good point, thanks. Isn't the answer just to color the plastic that's used for the flame, though? (I'm thinking I could borrow my gf's fine-point Sharpies, do a little tinting :-)

[@miniman3112]

4:05 (C)live finds a way.

[@bencarter96]

Id like to see you tear apart a wake up light. I just got a cheap one on ebay but I am difficult to wake up so I want to mod it with rather brighter LED's

[@bigclivedotcom]

For a light to wake you up in the morning I recommend getting a cheap plug-in digital time switch and using it to turn on a table light. I set mine to turn on about 15 minutes before I should get up and about 10 minutes after to wake me up if I dosed off again.

[@lyfandeth]

Clive, I think he means the kind that actually track sunrise times and gain full brightness over a long period, emulating sunrise. Much gentler way to wake up than SNAP, I'M ON!

[@bencarter96]

Yea Clive they gently brighten over half an hour to simulate the circadian rhythm of being woken up by natural sunrise. Its meant to make you less moody being woken up gently so the instant on if what I want to avoid. I'm not a morning person so anything to help is a bonus. this is mine. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wake-up-Light-Sunrise-Alarm-Clock-LED-FM-Radio-Bedside-Night-Lamp-7-Colors/372103733313?epid=10011226729&hash=item56a31c6041:g:GBsAAOSwNsRZ4MWD

[@lyfandeth]

Ben- Don't know where you are, I don't recognize your IP address. (G) But here in the States, the few that are sold are either dim or expensive or both. Which is ridiculous because 20 years ago the X10 "Firecracker" device controllers could make any incandescent light power up slowly that way, with a cheap X10 controller and the software running on any computer with a serial port. They never made the jump to USB though. Must be a terribly small niche market, there don't seem to be any products. Maybe Clive will help us Frankenstein one?

[@lyfandeth]

I spoke too soon. Ben, those are all "light alarms", they don't track or offset from the actual time of sunrise at all. The X10 software allowed the light(s) or other devices to start AT sunrise, or xxx minutes after sunrise, and track that as it varied through the year. That's a "sunrise" light. These light alarms can only be programmed for a fixed time, no brains in them. Clive, you need to make a kit!

[@carlospena2184]

Congrats on this very detailed video, wondering if you could help me to identify the voltage the LED is working. is 3V?

[@bigclivedotcom]

Yes. Normally around 3V.

[@Matt_Aquila]

I wonder if these could be modified to accept a microUSB or type C power supply and maybe a link out for chaining additional candles?

[@harmindersingh7833]

Good explanation sir

[@hrnekbezucha]

I wonder if this is the same mechanism that's in the disco lasers that randomly bounce all over the floor.

[@craigmonteforte1478]

Thanks I enjoyed his video quite a bit !of course for the Technologyn but also your narrative and silly comments i have a theory that sometime in our future we will be driving Cars and Flying onAirplanes put together with Hot Melt Glues LOL I spent 35 years in the ArchitectualWoodworking Industry with a Company that Specialized in building CustomCabinetry and woodwoking the older Hot Glue was. a joke around my Industry , as we often thought of it as something that should only be used for Hobby People and was a great temporary way to hold something together over the Years 3M has really developed different compounds for almost every Industry and now we find it in everything that’s mass produced

[@Kersplat]

I chuckled at the thought of using solar power to run a candle...

[@JlerchTampa]

isopropyl Alcohol and Hot Melt glue is an amazing combination, truly dumbstruck the first time I tried it!

[@lanntheartist]

I got some of these for Christmas. They are some knock-off brand here in Denmark but work just great. :)

[@prime553]

Hi where could I buy those 8mm LED bulbs I need to replace one in a candle that has become dim

[@PaulNorman]

I've had success removing hot-melt glue by freezing it. Most types go brittle, and can just be broken off easily.

[@matt4193]

"Quite a powerful LED. It's optimized for... whoops just broke a lead off".

[@badthesolguy4057]

Matt I almost chocked on my food when that happened

[@Chuckiele]

yeah, those wires fell off so easily, so I guess it wont last very long if you arent able to fix that yourself.

[@maicod]

even Clive manages to do that sometimes :D

[@bills6093]

Lead free solder...

[@RWBHere]

Bill Schneider: Yes, the leads free themselves from the circuitry very easily!

[@HattmannenNilsson]

One should always keep alcohol in mind. Alcohol is great for solutions. ;-)

[@HifiCentret]

Nice. Now I know which pillar candles to try to make some pillar "IoT candles" out of. I got this idea to wire some LED candles and put them on a smart plug. Well, I've already made some - two sets - of the candle stick variety from IKEA. Beside automatically come on when the sun sets (no matter time of year, not just specific time) and never needs battery replacement/recharge - they also works as a very useful traffic warning(!) Other people making similar things have no fantasy and just turns on a lamp and the most creative ones make a sign. I really like my idea of using candles which can serve multiple purposes and not occupy a lamp for that. It works so that a few times in the morning on work days it checks the travel time to my work and if travel time rises above a certain limit (that I set) the candles comes on and I know there's troubles and I should check to see if an alternate route is better (things usually clogs at the same spots). The way I've done this is by using a Sonoff SV powered by an old mobile charger. After the Sonoff SV there's a 3.3v regulator to power the candles and most of the controlling logic is made in a combination of IFTTT (Sonoff only supports IFTTT at the moment) and Stringify (which can interact with IFTTT). From the SV there's wires to the candles and since the IKEA candles are impossible to take appart I've made some dummy battery packs out of wood and drilled a hole for the wire. Sure I could be boring and just put 3.3v regulator after the USB power supply and then switch that using a Sonoff Basic, Sonoff S20 or Lightify/smart+ Plug on a Hue bridge. However I found that the psu's in the Sonoff and Lightify plugs are not that efficient and you'll actually get a lower standby power by using a good quality class VI USB power suplpy (old mobile "charger"). Standby usage can be as low as 0,18w - almost half of a mains powered Sonoff and 3 times or so less than a Lightify plug and when turned on total usage is with candles no more than the alternative without load. So while I already made some sets using stick candles I'd like some using pillar candles for the shelves at the dining area. They however seem more difficult - especially as I want to modify them to be placed in two vintage brass pillar sticks (are they called that when for pillar candles?). The IKEA LED pillar candles however are more difficult to modify. Those bas...ds have glued them together making nice modifications just about impossible.

[@BRMBug]

I'm not a fan of the wax drips but yeah, in terms of intensity & effect, that is a really decent one. Apropos of nothing, I checked the weather & its 20° warmer where you are than it is here in Dallas. 😆

[@bayareapianist]

I'm just wondering how the LED can flash with the circuit you drew... I think the basics idea is like small table clock. They use the coil as a magnet and an oscillator component. There must be some connections under black stuff that you missed.

[@buddyclem7328]

He rewired it to show how the coil works.

[@realflow100]

EnerPlex Jumpr Quad Power Bank search that on amazon if you want to check out the most silliest "powerbank" ever which runs on double A's (OR triple A's)

[@ElectraFlarefire]

If you don't know the trick, maybe I have commented before, but a good spray of IPA/Isopropanol and hot glue just peels off after a few seconds. Edit: And of course, seconds after mentioning it.. You say that yourself.. So yes.. Try it! It even works in getting it off MDF workbenches.. :)

[@LaughterOnWater]

Link to cheaper luminara alternative?

[@rollieroulston]

cpc.farnell.com/premier/lb151676cr/dancing-flame-candle-cream-13x8cm/dp/LP08861?ost=lp08861&iscrfnonsku=false&ddkey=http%3Aen-CPC%2FCPC_United_Kingdom%2Fsearch

[@crawfish069]

Most craft chain stores. LEDS now flicker by themselves now too as they have a chip inside them. Search ebay for "flickering led."

[@twotone3070]

Well, that's put them on backorder at Farnell's :D

[@paulie-g]

There's one on Amazon US for $58. Ugh.

[@LaughterOnWater]

Paul G :(

[@RayRemillardActor]

Unless it was incredibly obvious. Anyway using the switch the light will come on and off and go to timer with no problem what you give the things Shake and it'll go off until you give it a smack a few times and it'll finally decide to stay on. I have a bunch of luminara candles just like it and this is the only one with that kind of a defect.

[@willybee3056]

Clive,,, years ago,,, I heard where you could use hair spray as a water proofing for electronics... Does that really work? Thanks, and good work...

[@jeremyclayton-travis1991]

My wife has a constant shrine and burn candles continuously. It would be neat to have a mains powered version so you could just leave it and forget it. Where did you buy it ? Ebay ?

[@128will]

Low Voltage - Smart Candle

[@Gingerhomeandgarden]

Can I make one of these black flamed?

[@johnwattie1786]

*Clive mate, its **4:58**AM here....you know I cant resist your videos.*

[@johnwattie1786]

The Hairy Farmer *Hmmm, is it 3rd of Jan where you are?*

[@pierreuntel1970]

1:30 am here

[@Chuckiele]

resist huh? I see what you did there xD

[@scwfan08]

The Hairy Farmer Pretty sure you aren't 16 hours ahead of him because he's probably from Australia.

[@phils4634]

Depends where you are in Aus. There's 2 hours difference between WA (Perth) and the East Coast (e.g. Sydney / Melbourne / Brisvegas)!

[@JohnnyX50]

Nice to see the first incarnation of C3POs friend started life as a flameless candle and a couple of components ;) ( if you find that confusing, look at the board in shot from 10:20 lol )

[@AttilaAsztalos]

Next version for extra realism and mind games: candle body in a stylish "lamp" housing that has no "plastic flame" but just happens to incorporate a nearly invisible tilted piece of glass right where the flame would be, reflecting a small OLED display hidden in the candle body, playing back a flame video loop. Of course, these would be highly directional though... ;)

[@kevinrose3455]

its been a while ( out of practise) but intriguingly would a simple zener diode ( under that blob ) do a crude discharge duty function at a set voltage as the 4uf capacitor charges up ?? therefore inducting a small magnetic pulse/field in the coil.

[@bigclivedotcom]

It would just clamp the voltage and not pulse.

[@Michael_Michaels]

The one on the right looks the best to me.

[@alecruzcruz9047]

It works just fine. I like it.

[@PinBallReviewerRepairs]

Yep the right candle was my fav as well. :) I may look for one myself.

[@DragonWhisper14]

What is that little metal screwdriver he has

[@ChongMcBong]

isopropyl alcohol is well recommended, it makes the glue lose all grip, so it just drops off :) something to do with very small molecules i think

[@flatfrog69rr71]

Hi Clive Would it be possable to melt the epoxy cover to take look at the die ?

[@phonotical]

What happened about the colour changing paint? Do you think you could make a video of a rebuild of your older projects but using smd components? Like the ioniser maybe

[@mattitanttari4316]

A nice product indeed, hadn't seen one before. Thanks for the video, care to share an Ebay link to the best looking one (the one on the right)?

[@bigclivedotcom]

I got it from a UK supplier called CPC. It may sell under different brands around the world.

[@Zodliness]

@bigclivedotcom have you ever covered the subject of PAT testing cheap Chineseum mains powered products? I dare say there'd be some shocking results! LOL

[@jfan4reva]

Looked for these on e-bay (I live in the US), and they ALL had wax bodies,,,and remote controls with buttons for steady, flicker, 1,2,4,6,8 hour timer, and brightness controls. Not exactly the same....

[@manchee5543]

When you say the term “reverse engineer this” what does it mean? I thought it would mean like modifying it.

[@wolfgangmcq]

Take it apart and see how it works.

[@NickCombs]

Yeah, more specifically it means to engineer (design) your own product by learning the operations of a working product.

[@Ed.R]

PugMan3 PugMan3 It used to confuse me to. It basically means what it says engineer in reverse. That is take a finished and working item and create a design from it. Go through the process that went into designing it but backwards and end up at the start, a drawing on paper.

[@johnfrancisdoe1563]

Nick Combs No cloned product is implied. Reverse engineering is only the finding out, for any or no reason.

[@NickCombs]

John Francis Doe I never said it was. Your reverse engineered product could simply be a scribble on a napkin.

[@EldaLuna]

how long would it last if ya used those expensive energizer AAA lithiums? i can never tell what is good for insane drains or just plain long lasting over kill nimh or lithium cells.

[@RussianSevereWeatherVideos]

Why not just use regular old wax candles?

[@donzmilky5961]

Soldering iron for the hot glue?

[@lutts29]

Good one. Ver informative ❤