And don't send them to me to review. They just end up in my parts bins disassembled! High voltage transformers and AC fans are always handy for projects.
2022-11-21 21:41:01 +0000 UTC View Post
An important discussion about the ubiquitous acceptance of dangerous sound levels and what that means for young people who stand to lose their hearing before even getting to adulthood. I speak form experience - and I hope do deliver some good advice for those who want to listen.... and still can. Enjoy!
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2022-11-21 15:17:51 +0000 UTC View Post
This 16mm film from my archive is supposed to be a parable... So here it is: Work hard washing cars, and you can buy the most awesome build-it-yourself 1971 Daytona Charger SST (On Sale!), put it together in your basement, race it with your best friend, smash it to bits against the wall, and you get to put it back t...
2022-11-21 00:44:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Time to condense a discussion that I have been reading about for many months. What to do about it is pretty simple, but will things change for the better in the years ahead? Very likely not. I do expect more of the same, but perhaps sometime after the children of today become the adults of tomorrow, some...
2022-11-20 18:35:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Time for another Treasure From The Vault - this time it's another gizmo from the University of Pennsylvania haul years back. No teardowns in the Vault, sorry. Enjoy!
2022-11-19 00:22:33 +0000 UTC View Post
No matter how you spell it or pronounce it, they can be quite useful - with some modifications and routine maintenance. Just a note that the model 2020A that you find is not the same as the 2020A+.... Enjoy!
2022-11-13 15:53:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Putting together a small roll-away side bench for the Lab. Enjoy!
2022-11-11 20:23:06 +0000 UTC View Post
A quick reference video that shows the main points of how I restring my guitars - decades of experience have made me optimize this process. You may do it differently, and that's okay too. Tools you should have: - Wire cutters - String Winder - Guitar Tuner
First in this series Treasures From The Vault - I present a common everyday portable tube tester - well, common for the 1950's. Enjoy!
2022-11-10 00:50:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Another 16mm reel from my collection that is a moment in time - this time being 1971 - and definitely the kind of film I would have seen in elementary school back in the day. As always I transferred this film with my own Telecine and corrected color to taste. Enjoy!
As much of the Lunar Eclipse as I could see - before the Moon was eclipsed by the skyline....
2022-11-08 09:56:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This film from my collection tells the whole story - After Space Clowns taught us how to lie and destroyed society, people got fed up with having it all to themselves, so they decided to all take a solemn oath to stop lying, trust each other, and return the world back to the perfect machine-like daily hamburger dispensing...
2022-11-08 01:44:02 +0000 UTC View Post
iCANN does not do free arbitration anymore, but will intervene for a fee when someone like myself has legal representation and is in a legal fight with a cybersquatter. So - if I throw about $2500 at the problem I might get a chance to arbitrate for a better price on my own domain. Who want's to start the ball rolling? An...
2022-11-07 20:07:53 +0000 UTC View Post
A long overdue follow up to my 2018 video where I made an exact reproduction of the prop used in the film Apollo 13 - this time I show and demonstrate what a real Apollo era NASA Squawk Box looked and sounded like. Extra audio treats after the credit roll too.... Enjoy!
An interesting reel from my collection that reflects a moment in time, in 1964 looking back at the decisions made in the mid 1940's to use the atomic bomb to end WWII in the Pacific. This reel is part one of a two-parter, of which the second reel is lost. The film was released by the US Atomic Energy Commissio...
2022-11-02 20:41:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, at least it's enough money that I don't ever have to worry about a troll putting up a phishing site (except for the troll that registered the name of course).... Oh yea and don't forget the .net, .biz, .org.............
2022-10-29 10:19:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Yes, after the better part of a week of work the public premiere of my Deep Dive into the Conn Strobotuner has fallen to the bottom of the pool right off the bat. So, as I expected if I put out one of these a week it will be entirely up to You - my existing Patrons - to keep the channel on the air, because the general subscribership are no...
2022-10-28 14:25:54 +0000 UTC View Post
You asked for a deep dive - You got a deep dive! I go all-in to find out as much as I can about the Conn ST-11 Strobotuner, with a full demonstration and break down of how it works with schematics and a teardown and more! Enjoy!
2022-10-27 22:03:17 +0000 UTC View Post
This fascinating 16mm film from my collection was made with the help of Corning Glassworks and really gets into the science of making glass that will not shatter with rapid temperature changes. Some really cool footage of glass molding production lines for light bulbs, glass bottles, and CRT tubes. A lot of in...
2022-10-25 18:26:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, there's always the next project. More to come!
The Frantone Electronics Channel: https://www.youtube.com/FrantoneElectronics
2022-10-24 15:51:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay - not really the title, but that's what it ended up being at 6:24. I don't think it's worth making public - and forgive me if I don't watch it with you - it's just too disgusting!
2022-10-23 22:07:58 +0000 UTC View Post
An amazing book sent in by viewer Alex: Micro-Electronic Packaging, Interconnection and Assembly of Integrated Circuits by George Sideris (who was editor of Electro-Technology Magazine) published in 1968 - Shows exactly how all of those multilayered IBM PCB's (like the System 360 and Saturn V LVDC boards) were made, and a...
2022-10-23 21:53:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Soooooo...... today I completed a video about a project for which the last two videos I made for were never published and why - and wondering why I'm even making this video about it - and after all the editing, compiling, uploading, and processing, this afternoon I finally get to preview the final result full screen in the YouTube preview ...
2022-10-23 19:37:24 +0000 UTC View PostIf you have been a Patron for a while and a channel viewer for even longer and want to help get rid of the bots, crypto-scammers, imposters, flat-Earthers, and trolls that infest the FranLab channel then let me know.
To help me out you need a working YouTube channel page yourself, with a unique thumbnail and handle to identify you. ...
2022-10-15 23:33:12 +0000 UTC View Post
No live stream today, but it is another beautiful Saturday afternoon in Center City Philly!
2022-10-15 22:22:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The Patrons have spoken: Return to Form! So that's what we're gonna do. If you want to be a moderator send me a message here and include your YouTube account address, and I'll fill you in on the moderation rules and what to look out for. Bots are getting pretty clever!
I've just about caught up with all the thank you messages for all of the new Patrons and all of you who have upped your pledges... And swag packs all put together for the new Top Team FranLab members ready for the Post!
Mat's original Techmoan video - https://youtu.be/mH4v8b1tGSQ
2022-10-11 11:49:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Time to talk about the hard facts. I really don't want to - but I can't put it off any longer.
2022-10-09 15:50:52 +0000 UTC View Post