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Flux Labs Projects
Великобритания
Добавлен 24 апр 2020
Welcome to Flux Labs Projects, where I create and post videos about cool things I've done with electrical design, electronics, car shenanigans, and anything else i find interesting.
Fog Light LED Upgrade - [2018 Fiesta ST-Line Mk 8]
In this comprehensive guide, we'll walk you through the process of upgrading your Ford Fiesta ST-Line Mk8 with high-performance LED fog lights! Whether you're enhancing visibility or adding a stylish touch to your vehicle, this installation tutorial has got you covered. Just remember not to touch the glass bulb!
🔧 Tools and Materials:
H8 LED Fog Lights Kit ** Affiliate Link **
www.carenhancementsuk.co.uk/products/enhanced-edition-led-h8-11-fog-unit?sca_ref=5309443.BICfCNBpVz
Trim Removal Tool
Cable Ties & Wire Cutters
Philips or Torx screwdriver set.
🔧 Tools and Materials:
H8 LED Fog Lights Kit ** Affiliate Link **
www.carenhancementsuk.co.uk/products/enhanced-edition-led-h8-11-fog-unit?sca_ref=5309443.BICfCNBpVz
Trim Removal Tool
Cable Ties & Wire Cutters
Philips or Torx screwdriver set.
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Main Beam LED Upgrade - [2018 Fiesta Mk 8]
Просмотров 2145 месяцев назад
Looking to enhance your Ford Fiesta Mk8 with brighter and more powerful main beam lights? You're in luck! Follow along with our step-by-step tutorial to learn how to upgrade your main beam lights quickly and easily. Just remember not to touch the glass bulb! 🔧 Tools and Materials: H1 LED Main Beam Kit Affiliate Link www.carenhancementsuk.co.uk/products/enhanced-edition-led-h1?sca_ref=5309443.BI...
The Secret Life of the Tibbe Key
Просмотров 87Год назад
In today's video we are looking at the Ford developed tibbe key, and what interesting cars it ended up being used in.
Creating DAB stations on a HackRF SDR.
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.Год назад
Here is a video demonstrating how a HackRF SDR can be used to create and transmit a DAB radio station.
Mud Flaps Install 2022 - [2018 Fiesta Mk 8]
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.2 года назад
Today we're going to look at installing mud flaps on my 2018 Fiesta. These come from Rallyflaps. They didn't pay me for this, this kit cost me £80 or so. I think, for the price they are pretty good value for money. Installation is a little complex but the provided documentation is excellent. I hope you enjoy the video. 🕐 TIME STAMPS 🕕 0:00 - Welcome 0:07 - Introduction 0:25 - Front Flaps 3:57 -...
Thermal Imaging the new MK Screwless Socket
Просмотров 2523 года назад
That's right, let's shove 32 amps through MK's latest accessory and see how it handles with a thermal imaging camera. As explained in the video we're emulating a 4mm radial circuit, fully loaded at 32 amps using the lab power supply. We then use the old faithful FLIR iPhone thermal imager dongle to have a look at what's going on in the infrared domain. Ovbiously you can see the 4mm conductors g...
Timeswitches, Teleswitches and Telemeters, A History
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.3 года назад
Timeswitches, Teleswitches and Telemeters - A History. This is just my attempt at documenting a piece of electrical history before it's swept away by the rise of smartmeters... 🕐 TIME STAMPS 🕕 0:00 Bumper 0:11 Introduction 0:51 Economy 7 1:29 Typical E7 setup 1:42 Timeswitches 3:06 Inside a Timeswitch 4:38 Other Timeswitches 5:15 Timeswitch Irony 5:56 Teleswitches 6:26 Flattening The Curve 7:33...
Flux Labs Projects Channel Bumper
Просмотров 1053 года назад
Just a quick upload for the channel's trailer.
Never Buy an APC UPS Again! - It's a Scam!
Просмотров 9 тыс.3 года назад
The hint is in the title! Bought this new, but it comes with a old worn out battery! APC, what's going on here?
How I built the CM5 Front Panel PC Case
Просмотров 3723 года назад
You've seen the other video about the CM5 front panel. But you want to know how i built it? This is the video for you. Enjoy. 🕐 TIME STAMPS 🕕 0:00 - Welcome 0:17 - Part 1 - Why? 1:19 - Part 2 - CM5 Lights 4:38 - Part 3 - Voltmeters 6:44 - Part 4 - Final Assembly
DIY 3D Printer Emergency Stop Button
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.3 года назад
Hello everyone and welcome. Special welcome to The Posh Tape's subscribers. Thanks for having a look at the channel. Today we'll look at how to make a emergency stop button for a 3D printer. Parts Needed; Emergency Stop Button Switch - www.ebay.co.uk/itm/362918638341 IEC cord(s) - www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371537022892 connector blocks or wago connectors Safety; Mains electricity is dangerous, make su...
Key Battery Replacement [2018 Fiesta, Mondeo, Focus, Kuga and C-Max]
Просмотров 27 тыс.3 года назад
Has your key battery died? Did that last key replacement video seem too confusing? Don't want to pay £30 for some stranger to break your key while changing the battery? This is perhaps the video for you. May also with your Mondeo, Focus, Kuga and C-Max Some other videos that cover this; ruclips.net/video/hfLI9hLNHdw/видео.html ruclips.net/video/ofRVyP4PAzg/видео.html ruclips.net/video/hfLI9hLNH...
Custom CM-5 Front Panel Computer Case
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.4 года назад
Ever since i saw the CM-5 in Jurassic Park, i always wanted one for myself. Of course, a full size CM-5 isn't going to fit under a desk. So why not remodel my desktop PC case to look like one? Enjoy the video, hopefully it will inspire you. The hardware is my own, bespoke, but the software for the front panel, i obtained the code in the pastebin below. The software was a joint effort - original...
Reversing Camera Install - [2018 Fiesta Mk 8 - SYNC 3]
Просмотров 58 тыс.4 года назад
Here's a serious video/guide on installing a OEM style camera in my 2018 Fiesta. Bought the kit here - bit.ly/3f1gP9v Pretty tricky install for the amateur. Probably not worth it for the kit price of £279.99. I also noticed that my DAB radio reception has got noticeably worse, i suspect this is a result of the black heatshrunk power supply emitting unwanted radio noise. Beware anyone who buys t...
Amazon's Cheapest Computer Case [DYNAMODE DYNA-GC375]
Просмотров 1294 года назад
I ordered this piece of junk off Amazon for about £20 a couple months back. Is it any good? What do we think? Let's find out... Apologies for the awful camera/microphone work. I will aim to improve in the future. Order link - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01KG6NA22/ - but i'd suggest not buying this one. 🕐 TIME STAMPS 🕕 0:00 - Welcome 0:48 - Half Decent Packaging 1:44 - It doesn't weigh much 1:5...
So, used batteries should be sent to a junkyard somewhere in Africa, ensuring your internal components remain shiny and scratch-free rather than refurbished, right? Who cares about the environment, especially when it's far from where you live..
If I'm buying a new UPS I expect a new battery. Old batteries should be recycled domestically. But, i suppose I'm also wrong about that too.
I had the smaller APC 500 from about 2017-2019. Then upgraded to an APC Back-UPS, 950VA (new model) about 3 years ago. I had it unplugged for a couple weeks then the battery died. And I'm finding it impossible to find a replacement battery. Been about 9 months now. Contacted APC and get no response. Went to my local PC shop and they just tried to sell me a new one. And said they don't deal with APC even though I literally bought it from them.. I got the battery out last week and firstly I was surprised that the battery was so small compared to the unit. - Looking up the brand and model of the battery, Firstly that it was 1/4 the price that APC list them for. But every website I tried didn't have the same model. I got a reply today from Leoch Battery UK who said they don't stock this battery model in the UK. (So why do APC sell this model here if you can't replace the battery...) So my only option would be (A) to pay £80+ for a £20 battery from APC. (B) Have one shipped from America. or (C) Order a similar battery and hope it doesn't explode as connecting my £2K PC to a power supply that might have the wrong type of battery installed just seems like a stupid idea. - If anyone can help, It is a.. APC Back-UPS, 950VA with a DJW12-9.0 battery. Also to note the battery doesn't even have the APC sticker on it.
In order to get a pure sine wave you need the APC Smart-UPS or APC pro models
I would like to know what is the maximum distance the HackRF signal can transmit?
It’s called recycling. These unit are not the exspensive lol
Talk about first world problems.... small scuff marks on perfectly fine working battery, which you won't even see while the unit is in service. And you managed to fit the battery back just fine. So not all that bad, honestly.
Very interesting and informative video. I had a dual rate white meter from 1980 with a separate time switch on E7 tariff. The time switch failed about 3 years ago, fortunately stuck on low. I reported it to my energy supplier who fitted a dual rate smart meter. The smart meter internal clock has drifted and is now about 5 hours slow. I live about 15 miles from Droitwich Longwave Transmitter and still listen to R4 on 198m. I expecting a close down 30 April but it didn't happen and looks like it's just the Teleswitch service that preventing shut down until at least June 2025. I wonder how much that's costing?
I'm happy to hear you've enjoyed the video. Amusing about your meter being stuck on LOW time! I am surprised your smart meter has drifted because it "should" be updated time wise by it's connection to the mobile networks. But, I could be wrong. I don't know how much it's costing but it's going to be one huge bill.
Great, have you ever used ODR-EncoderManager presents a web-based interface that allows the user to create, manage and run audio and PAD encoders, and presents a HTTP API to update Dynamic Label Segment and Slides.
Anyone now where I can find the cable to connect rear camera with the car ?
Dear Sir, Your video was FIRST Class for the EMPIRICAL IN-CAR Reversing Camera for our 2022 MK 8 Fiesta, I would like to give you and the supplier EMPIRICAL IN-CAR Ltd from Scotland a 10 out of 10 star rating, the web site the service and support together with clear photo instructions and the use of the OBD Programmer, i followed your video and the the instructions supplied by the supplier to the letter the system work 100% fantacilly, and with the 40.00 credit when returning the OBD make the system value for money. I would and have already highly recommended this reversing camera to all my friends that own the Fiesta with Sync 2 and 3. Well done first class quality product, regards Lester Millard Fenland "Cambridgeshire"
Happy you enjoyed it.
£279 is a bit ritch ,considering you can get cheaper ones
Agreed, it is a little pricy.
@FluxLabsProjects hopefully they will come down in price then I can grab one
@@mehere3013 Unfortunately I think unlikely, it's been that price for a while.
Mine works fine and has done for 3 years so how you can call it a scam from a reputable company is beyond me, you haven't even plugged the thing in and you a ranting, seriously.
The case is likely older but it might have a new battery... I have had 5 of these units in various power sizes, and never had an issue. I pre-buy spares because they do wear out over time . That is normal.
Hola me estan cobrando 430 euros por la instalación con la camara y todo solo yo tengo que pagar 430€ estara bien el precio?
Si el trabajo es profesional y usted está satisfecho, probablemente sea aceptable. Para mí ese precio es un poco elevado.
Strange indeed. I bought my 1500GI Unit in 2021 and have had no issues and the battery backup works great. Maybe its because the battery is different?
Do you test it for a few minutes every year or so?
02:37 £150 is that all..? I've just spent £2300 on a new UPS, although I must confess it's a bit bigger than yours, 3000VA but we've got a lot of stuff to power that needs to stay up 24/7. TBH we've used APC UPSs for years here, and have only ever once had a problem, and that was after 5 years of continuous use, and we give them stick here..! Never come across one with a used battery in it though, that is weird.
We just replaced our serverroom UPS system with APC's. All are SmartUPS X3000 Rack models from APC and all had bent components, batteries not fitting correctly, crooked screws, even rust and signs of moisture in one of the boxes
Latest apc's 2023 all of them and I mean all of them... suddenly start beeping ... 9 out of 10 they are in warranty and for compensation they sent you bigger model. I will never buy apc again. Started testing some Legrand.. will see how it goes
WOW.. This guy is not smart at all lol. so what if the battery encloser has wear on it.. My new car I bought had 7 miles on it too.. func fact some one else drove it, test drove it too.. nothing is "new" live with it..
How do you know that the battery has been used before testing? What was APC's response to your comments?
The battery is divided up into 6 segments each holding a cell, so produces 12V when all connected in series. When batteries are used, each cell off-gasses slightly. In a sealed battery there is no serious problem, but because they're sealed, the gas just expands the plastic case. The more the battery is used (primarily overcharged), the more gas and bulge. What I'm pointing out in the video is that you can see the bulges in the plastic case of the battery, therefore it can't be a new battery, and I'd expect to see a new battery in a new product.
Super cool! Now all you have to do is install 3D File Viewer (FSV)! (i.e.: "i know this, it's a Unix system!")
I love this
As I've often said there is nothing you cannot find out about how to do something on RUclips. Well done, brilliant!!
I think you've misread the battery built date, @3:50 you can see 200714NV21 - I think it's batch 2007, build 14-Nov-2021....I might be wrong but I am sure it's not from 2007. The condition does look odd though, but perhaps during the ongoing raw material issues we've experienced since covid, perhaps they're using poorer quality plastics or just not taking good care in the factory.
How do you over charge a battery? Shouldnt the battery turn off after it fully charges?
As this is a lead acid battery there are various "levels" of voltage one can trickle charge the battery at. My findings are that APC choose a partially aggressive level (+15V for a 12V) lead acid and while that usually benefits everyone you can see the expansion in the battery where internally generated gas cant escape.
Rear view mirror is a great invention 😂
You did mistake the title of your video. Should be, Never buy from this store, it's a scam. The problem is not with APC, it's from where you did buy it.
From Amazon?
@@FluxLabsProjects Yes, of course from Amazon. Many buyers send back what they buy. Amazon will not tell if it's that the case. Some of the products they "sell" are sold buy other stores, using Amazon services. All the online stores now do that. The issue you did encounter have nothing to do with APC/Schneider.
@@FluxLabsProjects Yes amazon is bad, do a video on how they scam other sellers with their amazon basics products.. thats a different discussion though..
@@FluxLabsProjects Yep. See my reply above. Amazon is the archetypal evil corporation, wouldn't use them if you paid me.
That’s why you don’t trust idiots see when I go to Amazon it if I see anything fishy I won’t buy but it has a certified store like for example Xbox
I wouldn't buy anything from Amazon if you paid me. I saw a BBC documentary on how they treat their staff and another one on their insidious data mining operations, one senior guy from the company said it was their aim to build a comprehensive database of everybody on the planet, whether they use Amazon or not. They also drive small businesses out of business; one guy featured had his own line of motorcycle clothing he was selling. He wanted to change suppliers, Amazon said no, and by the way we own the brand now. Can you believe it..? I closed my account on the spot after seeing that. Amazon is the archetypal evil corporation 🤬
How did you get the front off? I'm scared to pull it to hard in case it breaks, but it isn't coming off easily either.
Lots of force, sorry to say. Good luck!
@@FluxLabsProjects It broke lmao. 2 clips snapped right off so it's now in the bucket. Never again will I buy a dynamode.
My parent's got one of these for my mum's office PC. It came with the battery completely discharged and even after charging for days the battery would only supply the load for about 10 seconds. Have been using a cyberpower UPS myself and have no such issues.
Hi, how did you get the compass on your screen in idle mode?
It comes like that from factory for me. I didn't code that.
Cheers for the quick reply. It looks good, I will see if anything is on forscan. Thanks for a great tutorial, much appreciated.
@@stevenwright103 Not a problem. I assumed it was just because I don't have maps/navi on my unit that it just gave you the compass.
Finally someone who held good camera angle for back one thank u I’ll sub
You would think since he opened the box he would have looked at the instructions, before filming, so he knows what bit of the loom goes to where. Other than that very informative and well done.
It looks beautiful. Long ago, when transputers were popular, I used to admire a bunch of LED lights. I got carried away with the idea of building my own parallel machine with a bunch of MC68000 processors. I never made one. Today, when the CPU has more cores, I don't even have to imagine anymore... I had the same idea for Front Panel a long time ago, but I never managed to take the time to make something similar. I'm wondering if there is a possibility that the LEDs turn on according to some event inside the computer? For example to show cpu, memory or hdd usage or something similar? For 7-segment displays would be better to show some useful value since the voltage doesn't change significantly. Maybe to show CPU usage or CPU and case temperature? This way if they show any deviation greater than 5v and 12v, it may be too late to react... ... There are now relatively cheap LED matrices (managed with an RPI PICO microcontroller) and I thought I would use a few pieces to make a case similar to the CM-2 machine. The biggest problem for me is to find information on how to get data about memory usage (memory map) or about communication between processes, which would be nice to see in graphic mode on the LED panel (each LED to represent a part of memory or a process or ... )! Does anyone have experience with this?
I'm happy you enjoyed it. It had occured to me that with some cleverness it would be possible to get the lights to represent CPU load or other interesting stats but i never got around to implementing it. I can't help you with your idea but it is possible others might be able to.
1. Never buy electronics from unauthentic stores. 2. The product could be replaced by the deliverers. (You don't know whose hands the product passed through when it got to you. This problem can happen at ANY store. There are not honest people everywhere.) 3. Even after production, errors and defective products may appear that have passed the inspection filter and are then sent to the stores. 4. Points 2 and 3 are true for EVERY SINGLE store.
APC is really reputable brand. You can not judge the batteries by scratched box. If you think they are old, go ahead, measure them. If they idd dont comply with APC battery standards (which are high) then complain to the seller. I believe APC has a recycle program, they take old batteries, use boxes, discard cells and replace them.
Dude, my APC UPS died after 4 and a half years, transformer in it had aluminum wires instead of copper, aluminum just melted over time. Plus, the battery I got in it when I bought it was the cheapest possible China knock off battery that died literally 2 days after the 2 year warranty... (How convenient)
@@Tomipolus I feel your pain and I am not saying you did not have such experience. But it seems odd. Every single APC product I have seen opened (myself or in vid) had thick wiring, robust construction and well thought out architecture. Their packages contain all sort of things, mounting HW, cables, documentation, drivers, support related materials. And they stick to their support as well. Shit happenz but this seems like you had some APC knocked off.
Thats a reconditioned battery, as many are now
for mud flaps this is the best video. thank you 🙂
Clickbait bullshit. Been a APC customers for 20 years, never ever had issues with them. Dead reliable and good customer service. Stop throwing crap like this on the internet, selling it as "the one and only truth".
That batterery is not used. The scratches will be just because you have such a mass with the lead and shiny plastic where it has been handled and transported. The so called bulges are no sign it has been used.
I just watched a video teardown of an APC backup that had loud internal arcing. The culprit? The power supply transformer was wound with aluminum wire. Since you can't solder aluminum the external leads were wrapped around the aluminum transformer coil ends and globed with solder in an attempt to hold them in place. Very bad and dangerous idea. Shame on APC...!
It’s insanely awesome man but yeah i wonder where did you get that front panel from
Though i have no experience with APC's products, one thing i found suspicious is that attached quality-check certificate - I've seen similar instances but on refurbished products. Additionally - that awful alignment of the sticker on the battery makes me doubt it was put on like that in the factory.
That's pretty normal for APC, every one I got had QC certificate attached that way. Not sure about the battery sticker.
Honestly these batteries are false economy. Every dam week I'm getting call outs to replace these batteries because UPS is making loud beeping sound. One of the site has to have it replaced every 6 months. false economy
Maybe someone did a return and stole the new battery, swapping in their own used up one.
Delete this comment. You're giving people ideas.
@@kevinschwart1028people are doing this unfortunately. Happened to me and people I know. Buying the pro and normal version and sending the pro back with the normal version inside. If u don’t know the product you would never know 🫤 then the next customer who buys the product gets something completely different.
@@kevinschwart1028, this is nothing new. Not proud to say, but I used to do similar types of things, like peeling the serial sticker off broken PS2 and sticking it on a new for a refund from where I bought it from. I don't do tthese types of things anymore, but people that do these things, do them. People that don't, typically try unsuccessfully. I know people that have done wilder things back in the 90's. Mine was in the 00's. The com[pany needs to just check their returns better before sendintg them out to other new buyers, if that's what is happening.
Yes, this sounds exactly what happened. Make your flash memory and battery purchases in person or from a first-party vendor whenever possible
That battery doesn't look any dissimilar than any other new battery and doesn't look used at all. A used battery would be dirty, more severely scratched/scuffed up, have terminals with wear marks (scratches) showing they have been previously connected, and typically but not always have corrosion around the terminal area. Those "scratches" are nothing more than handling, installation, and shipping artifacts - the battery isn't firmly secured in the battery bay from movement nor is there anything to prevent the light scuffs/scratches during installation/removal. Battery bulge? I don't know what you expect the side to look like but that's not bulge, that just the witness of the internal ribs/structure of the battery. As for the sticker, all APC batteries are slapped with a sticker with the APC logo. APC doesn't manufacturer their own batteries, they get them from a battery vendor - they're a UPS company not a battery company - and they slap a sticker on them to make them an official APC product.
Yes, see 2:30 or so, you only get that kind of bulge in sealed lead acid batteries after a year or so of them being in service - it's where the gasses inside the cells build up and have no where to expand to, being a sealed battery and all. Let's agree to disagree.
To be fair the battery is inside and shouldn't have any signs of dust, scratches on the outside are normal because it moves around in shipment..
Thanks for the clickbait
Most new lead acid batteries are recycled from older used batteries, at least in the US that's how it works. This might be the case in your country as well
It's possible but it'd have been nice if it was listed with a reconditioned battery.
Recycling is done by taking out the lead mesh - for that you need to crack open the sealed plastic case which is ultrasonic/heat welded, thus destroying it.. Not likely to be reused cost-effectively (sticker removal, wash, manual inspection for cracks..) the battery is not recycled into a new battery, just raw materials and disposable waste.
Could you share the latest version of the code for the Arduino and the pin configuration for the arduino to a max7219 panel. Thanks.
The pinout of the MAX7219 is commonly avaliable on google and the code is avaliable in the description of my other video - ruclips.net/video/qm6w57ZcJZQ/видео.html
@@FluxLabsProjects Thanks, it was the actual wiring u are using. In the video, you showed a drawing for an Arduino and Max2719 Led Matrix panel. However, in the youtube video, the wiring is not the same. It's not 100% clear which I should use. Also and apologize if I sound thick, but where are the references to the MD_72xxx library within the code in the link on you your youtube video. Thank you
you can always find new batteries and buy a new
I bought a new UPS.. i expect a new battery not one that's been ovecharged for years already.
@@FluxLabsProjects understandable.
@@FluxLabsProjects Exactly! I find this very sketchy!
ok. you obviously don't know how they work. I bought one of those APC UPS from walmart and it's perfectly fine. Don't judge a product by one faulty system you bought. Not all of them are bad.
Sure, but when i buy a new car, i expect it to come with new tyres, not tyres that are already half-worn. If it said in the listing on Amazon or in the instructions "these UPS come with certified, capacity tested second hand batteries" i'd be more understanding, but when it's listed as "New" i expect new parts.
It wasn't "one" faulty system. He bought the exact same one and the same problem occurred! APC is know (at least that's what i thought) to be a reputable brand. I'm looking to buy my first UPS and was thinking of buying an APC. I might still get one to see if it is indeed like this as well. Though i will need a bigger one because of all the tech that i'm using. Still, i hope it will be fine.