WWII Hand-Crank Flashlight/Lantern Restoration - Restoring Lamps

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  • Опубликовано: 11 дек 2024

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  • @Marriev
    @Marriev 5 лет назад +1539

    How crazy it sounds, this video was kind of emotional to me. I come from a town near Eindhoven (homebase of Philips) and as a child we played a lot with exact the same kind of flashlight (in Dutch: knijpkat, literally squeeze cat). It was from my grandfather (who was clearly not a German though) and we had such fun with it. And it was such a good quality, but unfortunately... time took its toll after a while, especially with little kids. So I was really surprised to see this item and it brings back such a good memories. Thank you from the deepest of my heart, Odd (if I may call you that way)!

    • @OddTinkering
      @OddTinkering  5 лет назад +265

      You may call me that. Thanks! It's always a pleasure to read this type of comments. Actually it's one of my favorite parts of doing the videos. And don't take that wrong, I really like going the videos

    • @pappskalle8594
      @pappskalle8594 5 лет назад +3

      Sell the flashlight to him :D

    • @Marriev
      @Marriev 5 лет назад +11

      No Patrik, all the restorations need to stay in the Odd Museum (and I'm a her by the way ;) ).
      And Koen, we know each other :) .

    • @AndyKroet
      @AndyKroet 5 лет назад +2

      Klopt Frits was een meeloper,op z'n minst

    • @AndyKroet
      @AndyKroet 5 лет назад +1

      Vertel die shit
      ....doe je goed

  • @blazeosirus5854
    @blazeosirus5854 4 года назад +95

    This thing is a priceless masterpiece.
    Can we all take our time to appreciate this man's time in restoring relics from the past?

    • @macez4586
      @macez4586 3 года назад +2

      He is patient and you can tell he loves fiddling with things and I bet you if something interests him and doesn’t understand the mechanism, he will go out to learn it.

  • @TysyTube
    @TysyTube 5 лет назад +325

    I like so much this type of gadget from another era 🥰

    • @CircuitWCUE
      @CircuitWCUE 4 года назад +4

      Type*

    • @TysyTube
      @TysyTube 4 года назад +1

      Nk and japan done sir🙈

    • @luckyduckyt1461
      @luckyduckyt1461 4 года назад +1

      YOO I KNOW YOU YOUR THAT RESTORATION GUY

    • @CircuitWCUE
      @CircuitWCUE 4 года назад +1

      @@TysyTube bruh I'm a girl

    • @destroyerhdtv3639
      @destroyerhdtv3639 4 года назад

      @@CircuitWCUE they were talking about the person above him i think

  • @mousevision661
    @mousevision661 4 года назад +58

    You read my mind, I was thinking to myself "convert it to an LED!!!" Then you did, that's awesome. Definitely keep LED if you plan on actually using it since you can always swap the bulb if you needed to.

  • @Alias_Anybody
    @Alias_Anybody 5 лет назад +2886

    "Don't use ketchup for lubrication"
    I have to agree, it's indeed not very romantic.

    • @VladTepesVEVO
      @VladTepesVEVO 5 лет назад +194

      _Unless..._

    • @Alias_Anybody
      @Alias_Anybody 5 лет назад +166

      @@VladTepesVEVO
      No.

    • @marscomo
      @marscomo 5 лет назад +175

      @@Alias_Anybody every liquid is a lubricant if you are brave enough

    • @fridtjofriibe5961
      @fridtjofriibe5961 5 лет назад +141

      Remember Tornberry - *grabs Tabasco*

    • @mk0049
      @mk0049 5 лет назад +23

      R/cursedcomment

  • @thomaspigg306
    @thomaspigg306 4 года назад +16

    I love watching people restore articles from the past, especially if it's a part of history.

  • @knewal7050
    @knewal7050 5 лет назад +264

    I really don't like taking thing with springs apart because i can't put them back

    • @OddTinkering
      @OddTinkering  5 лет назад +55

      It took me a moment to realize this easy way to do it. First I tried to get it back while holding it loaded but that was way too hard...

    • @jarredmattingly5369
      @jarredmattingly5369 4 года назад +18

      See you gotta talk to the springs first so they know what's going on.... Clears up a lot of confusion and when I started that springs are no problem.

    • @jarredmattingly5369
      @jarredmattingly5369 4 года назад +8

      ... and don't try it with loaded springs... Gotta be loose. Develop a team of springs that are loose. An unstoppable loose springs team. Hell, make some music like you're in a band from, I don't know, E Street. Call yourselves the Loose Springs Team and the E Street Band.

    • @AlessioRizzi-g3c
      @AlessioRizzi-g3c 7 месяцев назад

      Don't try it with a yellow bear/rabbit animatronic

    • @AlessioRizzi-g3c
      @AlessioRizzi-g3c 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@jarredmattingly5369 springlock Failure

  • @antoniusaloysius
    @antoniusaloysius 4 года назад +1

    I am a industrial product design student from the Netherlands and these video's inspire me greatly, in 2 years I will be graduated and hopefuly designing great, durable products like this. It's a shame that nowadays products are all made from plastics and cheap materials which break and then polute our oceaans. I am far from a environmental activist, but i'm often thinking: come on, design some good old fashion products for ones.
    Keep on the good work!

  • @pie19988
    @pie19988 5 лет назад +99

    These videos are oddly satisfying and are a great way to pass a slow work day discreetly!! Thank you!!

    • @jalinehsaidi5210
      @jalinehsaidi5210 5 лет назад +1

      RUclips.com/PewDiePie

    • @OddTinkering
      @OddTinkering  5 лет назад +26

      It's always funny when I hear someone watching these at work but then I realize there are so many jobs you can watch these without it disturbing your job, and of course some of you watch them regardless. I've seen what people do on their computers around the office

    • @jalinehsaidi5210
      @jalinehsaidi5210 5 лет назад

      Hey i tell my friend to subscribe to u now when will the new video come up?

    • @jalinehsaidi5210
      @jalinehsaidi5210 5 лет назад

      @@OddTinkering Thing u should do right now after fixing everything why not sell em

    • @pie19988
      @pie19988 5 лет назад +2

      @@OddTinkering I work at a coffee shop that sees only a little business in the afternoon and much less on an afternoon on the weekend, it's a good time killer! I appreciate it greatly believe me when i say it can be mind numbing on this shift without it sometimes

  • @DiesInEveryFilm
    @DiesInEveryFilm 5 лет назад +118

    Really cool video mate and such a good item to restore

  • @AwesomeRestorations
    @AwesomeRestorations 5 лет назад +126

    Very nice restoration my friend. I like that you converted it to LED .. cool. Nicely done 👍👌😉

  • @tonger7018
    @tonger7018 4 года назад +947

    they should make a ww2 horror game with this as the light

    • @renaissancebatman
      @renaissancebatman 4 года назад +86

      Breaking the buttons with every crank.

    • @tishd2308
      @tishd2308 4 года назад +13

      ww3*

    • @onebigfatguy
      @onebigfatguy 4 года назад +37

      @Rohit Dev The first game is called "Metro 2033" and yeah you have to hand crank your light because it gets damn dark in the tunnels.

    • @Daniel-rd6st
      @Daniel-rd6st 4 года назад +17

      The Doom game that played on mars (i hink the one before the most recent) had dark passages you needed a flashlight to navigate through. Trouble was, you could either hold a flashlight or use your weapons! So it was basically a decision between seeing your death coming towards you and beeing helpless or shooting blindly in the dark ^^

    • @Brid420
      @Brid420 4 года назад +11

      @@Daniel-rd6st I remember playing Doom 3 as a kid and the flashlight situation like that horrified me XD.

  • @gclsarnia
    @gclsarnia 5 лет назад +37

    The LED improves the function, and since it's a thread in replacement, there's no harm in leaving it installed. Good idea!

  • @aaronwalderslade
    @aaronwalderslade 4 года назад +13

    We used to have torches like that in the 70s. Seeing you convert it makes me think they should remake them with a storage cell and LED bulbs.

    • @dannydoctor9737
      @dannydoctor9737 3 года назад

      They are already making. You can buy such gadgets in almost any electronic market here in China.

    • @DrSaav-my5ym
      @DrSaav-my5ym 3 года назад

      yea, they do, you can order online

  • @TheCoomer
    @TheCoomer 5 лет назад +221

    Love the Led upgrade

    • @OddTinkering
      @OddTinkering  5 лет назад +13

      I wanted to keep it still easily changeable so I can always put regular bulb in there. Easy way would have been to solder it in the lamp permanently

  • @emt7887
    @emt7887 4 года назад +1

    I don’t know why but the care and consideration you put into restoring these things makes me think of the movie Brave Little Toaster.

    • @6LittleWendigo6
      @6LittleWendigo6 3 месяца назад

      Wow, thanks for unlocking some long forgotten memory lol

  • @MRNVCDIY
    @MRNVCDIY 5 лет назад +27

    Very old dinamo. Thanks for share. Nice video

  • @athenasie
    @athenasie 4 года назад +9

    It is amazing how relaxing your videos are, plus you show objects that I will never see again, thanks for all the effort in editing the video and all that restoration entails. greetings from Argentina :)

  • @FusashiYuraka
    @FusashiYuraka 5 лет назад +78

    Awesome rigging of the LED. I'd leave it in to compensate for the lack of a reflector cone in there.

    • @metalmagic8666
      @metalmagic8666 5 лет назад

      @@rmejc don't suck their dicks for too long, he said Germans during WW2. Bunch of stand-up dudes indeed.

    • @metalmagic8666
      @metalmagic8666 5 лет назад +1

      @@rmejc *sigh* idiot

    • @metalmagic8666
      @metalmagic8666 5 лет назад

      @@rmejc look 9 seconds into the video. If you missed that I believe your attention span rivals that of a fruit fly.

    • @basicprofilepicture6672
      @basicprofilepicture6672 5 лет назад

      what happened here?

    • @metalmagic8666
      @metalmagic8666 5 лет назад +1

      @@basicprofilepicture6672 ah, well there was a pretty major idiot that I guess deleted his comment after I pointed it out.

  • @Paperghost
    @Paperghost 2 года назад

    It was nice to watch you restore this torch. I had one as a child, it was a hand me down from a Uncle who served in WW2. It fascinated me (boys and torches eh?) and my Uncle explained that it was an emergency hand lamp with low illumination designed not to draw attention but to give enough illumination for the immediate vicinity such as map reading or taking your next step only. I don't know how true that is but it added to its interest for me.

  • @raskahn9286
    @raskahn9286 5 лет назад +157

    Made in The Netherlands, these were known as a "Knijpkat" it translates directly to "Pinch Cat" Yes, Dutch is a weird language.

    • @maffletris
      @maffletris 5 лет назад +9

      Could it be because of the sound it makes when you use it? haha that name is hilarious if you think it that way!

    • @denniz1990
      @denniz1990 5 лет назад +9

      There is an Dutch saying that's translate into watching the cat in the dark...
      I thinks that's where the name comes from haha.
      This type was produced under Nazi regime in Holland

    • @hualni
      @hualni 5 лет назад +6

      One of my favorite Ditch translations is Lievehersbestje. It's supposed to be Ladybug. But it's actually Lady Beast. That cracks me up!

    • @metamorphicorder
      @metamorphicorder 4 года назад +2

      Probably because it sounds kinda like cats fighting.

    • @Goth7illa
      @Goth7illa 4 года назад +2

      @@hualni It gets weirder: Lieve Heer 's beestje = Sweet God 's little animal.

  • @samsungmario9355
    @samsungmario9355 4 года назад +1

    That’s awesome getting things working after so long it’s kinda like going back in time in a way!

  • @Excvositorum
    @Excvositorum 5 лет назад +50

    If you add a capacitor to the circuit, then perhaps the LED will flicker less.

    • @Landrew0
      @Landrew0 4 года назад +1

      Also a full bridge rectifier.

    • @strain121
      @strain121 4 года назад +1

      @@Landrew0 his led is"special," so it doesn't need it.

  • @triadwarfare
    @triadwarfare 4 года назад +1

    Not only you restored it, you actually improved it by making it brighter thanks to more efficient LEDs

  • @vijaysrivatsan1408
    @vijaysrivatsan1408 5 лет назад +325

    He really got me with the ketchup and grease one😂😂

    • @arandumendez9557
      @arandumendez9557 4 года назад +5

      lithium grease, looks a lot like ketchup, it tastes nothing like it

    • @maleficentcop2752
      @maleficentcop2752 4 года назад +3

      @@arandumendez9557
      And You know this how... LOL 😅

    • @arandumendez9557
      @arandumendez9557 4 года назад +6

      @@maleficentcop2752 you dont wanna know
      i smelled it

    • @danilko1
      @danilko1 4 года назад

      Bananas work better.

  • @mrsnekk5297
    @mrsnekk5297 4 года назад +458

    Officer: Careful private, you see that? Americans.
    Private: Its too dark hang on **CRANK CRANK CRANK**
    Officer: Ah shit here we go again

    • @rakkooon
      @rakkooon 4 года назад +16

      Mason Race nah “its too dark hang on *RAH RAH RAH*

    • @nexus5776
      @nexus5776 4 года назад +5

      That flashlight is used by germans

    • @bfarm44
      @bfarm44 4 года назад +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @mathanmorris21
      @mathanmorris21 4 года назад

      Jordan’s

    • @davem9445
      @davem9445 4 года назад +9

      Imagine been an undercover spy and you needed that as your source of illumination.....No Tinker Tailer Soldier Spy there.

  • @arthurthevelin2073
    @arthurthevelin2073 5 лет назад +18

    The sandblasting always gets me
    It's just too satisfying

    • @OddTinkering
      @OddTinkering  5 лет назад +7

      Yes that's my favoirite part too that's why I made the scene so long

  • @Kids_Scissors
    @Kids_Scissors 4 года назад +2

    I love these types of videos. Helps me relax and get away from all the day-to-day boring routine.

  • @kjamison5951
    @kjamison5951 5 лет назад +62

    Excellent work! As always.
    However…
    “No measurable current”
    Meter set to AC volts... meter leads in voltage/ohms sockets.
    “No measurable voltage.”
    This type of hand generator would only produce an AC voltage so the meter setting was correct. It would have been made at a time when rectification would be done by thermionic valves and not solid state electronics so a small rectifier would not be available.

    • @samreiter3116
      @samreiter3116 5 лет назад

      Damn. U smart man

    • @blindmelonlemonjello
      @blindmelonlemonjello 5 лет назад +3

      @@samreiter3116 anyone can copy & paste.he didnt even bother to take the extra spaces out. Lame as f**ck

    • @neyoid
      @neyoid 5 лет назад

      Also, generators make AC naturally.

    •  4 года назад +1

      @@neyoid You need f***** alternator to make ac directly. Not dc motor. Usually modern Generator had some kind of an alternator. That's why the product is AC
      Dc motor prodce DC. If you wanted to talk about something, you have to learn.

    • @blindmelonlemonjello
      @blindmelonlemonjello 4 года назад

      @@kylothow stay in your lane bored ass dick head

  • @johanvangelderen6715
    @johanvangelderen6715 2 года назад

    My family is from Den Häag
    We immigrated to the US in 1959.
    My father told stories about living in rooming houses after the war.
    He told a story about how he came home late one night. He did not want to switch the lights on because he might disturb other residents.
    He walked upstairs while he had one of these in his hand. The noise and the flashes scared the family dog. It screamed and howled because it was scared. So every one was suddenly wide awake.
    I saw this video and knew that this flashlight must be identical to the one he had.
    Thanks for the memory.

  • @jacob.700
    @jacob.700 5 лет назад +9

    i never comment so i‘m just going for it this time
    i really enjoy your content and i think it‘s one of the best on youtube
    it gives me a specific feeling i can‘t really describe. i can stop thinking about all the bad things going on on earth, there is no stupid things in here, no society-bullshit
    everything seems fine as if when we all were children, and i love that!

  • @turatea1
    @turatea1 4 года назад

    My grandfather has one. I found it his hom, but didn't work. I was only around 15 years old, and don't know what to do. But i found it very interesting. Thanks to share your work, I appreciate it. Greeting from Indonesia.

  • @artnels2
    @artnels2 5 лет назад +7

    If you have a concern with keeping it mostly original, use a lower voltage bulb, like a 1.5 volt bulb. Also, there are bulbs in that voltage that have a small lens molded into the tip of the glass.
    That may add more focus to the light helping it be brighter too.

  • @ChEILoZ
    @ChEILoZ 3 года назад

    Yeah that gotta work wonder during the night in a war.
    Not only do you sound like a hand cranked bike but you light up as well. Perfect!

  • @StillUp2Date
    @StillUp2Date 4 года назад +169

    2077: Odd Tinkering restoring the Pyramids

    • @rakkooon
      @rakkooon 4 года назад +2

      Petr Říha what?

    • @rakkooon
      @rakkooon 4 года назад +4

      Petr Říha your entire comment

    • @brazilbr4415
      @brazilbr4415 4 года назад +1

      @Petr Říha Gay

    • @Kartracer24x
      @Kartracer24x 4 года назад +2

      @Petr Říha but you forget... He has Isopropyl Alcohol.

    • @Sachiel-Imaizumi
      @Sachiel-Imaizumi 4 года назад

      @Petr Říha OOHHHH I JUST GOT YOUR COMMENT

  • @theseoldbeats
    @theseoldbeats 4 года назад +28

    They'd certainly have heard you coming in WWII with that thing.

  • @justinwest3813
    @justinwest3813 3 года назад +5

    These videos are so addictive and satisfying! Love watching this kind of stuff! 😎 👍

  • @andybrooks7228
    @andybrooks7228 5 лет назад +1

    The led is much better and generally lasts longer than a traditional bulb.
    Great job keep it up.

  • @fishindude72
    @fishindude72 4 года назад +3

    I just love how well built and beautiful things used to be.

  • @dvig3261
    @dvig3261 4 года назад

    I am a fan of antique and vintage items that still work. Putting the original type of bulb is nostalgic, but less functional. I would add a small storage system into it to minimize the analogue "wow" effect the dynamo creates. The LED and quasi bridge you made is a wonderful addition.

  • @CanuckMackem
    @CanuckMackem 5 лет назад +307

    Looks great, if leave the LED in there.

    • @aYoutubeUser518
      @aYoutubeUser518 5 лет назад +7

      ok boomer

    • @AyeYerMa
      @AyeYerMa 5 лет назад +16

      @@aRUclipsUser518 Wow you're edgy, how about you stfu

    • @mgfails9274
      @mgfails9274 5 лет назад +6

      He should add an full bridhe recrifier with a smoothing capacitor. Ok electroBOOMERS :)

    • @aYoutubeUser518
      @aYoutubeUser518 4 года назад +2

      @@AyeYerMa ok boomer

    • @starlamytruelove
      @starlamytruelove 4 года назад +2

      @@aRUclipsUser518
      Old joke

  • @BishopD-Rivera-718
    @BishopD-Rivera-718 4 года назад +2

    Add a small capacitor so the LED will stay on longer with lesser trigging. Just a thought. Awesome restoration. Great Job!

  • @dejEtack
    @dejEtack 5 лет назад +76

    he's right, you shouldn't use ketchup for lubrication
    use nuttela instead

    • @t0kotang0
      @t0kotang0 4 года назад

      dejEtack and you can lick it all off when your done!

    • @Pixal_Dragon
      @Pixal_Dragon 4 года назад +1

      Yandere Doodles you can do that with ketchup

    • @jarredmattingly5369
      @jarredmattingly5369 4 года назад +1

      Just spit on it like everyone else...

    • @storr7535
      @storr7535 4 года назад +1

      Guy: The store is out of Nutella
      Person: IM GOING TO NUTELLA
      Ella: *takes out headphones* you wot?

    • @superploc
      @superploc 4 года назад

      Hand Tool Rescue reference.

  • @videogamerNattie98
    @videogamerNattie98 2 года назад

    The fact you took something from over 50 years ago that uses scientific principles we take more advantage of in modern day and made a small modern adjustment to it greatly improving the efficacy of the light shows that the fundamental properties of the tech during WWII were very well thought out the bottle neck was the things that made those principles work, and not the principles themselves.

  • @daoogieboogie
    @daoogieboogie 4 года назад +60

    Not gonna lie, when I saw the thumbnail for a second I thought it was a security camera from Bioshock

  • @fmarules69
    @fmarules69 5 лет назад

    I love the peacefulness of your videos... sometimes all we need is silence

  • @northernwoodsman
    @northernwoodsman 5 лет назад +41

    Imagine walking through a forest and wanting a light because you heard a noise. Or imagine a simple stealth scenario...
    "What was that?"
    "Wait let me check"
    *ZZZZT ZZZT ZZZT ZZZT ZZT ZZT*

    • @theinterpalnetaryprogamers9401
      @theinterpalnetaryprogamers9401 4 года назад +1

      Hahaha, didn't get at once... Now I Get it 😂

    • @AlessioRizzi-g3c
      @AlessioRizzi-g3c 7 месяцев назад

      My scenario: the night shift at Freddy's
      Me: *HEARS LITTLE GIRL SCREAMING*
      Freddy: *Deep laughter*
      Me: what was dat?
      *Picks up old ahh flashlight*
      *VROOM VROOM VROOOOOOM*

  • @ClipSwitchFlashlights
    @ClipSwitchFlashlights 4 года назад

    Love these old flashlights. Great job restoring them! I say make the bulb and LED easily swappable ‘cause lots of people would love it to be practical and would love to see the original output as well.

  • @mrbubbles720
    @mrbubbles720 5 лет назад +17

    „Brim brim brim brim“ I like the sound

  • @mariavallejos8537
    @mariavallejos8537 4 года назад

    Your videos are really interesting especially the type of things you restore are artifacts of the past. And the process of restoring these are really relaxing.

  • @Jopekos
    @Jopekos Год назад +4

    I had an idea, imagine a horror game where you are trapped in the bunker, with a bloodthirsty monster behind you and you have to wind up a lantern that makes noise and you have to escape without attracting attention. 🤔

    • @ThunderDragonRandy
      @ThunderDragonRandy Год назад

      lol I was just watching Markiplier play Amnesia: The Bunker and looked up on these mechanical flashlights.

  • @dawnofwar4302
    @dawnofwar4302 26 дней назад

    Well im about 4 years too late but i wanted to say awesome video restoring a piece of history. Regarding the LED I have several Russian Zip lights from various years all of which i believe we're based off of the design in your video. All three of them use the same bulb, I found a screw in replacement LED that isn't polarity sensitive and it drastically increases the utility of these old hand crank lights good for if you only need temporary bursts of light and need to conserve your batteries. They are fun to use on occasion also.

  • @thexodus
    @thexodus 5 лет назад +8

    I wonder what it'd take to add an AC to DC inverter a capacitor and regular LED so that the crank would charge the cap and you'd get light without having to crank constantly.

    • @bgbthabun627
      @bgbthabun627 5 лет назад +4

      @Pez de, not much, I would attach a bridge rectifier, a boost buck voltage regulator, a capacitor, perhaps an ultra cap if needed, and then the LED. Oh, and yes keep the LED, and another great find and restoration

    • @chrisstephens6673
      @chrisstephens6673 5 лет назад +2

      I thought the D in led stood for diode.

    • @bgbthabun627
      @bgbthabun627 5 лет назад +1

      @chris you are correct, the diode installed is only useful in dropping the voltage, it was perhaps a zener. I cannot tell from the video

  • @greasemonkey11
    @greasemonkey11 3 года назад +1

    Awesome piece of history you fixed there. You also have to marvel at its simplicity, usability and durability, very interesting indeed! Thx for posting this! :-)

  • @osoco7294
    @osoco7294 5 лет назад +6

    1:54
    You could use smaller aperture for deeper depth of field.

  • @DrDaveSalisburyPhDMBA
    @DrDaveSalisburyPhDMBA 3 года назад +1

    I loved these flashlights as a kid!

  • @EnigmaNL
    @EnigmaNL 5 лет назад +8

    These were not just used by the Germans, they were developed and made by the Dutch during WW2. People used these because fuel was scarce (all taken by the Germans) and the nights were long and dark (no lighting allowed due to the blackout). I have one of these that my grandpa used in WW2 while he was a kid.
    I don't think this particular one was used by the Germans, or at least not by German soldiers. The Wehrmacht issue Knijpkat had a leather piece attached to it, text on the bottom saying "Wehrmachteigentum" and it was painted green.
    One funny detail, this is a prime example of a Dutch wartime produced consumer electronic(using minimal amounts of cheap materials) and it's still produced better than most consumer electronics these days. They make hand-crack flashlights these days and they are 99% plastic and they will break in a few squeezes.

  • @JosephClatterbuck
    @JosephClatterbuck 4 года назад

    I like the LED. Original look and feel, improved.
    Also, really appreciate turning the volume down on the rotary tool buffing clip.👍🏼

  • @bananasrfr14
    @bananasrfr14 5 лет назад +17

    I showed this to my grandpa and he said he remembers using these during war time. Any chance I can buy it from you so I can surprise him with this for Christmas?

    • @bananasrfr14
      @bananasrfr14 5 лет назад +4

      Maximus Plebius thank you, but that one is not nearly as beautiful as the one repaired in this video!

    • @samreiter3116
      @samreiter3116 5 лет назад +1

      @@maximusplebius9992 ur good man

    • @YouTubeSupportTeams
      @YouTubeSupportTeams 5 лет назад +6

      @@bananasrfr14 the one in this video has been polished and an LED added. Not rocket science or magic. And certainly not worthy of restoration status, it was quickly cleaned up and made functional but not like original condition, such as restorations should be

    • @teresashinkansen9402
      @teresashinkansen9402 4 года назад

      @@RUclipsSupportTeams How adding a *REMOVABLE* LED bulb makes it not a good restoration, all parts are original other than the replaceable bulb.

  • @JJGuccione
    @JJGuccione 3 года назад

    The bulb modification was brilliant!

  • @matheusreis1383
    @matheusreis1383 5 лет назад +7

    Keep the LED bulb! 🤣
    Great work!

  • @seanronayne3654
    @seanronayne3654 4 года назад +2

    I think what you did with the led was the smartest modern upgrade to a great idea that always was a bit flawed, it would be really interesting if you could put a little lithium battery in there and a bit of tinkering to have it able to store a small charge.

    • @georgeplagianos6487
      @georgeplagianos6487 2 года назад

      This Dynamo puts out AC. How do you make it so it can charge a lithium battery which is basically DC? What components you need to make that work very curious I hope it does

  • @uraniumbolt7594
    @uraniumbolt7594 4 года назад +6

    hey, it looks like these little things were the inspiration for the cameras in a game called bioshock

  • @Cyrillius1
    @Cyrillius1 4 года назад +1

    The sound it makes and the temporary nature of the light would be a great feature in a horror video game! A lovely restoration, thank you for showing us :D

    • @plaguecrow754
      @plaguecrow754 Год назад

      Man do i have news for you

    • @AlessioRizzi-g3c
      @AlessioRizzi-g3c 7 месяцев назад

      Like:
      (Flashing the light)
      (Light finishes)
      Freddy Fazbear: ITS MY TIME TO SHIIIIIINEEEEEE

  • @AgentDiego
    @AgentDiego 5 лет назад +13

    LED is basicly a diode. No needs in rectifier diode if capacitor hasn't been installed.

    • @flyingfox8072
      @flyingfox8072 5 лет назад +3

      Also omitting the extra diode will give additional voltage of 0.6v

    • @neyoid
      @neyoid 5 лет назад +1

      You still wanna feed LEDs DC even if they rectify it. It's DC when it comes out.

    • @AgentDiego
      @AgentDiego 5 лет назад

      Than you need capacitor to filter your voltage. In other case Diode is quite useless

    • @chadcastagana9181
      @chadcastagana9181 4 года назад +4

      But a fragile LED could be damaged by this mini-alternator's back voltage

  • @luciusholdogeta3076
    @luciusholdogeta3076 3 года назад +1

    I love your work.its so awesome 🌹🌹🌹🌹🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤩

  • @francispalmer9737
    @francispalmer9737 5 лет назад +6

    Keep the LED light, the dynamo is still original but with a modern update to it, after all it was made to light the way and now its even better than before.

    • @chadcastagana9181
      @chadcastagana9181 4 года назад

      That's an alternator, not a dynamo - - the latter generates dc thru mechanical rectification

  • @everfreebrumby8385
    @everfreebrumby8385 4 года назад

    Your videos are wonderfully hypnotic.

  • @Communistdogg
    @Communistdogg 5 лет назад +57

    "don't use ketchup as lubrication". Well there goes my weekend

    • @samreiter3116
      @samreiter3116 5 лет назад

      Lol. Good joke my dude

    • @dadof3bb
      @dadof3bb 4 года назад

      Hot Sauce is better for that..... makes it more "exciting"!! Whoooooooooo

    • @entity42
      @entity42 4 года назад +2

      @@dadof3bb AHH WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT MY DICK IS _ON _*_FIRE_*

  • @АнтонПодковырин-о5б
    @АнтонПодковырин-о5б 3 года назад +1

    То что было сделано с лампочкой шикарно, даже в голову не приходило что так можно. Ранее приходилост для таких решей убирать патрон, а тут просто нет слов.

  • @AndrzejKondziela
    @AndrzejKondziela 5 лет назад +8

    Keep the LED light. I like that modern upgrade.

  • @germail86
    @germail86 4 года назад

    I think you did a great job replacing the light bulb for a LED, now is fully functional but capable of actual needs.

  • @ADMIN-qy8yg
    @ADMIN-qy8yg 4 года назад +24

    12:45 how my crush crushed my heart

  • @TheRestorer
    @TheRestorer 5 лет назад

    You can watch this forever)👀😉
    Good job👍

  • @Deadestest
    @Deadestest Год назад +7

    Watching this because of the new amnesia game

    • @bruisedbug
      @bruisedbug Год назад +1

      same lol, but its not the same one

  • @RiderBlitz1.0
    @RiderBlitz1.0 3 года назад +1

    I used to have that, ah you bring back the memory, thanks 💖🌹

  • @Бородатый-з5л
    @Бородатый-з5л 5 лет назад +15

    Next day:
    MP-40 Restoration

  • @Armorpiercer
    @Armorpiercer 5 лет назад

    the change is hand-reversible so no biggie there, good job restoring this

  • @wyldeyouth
    @wyldeyouth 3 года назад

    There's so many cool gadgets from around the ww1 and ww2 era! This thing could last another 100 years with some care, compare that to a flashlight made today...

  • @springbuiltitall
    @springbuiltitall 5 лет назад +21

    And the screws didn't turn to cheese?
    If i didnt know any better I'd be thinking stuff was made better and easier to fix in days of yore. But ofcourse this cant be true

  • @rlwalker2
    @rlwalker2 5 лет назад

    I had one of these just after WWII. Sounded just like yours. Loved it.

  • @Bikosiolii
    @Bikosiolii 4 года назад +12

    I don’t know why the army men didn’t use their phones as flashlights would’ve been more efficient

    • @ethancastaline8830
      @ethancastaline8830 4 года назад

      Cronzie Chaos stupid

    • @aironnoles5588
      @aironnoles5588 4 года назад

      Later , I believe in the 80s , they come out with L shaped flashlights with colored switchable lenses ; like red , green , blue and a few other colors . Which I wouldn't be surprised if soldiers didn't just color their lenses their own colors and more than likely used Morse code .

    • @Bikosiolii
      @Bikosiolii 4 года назад

      Ethan Castaline aye bruh why so mean

    • @Bikosiolii
      @Bikosiolii 4 года назад

      Airon Noles damn you smart 💀

    • @hesseldijkstra5327
      @hesseldijkstra5327 4 года назад

      These lights were meant for domestic use. Not for the German army.

  • @christophergrimes12
    @christophergrimes12 4 года назад

    You made that thing look brand new, awesome restoration

  • @SWATareTHOSE87
    @SWATareTHOSE87 5 лет назад +9

    Everyone: wow, this is cool.
    WWII Veterans: 💣💥🔫✈️

  • @PopExtra
    @PopExtra 3 месяца назад +1

    I also have one of those philips, i found it in a vintage store, mine was in better condition when i got it, but it had a little old oil in it so i cleaned it off and put a bit of new oil and now it runs a bit smoother 😄

  • @iSupermanCKi
    @iSupermanCKi 4 года назад +7

    This thing even sounds like an angry German! 😂

    • @Chilgt
      @Chilgt 4 года назад +2

      Angry German: *WHIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR*

  • @aldrinalejo1810
    @aldrinalejo1810 Год назад +1

    I love the mechanisms 🤜🤛

  • @movecount
    @movecount 4 года назад +4

    4:40 I have this sudden urge to clean my ears...

    • @Pixal_Dragon
      @Pixal_Dragon 4 года назад

      This and not the part with the q tips?

    • @movecount
      @movecount 4 года назад

      @@Pixal_Dragon tbh q tips are very inefficient in cleaning out your ears. i use a tiny metal spoonlike stick.

    • @Pixal_Dragon
      @Pixal_Dragon 4 года назад

      To each their own

  • @marklammas2465
    @marklammas2465 3 года назад +1

    I used to have a functional dynamo torch when I was a kid. 1930s, I think, though it may have been older than that. It eventually went the way of the wind. I would like another. I sometimes use the modern versions.

  • @ethancooper5358
    @ethancooper5358 5 лет назад +4

    0:28 Wow, looks like his electric measurer need restorement

    • @NCF8710
      @NCF8710 4 года назад

      The Fluke 77 is a classic. I have this same multimeter and it still works perfectly and accurately. It's in better shape, though.

  • @IamDoogy
    @IamDoogy 4 года назад

    Well done. Looks great.
    Cool little gadget.
    They used to make things so much more solid.

  • @karraral-msairi3526
    @karraral-msairi3526 4 года назад +4

    no. you didn't clean it like everytime

  • @Quadrupliplex
    @Quadrupliplex 3 года назад

    the efficiency after the LED is so satisfying.

  • @شعبة-ت6ط
    @شعبة-ت6ط 4 года назад +4

    7:09 Reminded me of dentist toothpaste and now my mouth hurts

  • @kuroneos8059
    @kuroneos8059 4 года назад

    OH GOD I HAVE THE EXACT SAME MULTIMETER ! ... And I don't know why this makes me so happy.....

  • @Hostilenemy
    @Hostilenemy 5 лет назад +29

    LED's make everything better, including your sex life.

    • @wjp255
      @wjp255 5 лет назад

      LOL! But look at it from this point of view: If she needs LED lights on her vibrator, do you REALLY want to go there? LOL!

    • @lazar6508
      @lazar6508 5 лет назад

      @@wjp255 yes

    • @idoadi4780
      @idoadi4780 5 лет назад

      look in open ass with led...

    • @YouTubeSupportTeams
      @YouTubeSupportTeams 5 лет назад

      huh?

    • @marty4933
      @marty4933 4 года назад

      ʀᴇᴛʀᴏᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ o

  • @craigsmith3645
    @craigsmith3645 Год назад

    Nice restoration! I really like that you put labels on things too!

  • @torruellasarts997
    @torruellasarts997 5 лет назад

    Dude you are good at this! that looks great...and no...the LED worked just fine!

  • @kurthansen570
    @kurthansen570 5 лет назад

    Putting in a LED light was interesting, but it was unnecessary. These hand powered lights were pathetic if you see how little light they did produce, but at the time people must have been impressed. It is a PHILIPS lamp. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @MarioSratss
    @MarioSratss 4 года назад

    I love your work. The idea with the LED is awesome.