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In this video we open a package that was sent to us by a Supporter from Durban, South Africa, with lots of goodies inside.

In this Video we repair a faulty Airconditioner Control board,
and break down a door to get out of the Lab.

In this video we see what is causing the backlight on a Samsung LA40C530F1R LCD TV to Shut off at Random Times, and get it going again.

In this video we find out why a Switchmode powersupply went faulty, and sparked in a closet full of clothes and wooden shelves. And introduce you to a Native of South Africas, Kwazulu Natal, South Coast. Can we fix it?

In this video we take a look at a Solar Hybrid Inverter, that has a burned MPPT board, that has burned right through. We test the system, and see if it works or is dead..

In this short video, we go through installing a whole house energy monitor, including installing the Current Transformer Non Invasively in the house’s Distribution Board / Consumer Unit / Switchboard / Fusebox.
We also use the Nooelec RTLSDR dongle to see what frequency the Transmitter is communicating on.

What causes most remotes in an area to not work properly? It is when a technician wires a remote to an alarm sensor the Wrong Way. A Remote Jammer. What we found, and how we rectified it. All it needed was a bit of Flipping Logic

In the final part of this Project series, we delve into the Electronics (The DMX Shield), as well as the Arduino DMX Code, and show you how it all goes together (including a nighttime video of the effect)

In Part 2 of this Project, we work on the Physical Hardware, by Casting the LED Block in Resin