Be very afraid - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: sibeen
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 07, 2019, 11:44:24 pm
content: It goes for about 10 minutes but you can certainly get the gist after a minute or two.

author: ArthurDent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2019, 03:15:40 am
content: So who would believe some nut who makes his shirts out of shag carpet?

author: ludzinc
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 08, 2019, 03:45:03 am
content: FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY VOLT CAPACITOR !

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2019, 04:04:45 am
content: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/lunatic-claims-5g-streetlighting-uses-nazi-weapon-technologies/

author: sibeen
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2019, 05:47:59 am
content: Quote from: Cyberdragon on November 08, 2019, 04:04:45 amAhh, sorry, I should have looked closer for crazy before starting this thread.

author: Raj
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2019, 03:48:58 pm
content: So, One can imply, cell phone towers with Killovolts running through them are planet fryers.

author: AVGresponding
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2019, 06:35:20 pm
content: "This unit is sealed, so you can't take it apart," - said while he takes it apart...Not sure if it's a spoof, or just some looney guy that wears a tinfoil hat in the shower...One thing is possibly true though; LEDs may be very damaging to eyesight, assome researchnow being done suggests.Obviously this doesn't represent a smoking gun, but it does suggest more research would be a good idea.

author: ZaphodBeeblebrox
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2019, 06:53:21 pm
content: Fear mongering. A perfect example of a person unhindered by any kind knowledge about what he's talkingQuoteQuite right. It's a bloody switch mode power supply. Idiot.

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2019, 08:57:04 pm
content: Technically I suppose it's a ballast just as much as electronic fluorescent ballasts are. Yes they're switching power supplies, but "ballast" is a common term for any kind of control gear for powering lamps that require constant current.Still completely nuts though.

author: langwadt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2019, 09:29:37 pm
content: more like: here's why you should be very afraid, go to our webshop shop and buy all kinds of expensive scanners and tinfoil hats at that'll keep you safedoesn't take a genius to see what the main objective is; making money

author: Terry01
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2019, 09:51:55 pm
content: Does he even realise how long it would take 2 or 3 kids with catapults to rid the entire town of this supposed Hi Tech "problem"?If this is the next Hi Tech weapon to be used, whoever thought it up hasn't done very well!

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2019, 10:25:48 pm
content: Quote from: langwadt on November 08, 2019, 09:29:37 pmDoes he actually sell those stupid "cellphone radiation meters" and "protective clothing"? I've done a teardown of one of those meters/detectors and it's just a germanium detector with a couple of 324 op-amp chips.Probably the same thing that's in those "ghost meters" given the same form factor though the circuits vary slightly between models.

author: langwadt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2019, 10:43:01 pm
content: Quote from: Cyberdragon on November 08, 2019, 10:25:48 pmmaybe not directly selling but,https://www.5gawareness.com/protection/

author: Kjelt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2019, 10:54:37 pm
content: That "weapon" sure did work, the guy talks rubbish.

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 09, 2019, 12:33:29 am
content: Quote from: ThickPhilM on November 08, 2019, 06:35:20 pmI agree with the sentiment, especially when it comes to sleep disturbance. Though that can be mitigated mostly with auto-dimming or color shifting.But singling out LED is a bit misleading, you can get warm or cold LEDs, same with fluorescent.There are also niche use cases where strobing lightsmightbenefit the brain, in general though yeah, seems you'd want to avoid it.

author: mc172
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 09, 2019, 12:42:34 am
content: Is that guy in the video EEVBlog forum member "treez"?

author: Syntax Error
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 09, 2019, 03:38:30 pm
content: Totally Tyne & Wierd!Apparent to British viewers, his soft Geordie accent screams Gateshead; the home ofSir Joseph Swan, the REAL inventor of the incandescent lightbulb. Coincidence?I hope our canny laddidn'ttouch the PCB with his bare fingers, with all those fully charged 450V caps? He'd have come aright bobby frazzler.I suspect his beef is with Gateshead Council whome, are fitting these luminaires at great expense to the local tax payer. Then operating the street lights on reduced power in the evening and switching them off at night, to save the planet. My issue would be the ease at which moisture from the fog on the Tyne could enter these units and rust the high voltage LED electronics.Here in the UK, 'smart' luminaires use the license-exempt 863 to 865MHz band. Communication is either one way from a base control station or two way. In two way, the luminaire feeds diagnostic data back to the base station on a daily basis; power consumption and bulb status. Range is one the five kilometers from the base station. Some luminaires have GPS; the head is fitted, turned on and automatically registers the stand location with the network. Which might be a problem if someone 'borrows' a head and turns it on within range of the base station! Is that a GPS module on the PCB?Real world, a cyber-threat to 'smart street lights' is the possible reverse engineering of the public-private keys used to access the luminaire over-the-air. Imagine hacktivists turning a whole city into their own flashing wonderland? Disco or what?Unless you get the in-joke, you might think this was a real technical appraisal by a bobbly jumper wearing industry whistle blower. We can bet some snowflake hashtags the council with #yanebbybastads! [you nosey b*]As for claiming it was a "weapon", this got me thinking, where have I seen thatprofilebefore? Take a look at this Barberella postercourtesy Wikimedia. Maybe we should all beveryafraid...Like naked savages....

author: AVGresponding
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 09, 2019, 05:13:28 pm
content: Quote from: Syntax Error on November 09, 2019, 03:38:30 pm

author: SL4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 10, 2019, 11:16:53 pm
content: The sort of fellow that’s amusing for about 5-10 minutes, then you want him to go away...Also needs to attend an English language course, or do his show in another language.

author: Doom-the-Squirrel
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 22, 2019, 07:08:14 pm
content: Run for your lives!Haven't had a good laugh like this in a long time.Makes me wonder what I'm dealing with at work when I'm looking into the LED modules.Better keep an eye out for those 450 V capacitors.

author: Refrigerator
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2019, 11:31:22 pm
content: That video made me question my sanitySurely it had to be a joke, i thought, so i went to the comments and lost all hope in humanity.

author: Doom-the-Squirrel
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 27, 2019, 12:47:39 am
content: Quote from: Refrigerator on November 26, 2019, 11:31:22 pmsanity.exe not found. Please contact your computer administrator for further details.

author: Matty272
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: November 27, 2019, 02:43:42 pm
content: My brain hurts after watching that.

author: Doom-the-Squirrel
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 27, 2019, 03:28:21 pm
content: Quote from: Matty272 on November 27, 2019, 02:43:42 pmWatch a few episodes of Dave's videos to restore sanity.That ought to cure the pain.

author: daqq
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 29, 2019, 10:54:14 am
content: Quote from: Matty272 on November 27, 2019, 02:43:42 pmGood. It means you are still sane.

author: texaspyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2019, 04:49:48 am
content: He's right... it is obviously a weapons system. After watching the video my (previously magnificent) brain started leaking out of my nose. And my (previously magnificent) 'nads shrunk down to the size of of raisins. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

author: Doom-the-Squirrel
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2019, 08:40:15 am
content: Didn't the same thing happen inHalloween 3 The Season of the Witch?