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2022 Holiday Build Project Special!!

My yearly tradition of building an electronic gizmo returns with a very  practical and fun project - building a regulated supply for my vintage  Casio SK-1.  Enjoy!


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Happy Hanukkah!!

As an unreligious person I have the freedom to embrace the fun in all holidays - including all the comfort food.  I can smell the latkes already....  and a box of chocolate covered jelly ...

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Why Doesn't Fran Make Videos Anymore?

I am making them - you just can't see them if YouTube doesn't tell you they're there.  Let me explain....


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75 Years Of The Transistor

So young and yet so wise!  The transistor is 75 years old this month, so lets take a look at some of the very first.


2022-12-18 19:00:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Another Engineering Disaster

You may have heard about this, but it always amazes me when a shocking  disaster like this one in hindsight seems to be just a disaster waiting  to happen.


2022-12-18 18:11:36 +0000 UTC View Post

FranLab Live! Patrons Only Edition

https://youtu.be/zOcRulMorH8

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Art Projects for 2023?

I would like to complete all the printing projects that got shelved  because of the move early in the year, but the real trick is being able  to afford to do them.


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Optical Illusion Discs

Another box from the Vault that is loaded with surprises...  Enjoy!


https://youtu.be/KAwHo9zYeeY

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Timer Module Teardown

From the time when solid state plug in replacement modules for all  manner of various vacuum tubes were all the rage, here is a timer module  that would have replaced a timer relay tube. ...

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The Science Of Sound And Hearing (1970)

Another classic Bell Labs film from my collection, this one released in  1970 but with footage from a couple years previous, it is chuck full of  laboratory experiments and overflowing wi...

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Diesel (1968)

Why are Diesel engines so polluting?  Well, without wanting to make that  point this 16mm film from my collection sure shows how this reputation  is made possible.  Loaded with ...

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Forces (1961)

Another 16mm from my collection - this one very much of the time with  some pretty cool demonstrations of basic forces, and a look into life in  the US in 1961.  Classic cars, carniv...

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Where Are The Stars????

You can't see the stars in the middle of the day.  Why is this such a confusing idea?


https://youtu.be/urrg_n8...

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When Relays Were Art

Take a moment and chill with me and a new-in-box vintage stepper relay.


https://youtu.be/XwdDUhiOOiU

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FranLab Live! Orion Splash Down

Back from Lunar orbit, the Orion spacecraft will make an automated re-entry and splashdown at 12:40 p.m. EST Sunday.....


2022-12-11 15:55:48 +0000 UTC View Post

Mystery Brick!!!

What is it?  What does it do?  I have no idea - lets open it up and see.

https://youtu.be/JQG_F1GR7ps

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Vintage Analog Devices Bench Supply

Not sure what I expected to see inside - but it was not this!

https://youtu.be/bKP_mmNOc-A

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World of Frantone: the Boo Box!

Got some original Boo Box pedals to upgrade with newer switches so I  thought I'd take the time to show off a custom design that I made back  in the first Brooklyn shop for a very special...

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Another Fran Channel??? Yes!!!

The original Fran YouTube channel is back - https://www.youtube.com/@FrantoneElectronics  Please subsc...

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History Of Frantone Pedal Switches

Resurrecting my original YouTube channel with the first new video in many many years - and it will take some time to get the views up to the level where the old Frantone channel can be monetized an...

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The Return Of Viewer Mail????

https://youtu.be/5Xo3YgSD0XE

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Handling S╫!┬Ty Celebrity

So you wanna be a Rock 'n Roll Star?  Well, listen now - hear what I say....

https://youtu.be/Pmxs5OVJdWE

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There Are Patreon Live Streams???

Yes indeed - so why not stop by and say Hello on Saturdays 6pm EST!

https://youtu.be/_5N8D0GYVC4

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Space News! Artemis, Mars, Time Wars, and Snoopy

And now, the news.....

https://youtu.be/cdnYhadBrZU

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DylanBot 2000

An unusual scandal by a major book publisher and a major artist has many heads scratching and wondering why - including me!

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Here Come The Terminator Drones!!!!

An important topic to discuss, and you probably already imagined these  things existed, but here we see a system in action.  I believe we are  looking at the future here, both milita...

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From The Vault - Mystery Box!

Back in The Vault for another pick off the shelves for show and tell.  Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/Sl2uFqxARkU

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FranLab Live! Patrons Only Edition

Patrons Only!

https://youtu.be/v4dEGkUqGks

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What's So Important About The Wheel? (1958)

Another film from my archive that is typical of the kinds of films that  were shown in schools.  Lots of great nostalgic shots of life in the  late 50's.  As always I transferre...

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Oh No! Fran Has A Kaossilator. YouTube Is Ruined!

Oh.  It's on.

https://youtu.be/eQlmjf7fZiE

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