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Please Do Not Buy Ozone Generators!

And don't send them to me to review.  They just end up in my parts bins disassembled!  High voltage transformers and AC fans are always handy for projects.  

2022-11-21 21:41:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Going Deaf - Or Not - With Buds!

An important discussion about the ubiquitous acceptance of dangerous  sound levels and what that means for young people who stand to lose  their hearing before even getting to adulthood. ...

Thunder Rod!!!! (1971)

This 16mm film from my archive is supposed to be a parable...  So here  it is: Work hard washing cars, and you can buy the most awesome  build-it-yourself 1971 Daytona Charger SST (O...

Raised By Phone vs. Free Range Children

Time to condense a discussion that I have been reading about for many  months.  What to do about it is pretty simple, but will things change  for the better in the years ahead?  ...

From The Vault: Mini Graph!

Time for another Treasure From The Vault - this time it's another gizmo  from the University of Pennsylvania haul years back.  No teardowns in  the Vault, sorry.  Enjoy!

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Weird But Practical - Leper Amps!

No matter how you spell it or pronounce it, they can be quite useful -  with some modifications and routine maintenance.   Just a note that the model 2020A that you find is not the s...

Side Bench Assembly

Putting together a small roll-away side bench for the Lab.  Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/y7N6xIVSAs4

Guitar Restringing The Easy Way

A quick reference video that shows the main points of how I restring my  guitars - decades of experience have made me optimize this process.  You  may do it differently, and that's o...

From The Vault: Precision Apparatus Model 954 Tube Tester

First in this series Treasures From The Vault - I present a common  everyday portable tube tester - well, common for the 1950's.  Enjoy!

2022-11-10 00:50:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Bending And Reflecting Sunlight (1971)

Another 16mm reel from my collection that is a moment in time - this  time being 1971 - and definitely the kind of film I would have seen in  elementary school back in the day.  As a...

Eclipse

As much of the Lunar Eclipse as I could see - before the Moon was eclipsed by the skyline....

https://youtu.be/FkoCfiHfdLU...

Why We Tell The Truth (1978)

This film from my collection tells the whole story - After Space Clowns  taught us how to lie and destroyed society, people got fed up with  having it all to themselves, so they decided t...

FranLab.com is for Sale - Continued...

iCANN does not do free arbitration anymore, but will intervene for a fee when someone like myself has legal representation and is in a legal fight with a cybersquatter.  So - if I throw about ...

Safety On The Streets (1966)

https://youtu.be/lbOSPzfxyBM

Real vs. Fake NASA Squawk Boxes!

A long overdue follow up to my 2018 video where I made an exact  reproduction of the prop used in the film Apollo 13 - this time I show  and demonstrate what a real Apollo era NASA Squawk...

The Decision To Drop The Bomb (1964)

An interesting reel from my collection that reflects a moment in time,  in 1964 looking back at the decisions made in the mid 1940's to use the  atomic bomb to end WWII in the Pacific. &n...

Extortion!

Well, at least it's enough money that I don't ever have to worry about a troll putting up a phishing site (except for the troll that registered the name of course).... Oh yea and don't forget the ....

It's All About The Patrons!

Yes, after the better part of a week of work the public premiere of my Deep Dive into the Conn Strobotuner has fallen to the bottom of the pool right off the bat.  So, as I expected if I put o...

The Dawn Of Digital: Conn ST-11 Strobotuner

You asked for a deep dive - You got a deep dive!  I go all-in to find  out as much as I can about the Conn ST-11 Strobotuner, with a full  demonstration and break down of how it work...

The Problem Of Shock (1970)

This fascinating 16mm film from my collection was made with the help of  Corning Glassworks and really gets into the science of making glass that  will not shatter with rapid temperature ...

Project Going In The YouTube Trash Bin?

Well, there's always the next project.  More to come!  

The Frantone Electronics Channel: https://www...

The Tonsil Stone Show

Okay - not really the title, but that's what it ended up being at 6:24.  I don't think it's worth making public - and forgive me if I don't watch it with you - it's just too disgusting! <...

Micro Electronic Packaging (Book On Video)

An amazing book sent in by viewer Alex: Micro-Electronic Packaging,  Interconnection and Assembly of Integrated Circuits by George Sideris  (who was editor of Electro-Technology Magazine)...

Groundhog Day

Soooooo......  today I completed a video about a project for which the last two videos I made for were never published and why - and wondering why I'm even making this video about it - and aft...

Calling For Moderators

If you have been a Patron for a while and a channel viewer for even longer and want to help get rid of the bots, crypto-scammers, imposters, flat-Earthers, and trolls that infest the FranLab channe...

HEADS UP!!!

No live stream today, but it is another beautiful Saturday afternoon in Center City Philly!

https://youtu.be/I_wQyxRg57A 2022-10-15 22:22:04 +0000 UTC View Post

FranLab 3.0

The Patrons have spoken: Return to Form!  So that's what we're gonna do.  If you want to be a moderator send me a message here and include your YouTube account address, and I'll fill you ...

So Many Thanks

I've just about caught up with all the thank you messages for all of the new Patrons and all of you who have upped your pledges...  And swag packs all put together for the new Top Team FranLab...

A Real Product After All???

Mat's original Techmoan video -  https://youtu.be/mH4v8b1tGSQ

2022-10-11 11:49:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Will There Be A FranLab In 2023???

Time to talk about the hard facts.  I really don't want to - but I can't put it off any longer.

https://youtu.be/IRQ23ylw...