Hi! If you think this video is long, well I’ll have you know I cut two entire sections from it! Including this bit about hyperflashing: When I was setting this demo up, I was surprised to learn that the thermal flasher doesn’t change speed depending on how many lamps are in-circuit. I thought that this was just a thing all flashers have always done. But once I worked out how this particular flasher functioned, I realized that of course it doesn’t hyperflash with a bulb out because that’s just not possible with its design. Same goes for the capacitor-based model shown here. I had honestly been assuming the Figaro had a thermal flasher, and finding out that it has a more-complicated flasher than the LED-compatible electronic one was quite the discovery! There probably are some thermal designs out there which will change speed based on the current flowing through them, but I don’t know the particulars. If you do, let us know!

@Kebein.

3 жыл бұрын

no, its not long enough, now i gotta wait forever for the next video :(

@sarahb8147

3 жыл бұрын

Oh man I would have liked to see that bit. I’d watch a whole 25-minute video just on hyperflashing.

@scottmatznick3140

3 жыл бұрын

Dig the hair bro

@brenster21

3 жыл бұрын

We want longer videos, 3 days long at a maximum.

@waterlubber

3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering about hyperflashing the whole time too - if anything, it seems like a lamp out would run the flasher slower, since less current would be available for the heater (or at least adjust the duty cycle.) I wonder if any flasher modules used neon relaxation oscillators. Maybe it's just wishful linking, those neon bulbs are just so damn cool.

37 minute video about turn signals; Time well spent.

@GalenlevyPhoto

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I didn’t expect it to be that long about turn signals. Still need to finish it later lol.

@CannaCJ

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the 35 year old flasher in my project truck was fucked and I swapped it without giving a thought to what had made it work in the first place and why it wasn't working now. Nice to learn why on both counts. (Also cool to see that A.C. watches T.C. too.)

@____________________________.x

2 жыл бұрын

Yay, Andrew, …….go watch his channel guys, it’s great 👍

@ecosmith7852

2 жыл бұрын

This video was lit….

@captainchaos3667

2 жыл бұрын

This man can make the most mundane subjects fascinating. I love it.

"For fun I've tried to see if BMW used the same flash frequency as GM, but I've literally never had an opportunity to check for some reason." Fantastic BMW driver joke.

@DoubleDTVx2

3 жыл бұрын

I instantly thought, 'What are the odds of him never once being behind a BMW using their turning indicat--' before I got the joke, haha.

@simonmacomber7466

3 жыл бұрын

Do you know what is really funny? My BMW was recalled to have all the exterior lights replaced for some reason. Yeah, they replaced them with cheap, aftermarket LED bulbs.

@autinerd

3 жыл бұрын

It's interesting that this jokes exists in the US as well, not just in Germany :D

@jakeaurod

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't get the joke until I read this comment. I don't drive in Chicagoland anymore and the trauma has faded.

@elluminance

3 жыл бұрын

It took me a second but it was fantastic once it clicked -Unlike a BMW's blinker-

Another reason turn signals were so imprecise in the past was because of the refinement level of the fluid used in them. Blinker fluid used to be a natural product that was roughly based on mineral oil, and the formulation wasn't consistent. However, in the early '90s, Valvoline patented a synthetic blinker fluid that was incredibly consistent batch-to-batch. They began supplying it to OEMs, and the rest was history. That's the main reason why BMW drivers never use their turn signals: because their blinker fluid is usually dried up.

@rubikvoncube3583

Жыл бұрын

I can't 😂😂😂

@Panagiotis_P

Жыл бұрын

Yes bmws are vastly known for blinker fluid leaks

@ScarlettStunningSpace

Жыл бұрын

They miss out on other key maintenance features as well, unless it's the grocery getter and they regularly service it (rare for a beamer).

@JosephLedbetter

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget BMW requires a special blinker fluid replacement tool to access the blinker fluid reservoir and that costs extra money!

@Fit4C

Жыл бұрын

Jesus loves you alot trust in His death 4 salvation and be saved from eternal hell

With over 9 and a half THOUSAND comments, I'm mostly leaving this comment for my own sense of justice. THANK GOD FOR THIS CHANNEL AND VIDEOS LIKE THIS ONE! I sometimes think I'm the only person who thinks about topics like this and details like these. I love the fact that I'm not alone... and almost two million people have watched this!!! I feel validated. Thank you for this outstanding piece of research.

@UpcomingJedi

Жыл бұрын

Its interesting to read what people feel like somtimes.

@anaiyaking1323

Жыл бұрын

I felt the exact same way! I feel a little less weird today

@Fit4C

Жыл бұрын

Jesus loves you alot trust in His death 4 salvation and be saved from eternal hell

"The magic of buying…three of them" You've betrayed me

@Simoneister

3 жыл бұрын

"Through the magic of buying…four more of them" You continue to weather my already weakened trust

@ZGryphon

3 жыл бұрын

@@Simoneister I'll give him a pass on that one, because he clarified that it was a pair of pairs, which is just the miracle of buying two of two of them. The odd number is harder to forgive. ;)

@Shit_I_Missed.

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZGryphon IT'S MAGIC! IT'S FRIGGIN MAGIC! NEVER SAW IT COMING! MIND = *BLOWN*

@MidnightSt

3 жыл бұрын

nooo, you spoiled the moment for me! :(

@jonc4403

3 жыл бұрын

As soon as I saw two completely assembled flashers I knew the magic of buying three of them was coming. Love it!

As a German, I was completely speechless when you made that BMW joke. It’s a really well-known stereotype over here: BMW drivers hardly use their turn signals. But I had no idea it made its way to the USA! What is it about these BMWs?!

@miljantrajkovic1862

3 жыл бұрын

BMW are marketed to ✨ specific ✨ type of humans xD

@SupremeRuleroftheWorld

3 жыл бұрын

from my experience its worse in the US compared to europe/germany. and the reason is simple: bmw driver are superior. you dont have to see the blinker, you already know where the bmw driver is going.

@benanderson89

3 жыл бұрын

Brit here: I drove an F30 BMW 3-Series a few years ago; BMW turn signals are (were?) shite. When you move the stalk it doesn't lock into position and always returns to centre. To have the indicator remain _on_ you need press and hold the stalk up or down for a second; to cancel it you push the stalk up or down again. Of course, they also have lane switching lights (the three flashes). People either don't bother using the turn signal because it's unintuitive and clunky, OR they think it's active when in reality they've only activated the lane switching light.

@notdamen

3 жыл бұрын

What's the difference between BMW's and porcupines? Porcupines have pricks on the outside!

@afish8883

3 жыл бұрын

Bmws turn signals are a pain to use really so people dont bother

I have been working on cars for 50 years, and next year I am an electric engineer for 40 years. I know the thermal flasher all too well. But I never saw the capacitor/relay flasher. One is never too old too learn. You run a very informative channel.

@SkinnyVampiress

11 ай бұрын

But you know you can make a relay oscillator without any components but the relay itself? Just wire the relay coil through normally closed contacts and it will turn itself off when energized, then on again because there is no current through the coil now, and so on. You will even produce some high voltage across the contacts because of the inductive kickback.. The capacitor is just delaying this cycle so it is not zzzzzzz but something like 0.5 hz lol

@petterlarsson7257

4 ай бұрын

you're 90?

@electralumen165

4 ай бұрын

@@petterlarsson7257 They can be 2 things concurrently.

Today I learned that NOT all things that act like timing relays, are relays.

I for one am thankful the engineers worked so hard to satisfy my deep internal need for blinker synchronization.

@anonymone453

3 жыл бұрын

It is a primal need shared by all of humanity.

@jonavanderpal

3 жыл бұрын

So am I! I love your videos, by the way :-)

@denelson83

3 жыл бұрын

Blink-ronization for short.

@christo930

3 жыл бұрын

No, it's kind of dumb. Why should they synchronize?

@thetalantonx

3 жыл бұрын

Cool to see you in the comments, I love your videos!

Technology Connections: "Turns out there's a very simple explanation" Me: *Looks at the length of the video*

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

2 жыл бұрын

Simple is a relative term.

@forgiveman

2 жыл бұрын

It is just one video.

@RuuDBoY868

2 жыл бұрын

@@forgiveman one so far....although we can say it's a sequel of the brake/turns combo ran-...video....do i smell a new series 🤔

@tcphll

2 жыл бұрын

Ah, the attention span of our modern world (myself absolutely included) means 40 minutes to explain something is too long to qualify as "simple".

@ThisIndio

2 жыл бұрын

I don't need sleep, I need answers!

"a quirk only Doug can appreciate"

@megankerr4298

Жыл бұрын

We will now be shown the quirks and features of modern turn signals!

@paulbrogger655

7 ай бұрын

I don't get it. (Really, I don't need to.) (I think.)

@stephenbanyar1874

6 ай бұрын

​Doug DeMuro is a car reviewer here on KZread. You can tell he's rather popular from the number of KZread Poops cs188 has made featuring him.

@galporgy

5 ай бұрын

_This_ is a turn signal relay

33:55 Being able to adjust the volume of warning sounds is such a nice feature! I have sensitive ears, and I rarely drive at highway speeds, so loud alerts can be so startling that it worsens my reaction time. I will definitely be testing whether the volume of the turn signals is impacted by that setting.

@jpassa9093

Жыл бұрын

skill issue

@seand7349

Жыл бұрын

I'm quite the opposite, it'd be nice to make the generic "SOMETHING IS BROKEN" chime on my mid 00s Ford louder. And turn signal click, if it could be made speed-variable anyway (not a quiet car on the highway). Though the "hey gramps, you've had your turn signal on for over a mile" dinger works.

@scout8145

Жыл бұрын

@@jpassa9093 lmao

@scout8145

Жыл бұрын

Update: our Honda (made within the last 5 years) does *not* change the turn signal noise when changing the system sound. The turn signals still click when the car is off. Also, there’s a separate option for “do you want the volume to increase as speed increases?” on a scale of 0 to 4, where 0 is “no, don’t do that” and 4 is “make it comparatively much louder as speed increases”. Mine was already set to 3, which explains why I didn’t have any issue on the rare times I drive at highway speeds. Shoutout to the designers for caring about these little details so much that I never even noticed them until Technology Connections brought it up.

@ScarlettStunningSpace

Жыл бұрын

@@scout8145 Seems like it's either, "you'll like this thoughtful design choice that's satisfying," or, "this is as cheap as possible and barely works in a way I want it to."

Remember, if your turn signal bulb is burned out, simply "borrow" one from a BMW. They always seem to be in like new to unused condition.

@tanya5322

2 жыл бұрын

More often than not these days, it seems like at least half the cars on the road must have “like new condition” or “totally broken” turn signal arrays because so many drivers apparently view them as optional equipment. My husband occasionally likes to remind me that despite over 30 years of marriage, he still can’t read my mind. Unfortunately, far too many drivers seem to be under the faulty impression that I can read their minds.

@JustJustSid

2 жыл бұрын

@@tanya5322 Quite popular is also the good old “I’ll start signaling once I’m already turning/switching lanes” move. Thanks, I actually could tell that you were switching lanes because you are already are halfway in mine. But go ahead, start signaling now and not beforehand.

@DavidLee-im8tg

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustJustSid That's just being considerate. I literally saw someone stop and then turn into a side road yesterday, with no signalling, and THEN turn on the indicator as they were straightening up to go down the new road to, you know, inform the world of the maneuver they just performed.

@annihilator247x

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustJustSid I think most people do that because they are afraid you'll cut them off. I swear, most people don't understand that you're supposed to be courteous to other drivers.

@thysonsacclaim

2 жыл бұрын

@@annihilator247x This is exactly it.

"I wanted to see if I could sink my flasher to a BMW; but have literally never had the opportunity" had me lmfao

@Lachm83

2 жыл бұрын

Best gag of the episode

@ClickItYT

2 жыл бұрын

I guess I don't understand that joke. And isn't it written "synched"? Edit: Oh, now I get it. :}

@nathanrucker4987

2 жыл бұрын

@@kryzethplays because BMW drivers don’t use blinkers.

@Zenkai76

2 жыл бұрын

i spit out my drink on that

@sagebrushrepair

2 жыл бұрын

BMW drivers will not get this joke. They are entirely too important to bother with humor, or listening, or learning things.

By analysing the laws around vehicle lights over here in Belgium I actually found out that rear indicators are allowed to be red, just like in the US, but the front indicators are actually allowed to be white. So I got held up during my yearly car inspection for over an hour because the people inspecting the car didn't want to accept it was actually allowed. They eventually let me go and I felt happy with my victory :) only to switch them back to amber because everyone got confused by the weird white flashing light on my car

I’m glad you caught the detail about it being specifically the driver’s speaker. That one speaker, and only that speaker broke in a few GM cars I’ve had over the years and “stealth mode” is kind of fun. No chime sounds, no turn signal sounds, but the radio still mostly works.

"I'm going down this rabbit hole so you don't have to" should be the motto of the channel.

@Average_CoD_Clips

2 жыл бұрын

21:51 And we appreciate him for doing so. These videos are addicting.

@nthgth

2 жыл бұрын

I felt that in the dishwasher episode when he showed what happens when you use dish soap instead of detergent

"There is no way I can be interested in a video about turn signals for 37 minutes" (37 minutes later) "Well, I'll be damned."

@cloudkitt

2 жыл бұрын

I confess to fast-forwarding a bit through the PSA, as someone with no desire to replace my lamp bulbs

@Timberwolf69

2 жыл бұрын

@@cloudkitt I usually replace them when they're out of service, as I don't have the funds to replace the car every time that happens. 😉

@nthgth

2 жыл бұрын

You must be new here lol

I'm binge watching this channel, so far I haven't seen one I didn't like yet. You have a gift to explain away complexity in a way that makes the most mundane subjects interesting. Thank you for the content!

@MaxAmSax

Жыл бұрын

Same! More bingeable than many tv shows

The fact that I've wondered why my 2005 wrx doesn't match up with others wrx of the exact same make and I come across this video is amazing

I know it gets said a lot, but I genuinely don't understand how you make seemingly dull topics so exciting and engaging even with lengthy videos. Cheers!

@_AndromedaGalaxy_

3 жыл бұрын

I genuinely don't understand how you get so interested in it.

@_AndromedaGalaxy_

3 жыл бұрын

Nevermind. I'm getting sucked in and I just can't muster the will power to leave. Its so damn hypnotic!

@a1990hussain

3 жыл бұрын

It's the acerbic wit

@control_the_pet_population

3 жыл бұрын

I was actually able to abandon this one... as it's the very firstest of first world problems...something I probably gave 90 seconds of thought when I was a kid... But I'm sure I'll revisit it next time I'm stuck on the throne.

@_AndromedaGalaxy_

3 жыл бұрын

@@control_the_pet_population sitting on the throne for 37min? You might need more fiber in your diet.

This is like the highway equivalent of waiting for the DVD screensaver to perfectly bounce off the corner of the screen.

@Anonymous-mx9dh

2 жыл бұрын

Did we just become best friends?

@StarsForward

2 жыл бұрын

@@Anonymous-mx9dh Yep! Do you wanna go do karate in the garage?

@3runnerBL3X

2 жыл бұрын

Oh man I fell my age but reminisce on the good old days

@punzzle8213

2 жыл бұрын

If that happened, I'd just have to follow them to see if I can make it happen again.

@Nojgrossnickler

2 жыл бұрын

I think that went pretty well.

28:13 Fun fact: in a 1990s volvo v40 (mine is a 98) the warning light for the driver seatbelt icon uses the turn signal flasher as audio and visual que to put your seatbelt on. It does so at hyperflashing speed. If turn signals are then used the warning light slows down to normal turn signal speeds. Moreover, the locking and unlocking of the car via key fob also activates the green arrows and click noises in the car. Would love to see the frankenstein circuit they designed there. :)

One time I saw two Ford Fusions, bith white, both the same year, blinking in sync. That was an incredible moment.

“A quirk only Doug could appreciate” lol

@edermeza5795

2 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking that Doug once wondered why the sound of the door opened was overwriting the sound of the blinker. He even said: "maybe Ford thought this was priority" or something like that.

@thelaneyo

2 жыл бұрын

Is Doug now required to mention blinks per minute?

@dougankrum3328

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful...! Many thanks to all who use my name!

@rjherrera97

2 жыл бұрын

I hope Doug sees this video

@DisgruntledDoomer

2 жыл бұрын

Who is this Doug you speak of?

Now imagine this: since cars these days are always connected to the internet and have pretty accurate clocks, a manufacturer could make all of their cars flash their turn signals completely in sync. All the time.

@KitOkunari

Жыл бұрын

They could also use a radio receiver to synchronize the clocks without internet.

@-dazza555

Жыл бұрын

@Tim Forget the manufacturer, a clever enough hacker could simply take control of a lot of your cars features like signals, radio or even switch the motor off.

@stepheneyles2198

Жыл бұрын

@@KitOkunari Like the GPS functionality on aircraft warning lights (used on high buildings) - they can be set to flash in sync without having a physical connection between them!

@PrebleStreetRecords

Жыл бұрын

Or use beat detection on the audio system and make them flash some even fraction or multiple of the BPM between 60-120 flashes, so it’ll sync up with your music!

@just_zhenya

Жыл бұрын

It might be real if cars were using GPS. GPS is built into every modern car and it provides really precise clock.

A driver of 19 years, I’ve only ever had this happen once and the signals matched up exactly. Great information, thanks for sharing!

I often find myself looking at the background of videos, but your style of editing makes it so I feel like im in a class I enjoy and am paying attention to what you're holding, doing, and saying in a way I wouldnt in any other youtube video.

I never thought I'd see the day when technology connects would say "use an incandescent bulb instead of an led bulb," but here we are.

@williamreynolds6132

2 жыл бұрын

You must have missed his rants about the Christmas lights.

@prich0382

2 жыл бұрын

It's for a good reason...

@Incommensurabilities

2 жыл бұрын

I guess this is why I like Alec - there's always logic and reasoning behind his suggestions, rather than a blind "always do x" that might miss corner cases like this

@catholiccontriversy

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamreynolds6132 I did, so now I will check it out (been subscribed for less than a year, and only discovered him from the more popular videos like how vhs and CRT televisions work).

@exoticcar5482

2 жыл бұрын

But the question still remains. Why did he not bring up the stupidity of how so many carmakers in 2021 still use incandescent bulbs to begin with? OEM LEDs don't suffer from the light distribution problems that aftermarket bulb replacements have and yet so many manufacturers refuse to use them

"Turns out there's a very simple explanation for why you can't get two indicators to flash in snyc" *37 minute video*

@marcusd450

2 жыл бұрын

Simple and Time-Efficient don't always correlate

@gaminggeckos4388

2 жыл бұрын

Sure, but the actual explanation is just 2 minutes.

@raian3909

2 жыл бұрын

You just made me toot. For 37 minutes. But I told you in two. Twooot. If you read slowly. So read slowly smarty farty panties

@kellysmith7357

2 жыл бұрын

snyc

For 40 years, I have been wondering about that... And here is the man that I trust to provide us with the explanation. 37 mins is nothing compared with how many years I have been wondering about...

Great video(s)! I've discovered the channel just the day before and already seen couple of old videos, and really addicted. Unique, absolutely not like as one of those thousands of ordinary examples seen out there. Really really appreciated. Great job! 👍

“I’ve tried to see if bmw might use the same flash frequency as GM but I’ve literally never had an opportunity to check for some reason”. Oh that’s gold

Honestly the most impressive portion of this video is that he managed to make a 37 minute video on turn signals and refrained from making a bmw joke for 30 of those minutes

@JazawaToad

2 жыл бұрын

He implied it once 👀

@leaf3002

2 жыл бұрын

He did though!

@andrewcowing9141

2 жыл бұрын

@@leaf3002 He’s saying not throughout the whole video, but for at least 30 minutes straight

I absolutely love this channel. In depth explanations of the simple things that we use every day.

as an electronics technician, professionally, i absolutely love this deep dive into turn signal circuits. go ahead and laugh, i'm used to it. also, years and years ago when i learned what the hyperflash meant in my old VW GTI, i was kind of impressed with that bit of simple but effective design. anyway, love the videos. cheers! edit: omg, that BMW driver snark was just beautiful..well played.

"I'm going down this rabbit hole so you don't have to." - Alec's mission statement in a nutshell

@joe-e-geo

2 жыл бұрын

How can I delegate my rabbit hole spelunking??

@AnotherDuck

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure his real name is Alice.

No channel manages to make me watch, rapt, such long videos about such useless things

@Brurgh

2 жыл бұрын

ahh i see that you're a BMW driver... ;)

@sandearcubus9299

2 жыл бұрын

Oh look, two cool youtubers interacting. It makes me feel like this is some sort of extended universe.

@robertkiestov3734

2 жыл бұрын

Your channel already looks cringe. Let me guess, you believe in the virus?

@sandearcubus9299

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertkiestov3734 Lol, you're calling people cringe and then you randomly bring this shit up? Get some self reflection.

@robertkiestov3734

2 жыл бұрын

@@sandearcubus9299 Sneed

In the UK, the turn signal flasher (relay) is called an audible repeater 😊

Everyone of your videos makes me happy with the way you explain things, as well your spontaneous humor! I think it maybe because we both are from the Land of Lincoln too, that I enjoy your voice as I fully understand and interpret it !

No joke - this question and observation has been stuck in my head ever since I was a kid and noticed it. And I CAN NOT BELIEVE, 15+ years later I’ve finally found a KZreadr that answered my question with a 37 minutes long video. Cheers to you!

@gsymeoni

2 жыл бұрын

My sentiment precisely. Thanks for writing it out. And thank you Alec

@trilight3597

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@absolutelynot7993

2 жыл бұрын

. Yeah! I didn't think it anyone else paid attention to this or tried to sync up theirs. I have been staring at turn signals since I was a kid too. (I'm 32 now) Since I never talked about it and never heard anyone else talk about it, I thought it was just another random, insignificant thing that my ADHD liked to pay attention to. It's super cool to know that I'm not the only one that's thought about this way more than just once or twice. Maybe I'm not so strange after all! haha But then again, "normal" is relative and entirely subjective.

@goodluckfox

2 жыл бұрын

Same!

@TrueEnspyre57

2 жыл бұрын

At this point it feels like there's a KZread video for every obscure question I had but no one knows the answer to.

"a quirk only Doug could appreciate" I appreciated that

@leaf9974

2 жыл бұрын

but you're sean not doug

@crazym108

2 жыл бұрын

@@leaf9974 maybe "a quirk only Doug and his 4M followers could appreciate" ?

@Andrew-zv4fm

2 жыл бұрын

Same here.

@mityaboy4639

2 жыл бұрын

This wasn't a Doug-less Quirk :)

@MarceldeJong

2 жыл бұрын

Who is Doug?

Only change one bulb first... You give THE BEST life pro tips! The bit about how to use the pre-rinse feature in one of your dishwasher videos changed me life. I am humbled by your common sense and ingenuity! 🤩

Quickly becoming my fav channel when I can’t be assed to learn but need to chill. Love this channel

I admire how a seemingly trivial question is rewarded with lots of clever engineering solutions and historic details. This really is the essence of the greatness of this channel!

@lucasrem

Жыл бұрын

Lukas Pfeifenberger This is not clever engineering, just do it as cheap as you can! You sell Germans cars in the US, frankenstein levels of green cars, DIESEL fuckers, LOL!

My favorite magic system is "buying n+1 of them, where n = however many you've shown so far"

@kaidwyer

2 жыл бұрын

his bank transaction ledger must be full of "+1"

On older vehicles that used the old-style flashers, you had to install a heavy-duty flasher (especially on pickup trucks) when you were towing a trailer due to the extra load from the trailer lights. If you did not install the heavy duty one, your turn signals would flash very fast. Similar to what you see when a bulb burns out.

Automotive Electrical Engineer (Auto Electrician) here, I knew all this, and still watched all the way through, great content mate!

I think the reason your videos are so soothing is because they're effectively elaborate grounding methods: they focus on some small part of our physical environment and go into as much depth as possible.

@pavletrnic1433

2 жыл бұрын

tako je

TC: "I'd like a steering wheel with the stalks, 2 front light units, 2 rear light units, 3 flasher units, oh and some wire and stuff." Car breaker: "Hmm, sounds like your car has got a few issues" TC: "Oh no, I don't get out much and just want to play with this stuff in the house."

@matthew8153

2 жыл бұрын

Ever since KZread was created this is not even the weirdest thing by a long shot.

@dogman_2748

2 жыл бұрын

​@Tip Toe "A car breaker yard is another term for a scrapyard. It’s where old, broken or end-of-life cars and vans are collected, stripped, resold, broken down or, in some cases, destroyed."

@lanswipe

2 жыл бұрын

TC: "Could I also get 3 hurricane lamps, 1 traffic light and two dishwashers?"

@Kalvinjj

2 жыл бұрын

@@lanswipe While we're at it, give me please that stylish chrome toaster there! I have two of those already but it's never too much!

@cpufreak101

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthew8153 I remember a time Linus went to a junkyard and took an old Heater core to use as a PC radiator in a custom liquid cooling loop lol

This man is incredibly good at making me think I'm about to watch a boring video, then proving me wrong.

My biggest annoyance about modern cars and indicators etc, at least in Australia, is you cant see half of them because they dont use the coloured housing, they coat the bulb in film but unless you are directly head on you cant see the inticator, a real PITA on roundabouts etc. I wish the ADR (Australian Design Rules) would ban clear Indicator housings and mandata visibility of each inicator to a much wider angle, or at least enforce it because it seems to have given way to "fashion over function"

"look, I'm going down this rabbit hole so you don't have to." most understanding and considerate thing I've ever heard in a youtube video. I feel seen.

Someone I worked with once told me: "Yeah, I use turn signals when others are around. But when there is no one around, why should I?" I never understood that mentality - just always wiggle the finger to make a turn signal, and you never have to worry or think about it anymore, since it's just automatic

@TheTheninjagummybear

2 жыл бұрын

That's some next level laziness

@johnschewe6358

2 жыл бұрын

You're not wrong, but some of us get bored with going through the motions of driving and so coming up with little tricks to keep the mind focused on driving is important for safety. After all, distracted driving is a strong contender with drunk driving for causing accidents; even if distracted accidents tend to be less disastrous. By paying attention to if there are cars around, that is one more thing that causes the driver to focus on driving. And even better if you can remember what cars are in what position around you, and the possible intent that each driver is making. And of course, the answer is yes you always need to use turn signals even when there are not apparent cars around. Because what if you're wrong about there being vehicles around? People seem to have trouble seeing motorcycles sometimes for one.

@KaRmaTheSchemer

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheTheninjagummybear you know what they say about lazyness

@DiThi

2 жыл бұрын

I typically answer: I'd rather forget that I'm alone than forget I'm not, so it's better to get used to using them without thinking about it.

@theelectricnarrowboat6639

2 жыл бұрын

Also: pedestrians are road users and you can't always see them. That's why you should always use them.

This guy is brilliant. What a amazing and well produced explanation of something that most people wouldn’t even be smart enough to understand. Brilliant

I was at a stoplight today, noticed the person in front of me was synced with mine, and started thinking about everything in this video, even was at the light long enough to notice is drift out of sync. Then the next time I opened KZread a few minutes later, This Video was in my recommended feed!!!! I know your phones listen to you, but now it's reading my mind too!!

Being able to sync your flasher with the car in front: - probably the most obscure and least appreciated advantage of putting microprocessors in cars

@dukeradwardthe5th843

2 жыл бұрын

not syncing the audio track to the video: probably the most obscure and most infuriating things to do in editing

@57thorns

2 жыл бұрын

On the other hand: It seems that syncing the indicators on the dashboard with the sound and the turn signals is not done. While the CAN bus is a real time system, it does not have that kind of synchronization I guess.

@MrJest2

2 жыл бұрын

It has literally never occurred to me to do this, and I've been driving for fifty years. OTOH, my current vehicle is an '07, so it probably has an independent flasher control anyway...

An interesting addition to the Technology Connections Bimetallic Strip Cinematic Universe.

@88denden

2 жыл бұрын

What is this, a crossover episode?

5:15 your hand motions and facial expressions with this lighting is so satisfying

💜 the Doug Demuro reference! Your hard work and diligence is greatly appreciated!

The BWM joke made my day, all this time I thought indicators were an optional extra on European BMWs but it turns out it's global!

@TheTronder007

2 жыл бұрын

Jays2001, I'm a BMW owner/driver and it made even me chuckle a bit... But I'm worried that there's something seriously wrong with me, cause I actually use my indicators... 🤣

@deadmanwalkingguild

2 жыл бұрын

Came to the comments looking for the BMW joke appreciation, was not disappointed.

@kevinjokipii4260

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheTronder007 I have coworkers who design the blinker switches for BMWs so they'll be glad to hear SOMEone is using them.

@mojavikizashi5138

2 жыл бұрын

Savage. Brutal. Rekt. And I loved every second of it.

@TheMacfruit

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinjokipii4260 please tell your coworkers that having the signal stalks return to their neutral position even after the turn signal has been fully activated is a STUPID idea.

"I need to borrow your car" "Oh, you're going somewhere?" "...Yes."

@moriallen643

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@timhartherz5652

2 жыл бұрын

On a tangent :-)

@klausstock8020

2 жыл бұрын

"By the magic of...uh....'appropriating' three of them..."

The bimetallic strip is also used in some old Lionel train stations as their "Automatic train control" station stop system. I manage a Lionel layout with two of these stations at the Wisconsin Auto Museum, and when people ask how the train stops then restarts, I explain the technology, and how that is the same technology as early car turn signals, which ties everything together there nicely.

I've been wondering about the subject of this video for quite a few years now, thanks Technology Connections!!

"I've literally never had the opportunity to check for some reason." Damn, that shade was darker than the lights from a tinted taillight.

@Whiterabbit124

2 жыл бұрын

Master ruseman, hard at work

@James-mb3je

2 жыл бұрын

Got a chuckle out of me. Could have been audi drivers too

@jmacd8817

2 жыл бұрын

It took me a second to get it, lol

@brendan95delany

2 жыл бұрын

@@jmacd8817 I feel stupid, but I still don’t get it.

@0013bluejay

2 жыл бұрын

@@brendan95delany BMW drivers don't use turn signals.

I love this channel, you discuss seemingly mundane concepts that everyone has wondered about at one point but never cared to research, but you explain them in an interesting and easy to understand manner and I also love how you delve into the history of the technologies at play. This is the pinnacle of youtube, being interested in a 40 minute educational video about turn signals

@pappafritto

2 жыл бұрын

Amen

I would absolutely love a series about all those little quirks some vehicles have like you mentioned around the 31 minute mark!

All your videos are of the kind that i never knew i needed. I am grateful.

I'll have you know I've used the indicators on my BMW so much that I burned out the controller. Clearly BMW didn't anticipate them being used twice in the same month.

@naamadossantossilva4736

3 жыл бұрын

Kek.good one.What is with german car brands and douchebags?

@SepticFuddy

3 жыл бұрын

@@naamadossantossilva4736 Probably all that "ubermenschen" nonsense

@andrewcz8871

3 жыл бұрын

@@naamadossantossilva4736 They're expensive and have status. I don't consider myself a douchebag, I just wanted an affordable used 400hp toy. I put way more miles on my grandpa car daily driver though.

@XMcBainXUSA

2 жыл бұрын

I daily drive a 95 bmw 4cyl with over 200k miles on it. Parts are cheap and repairs are easy, though I can't give accolade to their power window systems in the 90's cars(e36). Enthusiasts like them because of the way it FEELS to drive! Can't say I'm into new models however, just like any car these days, they are just glorified computers.

@arnoldhau1

2 жыл бұрын

They do. They are required to tell people to move over on the Autobahn.

The "BMW owners never use blinkers" joke was hidden so well I almost missed it hahah

@madbradmadbrad

2 жыл бұрын

I literally took several seconds AFTER he was done talking, to realize he was doing that joke and not just saying he had never pulled up behind a BMW.

Well done! Thank you. As a little boy I called the turn signal a *dee-burr* because mother's old car bi-metalic turn signal can made that sound. Have seen brake lights which appear only a quarter-sized dot because the filament bulbs wereplaced with LED. Old turn signal flashers were cleverly made to speed up when a bulburned out.

excellent explanation ! now i understand why old cars and motocycles turning lights had a different flashing frequency when a bulb doesn´t work... greetings from Mallorca, Spain !

TC really has the market cornered on questions I’ve secretly had since I was a child.

@bertilhatt

3 жыл бұрын

I can’t tell if you spend your childhood inseparable from _How it Works_ by David Macaulay or if I’m about to blow your mind.

@acoolerhandle

2 жыл бұрын

@@bertilhatt I’m the first one for sure.

@PatrickKQ4HBD

2 жыл бұрын

I'm still waiting for him to explain quicksand.

@scythal

2 жыл бұрын

I can't wait for him to explain "how they get the streetlights to turn on remotely"...

@bertilhatt

2 жыл бұрын

@@scythal Light detector. Street light light up when it's dark enough.

"The magic of buying..." Me: "Two of them, yeah" "Three of them" Me: "Upgraded spell!?"

@stevenjlovelace

2 жыл бұрын

Trying to keep up with Cathode Ray Dude, I suppose.

@Zraknul

2 жыл бұрын

The magic of buying n + 1 doesn't have the same ring to it.

@macsenplays

2 жыл бұрын

And then, buying FOUR of them. Yeah, I know. Crazy, right?

Alec you scared the shit out of me. I was barely falling asleep and then i wake up staring at a zoomed up man saying “you should never ever ever put aftermarket LED replacement bulbs in your car don’t do that it’s bad” imma just binge your vids bc I can’t sleep. Thx.

Honestly, I shamelessly watch these explanation videos. I love these topics on how basic things work.

0:40 “Very simple explanation” *Proceeds to make 37 minute video that I will watch*

@LYLBetelgeuse

3 жыл бұрын

Wait, what? That was 37 minutes? Felt like 20.

@joeythefoxxo

3 жыл бұрын

@@LYLBetelgeuse Indeed, by the time it was over I was wanting more lol.

@nthgth

2 жыл бұрын

For an electrical system, that *is* a simplification

@joeythefoxxo

2 жыл бұрын

@@nthgth That is true. I already know most of the things this guy makes videos about, but it’s just so entertaining and there are many times I learn little facts I didn’t know about before.

@nthgth

2 жыл бұрын

@@joeythefoxxo that's true, I learn a lot every time I watch, and even more when I rewatch.

Here in Tucson we have this joke: Do you know the biggest difference between a BMW and a cactus? The cactus has its pricks on the outside.

@theninjascientist689

2 жыл бұрын

You ever feel useless? Think about the guy testing the indicators in the BMW factory and you should feel better.

@markp8295

2 жыл бұрын

They are also pricks in Europe.

@gnarthdarkanen7464

2 жыл бұрын

WHEN I get my new custom sissy-bar, I'm going to have it decorated to display PROUDLY "30 HP"... JUST so every BMW I pass gets to see it. ;o)

@sparrowthenerd

2 жыл бұрын

my mom drives a BMW D:

@robertburroughs1794

2 жыл бұрын

I've usually heard this joke with porcupine in lieu of the cactus.

Love how you always share the post-production fumbling.. :D :) Makes us appreciate even more the level of effort you put into bringing this content to life.. :p

That epic dig at BMW indicator usage was legendary...Touché

you know it's gonna be a good one when the question is answered 7 minutes into a 35 minute video

The "Ambiguity of American Turn Signals" - or whatever it's called - was my introduction to Technology Connections, so thank you!

@kindlin

2 жыл бұрын

Have you seen the fully mechanical jukebox video? That one got me hooked, tho I don't think it was the first I ever watched, that was a while ago.

@matthew8153

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve always seen his obsession over this as his falling victim to the dangers of “but sometimes”

@joeblow8593

2 жыл бұрын

"The US Electrical System is Not 120 V" is a masterpiece

@catfish552

2 жыл бұрын

The SENSELESS Ambiguity of North American Turn Signals

@GarrettWorcester

2 жыл бұрын

@@catfish552 😂 Yeah, I left out an important keyword!!!

LOVE this video, and the Demuro reference was EPIC!

Typical tolerance on capacitors is 20%. The figaro circuit ic is probably a variation on the ubiquitous 555 timer ic which is an RC oscillator.

@michaeltempsch5282

Жыл бұрын

And a variation of the 555 would also explain the hesitation seen when increasing the voltage while the i dictator is active. In astable mode the 555 changes state as the voltage on the "control" capacitor reaches 2/3 of supply voltage (when rising) and 1/3 of supply voltage (when falling) As [dis]charge current is proportional to voltage, the rise/fall times are effectively independent of supply voltage, but as you're actively changing the supply, you're essentially "moving the goalpost" (the 1/3 / 2/3 level) compared to the momentary voltage on the cap) which has an effect on the current cycle, but should (if/once supply is stabilized) not affect any following cycle.

This guy would make a great comedy villain lol. He's just the right level of clever and sarcastic

@ballsrgrossnugly

3 жыл бұрын

I can just see his Volt exploding, leaving a huge mass of amber muscle behind shouting: BLINKY TURNY FLASHY NO LINE UP ARRRRRGH SMAAAAAASH!!!!!!!!!!

@AvenDonn

3 жыл бұрын

This guy is the Riddler's secret identity, through the magic of buying two of them.

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

2 жыл бұрын

His plans would definitely be very thought-out.

@swedneck

2 жыл бұрын

"oh, you think you have me bested, mr. bond?" "well, through the magic of buying two of them.. I expect you to die!"

@elluminance

2 жыл бұрын

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Very thought out in the most seemingly mundane but surprisingly devastating ways

"the longevity of the turn signal flasher is at the forefront of every driver's mind!" No joke my grandfather (who was an electrical engineer) refused to use his turn signals because it would wear them out. I'm not sure why it mattered if he wasn't using them in the first place, but he was adamant.

@AaronSmart.online

3 жыл бұрын

The flasher in my '90s Ford Fiesta (probably one of the electronic types shown) failed after about 10 years

@MCarrick-ss7xc

3 жыл бұрын

Yep this is why I never use my brakes.

@AvenDonn

3 жыл бұрын

@@MCarrick-ss7xc no joke, using the engine to brake is extremely important if you're trying to go slow downhill. Your brakes will overheat and turn into butter

@galfisk

3 жыл бұрын

@@AvenDonn and then your car will hit something at great speed and turn into a sandwich. Yum!

@MCarrick-ss7xc

3 жыл бұрын

@@AvenDonn no brakes no engine no dethottle.

This video needs to be shown in high schools. When it's a relaxed day in class, maybe after major tests or something, they should show this and educate new drivers.

I know what you mean, LEDs are pretty much directional and can't take advantage of the reflector inside the housing. It's not just the colored piece that is a Fresnel lens (like a convex lens but broken down into smaller lenses that "flatten" it out sort of like a mosaic), but that reflector is made to spread the light from the wire element (at the reflector focal point) of an incandescent bulb, and spred it to each tiny Fresnel lens segment. So it's hard to make a single LED, or even a few pointing at different directions to emulate a bright glowing wire radiating light in all directions. However, if your replacement LED assembly replaces the ENTIRE old assembly (that used a refector and Fresnel lens) with a flat array of say, 100 LEDs (in a 10x10 matrix), they work together just like the original. Nowadays, LEDs can be addressable like the WS2812 LED. These work with only 3 wires and are "daisy chained" from one to the next so only 3 feed wires can control 100's of LEDs. This allows not only individual control of all the LEDs' brightness, but color too. I designed a demonstrator rear lighting panel for cars that used a 144x8 WS2812 LED array. I used it to show "progressive" brake lighting, the harder you step on the break, the more LEDs go red. If an LED is not being used at the moment for say, a break light, the controller can turn it yellow for a turn signal. And even make the turn signals progress like is popular these days. It can even display text like "TOO CLOSE" or "CALL 911", like I showed in my demo. In reverse, ALL of the LEDs go white to really light up behind you, but as soon as you step on the break, the controller Instantly reassigns some of those white LEDs to become red for the stop indication and still have plenty of LEDs still white. It's all very innovative and adaptive - it makes use of the entire array for any indication condition. WS2812 LEDs are very bright, but because you can control each one individually to thousands of color and brightness levels, they work better than any traditional light scheme from the past.

@lucasrem

Жыл бұрын

That's why i hate the old turn light reflectors, you can only see them right in front of you, so only other cars can see them. Just remove the reflecting mirrors, LED is better ! We need better turn light, so AI can see what it is, bikes, modern users! never replace them, just replace the car!

@paulromsky9527

Жыл бұрын

@@lucasrem The system that I designed had the LED array on a "flex board" so the edges could wrap around the car a little. Since all the LEDs can be set to any color/brightness on command, I could make those "edge" LEDs do whatever is needed for side observers (human or AI). For example: At night, the edge LEDs are dim red to act as side markers, but as soon as the turn signal is turned on, some of those are reassigned to flashing amber. That is the beauty of my system... it takes advantage of all LEDs available for any indication and reassigns them as needed. I can update the LEDs at 20 times a second, that is faster than a traditional incandescent lamps that you can barely update at 6 times a second.

"some sort of eccentric person, or I guess you live in Japan" - Hey, I'm both of those!

@WayStedYou

2 жыл бұрын

Hideo Kojima is that you?

@eval_is_evil

2 жыл бұрын

impossibru!

@jeeshaanjoshi

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone in Japan is eccentric XD

I wonder what your neighbours think of you sometimes. This time he's driving his car back and forth. The other time he's filming he's airconditioning in the middle of winter snow.

@Simufreund309

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know what you mean. Having three cars in your driveway with their left indicator flashing in sync for about half an hour is completely normal.

My new favorite channel!

Just very good stuff. Keep it coming!

HPPP: “What is that mysterious ticking noise?” Alec: “That’s a great question! It all starts with the bi-metallic strip….”

@chapa435ify

2 жыл бұрын

The bimetallic strip, in conjunction with latent heat and the refrigeration cycle......

@TheLegoPerson

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, a HPPP reference is not something I expected to see, but I'm glad it's here

@Xfade81

2 жыл бұрын

hppp?

@johnfarley7074

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t realize pipe bobs could be detonated that way

@CAR912b

2 жыл бұрын

@@Xfade81 (Harry) Potter Puppet Pals

Alec could do a whole video on "Why a light switch clicks", and I'd STILL watch it. Oh, wait...

I’m so glad that I can just search up a video on your channel if I randomly have the thought of “damn how come turn signals are all different in timings” lol

this guy answers questions that I never thought of, but for some reason i still watch.

26:30 “a quirk only Doug could appreciate” Now we just need Doug to review the Volt and mention this 😁 The ‘circuit’ of life would be complete.

@DarknoorX

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad someone else got that hidden gem

"the thermal flasher" sounds like a very strange comic book villian

@AlRoderick

3 жыл бұрын

Going around in the winter looking for thermal cameras and throwing open my coat to expose the warm interior.

@Iruparazzo

3 жыл бұрын

his willie is so white-hot that when he flashes someone they go blind from literal eye damage

@reshpeck

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a nickname the local news in Iceland would give to a serial sex offender on the loose.

@andrewcz8871

3 жыл бұрын

He's on a few watchlist and not allowed near schools or ice cream stands.

The sound of my grandma's 1962 Plymouth Valiant had a unique sound for the blinkers, and I have never heard one similar to it. The radio also was a tube radio, so it took about 30 seconds or so for it to warm up enough to listen to the (AM only) radio. I knew the engineer who designed the Delco sound chip that has been used by GM since the late 80's or early 90's - not sure when they started using it, but it is why GM cars' alert sounds have been the same for the last few decades (it is a beautiful circuit, BTW).