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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!https://youtu.be/TQ3hnYT7mNI

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 rings is a seasonal must.

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....https://youtu.be/SZVWUM4WcP4

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.https://youtu.be/ZqPZa2bj5GE

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.https://youtu.be/H9F-PXopjdU

FranLab Live! Patrons Only Edition

https://youtu.be/zOcRulMorH8

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.https://youtu.be/qhpn5ROpeeA

Optical Illusion Discs

Another box from the Vault that is loaded with surprises... Enjoy!https://youtu.be/KAwHo9zYeeY

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. High quality? Not really - but certainly would have done the job. Enjoy!https://youtu.be/29VVH8xIElE

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 with science! A very enjoyable 16mm film that I certainly saw in school back in the day. As usual I transferred this ...

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 great cut-away models and animated illustrations, this GM sponsored film really sells the simplicity of the down-and-dirty indu...

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, carnivals, and godless Rock 'n Roll on the beach! As always I transferred this reel with my own Telecine and color correcte...

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_n8m-kQ

When Relays Were Art

Take a moment and chill with me and a new-in-box vintage stepper relay.https://youtu.be/XwdDUhiOOiU

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.....https://youtu.be/mjuEdw016L0

Mystery Brick!!!

What is it? What does it do? I have no idea - lets open it up and see.https://youtu.be/JQG_F1GR7ps

Vintage Analog Devices Bench Supply

Not sure what I expected to see inside - but it was not this!https://youtu.be/bKP_mmNOc-A

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 specialized purpose. Enjoy!https://youtu.be/THCAR-NlWDE

Another Fran Channel??? Yes!!!

The original Fran YouTube channel is back - https://www.youtube.com/@FrantoneElectronics Please subscribe over there to see new pedal design and music related content!https://youtu.be/X_Rf-BdL-Zs

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 and other stuff... so like and subscribe and all that!I had to do basic repairs and upgrades to some vint...