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An Orgy Of Felt Tip Pens!!!

From old school felt tip to modern porous point - I pay homage to the cheapest and most common of all fountain pens. Yes, they are fountain pens. Enjoy!https://youtu.be/NQka11YLvmE

This Odd Dumb Terminal Has A Surprise Inside!

A weird one that has fallen through the cracks of time, the Tesdata Systems Model 002-0354-00 whateveritis. If you know what it does, put it in the comments!https://youtu.be/oXslQ7Rv7f4

The Pedal Movie Is Almost Here!!!!

Fran Blanche on IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11361021/https://youtu.be/G8lWRqUVWYw

Amazing Breakthrough!! Free Energy From Frantone!!

https://youtu.be/rt5QqmJjzG0

Bigass Alphanumeric Nixies Conquer The Earth!!!

Thanks to the generosity of Gerry Moersdorf the Burroughs B-7971 Alphanumeric Nixie Tube is put on display and made to do a dance or two with an ATmega328P microcontroller and a custom high voltage interface. A nice little project and a cool bigass tube! Enjoy...https://youtu.be/cJGmmzzTOOk

Ask Fran: Intro Music, Kits Friggin Kits, And Gravity

https://youtu.be/iUuOIdZ0GRM

Ask Fran: Pushing Limits, Circuit Simulation, and Frantone Designs

https://youtu.be/IsYYMMXl3LI

Ask Fran: Vacuum Fluorescent Displays, Microwave Radiation, & The Ecliptic.

More to come!https://youtu.be/xqaC4IqBh_U

Ask Fran: Submit Your Questions!

https://youtu.be/Il7hnJP0RoQ

Doing Arduino Down And Dirty

A simple project that took a surprisingly long time to build. I made this board just for testing my programs, so that I could visually verify with LED's to indicate any high bits. Enjoy!https://youtu.be/69jh9V8D7cY

Why Are There So Few Women In Electronics Today?

A follow up to a video I made in 2019, and my own take on the core issues facing the great disparity in gender representation in electronics and engineering in the US.https://youtu.be/wSH4Gdcr_50

Now That's What I Call A Flip-Flop!!

A cool little gizmo from my bins that deserves its own little video. Enjoy!https://youtu.be/m1VnK8i33m0

Did The Raytheon Datastrobe Ever Really Exist?

Unobtainium? Or just a boondoggle? I really would like to see even a photo of one of these monsters if they even exist - or ever existed. Perhaps the rarest of the rare - so rare that perhaps they never were really made. My speculation - but you decide for yourself. And enjoy!https://youtu.be/t0f_qI...

The Nixie That Almost Was - Dialco Neon 7-Segment Conversion Display

A very rare and audacious display - perhaps the only ones in existence now - I give you The Dialight R-100 7-Segment Neon Decade High Voltage Display! A piece of history, and one of those ambitious attempts to muscle in on the Burroughs Nixie market with a direct substitute display that uses high vo...

Dialight Mystery Box - FranLab LIVE!

FranLab LIVE - From the Bench! In this attempt I will explore a very weird little gizmo I found that does I don't know what. Let's have some fun!https://youtu.be/UOOuRO6XR8k

Full-On FranLab! The Rest Of 2020

The finale of my 10 year retrospective is the culmination of my year in quarantine, and there were so many memorable moments that they get their own feature length spotlight. So grab the snacks, sit back, and relax. And here's to looking ahead to 2021....https://youtu.be/f9zZ_ut1YUU

Content Constipation

There is movement... and I must Frant about it! Enjoy!https://youtu.be/Xakj7VfD1Ak

FranLab 2.0 - 10 Years Part 2

Part 2 of my FranLab 10 Year retrospective takes off with the rebirth of the lab in the new digs in 2019 and an explosion of projects and videos. We cross 100K subscribers, get the YouTube Silver Play Button award, do a build with Adam Savage at the Air and Space Museum, and many other adventures. C...

10 Years Of FranLab - Part 1

Feature Length FranLab! I have boiled down all of FranLab's greatest hits spanning an entire decade to create the ultimate Mega-Mix of builds, experiments, teardowns, and all my sorted adventures over the past 10 years. In Part One we go from the humble beginnings in the first basement Lab to th...

The Modern Miracle Of Living Stereo

A Jam Handy Picture - for your enjoyment!https://youtu.be/5vP1GSTxKoM

Extended Pause

Hey everyone! Just a quick note to thank all of you for hanging in there while I sort out stuff on my end. I've been busy working on more than a half dozen projects but not seeming to get anywhere near completing any of them. But I have invested in some new hardware to make live streaming from t...

Speed Sudoku For Chill

Just some fun - Enjoy!https://youtu.be/GBpikKvdASM

REAL Wargames Tech Teardown!!!

Let's take a deep dive into a genuine piece of Cold War technology and I'll reminisce about one of my favorite films - Wargames. Enjoy!https://youtu.be/dXrLSOReMFA

Chill Along With The OLDEST Working Light Bulb On YouTube!! (1896)

Chill time. Enjoy!https://youtu.be/jTsPQ9RGKt4

Why Are Tubes Mirrored?

Ah.... The Getter. In this little video I give the Getter its due. Enjoy!https://youtu.be/ybh1I8GIHmU

The Future Of Viewer Mail

https://youtu.be/lts2aTBIKes

60's Scratch Build Nostalgia Neon Blinky Tree!!!

Another retro build project that was popular back in the 1960's because you could build it completely with cheap Cold War surplus parts - and in keeping this tradition I used ONLY stuff that I had in stock in my bins to build this relaxation oscillator tree. I packed this video with all the info...