PeerTube of Jigme Datse

Mom dug out her old film camera, and I discovered a minor interest I didn't know I had. See the end of the video for 20+ test photos.

Got this nice and perfect-working lamp for free at a thrift store. Not your usual generic desk lamp.

Couldn't hold off any longer; bought something new (and expensive).

The first two days of our powerless endeavor.

Oh jeez, what have I done now!?

At long last, a demonstration of this awesome machine with all of my vintage phones.

Took a break from exam studying.

A slightly rare and very unique ballast, possibly the only magnetic rapid start ballast ever made (besides the two-lamp version) for the small T5 lamps. Also surprising, they actually designed it with an appropriately low OCV. If start-up delay is your thing, you'll definitely get it in this video.

Oh, yes. Yes indeed. Ladies and gentlemen, this is it. What I've been building up to for the last couple of months. This is the first of a series of three videos, where I will demonstrate a subset of the features of this amazing, incredible machine.

This video is just an introduction to the machine and the background behind my acquisition of it. You will not see it turn on or be demonstrated yet.

FYI, this is not the "very rare electronic device" I mentioned in the last update video. As a matter-of-fact, the acquisition of that device fell through, unfortunately. I'll explain in the next update video.

Edited on Valentines Day, because I love you guys (and school was cancelled and I had nothing better to do on a Friday night).

This seems to be pretty decent as far as cheap electronic ballasts go. Stay tuned for some fun lamp frying in the next video!

In an attempt to reduce the file size of my videos, I rendered this video with half the bitrate I usually use, cutting what would have been an 800 MB file down to only 250 MB. I notice no reduction in apparent quality, but if you guys do, feel free to let me know.