The Secret Life of Components

Explores chains and belts, including demonstrations of different types of roller chain, round and toothed belts

LED history, brightness and color, use in diorama, addressable LED strips, and power LEDs for home lighting

An overview of different types of hinges and their usage around the home and in machinery.

An overview on how electrical switches work, and how to use microswitches for sensing and power switching in projects.

Explores springs, their manufacture, properties, and several different types of springs with their use cases

A wide variety of connectors are shown and their operation explained, including their benefits, drawbacks and how they may be used in equipment

Explores use of various sensor and feedback devices.

Explanations and demonstrations of levers, linkages, cranks, crankshafts, cams and capstans.

Exploration of principles, properties and control of electric motors, particularly focussing on DC varieties.

Creation, usage, and troubleshooting of varieties of screw threads.

Principles and processes of using prototypes of various forms in the creation of a final work.

Basic principles of pneumatic cylinders, pressure and units, air compressors, regulators, valves, vacuum, and low pressure pneumatics.

Explanations and demonstrations of uses of solenoids and relays

Demonstrations and examples of various drilling and other hole cutting methods

Demonstrations and uses of programmable logic controllers (PLCs)

All about gears