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bigclivedotcom finds questionable metal and solar claims in the bag

The AliExpress haul brings plumbing parts, a faulty voltage display and a mislabelled solar controller to Clive's workbench.

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AliExpress unbagging joy - illegal jammer, plumber stuff, fake MPPT solar charger and more

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1:13Clive declines to demonstrate the RF jammer because it could damage nearby electronics.
4:32Filing the supposedly stainless-steel tap leads Clive to suspect it is aluminium.
8:44A fluctuating voltage display reveals poor soldering when opened.
15:15A brass screw-hole repair anchor gets tested in particleboard.
22:21Clive opens a ceramic tap valve and checks whether separate replacement seals fit.
28:28The advertised MPPT controller lacks the large inductor Clive expects in a genuine design.

A tap advertised as stainless steel meets Clive's file, and the sales description starts looking doubtful. "I think this is aluminium, it's not stainless steel," he says. It is a suitably hands-on opening to bigclivedotcom's biggest upload of the week, an AliExpress assortment that has drawn about 115,000 views.

The bag offers more than one reason to investigate. A fluctuating voltage display turns out to have poor internal soldering. A solar charge controller advertised as MPPT has PWM printed on its packaging instead, and Clive finds no large inductor of the sort he would expect in a genuine MPPT design. The RF jammer stays undemonstrated: he explains that operating it could damage nearby electronics.

Not everything gets a poor verdict. Brass replacement tap parts prove to be brass, and expanding screw-hole inserts get a practical test in particleboard. Viewers pick up on the useful little repairs, discussing cupboard hinges and ceramic tap valves, while others turn the MPPT label into a wordplay opportunity.

Four uploads made for a varied workshop week. "Middle of Lidl LED tapes - with schematic and WLED test" examines Livarno lighting and its oddly incompatible remotes. "The LED candle project that went wrong (twice)" offers something more personal: Clive says he shows failures so other people's mishaps feel less discouraging. His over-discharge protection module went into standby, complicating what was meant to be a simple build.

The newest upload, "A look inside a B10 USB meter (with schematic)", now has the strongest daily viewing momentum. Across the channel, the week brought nearly a million views while subscribers held steady. Daily viewing is above its usual level, much like nearby-sized Jeff Geerling's channel; Snazzy Labs is having a quieter spell. For Clive, the fresh attraction is a small meter whose readable display and bidirectional current sensing give him another circuit to unravel.

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What viewers say

When you said "illegal jammer" I imagined a hallucinogenic jelly you put on toast. Good video anyway. thanks Clive!
@JamesSchneider-t2wSee it on YouTube
28:05 MPPT = Maximum Premeditated Perfidious Trickery.
@matthewmarks6951See it on YouTube
These expanding hole inserts are nice, easy and look handy.
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The nylon ring under the o ring on the tap cartridge is what's known as an anti-extrusion ring. It prevents the o ring from creeping under pressure.
@davidquirk8097See it on YouTube
You should sell tshirts with that plastic staple burn mark. Most famous burn mark on the internet
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The videos drawing views on bigclivedotcom right now

Middle of Lidl LED tapes - with schematic and WLED test113,020 views · 2026-10-27

The LED candle project that went wrong (twice)94,372 views · 2026-10-29

A look inside a B10 USB meter (with schematic)38,939 views · 2026-11-02

The facts

Channel: bigclivedotcom
Subscribers: 1,130,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 993,478
Videos published this week: 4
Video published: October 31, 2026
Video views so far: 115,465
Views on its first day: 81,828

The numbers

Here is how bigclivedotcom's workshop week looks in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

29,584,952

3,415,440

2,094,713

1,897,350

1,026,430

993,478

875,835

405,507

316,974

subscribers

1,130,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

408,568,026

views per day

187,582

typical day: 133,079

first-day views of each video posted this week

AliExpress unbagging joy - illegal jamm…

81,828

Middle of Lidl LED tapes - with schemat…

66,788

The LED candle project that went wrong …

69,828

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

1,270,000

1,210,000

1,170,000

1,170,000

1,130,000

1,100,000

1,060,000

1,020,000

1,010,000

As of November 3, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.

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