# The King of Trash with Big Clive

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2021-04-26
- Length: 1h 18m
- Episode: 539
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-04-26-the-king-of-trash-with-big-clive
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-539-the-king-of-trash-with-big-clive/

## Summary

Big Clive, the creator of the BigClive.com YouTube channel, discusses his career as a freelance lighting technician for PRG and his approach to creating 'trashy' teardown videos of cheap electronics. He details the engineering behind high-end stage lighting, the deliberate short lifespan of modern LED lamps, and the technical failures of components like ceramic capacitors and Tesla screens. The conversation covers the history of the Phoebus cartel, the physics of discharge lamps versus LEDs, and the challenges of content creation on YouTube.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-04-26-the-king-of-trash-with-big-clive#t=1) Introduction and Channel Philosophy
- [6:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-04-26-the-king-of-trash-with-big-clive#t=378) YouTube Production and Viral Content
- [22:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-04-26-the-king-of-trash-with-big-clive#t=1343) Professional Lighting and PRG Equipment
- [33:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-04-26-the-king-of-trash-with-big-clive#t=2021) LED Technology and Intentional Obsolescence
- [40:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-04-26-the-king-of-trash-with-big-clive#t=2412) The Dubai Lamp and Historical Context
- [56:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-04-26-the-king-of-trash-with-big-clive#t=3373) Capacitors, Dielectrics, and Component Failure
- [1:04:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-04-26-the-king-of-trash-with-big-clive#t=3844) LED History, Litigation, and Shenzhen
- [1:10:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-04-26-the-king-of-trash-with-big-clive#t=4206) Personal Life, Isle of Man, and Conclusion

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- BigClive.com (other)
- PRG (company)
- Cree (company)
- Epistar (company)
- Nichea (company)
- Maplin (company)
- Electroboom (other)
- Great Scott (other)
- EEV blog (other)
- VidTrim Pro (tool)
- Audio Fix (tool)
- picfont.com (tool)
- Moto G7 Power (product)

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- [Episode 313: I could go for a Maker Faire about now…](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2021-07-02-episode-313-i-could-go-for-a-maker-faire-about-now) (Making It)

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