EEVblog 1485 - PedalCell CadenceX Bike Generator LOL FAIL!

The failed PedalCell CadenceX Bike Generator from the previous mailbag video is tested, torn down, analysed, hilrariously laughed at, and dodgily repaired.
https://pedalcell.com/

00:00 - Failed Pedalcell generator - getting the pinout
02:00 - The PCB
02:40 - Oscilloscope rotation test
03:45 - Dremel speed Captain!
04:22 - Generator teardown
05:32 - Hmm, what's going on with these stator coils
06:00 - Hall effect sensors
06:58 - A-HA Gotcha. These magnets make no sense at all!
08:47 - Someone skimped at the glue factory
11:27 - It's just a BLDC Brusshless DC motor being used as a generator
12:48 - Nothing that can't be fixed with some epoxy
14:00 - Vrooooom!

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