Is the US$80 Quick TS11 80W Soldering station any good? SPOILER: Nope, it’s pretty terrible. Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1645-$80-quick-ts11-soldering-station-review/ Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog 1644 – Mailbag: CrowView Monitor, Casio Game, 4-20mA Encoder, Wurkkos Battery, Rulerize
More mailbag! 00:00 – Crowview Monitor & Keyboard https://www.elecrow.com/crowview-note-all-in-one-portable-monitor-phone-to-laptop-device-with-full-featured-type-c-sbcs-mini-pc-pc-game-console-compatibility.html 08:11 – Casio Border Army Game+Watch 11:34 – Minipa ET-1700 Pocket Multimeter 13:24 – Adafruit PCB Ruler 14:14 – PASS Card Game 15:13 – Crusty Raspberry Pi 17:40 – Sinusoid 4-20mA Rotary Encoder 29:29 – Wurkkos H1 USB Battery Bank 36:05 …
Read More »EEVblog 1643 – DON’T BUY this Cheap 7kW 32A EV Charger
You get what you pay for in EV chargers. Don’t buy this super cheap New Energy brand 7kW 32A EVSE Charger. Does it even meet the IEC 62752 it claims on the label? Or the US UL 2231 standard? MIDA brand EVSE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrZgN_EuRGw Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog 1642 – Can I Resurrect My First Digital Multimeter?
Can I resurrect my first digital multimeter? A Soar ME-533 Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1641-can-i-resurrect-my-first-digital-multimeter/ 00:00 – My first digital and analog multimeters, Soar ME-533 + Micronta 22-201U 03:20 – Battery terminal corrosion, of course 05:13 – My first pair of pliers and screwdriver 06:11 – Teardown 08:10 – Removing the LCD 10:24 …
Read More »EEVblog 1641 – How DC Solar Isolators Work (TEARDOWN)
How DC Solar Isolators Work (TEARDOWN) 00:00 – Teardown of Benedict LS25 Solar True DC Isolator Switch 04:29 – How the contacts work 06:02 – How arc chutes and arc barriers work 12:11 – 5000V arc testing Datasheet: https://www.benedict.at/files/documents/6617533-DC-Switch-Disconnector-D946E.pdf Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1641-how-dc-solar-isolators-work-(teardown)/ Podcast: Download
Read More »AllPowers R1500 1500W 1150Wh LiFeP04 Battery Teardown + Review
AllPowers R1500 1500W 1150Wh LiFeP04 Battery Review + Teardown Code: EEVblog10 for 10% off Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/allpowers-r1500-1500w-1150wh-lifep04-battery-review-teardown/ Teardown photos:
Read More »EEVblog 1640 – Mailbag: 4k Microscope, Panaplex Displays, Piezo Singing, RF magic
More interesting mailbag! 00:00 – Forest M Mimms Make: Maverick Scientist: My Adventures as an Amateur Scientist https://amzn.to/4e7fSup Signed copies: https://www.makershed.com/products/maverick-scientist-hardcover Engineers Mini Notebook are still available! https://amzn.to/3zvSkjJ https://amzn.to/3XLRJnn https://amzn.to/3XLMHY7 https://amzn.to/4dd9cJQ In the Lab with Jay Jay: https://www.youtube.com/@InTheLabWithJayJay 03:30 – Unmanaged615 https://www.reddit.com/r/TheAmpHour/ 04:40 – Piezo tranducer sensor thing + singing …
Read More »EEVblog 1639 – Keysight InfiniiVision HD3 Oscilloscope Teardown
Teardown of the new Keysight InfiniiVision HD3 14bit Megazoom V ASIC oscilloscope https://www.keysight.com/us/en/products/oscilloscopes/infiniivision-2-4-channel-digital-oscilloscopes/infiniivision-hd3-series-oscilloscopes.html Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1639-keysight-hd3-oscilloscope-teardown/ Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog 1638 – NEW Keysight Megazoom V ASIC 1GHz HD3 Oscilloscope!
After 13 YEARS Keysight have finally released the new MegaZoom V ASIC oscilloscope! Let’s take an initial look at the HD3 / HD300 series released today. NOTE: I only had this scope for 24 hours from when it arrived to when I released this video, so please excuse the crudity …
Read More »EEVblog 1637: Solar Freakin’ Space Mirrors! – Reflect Orbital DEBUNKED
Reflect Orbital wants to put reflecting mirrors in space to sell sunlight to solar farms after dark. The numbers work out exactly as you expect them to. It’s Solar Freakin’ Space Mirror time! https://www.reflectorbital.com/ BenNBuilds balloon test video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hUNCtDTIZc First Principles interview with Ben Nowack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDV3v0Xb4ow S3 Interview video with …
Read More »EEVblog 1636 – Ultimate Multimeter Beginners Guide
The ultimate beginners guide to multimeters. What are they, how to choose one, and how to use them to measure electrical things. EEVblog meters: https://eevblog.store/ Cheap $20 meter AN8008 Fluke 101 for $50 Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1636-ultimate-multimeter-beginners-guide/ 00:00 – The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Multimeters 00:35 – Display Counts Explained 01:17 – …
Read More »EEVblog 1634 – 15kWh AERL LFP Home Storage Battery Install
Installing a 15kWh AERL Life2 LiFePo4 solar home storage battery to my Deye inverter. Thanks to Peter Watkinson from AERL, one of my long time viewers! AERL were the first to invent and patent the Maximum Power Point Tracker MPPT used in all modern solar systems. Analysis video that was …
Read More »eevBLAB 120 – DCS sues Youtuber for Defamation! – Threatens entire review industry
A small Australian company called Deep Cycle Systems (DCS) is suing Youtuber Stephan Fischer from AllOffroad 4×4 Adventures for defamation for (IMO) an honest multi-year battery review and documenting other users experiences with DCS LFP batteries in their 4×4 vehicles. If DCS win this insane lawsuit it will be a …
Read More »EEVblog 1633 Part 2 – WAVJA Patent, 300kW Solar Balls?
The WAVJA Photon Energy System is supposed to generate up to 60x the output of regular solar panels using balls made of magical patented woo-woo material. A 60mm ball can generate 300kW in one second! Let’s bust that claim by looking at the Patent in this Part 2 video. Part …
Read More »EEVblog 1633 – WAVJA Solar Balls, 60x Better Than A Solar Panel? – Part 1
The WAVJA Photon Energy System is supposed to generate up to 60x the output of regular solar panels using balls made of magical patented woo-woo material. Let’s examine claim with Dave’s superior Photon Irradiance Solar System technology! This is Part 1. Part 2 looks at the patent. https://wavja.com/ Product video: …
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