Weller responds to the magic smoke escaping from their WE1010 soldering station, and the lack of a primary side mains fuse. Prepare to be awestruck at their commitment to safety! https://weller-tools.com/we1010na/ Forum HERE The Current Source tears down a Weller WEP51 iron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo6B1aYUffE

One item mailbag! A look at the Swissmicro DM42, the world’s most precise pocket calculator. A clone and improvement of the famous HP42S, with open source firmware based on the Free42 platform. https://www.swissmicros.com/dm42.phphttp://thomasokken.com/free42/ Forum HERE Podcast: Download

PCB mod boards are useful for a whole range of applications and scenarios from production to upgrades, repair, and hacks. Dave shows you several examples and talks about creating manufacturing panels for them, along with castellations, V-Scoring, routing, and manufacturability. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

A look at the dual bipolar transistor zener clamp circuit, and it’s usefulness as a fast low leakage overload clamp. The first part is lifted from video #1000 with 12 minutes of extra commentary. Interview with Dave Taylor, designer of the famous Fluke 8060A multimeter Forum HERE Podcast: Download

A look inside the die-cast alloy Focal Professional CMS40 active nearfield studio monitor speakers. Forum HERE Podcast: Download