Kathy Joseph from Kathy Loves Physics joins me on The Amp Hour to discuss history and physics and we end up discussing the intricate history of the development of the Cathode Ray Tube. Read Kathy’s Book The Lightning Tamers: https://tinyurl.com/TheLightningTamers https://www.youtube.com/@KathyLovesPhysics Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1577-history-of-cathode-ray-tubes-with-kathy-joseph/ Podcast: Download

Easy repair and teardown of the rather obscure Tektronix DMM916 Multimeter. Ebay auction: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/225848873343 Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1576-tektronix-dmm916-multimeter-teardown-(easy)-repair/ Podcast: Download

TIPA: The World’s Most Efficient Solar Panel raised £293,000 on Indiegogo and Kickstarter, AND also got a UK government innovation grant for £560,000! They claim 3 times the power output of regular solar panels by using mirrors to reflect the light back on the solar cells (TIPA: Total Internal Photonic …

Is a $42 Fluke multimeter any good? The Fluke 101 reviewed. https://tinyurl.com/Fluke101 A thanks from Zotek founder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I7m43RyVWU Pocket Multimeter shootout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCFEonQDkQU Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1574-is-the-$42-fluke-101-multimeter-any-good/ 00:00 – A $42 Fluke? 00:43 – Made in China, and the infamous Fluke 19 01:27 – Fluke 101 vs 106 vs 107 02:00 – Comaprison …

How a Rotary (Angle) Pulse Encoder works. This is entirely different to the normal quadrature phase encoder you have used before. A teardown from the Haefely Trench PESD 1600 ESD Tester. Unboxing & Testing video of 16kV ESD tester: https://www.eevblog.com/2023/10/13/exclusive-haefely-esd-gun-unboxing/ Pointless video about toggle switches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1C0qz8fR_U Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog1573-teardown-how-a-rotary-(angle)-pulse-encoder-works/ 00:00 – …