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EEVblog 1568 – Tesla Megapack 2 Battery FIRE! at Bouldercombe QLD

A Tesla Megapack 2.0 battery is on fire at the 100MWh Genex battery storage facility at Bouldercombe in Queensland. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-27/tesla-battery-fire-at-queensland-renewable-energy-project/102905302 https://wattclarity.com.au/articles/2023/09/27sept-bouldercombe-bess-fire/ https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/fire-at-genex-power-battery-project-in-qld-a-rare-occurrence-20230927-p5e7ym https://cleantechnica.com/2022/05/13/heres-what-tesla-learned-from-last-years-megapack-fire-in-australia/ https://genexpower.com.au/renew-economy-genex-eyes-trebling-of-revenue-says-new-battery-already-sopping-up-negative-prices/ Victoria Big Battery Fire Investigation Report: https://victorianbigbattery.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VBB-Fire-Independent-Report-of-Technical-Findings.pdf Podcast: Download

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EEVblog 1567 – Wireless ESD Monitor? – The IONA StatIQ Band TESTED

Does the $1200 IONA Tech StatIQ wireless ESD monitor band actually work? or is it just BS? And if so, how does it work? IONA Tech video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2Uzo5qL4JM Wiresless ESD strap BUSTED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvgW5iWXbts ESD Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk5F3rQNUkU ESD Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvOlSehNtuHsKCtJJ_rlRP5qE7lN-1EMX Mud Run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAahT8_P-_E DIY Field Mill project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTncxhQp9z0 Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1567-wireless-esd-monitor-the-iona-statiq-band-tested/ 00:00 …

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EEVblog 1566 – Rigol DHO800 12 Bit Oscilloscope FULL REVIEW

Has the new Rigol DHO800 and DHO900 oscilloscope changed the game in low end scopes? Starts at $299 with 12bit ADC, HDMI, VESA mount, and USB-C power. Teardown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQF4UzLPpr0 Fan upgrade test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoyaHOqp9gI DIY Battery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbBq1AVIQAc Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/rigols-new-dho800-oscilloscope-unbox-teardown/ 00:00 – History of game changing Rigol Oscilloscopes 03:27 – All the …

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EEVblog 1565 – UNSW Electronics Lab & Makerspace Tour

A tour of one of the electronics teaching labs and the makerspace at arguably the best electronics engineering university in Australia, UNSW. With Associate Professor Torsten Lehmann. Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/university-of-nsw-electronics-lab-makerspace-tour/ 00:00 – A tour of the UNSW electronic lab with Torsten Lehmann 02:57 – Why they chose the R&S RTB2000 oscilloscope …

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EEVblog 1564 – Agilent/Keysight U1273AX Multimeter Repair

A very interesting repair of an Agilent/Keysight U1273AX OLED display multimeter. It had two distinct unrelated faults. Ian Scott Johnston on The Amp Hour: https://theamphour.com/643-calibration-repair-with-ian-johnston/ Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1564-agilentkeysight-u1273ax-multimeter-repair/ 00:00 – Faulty Agilent / Keysight U1273AX OLED display multimeter 01:36 – Battery leakage, OF COURSE! 04:26 – Bottom of PCB 05:47 – …

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