A heater that doesn’t heat up should be an easy and quick repair, right? RIGHT? This Arlec space heater also has a rather dodgy and product recall worthy dangerous construction! 00:00 – Arlec space heater 03:20 – PRODUCT RECALL TIME! 05:12 – Heater element measurement 07:31 – PCB inspection 11:31 …
Read More »EEVblog 1480 – Lightyear Zero Solar Powered Electric Car
Are solar powered electric cars viable? Let’s look at the Lightyear Zero solar powered electric car and examine the claims. Can you get a useless extended range by adding solar panels to an electric car? Dave just so happens to drive a solar powered electric car, so let’s find out! …
Read More »EEVblog 1479 – Is Your Calculator WRONG?
Is your calculator WRONG? It could be! Looking at the issue of implied multiplication and how it can affect your calculations. Why do some Casio and TI calculators give a different result to others? And why do they differ from your phone calculator, google calculator, or Wolfram Alpha? How Order …
Read More »EEVblog 1478 – Waveform Update Rate Shootout – Tek 2 Series vs Others
Testing the new Tektronix 2 series waveform update rate vs older Keysight, Siglent, and Rigol scopes, and a glitch signal demonstration on how it matters in the real world. And also how to measure the waveform update rate on your scope. This is not a review, and was going to …
Read More »EEVblog 1477 – WORLD EXCLUSIVE TEARDOWN! – Tektronix 2 Series Oscilloscope
A world exclusive teardown of the new generation Tektronix 2 Series MSO bench/portable oscilloscope! An innovative new design form factor you’re either going to love or hate! This is the upgrade to the 15yo MSO/DPO 2000B series to give a low end on the next generation 2/3/4/5/6 series. Youtube: Odysee: …
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