Dave released the magic smoke during a repair! Brain was not engaged… 00:00 – Alien LED driver 01:34 – New microscope measurment setup! 02:46 – Teardown 07:45 – Brown Black Burnt 09:31 – This sucks! 16:08 – BANG! 18:49 – It seemed reasonable at the time… 19:41 – Reverse Engineering …

The report has been released on the Tesla Moorabool Victoria Big battery fire by Energy Safe Victoria, let’s go through it and discuss the cause. https://esv.vic.gov.au/news/cooling-system-leak-led-to-victorian-big-battery-fire/ Report: https://esv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/VBB_StatementOfFindings_FINAL_28Sep2021.pdf Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/renewable-energy/australias-biggest-tesla-battery-storage-system-at-moorabool-is-on-fire/msg3715759/#msg3715759 00:00 – Overview Tesla Moorabool Fire 02:44 – Finding on the cause of the fire 07:14 – Corrections and improvements …

Dave hacks a dumpster find to power it up because of a PITA power connector. Then does some bonus PCB imaging. Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1421-dumpster-hack/ Podcast: Download

1 hour Mailbag! Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1420-mailbag/ SPOILERS: 00:00 – Pleo the Dinosaur! The designer talking about Pleo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOba_zGoZq8 The Commodore Collector: https://www.thecommodorecollector.com/ 06:23 – Amazing workbench of the week from voltnut Xdevs! https://xdevs.com/ 14:25 – DEC VAX 370/11 135A 5V PSU teardown 22:22 – Emizon MCM Electronics alarm panel + AdPlayer …

RIP Sir Clive Sinclair. Dave finally gets around to starting to take apart and restore the classic Sinclair C5 electric vehicle. Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1420-sinclair-c5-restoration-part-2/ Podcast: Download