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
Read More »EEVblog 1575 – TIPA: The World’s Most Efficient Solar Panel – BUSTED
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 …
Read More »EEVblog 1574 – REVIEW: Is the $42 Fluke 101 Multimeter Any Good?
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 …
Read More »EEVblog 1573 – TEARDOWN: How a Rotary (Angle) Pulse Encoder Works
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 – …
Read More »EEVblog 1572 – Haefely 16kV ESD Tester TEARDOWN + Repair Part 1
Teardown and Part 1 repair of a Haefely Trench PESD1600 16kV ESD tester. If you can help identify the rotary encoder at 25:52 that would be awesome! Unboxing and testing: https://www.eevblog.com/2023/10/13/exclusive-haefely-esg-gun-unboxing/ Forum thread for the rotary encoder: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/repair/help-finding-rotary-encoder/ Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1572-haefely-16kv-esd-tester-teardown-repair-part-1/ Podcast: Download
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