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Dave repairs his Rigol DP832 Lab Power Supply. Why did it need repairing? That’s the FAIL part Rigol might want to look into… The previous DP832 Design FAIL Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Mailbag Monday Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-860-mailbag/ SPOILERS: Supermicro AMD Opteron Server Motherboard AMD Nothbridge chips HERE and HERE Ibico & TI calculator teardowns Cheap Multimeter Teardowns Perf2 Prototype board crowd funder Garmin GPS III+ Teardown Radio Shack Pen Oscilloscope Teardown COP8 Microcontroller Podcast: Download

Everything you need to know about bypass capacitors. How do they work? Why use them at all? Why put multiple ones in parallel? What effect does package type have on performance? Are there any traps? Dave measures some bypass capacitors with an impedance analyser to confirm the whiteboard theory and …

Dave tries to get the Red Pitaya up and running and doing some basic measurements via WiFi & Ethernet. TLDR: Many issues: apps freeze, WiFi didn’t work, and the apps have only very basic rudimentary functionality. But it’s promising, and probably a good solution for those who want to write …

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