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http://www.energymicro.com/tools/efm32-tiny-gecko-starter-kit Some playing around with the Energy Micro Tiny Gecko board and software. Does it meet it’s claim of 20nA standby current? Podcast: Download

Teardown Tuesday time. What’s inside a professional 1200W Xantrex XFR300-4 300V 4A rack mount power supply? Podcast: Download

http://www.idealindustries.com/prodDetail.do?prodId=61-025 http://www.google.com/patents/US5103165 It’s Teardown Tuesday time. Ever wondered what’s inside those mains voltage detection sticks? Dave cracks open an IDEAL VoltAware, and giggles at a patent. Thanks to http://www.triosmartcal.com.au for the stick. Podcast: Download

http://www.energymicro.com/tools/efm32-tiny-gecko-starter-kit Another mailbag episode. What’s in Dave’s PO Box? And can the uCurrent make music? Podcast: Download

http://eevblog.com/files/PM6672-Service-Manual.pdf http://eevblog.com/files/PhilipsPM6673-76-Service-Manual.pdf PHOTOS: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eevblog/sets/72157629731591013/ The first of the new regular segment on the EEVblog – Teardown Tuesday. Dave cracks open the Philips PM6672 1GHz Timer Counter, and more interestingly, the PM9690 10MHz oven stabilised reference crystal oscillator. Podcast: Download