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Dave shows how the piezoelectric effect applies to oscilloscope probes. Dave’s entry for the My Tektronix Scope contest: Please VOTE for it here once per day for the rest of April -Thanks! http://mytektronixscope.com/videos/#vote Podcast: Download

No, the 555 Timer doesn’t have an easter egg in it, Dave was pulling your leg. Many people wanted to know how it was done, so here you go! Podcast: Download

Dave found something strange in his circuit for the 555 timer contest. Podcast: Download

One of the more obscure controls on an oscilloscope is the Trigger Holdoff control. A dedicated control on most high end analog oscilloscopes, and a main menu option in modern digital scopes, yet often poorly understood. What does it do and how does it work? Podcast: Download

Who else but Dave can turn what was supposed to be a simple 2 minute AVR ISP hack video into a 30 minute episode on designing and measuring the performance of an LM317 voltage regulator circuit, with a bonus shootout between the Fluke 87V and the Gossen Metrahit XTRA multimeters? …