Simple repair on the neighbours $4500 Audiophile Chord Hugo DAC. Replacing the rechargeable lithium ion batteries wasn’t quite as simple as expected though… And is this thing worth $4500? Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevbog-1613-audiophile-repair-chord-hugo-dac/ Podcast (podcast2): Download
Read More »EEVblog 1605 – Chasing Fart Noises – JBL Charge 3 “Repair”
Dave is chasing fart noises in this JBL Charge 3 waterproof speaker. A teardown, and powerup on the bench to find the mysterious fart noises. Will it get repaired, or will the fault do a Harold Holt? Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7sVGnrf0P0 Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1605-chasing-fart-noises-jbl-charge-3-repair/ 00:00 – JBL Charge 3 Waterproof Speaker Fault …
Read More »EEVblog 1602 – Sony Amplifier REPAIR ADVENTURE
Repair of a Sony HCD-SBT20B Bluetooth Stereo. What it’s like to nail the repair and then, well come-a-gutsa and have to go down the rabbit hole to fix the fix all whilst battling bad design info. How VFD displays work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZIRPJt69sM Mud run video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAahT8_P-_E Tektronix autopsy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZCokbsTwmQ Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1603-sony-amplifier-repair/ …
Read More »EEVblog 1576 – Tektronix DMM916 Multimeter Teardown & (Easy) Repair
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 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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