Test Equipment

Dave looks at the Japanese Hioki DT4256 Multimeter and 3280 clamp meter Forum HERE Podcast: Download

What a dumpster find! A sneak peek at the new Keysight 1000 X-series Oscilloscope Win one in Scope Month Youtube Giveaway VIDEO Forum HERE

Dave tests the AD8436 True RMS converter chips inside the 121GW multimeter to see if it works well below it’s voltage rail specification. Bonus thermal testing in the chamber. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Dave shows you how to setup, measure and generate an Efficiency vs Load Current characteristic curve for a DC-DC converter, just like you see in the datasheets. Several traps for young players are discussed, along with plotting Logarithmic axis charts in a spreadsheet. Electronic Load Kit BM235 Multimeter: http://amzn.to/2hJp78T Rigol …

How does a high voltage differential probe work? How is it safe? Is it isolated? A teardown and some reverse engineering of the Lecroy AP031 25MHz HV Differential probe. a.k.a Sapphire Instruments SI-9001 Forum HERE Podcast: Download