Test Equipment

Inside the Keysight U1461A Insulation Resistance Multimeter Forum HERE Hires teardown photos: Podcast: Download

Dave compares the new Siglent SSA3021A 2.1GHz spectrum analyser with similar priced Rigol DSA815. Noise floor, clock and PLL phase noise and other performance aspects are measured and compared between the two models. Bugs?, yup, got those too! Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-891-siglent-ssa3021x-vs-rigol-dsa815-spectrum-analyser/ Podcast: Download

Dave unboxes, tests, inspects and repairs the first returned faulty EEVBlog BM235 Multimeter. What will the be the fault? Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Dave investigates how the front end bandwidth limiting works on the Rohde & Schwarz HMO1202 series oscilloscope. Is the bandwidth limit set just by the LMH6518 front end Variable Gain Amplifier chip through the SPI bus? See the extended 50 minute version HERE that has much more detail and mucking …

What’s the difference between High Resolution (Boxcar Averaging) and traditional Average acquisition modes on a modern digital oscilloscope? Dave explains this often misunderstood difference, traps for young players, and gives several demos to highlight the differences. Forum HERE Podcast: Download