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Teardown of the new NGA100 100V 2A NGA142/NGA102 Lab Power Supply, and a look at a few issues found. PLUS a GIVEAWAY of two units! https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/hk/products/test-and-measurement/dc-power-supplies/rs-nga100-power-supply-series_63493-959872.html Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1402-rohde-schwarz-nga100-psu-teardown-giveaway/ Forum GIVEAWAY: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/contests/giveaway-rohde-schwarz-nga102-psu/ Schools/Makerspace GIVEAWAY: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/contests/schools-makerspace-giveaway-rohde-schwarz-nga142-psu/ Podcast: Download

Dave takes a look at his favourite form factor multimeter of all time, the Fluke 37 from 1985 Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1393-retro-fluke-37-multimeter-review-teardown/ Podcast: Download

Think your multimeter doesn’t have inbuilt temperature measurement? Think again! Dave shows you a trick to measure ambient temperature with your multimeter without a temperature probe. Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1392-no-temp-probe-no-problem!/ Followup video testing in the fridge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48J0m3dvpgA Podcast: Download

Why does a handheld multimeter read zero volts and a bench meter reads several volts? It’s all about the NPLC’s man… Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1379-whats-all-this-nplc-stuff-anyhow/ Podcast: Download

Is the new Uni-T UT61E+ Multimeter still the bang-per-buck king the existing UT61-E was? How does it compare? Is the increased cost worth it? https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AaRaJS https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_9foaZO And what about the ANENG AM870 at half the price? https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AFiPjA Flickr photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/eevblog/albums/72157718441411852 Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1378-new-uni-t-ut61e-multimeter/ Podcast: Download