EEVblog – Podcast

What’s inside a modern bare bones $5 mobile phone? The LG800G available from Tracphone for $5: Datasheets: http://www.infineon.com/dgdl/X-GOLD_213-pb.pdf?folderId=db3a304312fcb1bc0113000c158f0004&fileId=db3a30431ddc9372011e1fc7f7fd413d http://www.rfmd.com/CS/Documents/7161DS.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-electron-mobility_transistor http://www.broadcom.com/products/Bluetooth/Bluetooth-RF-Silicon-and-Software-Solutions/BCM2070 Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Mailbag galore. Dave screws up and releases the magic smoke on the best mailbag item ever. Turns a light bulb on with his mobile phone, and goes underwater in a submarine. And a cameo appearance by everyone’s favorite. http://shackspace.de/ http://lightdream.com.au/ http://www.avbotz.com/ http://jmedved.com/usbamps Podcast: Download

Dave started out wanting to investigate the power-on spike on the Rigol DP832 Lab Power Supply, but ended up hunting down a reset bug that uncovered a bad thermal design mistake in the supply. Watch Dave hunt it down step by step, and almost get duped by some marginal oscilloscope …

What’s inside the Rigol DP832 precision lab power supply. Is it identical to the DP832A Photos HERE Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Mailbag is back. With bonus soldering and breadboard action, and Whia vs Swisstools shootout! The Postcards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjnZeFE_3Cs http://www.azoteq.com/ Capacitive touch sense IC’s http://gerrysweeney.com/ Podcast: Download