EEVblog – Podcast

Running the numbers on the W-Charge Infrared laser wireless charging system, does it work?, is it practical?, what is the efficiency?, how much power can it deliver?, is it dangerous? And the laser power is HOW MUCH?! CORRECTION: The laser output power was stated incorrectly, it was assuming the input …

Dave discovers a potential systemic manufacturing issue with Lifud LED light drivers. A repair of two of Dave’s failed Lifud LED studio panel light drivers. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

What is this mystery bit of Sony equipment? It’s probably not what you think… A look at an obscure bit of niche industry gear. Actual teardown starts at 10:00 Forum HERE Podcast: Download

What’s inside a DIP crystal oscillator module? A 2 minute teardown turns into 17 minutes, because, well, it’s Dave. Includes a revisit of the bypass capacitor video. Oscillator chip datasheet Forum HERE Podcast: Download

The NTSB today released the report into the fatal Uber Autonomous car accident. TLDR; The RADAR, LIDAR, and cameras DID detect and classify pedestrian bicycle correctly. The system DID determine that emergency braking was required. But Uber disabled the systems emergency braking feature in autonomous mode. Uber also disabled Volvo’s …