Hacking a dumpster Sonos Play 5 Gen 1 speaker to remove all the evil software locking and turn it into a dumb speaker with just line-in and basic wireless Bluetooth. Integrating a new Fosi Audio ZX-TB21 2+1 amplifier. https://amzn.to/3USD7xQ Youtube: Sonos, the Juicero of wireless speakers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLyjvXAJcLM Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1519-free-your-sonos-speaker!-(hack)/ Podcast: …
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Depotting, teardown, and some reverse engineering analysis of the 400W Hoymiles solar microinverter. https://www.hoymiles.com/products/microinverter/ Hoymiles vs Enphase microinverter review: https://www.mcelectrical.com.au/hoymiles-microinverter-review/ Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1518-hoymiles-solar-microinverter-teardown/ Youtube: Odysee: Podcast: Download
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Installation of a Reclaim Heat Pump hot water system replacing a high efficiency gas tank hot water system. And anlysis of the results. Is a heat pump hot water system more efficient than a gas hot water system? Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1517-heat-pump-hot-water-install-analysis/ Youtube: Odysee: 00:00 – The existing gas tank hot water …
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Mailbag Bonanza! Send stuff to: EEVblog Mailbag PO Box 7949 Norwest NSW 2153 AUSTRALIA Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1516-mailbag-bonanza!/ 00:00 – Mailbag Bonanza! 02:24 – Australian Signals Directorate 75th Aniversary 50 Cent Coin 05:07 – One-Shot Relay! 07:20 – Olight Torch Bonanza! https://www.olightstore.com.au/s/P7TWZN 08:20 – Olight Marauder 2 14,000 lumen torch 18:29 – …
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Upgrading the dumpster Tektronix TDS540D oscilloscope with an LCD had a few issues… Ebay listing if you want it: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/225251897379 Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1515-dumpster-tektronix-tds540d-500mhz-oscilloscope-lcd-replacement/ Youtube: Podcast: Download
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A surprising dumptser diving find that might prove we live in a simulation. A Sony GTK-X1BT bluetooth enabled party jukebox Hi-Fi speaker system. Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1513-dumpster-tossers-have-no-shame/ Youtube: Odysee: Podcast: Download
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Comparing gas hot system to a heat pump hot water system before I install a Reclaim 415L heat pump hot water system at home to use my excess solar energy. Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/heat-pump-hot-water-system-vs-gas-hot-water/
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Why add bypass capacitors on a PCB like THIS? Answering a Twitter question: https://twitter.com/furan/status/1586889993234038786 https://www.vgamuseum.info/index.php/cpu/item/993-s3-supersavage-ixc-sdr Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1512-why-bypass-your-pcb-like-this/ Youtube: Odysee: Podcast: Download
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The magic smoke was released from my solar analytics monitoring system. What was the culprit? Also Dumb Dave™ gets ZAPPED! Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1511-my-solar-analytics-system-failed/ Youtube: Odysee: Podcast: Download
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HUGE SURPRISE inside the new low end $699 Rigol 12bit low noise HDO1000 oscilloscope! Hacking forum thread: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/hacking-the-hdo1khdo4k-rigol-12-bit-scope/ Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1510-$699-rigol-12bit-hdo1000-teardown-woah/ Youtube: Odysee: Podcast: Download
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A look at and teardown of three different types of Australian made high security Ross safe locks. Ross 700 high security key lock Ross 1000 Electronic keypad lock Ross 1000 Bluetooth lock https://rosslocks.com.au/ 00:00 – Mailbag 01:32 – Three different types of safe locks 05:54 – Which lock type is …
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Is an $800 oscillscope overkill for a hobbyist? At what level does an oscilloscope become “overkill”? Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/is-a-rigol-mso5000-overkill-for-a-hobbyist/
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After the 3+ year experiment that started in March 2019 we FINALLY have some alkaline battery leakage failures! Did the Duracell’s fail? That pesky potassium hydroxide forming potassium carbonate. Youtube: Battery leakage video playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL24OiKqd2iN9n2Xk_7Y0gN5t44vtBud_C Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1508-we-finally-got-alkaline-battery-leakage!/ Podcast: Download
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Teardown of the cheapest portable EVSE available in Australia, the 15A Mida Type 2 portable electric car charger. https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DEYLWux Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1507-mida-a-surprisingly-good-quality-cheap-evse/ Youtube: Odysee: Podcast: Download
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Talking about the history of electricity and physics with Kathy Joseph from Kathey Loves Physics, and her new book: The Lightning Tamers: True Stories of the Dreamers and Schemers Who Harnessed Electricity and Transformed Our World. Also talk about her youtube channel and script and book writing process. Youtube: Odysee: …
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