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EEVblog #234 – Agilent U1733C LCR Meter Teardown

What’s inside the new Agilent U1733C LCR meter? and how does it differ from the old U1733B Escort design? Podcast: Download

EEVblog #233 – Lab Power Supply Design Part 6 – LT3080 Testing

What about reverse bias protection on the LT3080, does the design need it? Dave does a quick test to find out what happens. Will it smoke? Podcast: Download

EEVblog #232 – Lab Power Supply Design Part 5

Dave goes through the final base schematic for his Open Hardware lab power supply design. Schematic is here: http://eevblog.com/uploads/uSupplyBenchRevA.pdf Podcast: Download

More µCurrents available

UPDATE: SOLD OUT in about 10 minutes, sorry! More on order, sending to the assemblers today. I have 15 more µCurrent’s available now. To be fair, I will list them on my shop tomorrow, Friday, 6 January at 9AM Sydney time. CLICK HERE for the timezone conversions. First in gets …

EEVblog #231 – 2011

2011 was a big year for the blog… Sorry for the crap video quality, Youtube screwed up the video stabilisation feature and I can’t revert back! Podcast: Download

EEVblog #230 – ArduCopter ArduPilot Troubleshooting

Dave, Phil, and Rog battle Murphy to find an elusive short on their ArduCopter ArduPilot IMU (OilPan) board before they can get their CanyonCopter in the air for its first test flight. Or, how to trace down a short on your power rail. Podcast: Download

EEVblog #229 – IET DE-5000 LCR Meter Teardown

What’s inside IET Labs new DE-5000 handheld LCR meter? http://www.ietlabs.com/de5000-lcr-meter.html Podcast: Download

µCurrent’s available again

UPDATE: Sorry, they sold out overnight again! I have new stock of the µCurrent adapter again: http://www.eevblog.com/projects/ucurrent/ http://www.eevblog.com/shop First in, best dressed, sorry, I do not take backorders nor can I “put one aside for you”.

EEVblog #228 – New Lab Progress…

A tour of the new EEVblog lab, still under construction… The arcade machine is from Wollongong Arcade Machines: The Rubber ESD work mat: http://www.oritech.com.au/productDetail.aspx?productID=20512 Podcast: Download

EEVblog #227 – Light Scythe

Gavin “The Mechatronics Guy” in a presentation about his Open Source Light Scythe project: https://sites.google.com/site/mechatronicsguy/lightscythe Podcast: Download

Mini Maker Faire Melbourne!

Yes, that’s right, there is now a Maker Faire in Australia! Saturday 14th January 2012 at Swinburne University of Technology in Hawthorn, Victoria. Sign up now and get your FREE tickets. Yes, it’s free, but you do have to register for logistical reasons. Or better yet, show of your own …