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In a WORLD EXCLUSIVE, Dave voids the warranty and takes a peek inside the new Agilent Infiniivision 2000 series oscilloscope that is released TODAY. What will he find? Podcast: Download

Dave gets a WORLD EXCLUSIVE, a look at the new Agilent 2000 series oscilloscope being released TODAY. Is it going to change the world like Agilent claim? Podcast: Download

Dustin Welbourne from the Canberra Reptile Sanctuary is putting up $7500 prize money for a video science competition. And yes, engineers being an applied science can enter too. It is however limited to Australia and NZ only.

Join Dave as he opens a mystery box of magazines from his archives, in search of his old Talking Electronics FM Bugs book. What will he find?, will it be one of his own projects?, and what were Australian Electronics Magazines like back in the 70’s and 80’s? 100% pure …

How much Wh capacity does a typical Alkaline AA battery have? Dave intends to find out with his new Gossen Metrawatt Metrahit Energy multimeter Podcast: Download

Ever wanted to know what battery capacity is? Dave takes you through everything you need to know about amp-hours, mAh, watt hours, internal or series resistance, temperature effects, battery cutoff voltages, and characteristic curves. Part 2 coming soon. Podcast: Download

Join Dave on the search for a single cell to 500mA 5V DC DC boost converter chip. What will he find?, and how long will it take him? What is the Maxim Datasheet FAIL he uncovers along the way? (Yes, it’s over an hour long, because that’s how long searching …

I’m moving the blog back to my old server. This could take a day or so to do and propagate through the DNS system. So please don’t post comments during this time as they will be lost. If the site goes down or otherwise acts strange, this is the reason. …

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Dave runs through his top 5 career and life tips for electronics engineering graduates. Podcast: Download

An excellent tutorial on transformers & wireless power transfer by fellow Aussie VK2ZAY More info here: http://www.vk2zay.net/article/253

Dave reviews the new design BK Precision 879B handheld LCR meter. How does it differ from the legacy Escort design? BK Precision have confirmed the MIN/MAX bug and now have a fix available: http://kb.bkprecision.com/questions.php?questionid=182 Podcast: Download

Dave has run out of space in the EEVblog lab so needs to fit out the cupboard in his study for all the electronics parts and junk. Podcast: Download

Dave investigates the Amazon Kindle 3 reset/lockup problem that countless people have been having with the leather case. Is it the metal tabs shorting something out, or something else? Podcast: Download

More dodgy components, this time from our friends at Maxim (c/o Motorola) The DS2502 datasheet is HERE UPDATE: Maxim have admitted the problem and have fixed everything without fuss. It turns out the firmware is intended for Motorola phone batteries: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5717307.html Podcast: Download