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Dave has a play with a German Martin brand Dot Liner automated Solder Paste Dispenser machine. http://www.martin-smt.de/en_p_d_dl06.php?contentInc=dispense All, see the Shanghai Special video for other automated solder machines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A1j2RkwJOc Podcast: Download

Dave shows how the piezoelectric effect applies to oscilloscope probes. Dave’s entry for the My Tektronix Scope contest: Please VOTE for it here once per day for the rest of April -Thanks! http://mytektronixscope.com/videos/#vote Podcast: Download

No, the 555 Timer doesn’t have an easter egg in it, Dave was pulling your leg. Many people wanted to know how it was done, so here you go! Podcast: Download

Dave found something strange in his circuit for the 555 timer contest. Podcast: Download

One of the more obscure controls on an oscilloscope is the Trigger Holdoff control. A dedicated control on most high end analog oscilloscopes, and a main menu option in modern digital scopes, yet often poorly understood. What does it do and how does it work? Podcast: Download

Who else but Dave can turn what was supposed to be a simple 2 minute AVR ISP hack video into a 30 minute episode on designing and measuring the performance of an LM317 voltage regulator circuit, with a bonus shootout between the Fluke 87V and the Gossen Metrahit XTRA multimeters? …

Check out Karl von Mollers latest trailer for his epic multi-part documentary State of Electronics: The original in here: http://vimeo.com/21424290 Fellow bloggers: Karl needs help in getting as many views as possible in order to help sell the documentary to the big media players, so if you could repost the …

Tangent time. Dave can’t shoot his latest blog because of some angry birds. Podcast: Download

It’s EPIC FAIL time. There is one thing Dave hates worse than bad product design, and that’s ironically bad product design. What’s have HTC done to make him want to do a facepalm? Podcast: Download

Dave shares an experience with his new prototype PCB’s from ITead Studio. Super awesomely cheap, but beware! http://iteadstudio.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=19 Podcast: Download

The 8th EEVblog Live Show from the 7th March 2011 Almost 2 hours of Q&A, plus a teardown of the Hameg analog combiscope. Podcast: Download

What does the famous YouScope demo look like on a digital scope? You can download the YouScope demo HERE Podcast: DownloadPodcast (podcast2): Download

The 8th LIVE EEVblog show will be March 6/7th (yes, that’s like TOMORROW!) Check the Live-Show tab for details. Usual deal. I’ll be taking questions, ranting, and taking stuff apart.

The spiders are big in Australia. Meet the EEVblog lab mascot. Podcast: Download

The Extech EX505 multimeter is IP67 rated, that means immersion in 1m of water for 30 minutes. Dave only knows one way to test that… Podcast: Download