Dave finds an Easter Egg in the new Agilent 2000/3000 series Scopes Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #149 – Agilent Infiniivision 3000 X Series Oscilloscope Review
Dave reviews the big brother to the new 2000 series Agilent Infiniivision scope, the 3000 series. What are the differences? Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #148 – Agilent 3000 X Series Infiniivision Oscilloscope Teardown
A teardown of the Agilent 3000 X Series infinivision oscolloscope. What’s inside? How different is it to the lower cost 2000 series? Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #147 – $12000 Smoke
What does $12000 magic smoke smell like? Murphy ensures that Dave always gets the outliers on the production bell curve for review! OFFICIAL RESPONSE FROM AGILENT AFTER INVESTIGATION: We have determined that a short on our LAN/VGA module is what caused the EEVblog unit to stop working. The short caused …
Read More »EEVblog #146 – Digikey Postage FAIL
Dave got a big santa sack delivery, what’s inside? Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #145 – Agilent LAN/VGA Module Teardown
What’s inside the Agilent 2000/3000 Infiniivision X Series LAN/VGA module? What do you get for your $400? Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #144 – Agilent 2000 X Series Infiniivision Oscilloscope Teardown
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
Read More »EEVblog #143 – Agilent 2000 X Series Infiniivision Oscilloscope Review
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
Read More »Regular Heroes of Science 2011 Video Competition
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.
Read More »EEVblog #142 – Electronics Magazine Memories
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 …
Read More »EEVblog #141 – AA Alkaline Battery Capacity Measurement
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
Read More »EEVblog #140 – Battery Capacity Tutorial
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
Read More »EEVblog #139 – Let’s Select a DC-DC Boost Converter
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 …
Read More »Server Move – Hang Tight
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. …
Read More »Vote for Pedro, or Dave?
I’ve entered the iiNet Top Geek competition! Please vote here: http://www.topgeek.iinet.net.au/entry/view/255 No need to sign up, just click on the VOTE button! Thanks!
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