FIVE different easy methods to crack into a cheap Sandleford safe found in the dumpster, WITHOUT using physical force. Including a bonus 6th method that doesn’t work on this one. Don’t buy cheap hardware store safes, they are garbage! Also advice on what to look for in a good quality …
Read More »EEVblog 1493 – MacGyver Project – Part 2
Powering up the Banshee ultrasonic leak detector LED display to see how the display is multiplexed turned out to be very interesting! With special guest debugger, Sagan, who invents a new industry term “free range data”. Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1493-the-macgyver-project-part-2/ Youtube: Odysee: Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog 1492 – $5 Oscilloscope Repaired! + Oz GIVEAWAY
The $5 Hantek oscilloscope is repaired, and I’m giving it away to a youngster in Australia. If you want the scope, enter here: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/contests/giveaway-(oz-only)-hantek-oscilloscope/ Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1492-$5-oscilloscope-repaired-oz-giveaway/ Youtube: Odysee: Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog 1491 – The MacGyver Project – Part 1
Part 1 reverse engineering the interface on the LED display of the Banshee Ultrasonic gas leak detector to make a MacGyver type countdown timer THING (for demonetisation purposes). This will be a choose your own adventure project, I don’t have anything planned, so let me know what you want to …
Read More »EEVblog 1490 – Insane Jaycar Dumpster Sale! 2022
Insane Jaycar dumpster relocation sale! Youtube: Odysee:
Read More »EEVblog 1489 – Mystery Teardown!
Teardown of a bizarre looking Banshee 343 Ultrasonic Gas Leak Detector Thumbs up this video and pinned comment if you want to see a countdown timer refit project! Datasheet: https://www.instrumart.com/assets/Net-Safety-Banshee343-datasheet.pdf Manual: https://www.instrumart.com/assets/Net-Safety-Banshee343-manual.pdf Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1489-mystery-teardown/ Youtube: Odysee:
Read More »EEVblog 1488 – Tilt Five Augmented Reality AR Glasses – First Reaction!
Dave tries Jeri Ellsworth’s Tilt Five augmented reality AR glasses for the first time! Unboxing, first reaction, and a bit of a first user review. 00:00 – Tilt Five AR Kickstarter Glasses 01:42 – Unboxing 06:34 – The retroreflective game board 08:58 – Plugging into USB3 and fan cooling 09:35 …
Read More »EEVblog 1487 – Do Solar Micro Inverters Take Power at Night?
How much power do Enphase and other solar micro inverters draw at night time when switched off? It’s actually a very interesting question involving real and apparent/reactive power, the system topology, and whether your storage battery is on-grid or off-grid, and also its efficiency curve. Let’s measure it, do some …
Read More »EEVblog 1486 – What you DIDN’T KNOW About Film Capacitor FAILURES!
You might think you know how film capacitors fail and degrade in capacitance over time – self-healing due to surges, right? WRONG! Capacitor expert and AVX Fellow Ron Demcko confirms what’s really going on after a teardown of some failed and one good polypropylene X class capacitor. 00:00 – Teardown …
Read More »EEVblog 1485 – PedalCell CadenceX Bike Generator LOL FAIL!
The failed PedalCell CadenceX Bike Generator from the previous mailbag video is tested, torn down, analysed, hilrariously laughed at, and dodgily repaired. https://pedalcell.com/ 00:00 – Failed Pedalcell generator – getting the pinout 02:00 – The PCB 02:40 – Oscilloscope rotation test 03:45 – Dremel speed Captain! 04:22 – Generator teardown …
Read More »EEVblog 1484 – Kaba Mas X-09 High Security Electronic Lock Teardown
Extended version of the Mailbag 1483 teardown of the Kaba Mas X-09 High Security Electronic Lock Teardown Youtube: Odysee: Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog 1483 – Holy Mailbag Bomb Batman!
Bumper Mailbag! Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1483-holy-mailbag-bomb-batman/ SPOILERS: 00:00 – Contact Harald Covid Bluetooth Tracing 04:24 – Kaba Mas X09 High Security Electronic Tumbler Lock Teardown 16:53 – Failed PedalCell CadenceX Bike USB Power Generator 18:00 – Odysee vs Patreon for supporting creators 19:06 – PedalCell CadenceX Teardown 26:54 – TikStation Breadboard USB …
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Read More »EEVblog 1482 – Mains Capacitor Zener Regulator Circuit
A follow up to the previous video on repairing the heater. A viewer asked how the capacitor diode rectifier gave a 24V output. The key is in the zener regulator, so this vidoe looks at how mains powered zener voltage regulators work, and their limitations. X class capacitor and self …
Read More »EEVblog 1481 – Dodgy Dangerous Heater REPAIR
A heater that doesn’t heat up should be an easy and quick repair, right? RIGHT? This Arlec space heater also has a rather dodgy and product recall worthy dangerous construction! 00:00 – Arlec space heater 03:20 – PRODUCT RECALL TIME! 05:12 – Heater element measurement 07:31 – PCB inspection 11:31 …
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