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EEVblog #1148 – Mailbag

Mailbag Monday Yes, I know the lighting and sound isn’t great yet in the new lab, working on it. Forum HERE SPOILERS: Awesome recreations of the Byte front covers https://www.galacticstudios.org/byte-magazine-cover/ http://www.vintagefreeware.com/bytecvrs.htm Expanded scale 5V voltmeter Russian multimeter and calculator Casio Data-Cal 50 calculator Nintendo 64 N64RGB upgrade board http://etim.net.au/n64rgb/instructions-new/ Delay …

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EEVblog #1146 – New Rigol MSO5000 Oscilloscope

World Exclusive! A teardown and quick look at the new lower cost mid-range 70-350MHz Phoenix chipset based Rigol MSO5000 mixed signal oscilloscope, to be release on the 13th Nov. Stating at US$909. How does it compare to the 7000 series scope just released 5 months ago? Forum http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1146-new-low-cost-rigol-mso5000-oscilloscope/ Podcast: Download

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EEVblog #1144 – Padauk Programmer Reverse Engineering

David looks at the pins on the Padauk PMS150 programmer for potential reverse engineering. TLDR; It doesn’t look easy to reverse engineer this protocol, it’s messy with lots of voltage levels, as Padauk said it would be. Just buy the programmer for now! There is also a Flash/EEPROM re-programmable version …

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EEVBlog #1143 – Eakins Microscope Barlow Lenses

Check out the amazing increased working distance on the Eakins microscope using a barlow lens to get a larger working area. Bundle: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/b7ycSav2 Microscope: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/eN3Ec5a Stand: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/bHSXalzm C Mount Lens Adapters: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/cMimkzYc Barlow Lenses: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/bmS9nWbe Forum HERE Podcast: Download

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EEVblog #1140 – 3 CENT Micro LED Blinky with ICE!

Getting the 3 cent Padauk microcontroller to blink a LED. Or at least the in-circuit emulator blinking a LED with C. UPDATE: LCSC have just said that they will offer a free programming service for a limited time to anyone. Just email them when you place your order. http://www.padauk.com.tw Forum …

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EEVblog #1137 – Mailbag Monday

Mailbag Monday Forum HERE SPOILERS: https://www.pirlcharger.com/ 12:20 iTron VFD Displays 16:06 Oscilloscope Component Tester Schematics: https://kabinett.homepage.t-online.de/bucket/Octopus/Octopus_SCM.jpg BOM: https://www.dropbox.com/s/he3ef0wfknn19eg/Octopus_BOM.csv In-depth description of the project: https://www.dropbox.com/s/q6114aa1o05ymfq/Description.docx 22:23 Random Chinese Mailbags Podcast: Download

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EEVblog #1135 – Science Fair 200-in-1 with Sagan

Sagan builds a rain detector circuit with Dave’s original Science Fair Tandy / Radio Shack 200-in-1 electronics projects kit from the 1980’s, and testing it using Dave’s first multimeter! Forum HERE Watch Sagan soldering for the first time! Podcast: Download

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