A surprising fault in the 4K LG Dumpster TV. Using the block diagram and schematic to track down the likely culprit and reflowing the BGA’s in an attempt to fix the fault. Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #1153 – 1970’s Programmable Calculator Teardown
Let’s do some programming, early 1970’s style with a teardown of the Canon Canola SX-100 Programmable Calculator Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #1152 – 240V-120V = Magic Smoke!
Dave’s 120V Weller WE1010 released the magic smoke when plugged into 240V… PEBKAC for sure, but a potentially dangerous design flaw too? Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #1151 – Dumpster Dive Yamaha Receiver
Dave finds a sweet Yamaha RX-V579 surround sound receiver with all the bell and whistles in the dumpster! Forum HERE Update video: Podcast: Download
Read More »Rigol MSO5000 Bug Bonanza
Not good enough for a numbered video. 40 minutes of Dave rambling about some bugs in the new Rigol MSO5000 scope in the Logic Analsyer, serial decoder, and possibly the Auto mode trigger system. If you don’t like this style of rambling video, don’t watch. NOTE: This is potentially a …
Read More »EEVblog #1150 – Electrostatic Speaker Teardown
How do Electrostatic loadspeakers work? Teardown of the BenQ Trevolo S Electrostatic bluetooth speaker. Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #1149 – How An Electrostatic Whiteboard Works
How an electrostatic adhesion Coulomb Force whiteboard works. Plus teardown and measurement. https://amzn.to/2DQNXRX http://justick.com Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »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 …
Read More »EEVblog #1147 – MAD! 1 Cent Regulator!
Is a 1 CENT LDO voltage regulator any good? Dave tests the Shen Zhen Fine Mad! SC662K 3.3V LDO from LCSC a.k.a. http://www.superchip.cn Forum HERE
Read More »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
Read More »EEVBlog #1145 – Dumpster Diving 4K TV!
Dave finds a 65″ 4K UHD LG LCD TV in the dumpster! Will it work? Bonus teardown included. Forum https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1145-dumpster-diving-4k-tv/ Podcast: Download
Read More »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 …
Read More »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
Read More »EEVblog #1142 – EEVblog LAB Tour – Before
A tour of the shambles that is the EEVblog lab, before the big move. Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #1141 – Padauk 3 CENT Micro – Programmer
Using the Padauk programmer to program the 8 pin SO PMS154C micro and flash a LED on a breadboard. Forum HERE Podcast: Download
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