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Can a product work without ANY bypass capacitors? Dave finds out by “Muntzing” the Gigatron TTL computer. Lots of interesting talk on bypassing, grounding, probing, signal integrity, ground loops and noise and crosstalk. Forum HERE Links: http://www.electronicdesign.com/boards/whats-all-muntzing-stuff-anyhow http://web.mst.edu/~jfan/slides/Archambeault1.pdf https://ewh.ieee.org/r3/enc/emcs/archive/2012-10-10b_DecouplingMyths.pdf http://www.ti.com/lit/ml/slyp173/slyp173.pdf https://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/user_guides/ug483_7Series_PCB.pdf https://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/application_notes/xapp623.pdf Podcast: Download

Review of the Gigatron.io TTL 8 bit retro computer kit. The processor is built entirely using TTL logic. http://www.gigatron.io Live 4 hours build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wECZoUNd2GY Forum HERE Podcast: Download

More mailbag! Forum HERE SPOILERS: Brads Projects: https://bradsprojects.com/ Microelectronics Timeline Poster http://www.engineeringminds.org/ Big Clown IoT kit: http://igg.me/at/bigclown USB TouchPad: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jacoburge/touchpad-the-arduino-compatible-customisable-keybo Fluxgate compass teardown Oregon Scientific temperature sensor teardown CCES-33 Calculator Kit The crustiest multimeter teardown in history Alcatel 565 Mbit/s PDH mux Podcast: Download

A look at the amazing construction techniques used in the world’s thinnest calculator by Casio Destructive teardown on the Casio SL800 credit card calculator from 1983. It’s more interesting than expected! Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Power supply repair attempt on an i7-2600 Dell Optiplex 990 dumpster PC. An update on previous dumpster PC’s. And the bunker to the rescue. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

QUICK teardown of the failed KRK Rokit 6 textile (soft) dome tweeter. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Review of the Digital BitBox crypto bitcoin hardware wallet, made in Switzerland. Bitcoin donations appreciated: 12gVrtZg75SWQFKhQ512DjPKpSFt3sK218 https://kit.com/EEVblog/crypto-hardware https://shiftcrypto.ch/ Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Part 2 of designing your own custom LCD display. Looking at the manufacturers datasheet for approval, and test design considerations. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Fixing another two Gen 2 KRK Rokit 6 near field monitor speakers with the black gunk of death and failed capacitors. How wide spread is this problem? https://kit.com/EEVblog/youtube-video-blogging-gear LOL at KRK Systems Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Repairing a KRK Rokit 6 powered near field studio monitor speaker. You won’t believe what caused the fault! https://kit.com/EEVblog/youtube-video-blogging-gear Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Repair of a HP Envy 23″ Touch PC found in the dumpster. Blank screen and doesn’t boot. Troubleshooting and repair to getting it booted again. New content at 20:00 Re-edited from the EEVblog2 channel video, with new happy-ish ending. Forum HERE Links: http://systats.or8.net/hpspi/ Podcast: Download

HUGE news! Welcome the new full time host of the EEVdumpsterHack channel! Subscribe here for a channel devoted to dumpster hacking: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYPLfIuQ290s9ojMdjwqEdg Live subscriber counter! Let us know your thoughts below, and who should the corporate sponsor be? Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Mailbag is back! Forum HERE SPOILERS: Franlab T-Shirt ServoShock PS4 Playstation wireless controller for servo motors. Papyrus gift PSM400 Arduino Mains Line Monitor http://austinsproject.com/psm400/ Fran Blanche MakerBuino DIY handheld game console 4 Wire Short Blinkenrocket https://hackerspaceshop.com/ Podcast: Download

An update on the autonomous self driving Uber Volvo XC-90 involved in the pedestrian fatality. It is being reported that Uber disabled the Intel Mobileye collision avoidance sensor that is factory fitted in Volvo XC90. Intel have ran the dashcam footage of the accident through the Mobileye system and said …

Are analog multimeters still of any practical value compared to digital? Only Dave can ponder that question for a half hour video… Forum HERE Podcast: Download