Mailbag time again. Forum HERE SPOILERS: Dave’s first multimeter hack! Sinclair PDM35 Multimeter Russian analog multimeter Canyse 801 data logger Kickstarter Masso CNC Controller Lumintop Prince 1000 lumens flashlight torch Lumintop micro USB rechargeable 18650 cell teardown Canon Ion Still Video Camera and the VF-50 2″ floppy disk Podcast: Download
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Dave looks at the current measurement front end of a typical multimeter and figures out how to redesign it for lower burden voltage. It’s not quite as easy as you might think, there are comprimises and traps for your players. And something you probably didn’t know about HRC fuses. µCurrent …
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Inside the cheap arse Jaycar SL3467 “Rave” DMX controlled RGB LED disco party lights scored for $1 from the dumpster sale. Did Dave get ripped off? Podcast: Download
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The annual Jaycar warehouse sale, take it for a buck or it goes in the dumpster! UPDATE: Yes, all the hard drives work. Forum HERE Podcast: Download
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What is an oscilloscope? What is it useful for? How is it used? What is the difference between an old school analog and a modern digital storage oscilloscope? Rigol DS1054Z is a good basic digital scope How not to blow up your oscilloscope VIDEO Mysteries of X1 Oscilloscope Probes Revealed …
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Teardown of the Panasonic CF-U1 Windows 7 based Toughbook Forum HERE Podcast: Download
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Dave plays with an Indiegogo campaign hovering Delorean! Will it hover? And how does it work? Forum HERE Podcast: Download
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A brief look at the UNSW EVE solar electric car at Electronex 2016, the world’s fastest solar electric car. Forum HERE Podcast: Download
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More Mysterious Mailbag Forum HERE SPOILERS: Tektronix / Promax RFM90 SignalMini Receive Signal Level Meter teardown A mysterious FM receiver that transmits! RoutaBoard prototype board matrix IntegriFuse USB Protection Digilent Analog Part Kit Digilent PmodIA Impedance converter Raspberry Pi Proto Boards www.youtube.com/user/briandorey DC-AC mechanical vibrator inverter RED Digital camera battery …
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There are a few big problems with Open Source Hardware and usage of the Gear logo. Dave has a new solution, make it more like Creative Commons! Download the new logo HERE UPDATE: it would be really cool if there was an auto-generator website like the Creative Commons Logo. Pick …
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The Bulova Accutron Spaceview 214, the world’s first transistorised watch! Space age technology from the 1960’s, the world’s most accurate watch at the time using a 360Hz tuning fork mechanism. Used by NASA on many space missions including Apollo 11. See it operate at 1000fps! All the info HERE Forum …
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The IEEE Maker contest has turned into a complete joke! Rampant vote rigging & ridiculous overunity & BS energy harvesting projects. You won’t believe the latest project! Forum HERE
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How to safely charge Lithium Ion & Lithium Polymer batteries with a bench power supply. Forum HERE Podcast: Download
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Lots of teardown mix in today’s Mailbag And Windows 10 SBC action, along with Sony and the Russians. Forum HERE SPOILERS: Latte Panda single board computer Sony Pyxis IPS-30 GPS Teardown Creative Zen music player teardown Panasonic CF-U1 Toughbook Raspberry Pi 3 enclosure Electrical insulation in a spray can HP …
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How to scrap a dumpster LCD TV to get work bench or architrave lighting. A look at the LED’s used and the lens system for direct backlit panels. Also looking at the diffusion and prism layers of typical LCD TV’s. LED LCD Panel Teardown Video Forum HERE Podcast: Download
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