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Read More »EEVblog 1571 – Nobel Prize Winning Mailbag. 121GW, Retro calcs, Assembly, and Discrete Logic
Bumper mailbag! Send stuff to: EEVblog Mailbag PO Box 7949 Norwest NSW 2153 AUSTRALIA 00:00 – Mailbag 00:18 – Barry Marshall, Nobel Prize Winner returns a faulty 121GW 🙁 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPLA69a5OOU 02:54 – Nobel Prize Chocolates 03:53 – Faulty 121GW 09:04 – TI SR-51 calculator from 1974 http://www.datamath.org/Sci/WEDGE/sr-51.htm 19:55 – TI …
Read More »EEVblog 1570 – Tesla DIESEL Electric Train FAIL at Belin Gigafactory
Tesla unveiled to much fanfare, a DIESEL electric train to carry workers to and from their Berlin Gigafactory. LOL! Dave runs the numbers on whether or not they could have used a Battery Electric Train (BEMU) instead of diesel electric. And could they have powered it from the solar panels …
Read More »EEVblog 1569 – A Very Ploopy Open Source Mailbag
More mailbag! DIY Open Source Ploopy Headphones: https://ploopy.co/headphones/ EEtackle Probe Holder: https://www.eetackle.com/ Intertooth Wireless Bluetooth Networking Console : https://intertooth.com/ 00:00 – Mailbag 00:24 – Ploopy DIY Open Source Headphones 13:32 – EEtackle Probe Holder 18:18 – Intertooth Wireless Bluetooth Networking Console Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog 1568 – Tesla Megapack 2 Battery FIRE! at Bouldercombe QLD
A Tesla Megapack 2.0 battery is on fire at the 100MWh Genex battery storage facility at Bouldercombe in Queensland. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-27/tesla-battery-fire-at-queensland-renewable-energy-project/102905302 https://wattclarity.com.au/articles/2023/09/27sept-bouldercombe-bess-fire/ https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/fire-at-genex-power-battery-project-in-qld-a-rare-occurrence-20230927-p5e7ym https://cleantechnica.com/2022/05/13/heres-what-tesla-learned-from-last-years-megapack-fire-in-australia/ https://genexpower.com.au/renew-economy-genex-eyes-trebling-of-revenue-says-new-battery-already-sopping-up-negative-prices/ Victoria Big Battery Fire Investigation Report: https://victorianbigbattery.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VBB-Fire-Independent-Report-of-Technical-Findings.pdf Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog 1567 – Wireless ESD Monitor? – The IONA StatIQ Band TESTED
Does the $1200 IONA Tech StatIQ wireless ESD monitor band actually work? or is it just BS? And if so, how does it work? IONA Tech video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2Uzo5qL4JM Wiresless ESD strap BUSTED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvgW5iWXbts ESD Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk5F3rQNUkU ESD Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvOlSehNtuHsKCtJJ_rlRP5qE7lN-1EMX Mud Run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAahT8_P-_E DIY Field Mill project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTncxhQp9z0 Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1567-wireless-esd-monitor-the-iona-statiq-band-tested/ 00:00 …
Read More »EEVblog 1566 – Rigol DHO800 12 Bit Oscilloscope FULL REVIEW
Has the new Rigol DHO800 and DHO900 oscilloscope changed the game in low end scopes? Starts at $299 with 12bit ADC, HDMI, VESA mount, and USB-C power. Teardown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQF4UzLPpr0 Fan upgrade test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoyaHOqp9gI DIY Battery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbBq1AVIQAc Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/rigols-new-dho800-oscilloscope-unbox-teardown/ 00:00 – History of game changing Rigol Oscilloscopes 03:27 – All the …
Read More »EEVblog 1565 – UNSW Electronics Lab & Makerspace Tour
A tour of one of the electronics teaching labs and the makerspace at arguably the best electronics engineering university in Australia, UNSW. With Associate Professor Torsten Lehmann. Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/university-of-nsw-electronics-lab-makerspace-tour/ 00:00 – A tour of the UNSW electronic lab with Torsten Lehmann 02:57 – Why they chose the R&S RTB2000 oscilloscope …
Read More »EEVblog 1564 – Agilent/Keysight U1273AX Multimeter Repair
A very interesting repair of an Agilent/Keysight U1273AX OLED display multimeter. It had two distinct unrelated faults. Ian Scott Johnston on The Amp Hour: https://theamphour.com/643-calibration-repair-with-ian-johnston/ Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1564-agilentkeysight-u1273ax-multimeter-repair/ 00:00 – Faulty Agilent / Keysight U1273AX OLED display multimeter 01:36 – Battery leakage, OF COURSE! 04:26 – Bottom of PCB 05:47 – …
Read More »EEVblog 1563 – New $389 12bit Rigol DHO800 Scope TEARDOWN
Teardown of the new $389 12bit Rigol DHO800 oscilloscope! Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1563-new-$389-12bit-rigol-dho800-scope-teardown/ EXCLUSIVE Unboxing and first impressions video: https://www.eevblog.com/2023/09/01/website-exclusive-rigol-hdo800-oscilloscope-unboxing/ HDO1000 Teardown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEpkVa_ysaw HDO4000 Teardown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1Jl0rMRGSg Teardown photos: 00:00 – Rigol’s NEW $389 DHO800 12 bit Oscilloscope! 02:43 – USB-C Powered 03:19 – Teardown of the Small Sparrow, and the DHO900 06:39 …
Read More »WEBSITE EXCLUSIVE! Rigol DHO800 Oscilloscope Unboxing
The Rigol DHO800 might very well be a revolution in the entry level oscilloscope market. 12bit, touch screen, HDMI, VESA mount, USB-C powered starting from from US$329 This is NUTS! And it’s super cute. Are 8 bit scopes DEAD?
Read More »EEVblog 1562 – THE 1980’s Boombox TEARDOWN – Sharp GF-7600
Teardown of THE 1980’s Boombox / Ghetto Blaster, the iconic Sharp GF-7600 That boombox from the iconic scene with John Cusak in Say Anything playing Peter Gabriel’s In Your Eyes Unboxing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=381wHMamsYQ Sony Walkman teardown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0B4CWfYE8I Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1562-the-1980s-boombox-teardown-sharp-gf-7600/ TEARDOWN PHOTOS: Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog 1561 – µSupply USB Power Supply – Part 21
Part 21 of the uSupply USB power supply design. An update on where the project got to and why. A look at the working unit, PCB and schematic. Design series Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE37A0E6F75C37452 Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1561-usupply-usb-power-supply-part-20/ Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog 1560 – TIP: Use Your Arb Gen as a High Resolution DC Voltage Source!
Tech Tip: How to use you Arbitrary Waveform Generator as a High Resolution DC Voltage Source! Siglent teardown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijb_SzJ9Fs0 Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1560-tip-use-your-arb-gen-as-a-high-resolution-dc-voltage-source!/ Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog 1559 – PCB Design: Trace Current Rating
Dave answers a Twitter question: How should I design a PCB trace to carry 80A of current, and can this be done on one PCB layer? The answer is, well, complicated. Let’s go down the PCB design rabbit hole of current rating PCB traces. Designing a PCB trace for 70-80A. …
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