WARNING: You cannot un-see the dodginess inside this Esinomed Infoview Medical Tablet Computer! Forum HERE From the previous Mailbag video HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #821 – Mailbag
More Mailbag! Extended Teardown Video HERE Forum HERE SPOILERS: Military Mystery Item Teardown – UPDATE: This is very likely for a 1960’s NASA Atlas D ICBM communications system! Likely designed by Ellis G. Goodwin Get Your Ass To Mars Buzz Aldrin October 22nd 2015 USA Today Back To The Future …
Read More »EEVblog #820 – Mesh & Nodal Circuit Analysis Tutorial
Dave explains the fundamental DC circuit theorems of Mesh Analysis, Nodal Analysis, and the Superposition Theorem, and how they can be used to analyse circuits using Kirchhoff’s Voltage and Current Laws we learned in the previous video HERE The same circuit is solved using the 3 different methods. Will we …
Read More »EEVBlog #819 – Kirchhoff’s Laws Tutorial
Dave explains the fundamentals of Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL) and Kirchhoffs Voltage Law (KVL) leading up to how they might be used in the 2nd part of the video HERE Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #818 – Embedded Electronics With Jack Ganssle
Embedded legend Jack Ganssle and Dave have an impromptu chat on embedded electronics. Everything from EE learning and education, 8008 processors to quantum computing, and from VW Combi vans to the recent Toyota and Volkswagon scandals Jack’s Books Embedded Newsletter Jack’s Youtube channel Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #817 – Mantis Elite Cam
Dave checks out the Mantis Elite Cam from Vision Engineering An upgrade to his existing Mantis Elite, but with built in HD USB camera. Is it any good? From www.hawkerrichardson.com.au Update: More powerful measurement software is an option Review video is HERE Forum thread HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #816 – Chinon Film Camera Teardown
Find out what 20th century camera technology was like. Inside a Chinon Genesis II film camera Fran Blanche’s channel HERE Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVBlog #815 – Mailbag Teardown Bonanza
A Teardown Bonanaza Mailbag! Fran Blanche is HERE Extra teardown HERE Forum HERE SPOILERS: Sinclair ZX Spectrum+ Lightsaber Chinon Genesis II Film Camera Morrow Apollo Aircraft GPS Morrow Apollo LORAN Navigation Receiver 1970’s 300A Navomatic Analog Autopilot Thrane & Thrane GSM Satellite Phone Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #814 – Keysight N8762A 600V 5100W PSU Teardown
A look inside a dumpster Keysight/Agilent N8762A 600V 8A System DC power supply. Where did the magic smoke escape from? PCB spark gap video HERE Forum HERE Podcast: Download
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UPDATE: Now Fixed. 11pm AEST The forum is currently down, but EEVblog.com is up and running just fine. The web host Hostgator has screwed up and is currently fixing it.
Read More »EEVblog #813 – Mailbag
Bumper Mailbag. Guest appearance by Sagan Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-813-mailbag/ SPOILERS: Sinclair / Thandar SC110 10MHz portable analog CRT oscilloscope form the 1980’s! Makerbeam by Chartup A mystery device from a Police auction from Rossin Corporation 10MHz TCXO reference clock generator AST3TQ TCXO datasheet Fitbit ripoff teardown CC2541 Bluetooth microcontroller datasheet MMA955L …
Read More »EEVblog #812 – Varta 15min NiMH Charger Part 2
Dave further investigates the Varta 15 minute NiMH batter charger. Mixed signal analysis with the new Keysight 3000T oscilloscope, and current tracing with the TTI iProber 520 positional current probe And some more reverse engineering. Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #811 – How The Varta 15 Minute Battery Charger Works
A look inside the Varta 15 minute 8A NiMH fast charger. A teardown and look at how it works and the circuit topology. Can Sanyo Eneloops be charged this fast too? Forum HERE Datasheets: Varta-AA-2100mah-56706-datasheet.pdf DTM4410.pdf tl494.pdf Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #810 – Micsig MS310 Handheld Oscilloscope Teardown
What’s inside the Micsig MS310 100MHz 1GS/s isolated dual channel handheld oscilloscope? What mystery ADC does it use? David2 also makes an appearance. Forum HERE Datasheets: 8051 www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/cdcm61002.pdf www.intersil.com/content/dam/Intersil/documents/kad5/kad5510p-50.pdf www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tms320c6748.pdf www.issi.com/WW/pdf/61NLP_NVP12836B_25618A.pdf Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #809 – Mailbag
Mailbag Monday Dave opens his mail, just in time for the Back To The Future 30th anniversary! October 21st 2015 Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-809-mailbag/ SPOILERS: http://www.radiomods.co.nz Back To The Future October 21st 2015 CNC Crafted OUTATIME number plate VIDEO Cheap boost converters ZX Spectrum USB Keyboard conversion kit Tons of retro computers …
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