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EEVBlog #792 – Lecroy Wavejet Touch 354 Oscilloscope Review

Dave unboxes and takes a first look at the 500MHz Teledyne Lecroy Wavejet Touch 543 / Iwatsu 5600 series oscilloscope. And various comparisons with the Keysight 3000X, Tektronix MDO3000, GW Instek, and Rigol 4000 Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-792-lecroy-wavejet-touch-354-oscilloscope-review/ Podcast: Download

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eevBLAB #13 – Batteriser: How To Buy Youtube DISLIKES!

Dave and other video bloggers have been getting paid-for targeted dislike thumbs down on their Batteriser related videos. Also, nasty accusations from the Batteriser fan page. How your Youtube channel and videos can be easily ruined by a disgruntled person with some money to spend. Paid Likes, Paid Dislikes, and …

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EEVblog #790 – Lecroy Wavejet 354 Touch Oscilloscope Teardown

Take a look inside the 500MHz 4 channel Teledyne Lecroy WaveJet Touch 354 oscilloscope. a.k.a An Iwatsu DS-5600, made in Japan http://cdn.teledynelecroy.com/files/pdf/wavejet-touch-fact-sheet.pdf https://www.iti.iwatsu.co.jp/en/products/ds/ds5600/ds5600_top_e.html Datasheets: Ti ADC08D1000 1GS/s ADC LMH6518 Variable Gain Amplifier 4 bank Synchronous DRAM Renesas SuperH Processor Lattice ECP2 FPGA Lattice Mach XO CPLD Teardown Photos: Podcast: Download

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EEVblog #789 – Batteriser Monkey BUSTED!

Dave shows why power supplies are no different to batteries when determining cutoff voltage, busting the claim of Batteriser using their own monkey experiment. It shows the incorrect method used by Batteriser to come to their false conclusion. Discharge testing of alkaline batteries is performed, and correct probing of the …

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Testing Facebook

This is just a test to see if WordPress can (again) auto-post to my Facebook EEVblog page I’ll add this embedded video too as a test:

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EEVblog #787 – Mailbag

More Mailbag Forum HERE SPOILERS: Zhiyun Z1-Evolution 3-axis GoPro IMU based handheld image stabiliser gimbal from SkytechInnovation Nagle Industries Glow-Tie, RGB LED Bow-Tie Raspberry Pi Wombat Prototyping board From Kickstarter Casio FX-991EX Calculator with engineering notation display. Hobby Creek Third Hand Tool KVM switch teardown Podcast: Download

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EEVblog #785 – Sydney Maker Faire 2015 Interviews

Interviews with various people at the 2015 Sydney Mini Maker Fair: Eora3D 3D Laser Scanner Breadboard Killer – Low cost prototype PCB’s Diffusion Science Radio Podcast UNSW Create Maker Group with a Robotic camera tracking Pacman system Kerbal space program custom hardware user interface from Robots & Dinosaurs Scale (Chain) …

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EEVblog #782 – The Dangers Of Reflow Soldering

Dave shows why reflow soldering in a DIY oven can be tricky business for connectors and other parts, particularly ones designed only for through-hole soldering. Reflowing an existing board (and even new boards) can be fraught with danger. Phoenix Contact Connectors for SMT Production Through Hole Reflow Lead Free Solder …

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