Dave checked out the Leica DVM6 3D microscope at the Electronex 2015 stand. It’s an $80000 microscope that can do automated 3D surface mapping and measurements of surfaces, down to sub 1 micron. Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #795 – Electronex 2015
Dave visits Electronex 2015 in Melbourne, Australia’s biggest electronics trade show. Forum HERE Links: Micsig handheld oscilloscopes Visus inspection microscope Vicom Australia Low noise 70GHz 220GS/s oscilloscopes from Tektronix Keithley 4200 Semiconductor Charcterisation System Fine Mark Design PCB Designers Würth Electronics Trilogy Of Magnetics Books Flea System FPGA based Arduino …
Read More »eevBLAB #14 – 14yo Hobbyist Arrested For Bringing DIY Clock To School
14yo Electronics hobbyist Ahmed Mohammed was arrested, handcuffed, and dragged away from his local school in Texas after brining a DIY clock to school so he could show his engineering skills to his teachers. They thought it was a hoax bomb and called the cops. Unfortunately for the idiot grown-ups …
Read More »EEVblog #794 – Samsung Dumpster LCD Repair Connector Followup
After repairing the melted connectors on the processor board, will the dumpster dive Samsung LCD TV work? A quick follow-up video to this disaster HERE Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #793 – Rohde & Schwarz HMO1002 Oscilloscope Hands-On
Dave takes a quick look at the Rohde & Schwarz HMO1002 Oscilloscope at their booth at the Electronex show. A small, light, fanless, entry level 50MHz mixed signal oscilloscope. Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »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
Read More »EEVblog #791 – Ebay Fluke 45 Multimeter Teardown
Dave scored a Fluke 45 on ebay, the world’s first dual display multimeter Does it work? What’s inside? Teardown photos: Service Manual HERE HD6303 Processor HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »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 …
Read More »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
Read More »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 …
Read More »eevBLAB #12 – Dailymotion vs Youtube CPM Revenue
Dave compares Dailymotion to Youtube to see if it’s worth uploading his videos there. How does the CPM compare? Can you make money uploading to Dailymotion? How many views does Youtube get compared to Dailymotion?
Read More »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:
Read More »EEVblog #788 – Apple IIC Teardown
Vintage retro teardown of an original Apple IIC Schematics Technical Reference Manual Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »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
Read More »EEVBlog #786 – Sydney Maker Faire 2015 – Behind The Scenes
A behind the scenes walk-through of the Sydney Powerhouse Museum before the start of the Sydney 2015 Mini Maker Faire Forum HERE Podcast: Download
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