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EEVblog #697 – Mailbag

A bumper mailbag, the last one for 2014! SPOILERS: A car dashcam and custom automatic LCD video player from: http://eve-radio.com/ Girl time! And old GPS unit, and a PIN Calculator from Gemma & Liz a.k.a Annierak and Hoofbag http://www.hoofbags.me.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/user/hoofbags http://www.annierak.hoofbags.me.uk/ Blood Glucose meter Crappy calculator with secret construction technique …

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eevBLAB #3 – Engineers Can’t Spell

Is Dave asking too much to get a resume without spelling or grammar mistakes? NOTE: Obviously a lot of people don’t understand the point of this video. It’s not about actual spelling ability, it’s about showing care and attention to detail in your resume. And no, I do NOT reject …

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EEVblog #696 – Apple Lisa Retro Computer Teardown

Dave tears down the 1983 vintage Apple Lisa, the first graphical user interface machine that pre-dates the Macintosh. Datasheets: Apple Lisa repair guide R6500 processor AM2148 static RAM AMD AM9512 floating point math co-processor MOSTEK MK4564 Switching regulator Apple Macintosh Teardown Apple Newton Teardown Teardown Photos: Forum HERE Hires Teardown …

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EEVblog #694 – Mailbag

Mailbag that’s not on a Monday, because Dave has been inundated with 35 packages! Spoilers: Atlassian Swag Angry Nerds T-Shirt And play Angry Nerds the game Dave plays with his Rigol DSA815 spectrum analyser and some Tekbox TBPS01 EMC H-Field and E-Field Near-Field Probes for EMC pre-compliance: Commodore Scientific Calculator …

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EEVblab #2 – Are Electronics Hobbyists Useless?

Some people have said Dave is asking too much for a hobbyist/student employee to have basic design, layout, construction, debugging, and firmware skills. Naturally Dave thinks that’s bullshit, and that is in fact the *definition* of a good hobbyist. Job description: http://www.eevblog.com/files/EEVblogJobDescription.pdf (Since modified to highlight I’m not after professional …

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EEVblab #1 – The EEVblog Is Hiring

The first EEVblab episode. EEVblabs will be quick one-take videos. No editing, no frills, Dave just hits record and uploads. These could even be done on the road if needed. In this episode, the EEVblog is hiring, Rigol DS1054Z update, and Patreon. Suggestions for blab videos can be made HERE …

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EEVblog #692 – Digilent Analog Discovery Review

Dave reviews the Analog Discovery 14bit 100MS/s USB oscilloscope and multi-function instrument from Digilent. It has a 2-Channel Oscilloscope 2-Channel Waveform Generator 16-Channel Logic Analyzer 16-Channel Digital Pattern Generator ±5VDC Power Supplies Spectrum Analyzer Network Analyzer with Bode, Nichols and Nyquist plots. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

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Sydney Mud Run 2014

Dave drags a Tektronix TDS220 oscilloscope through 7km of mud at the 2014 Sydney Mud Run. Raising money for the NSW Cancer Council. Along with Klein Tools MM500 rugged multimeter also. I’m putting this on the main channel, because so many viewers generously donated. Shot with an Olympus Tough TG-850 …

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Charity Auction

Thanks to Rigol USA there are now two Rigol DS1102E scopes up for auction, see link below. But only for the next 24 hours! A whole bunch of my gear is also going up for auction, and all proceeds are going to the NSW Cancer Council Charity Auction HERE Donate …

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