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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 …

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

As the titles says, I’m hiring. Read the Job Description

More Dumpster Diving. This time for some HP ProLiant ML330 and ML110 G6 servers with Xeon processors. Will they work? What should Dave do with them? Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Dave dissects and then powers up the Tektronix TDS220 oscilloscope used in the Mud Run. Did it survive? The Mud Run video Forum HERE Podcast: Download

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 …

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 …

Doug Ford from Doug Ford Analog Design shows his original Rode NT3 microphone prototype, and some of the design aspects that went into it. Traps for young players about the triboelectric effect in wires. Not sure if I uploaded this clip as part of my original microphone design series?

A sneak peek at the new EEVblog Bunker.

Dave shows you how to rework and replace a blown SSOP surface mount SMD chip with ChipQuik, solder wick, and drag soldering. And also mentions other methods using a hot air gun and pre-heater. Can he fix the Back To The Future Time Circuits and restore the timeline to it’s …

What’s inside a smart card pinpad EFTPOS terminal? Dave looks at the anti-tamper mechanisms inside a Sagem Monetel EFT930S DS5240 High-Speed Secure Microcontroller MAX32550 DeepCover Secure Cortex-M3 Flash Microcontroller NCN6004A SIM Card interface Forum HERE Podcast: Download

A monster sized high definition 50fps Mailbag, with two special guest helpers! SPOILERS: uRad Radiation Monitor (Hack A Day Prize entry) VFD Displays Norand Pen Key 6100 USPS tablet computer Sagem & Keycorp EFTPOST pinpad Electric Imp Internet of Things Interview with Brandon Harris Romanian MAVO30 Analog Multimeter Casio FX-31 …

Sponsor Dave in the 2014 Sydney Mud Run, proceeds go to the NSW Cancer Council

Dick Smith talks about how he got started, the early Dick Smith Electronics days, his round the world adventures in a helicopter, balloon, and plane, and how amateur radio played a huge part in his adventures and saved his life. Also Dick Smith foods, and the loss of Australian manufacturers. …

In this tutorial Dave describes what AC trigger coupling is on an oscilloscope and why it can be useful. Not only on old analog CRT oscilloscopes, but modern digital scopes as well. How and why is it different to AC channel input coupling? Also, use of the 50% trigger control, …