Dave cleans up the lab and adds some shelves. Exciting stuff. Original lab timelapse build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhsgJnrkQYc Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-570-lab-cleanup-and-shelving/ Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #569 – Tour of an Analog TV Transmission Facility
David Kilpatrick from TXAustralia takes us on a detailed tour of the old decommissioned 10kW analog TV transmission system at the Artarmon facility in Sydney. How it all works from the broadcaster video input to final transmission output up the 180m broadcast antenna. Plus some teardowns of the old equipment …
Read More »EEVblog #568 – Solderless Breadboard Capacitance
What is the actual capacitance of typical breadboard contacts? It’s not in the datasheet, so Dave decides to measure it. It is well know that breadboards are not suitable for high frequency work due to the stray capacitance between contacts, but how bad is it really? Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-568-solderless-breadboard-capacitance/ Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #567 – Precision 1A Current Source
Dave breadboards a precision 1A current source circuit and finds that even the application reference circuit doesn’t work as expected. Showing that you can’t just blindly trust that datasheet application circuit will work first go. LTC6655 Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »HP, err, Agilent, has a new name…
So, HP, err, I mean Agilent, have a new name – Keysight Technologies. That’s as big a news as it gets in the electronics industry, but as Julius Sumner Miller said, why is it so? Does anyone care if they change their name? You bet! In 1939 Bill Hewlett …
Read More »EEVblog #566 – Cheap USB Microscope Reviews
Dave takes a look at two cheap USB microscopes to see how suitable they are for electronics works and soldering and inspection. http://amzn.to/JEXuLH Andonstar/Vividia 2MP 12mm diameter endoscope style USB microscope: http://amzn.to/1cLfhHr http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/171176517011 Podcast: Download
Read More »Analog TV Transmitter Teardown Teaser
A teaser video… Dave knocks on the door of the local Sydney TV transmitter facility. Will they let him in? Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »This has meme written all over it…
Oh dear… Original here by @FMMT666
Read More »EEVblog #565 – Tektronix TDS3054 Oscilloscope Repair – Part 2
Part 1 HERE Dave follows a more methodical troubleshooting procedure in order to track down the fault in the Tektronix TDS3054 oscilloscope. Measuring the low and high frequency differential outputs of the hybrid front end, the voltage rails and other parts. And has the magic smoke escaped? And he couldn’t …
Read More »EEVblog #564 – Tektronix TDS3054 Oscilloscope Teardown Repair
Dave tries to find out what’s wrong with a Tektronix TDS3054 500MHz 4 channel oscilloscope. SPOILER: there is no ending… Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #563 – 2013 Review
What’s happened this year, and what’s coming up in 2014 on the EEVblog? Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-563-2013-review/ Podcast: Download
Read More »Traps for even simple successful crowd funded projects…
Or, in other words, how it can all go horribly wrong… It all started as a simple thing to keep some people happy. More and more people were asking if they could get a µRuler I gave away as a promo at the Electronex trade show. So on a whim …
Read More »uCurrent GOLD Kickstarter First Manufacture
Only 48 Hours left! Dave assembles and tests the first 10 Kickstarter uCurrent units. The PCB’s are from www.project-pcb.com/
Read More »EEVblog #562 – More SMD Oven Reflow
Dave assembles his first uCurrent in the SMD reflow oven. With random running commentary while pick and place assembling. Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #561 – Mailbag
http://www.frantone.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/ContourCorsets Apollo LVDC teardown: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0ggqY7vnAw RCA Numitron Nixie tube display XMOS StartKit How to make a DIY Solder Paste stencil from a soda can. Forum HERE Podcast: Download
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