Dick Smith and I judged a display of vintage Tandy, Radio Shack, and Dick Smith kits and other vintage things at the Manly-Warringah Radio Society. 00:00 – Vintage kits on display 02:59 – Roger Hynes’s vintage receiver 05:40 – VK2BT Vintage Dick Smith kits 07:21 – Jim Rowe signal generator …
Read More »EEVblog 1535 – DeepPCB AI AutoRouting FAIL!
Is the AI Machine Learning based DeepPCB autorouter better than Dave at routing a simple double sided PCB? Let’s try it! TLDR; It sucks. Humans for the win. If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1535-deeppcb-ai-autorouting-tested!/ Podcast: Download
Read More »eevBLAB 111 – The TMA Banning x1/x10 Switchable Probes?
The Test and Measurement Alliance have announced an effective ban on x1/x10 switchable scope probes with all new oscilloscopes going forward from Q3 2023. Do you agree? Signatories include practically every oscilloscope manufacturer! Keysight, Tektronix, Rohde & Schwarz, Lecroy, GW Instek, Siglent, Rigol, National Instruments, Hantek, Owon, Micsig and PicoScope. …
Read More »EEVblog 1534 – Solar Freakin’ RAILways!
2023 brings us Solar Freakin’ RAILways! from Swiss start-up Sun-Ways A dumber idea than Solar Roadways? Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1534-solar-freakin-railways!/ If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon 00:00 – Solar Freakin’ RAILways! 00:56 – Yes, Solar Freakin’ Roadways are STILL going! 02:53 – EVERY solar …
Read More »EEVblog 1533 – How To Estimate Product Battery Life
How to estimate the battery life of a product. In this example, the BM786 multimeter. How to measure battery current accurately, avoiding Burden voltage, and looking at battery datasheets characteristic curves. The difference between alkaline and lithium primary batteries. If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the …
Read More »eevBLAB 108 – Will AI Quality Eventually Destroy Itself?
Will the human perceived quality of the AI ChapGPT output eventually reach an inflection point where the quality decreases because there is now too much AI produced content to learn from?
Read More »EEVblog 1532 – Another $2.8M WiGL Wireless Power Grift BUSTED (Part 3)
WiGL have raised another $2.8M on StartEngine for their mobile phone charging wireless power grift, in addition to the $5M they raised a year ago. And yep, it’s STILL using off the shelf technology, but this time with a new partner PowerCast! https://www.startengine.com/offering/wigl Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1532-another-$2-8m-wigl-wireless-power-grift/ Busted article by Caleb Naysmith …
Read More »EEVblog 1531 – Can ChatGPT generate all the code for my Macgyver Project? (Part 3)
Can ChatGPT generate all the code for my Macgyver Project? Does ChatGPT understand what 7 segment displays and shift registers are, and can it integrate that knowledge with Arduino programming? Let’s find out! This is Part 3 of the Magyver project. If you find my videos useful you may consider …
Read More »EEVblog 1530 – Siglent SDS2000X HD 12 Bit Oscilloscope TEARDOWN
The most amazing feature of the new Siglent SDS2000X HD 12 Bit Oscilloscope was surprising! Teardown time. If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/eevblog Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1530-siglent-sds2000x-hd-12-bit-oscilloscope-teardown/ Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog 1529 – R&S MXO4 12bit Oscilloscope Unboxing and Experiments
Unboxing, first impression, and some experiments with the new Rohde & Schwarz MXO4 12bit oscilloscope. Is the new MXO-EP ASIC faster than the Keysight Megazoom IV ASIC? If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/us/products/test-and-measurement/oscilloscopes/rs-mxo-4-oscilloscope_63493-1164992.html Brochure: https://scdn.rohde-schwarz.com/ur/pws/dl_downloads/dl_common_library/dl_brochures_and_datasheets/pdf_1/MXO_4_bro_en_3609-8473-12_v0402.pdf Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog 1528 – I found a bin FULL of Dumpster Medical Devices!
A wheelie bin full of medical devices found in the dumpster! If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1528-i-found-a-bin-full-of-dumpster-medical-devices!/ Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog 1527 – Toshiba T1000LE DOS Vintage Laptop Repair HELL
This Ebay Toshiba T1000LE vintage DOS In ROM laptop repair turned out looking promising until, well, it didn’t… Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1527-toshiba-t1000le-dos-vintage-laptop-repair-hell/ 00:00 – THE laptop that cointed the term Notebook, the Toshiba T1000 series 05:46 – It obsoleted the Tandy 100 and Tandy 200 07:00 – Powering up 10:16 – Opening …
Read More »EEVblog 1526 – I put 283 Double Adapters in Series with a 2kW Load!
I found 283 mains double adpters in the dumpster. What happens if you put them all in series with a 2kW load? I’m glad you asked! If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/eevblog 00:00 – I found 283 double adapters in the …
Read More »EEVblog 1525 – Commisioned Mailbag
If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/eevblog 00:00 – Comissioned component artwork https://www.bad-dog-designs.co.uk/ 01:48 – 1.3GHz DIY FET probe https://hackaday.io/project/184924-diy-13-ghz-fet-probe https://github.com/makerprobe/FETProbe_tiny 07:53 – The uSupply makes an apperance! 09:14 – Ron Demcko sends in some goodies 14:23 – Mysterious Patent 19:10 – …
Read More »EEVblog 1524 – The 10 CENT RISC V Processor! CH32V003
Checking out the new 10 cent WCH CH32V003 48MHz RISC V processor demo board and the MounRiver Eclipse IDE. Getting to blinky. The CH32V003 is a pin-for-pin alternative to the STM8S003 at 1/3rd the price, with more features. If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog …
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