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Is a modern digital oscilloscope noisier than an old analog CRT oscilloscope? Are analog scopes better at displaying signals? You might be surprised.when Dave demonstrates the display of some common mode noise on both types of oscilloscope. An aside video from the common mode noise video Podcast: Download

How to detect and hunt down common mode noise on your oscilloscope. With the example of testing the output noise on a linear bench power supply. The aside video for Analog vs Digital Scopes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImyUB3_n9fw Podcast: Download

Inside the Atten PPS3205T-3S 3 output precision laboratory bench power supply. Podcast: Download

How much power supply can you get for $450? Triple isolated outputs, PC control, 0.05% accuracy, is it too good to be true? www.attenelectronics.com/Products/Power_Supply/Programmable_power/2012/0728/92.html NOTE: Yes, it’s a long review, and I spend most of the time complaining about something. I wasn’t going to spend the time to try and …

Vintage Teardown Tuesday. What’s inside the 1987 Commodore Amiga 500 computer. Relive Fat Agnus, Paula, Denise, and Gary in the Rock Lobster. Forum Topic HERE Podcast: Download

Win a Fluke CNXv3000 Basic Kit, with Multimeter and wireless AC voltage module. http://www.eevblog.com/forum/contests/fluke-cnx3000-contest (NOTE: you can only see this forum topic thread if you have 5 forum posts) Podcast: Download

How to remove surface mount SMD QFP packages from a PCB using ChipQuik low melting point alloy solder. Podcast: Download

Review and teardown of the 8 channel Saleae USB Logic Analyser. Forum Topic HERE Podcast: Download

There has been an issue that has been bugging me for quite a few years now, and I need to say something about it. Bloggers being exploited for the benefit of the big players in the online engineering space. You’ve seen them, the big companies going all “social media” internet …

I’ve been thinking that maybe I should do some text blogging on here in addition to the usual video blog. Just random stuff, rants, whatever, almost certainly on-topic of course, and maybe some photos if I’m doing something etc. Just some extra content for eevblog.com were I would not be …

The server update to CENTOS 6 is complete. Everything but forum emails seems to work just fine, that is being looked at now. The new server should be quicker than the old one, and it should get even quicker with some tweaks that will come online is due course. And …

You know you want to see what’s inside a 3D Rocker Platform. TDA2806A T410-600 TRIAC Forum Topic HERE Podcast: Download

Dave shows another method for hand soldering a surface mount SMD chip with a thermal pad, using both liquid and gel flux. A method using hot air is HERE Also, drag soldering TSSOP packages is demonstrated. http://pcbzone.net/ Forum Topic HERE Podcast: Download

Note: The EEVblog dedicated server is being upgraded sometime within the next 48 hours. There will likely be some disruption of service, but for how long I do not know. This includes the EEVblog Forum. Updates will be available on Twitter, unless all this unfolds while I’m sleeping… For those …

More Mailbag. http://www.aimsolder.com/ www.electrolube.com/ www.pulseresearchlab.com/products/SCK/index.html Podcast: Download