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EEVblog #1236 – German Solar Freakin’ Roadways!
August 18, 2019 06:17 - 23 minutes - 233 MB VideoYou never go full Brusaw! Germany has it’s own Solar Freakn’ Roadways trial, guess the results… Forum HERE
EEVblog #1235 – DSO Alternate Trigger Trickery
August 07, 2019 07:12 - 19 minutes - 275 MB VideoMost modern DSO’s don’t have Alternate Triggering, but Dave shows you how to do it anyway! This allows you to trigger on and view and anaylse two otherwise asynchronous time un-correlated signals on the screen at once. Also a look at Dual Time Base oscilloscopes. Oscilloscope Tutorial Video Playlist Forum HERE
EEVblog #1234 – MORE Epic Solar Roadways FAIL!
August 07, 2019 07:08 - 16 minutes - 102 MB VideoIt just never ends! Two days after I posted my last solar roadways video, details and photos emerge of another two recent epic failures of the new SolaRoad installations in the Netherlands. A trial with buses and trucks results in failures within a week and cancellation of the project. Now the company wants to focus ...
EEVblog #1233 – The Demise Of Solar Roadways
August 07, 2019 07:04 - 28 minutes - 186 MB VideoThe inevitable demise of Solar Roadways in France, China, and the Netherlands. But Solar Freak’n Roadways won’t go down without a fight!, not that it was ever in the ring, apart from starting this whole boondoggle concept. Forum HERE
EEVblog #1232 – Add Web Access To Old Instruments!
August 07, 2019 07:01 - 19 minutes - 260 MB VideoA look at the KISS-488 GPIB to Ethernet adapter that lets you add a web based user interface, HPGL plotter emulator, and Telnet interface to old instruments with a GPIB interface. And you might even get some extra resolution out of those old instruments too! GPIB Telnet Data logger program HERE https://www.ebay.com/itm/KISS-488-IEEE-488-GPIB-HPIB-to-Ethernet-HP7470-Plotter-Emulator-No-Drivers/113499150641 Forum HERE
EEVblog #1231- New Uni-T UPO3000 Oscilloscope Teardown
August 07, 2019 06:56 - 35 minutes - 623 MB VideoTeardown of the new Uni-T UPO3000 series oscilloscope. Forum HERE
EEVblog #1229 – Mailbag
July 16, 2019 23:22 - 46 minutes - 1.04 GB VideoSPOILERS:TomTom XL GPS teardown9:26 Casio RM-9850 graphing Calculator18:15 40th Anniversary of the 6809 and a special demo boardhttps://gitlab.com/dfffffff/gcc68096809 gcc compiler23:14 Japanese Anime and various prototype boardshttps://gerbolyze.jaseg.net32:34 WebFPGA Beginner web based FPGA development system Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryanmjacobs/webfpga-rapid-fpga-development-systemRaspberry Pi Zero aluminium case121GW Multimeter holder
EEVblog #1228 – Do Digital Scopes Have REAL Verniers?
July 10, 2019 03:41 - 18 minutes - 241 MB VideoDo digital oscilloscopes have REAL vertical vernier controls? Let’s probe a scope up the clacker to find out! Forum HERE
EEVblog #1227 – The Free Energy Community RESPONDS!
July 10, 2019 03:39 - 15 minutes - 277 MB VideoThe Free Energy Community responds to Dave’s #708 – Free Energy Overunity BULLSHIT! video! Dave and Sagan read a Mailbag letter from a Free Energy aficionado! Astrophysics for people in a hurry book Kids version Forum HERE
EEVblog #1226 – How To Get Better Accuracy On Your Oscilloscope
July 03, 2019 22:22 - 14 minutes - 213 MB VideoHow to get better waveform measurement accuracy on your oscilloscope. Two advantages of the oscilloscope vernier control. Forum HERE
EEVblog #1225 – Dumpster Credit Card Embosser!
July 02, 2019 00:59 - 29 minutes - 528 MB VideoDave finds a credit card embossing and programming machine in the dumpster! Will it work? And of course, teardown time. Forum HERE
EEVblog #1224 – uBeam is Sinking!
June 26, 2019 00:35 - 29 minutes - 237 MB VideoEveryone’s favorite impractical technology ship, the SS uBeam has finally hit the iceberg, but what’s left of the band is still playing as it sinks! Meredith Perry’s TED Talk uBeam CEO presentation Paul Reynolds’ Blog Correction: Paul was former VP of Engineering, not CTO Forum HERE
EEVblog #1223 – What’s All This AC RMS Stuff Anyhow?
June 24, 2019 06:35 - 17 minutes - 214 MB VideoWhat’s all this AC RMS and Standard Deviation measurement stuff on your oscilloscope anyhow? And how does it differ from “normal” RMS measurement? Another trap for young players. Dave made an oopsie in the 1GHz Siglent scope review, did you spot it?
EEVblog #1222 – Apple’s MacBook Design FAIL – Who’s To Blame?
June 20, 2019 02:42 - 39 minutes - 313 MB VideoA deep dive into how and why Apple’s post 2016 MacBook Pro’s fail after water ingress, and the poor design decisions that lead to it. Which engineer at Apple is to blame? Or is anyone actually to blame? The PCB and product design process, the often siloed design jobs, and failure mode analysis Includes a ...
EEVblog #1220 – Siglent SDS5000X 1GHz Oscilloscope Review
June 15, 2019 01:50 - 1 hour - 1.09 GB VideoSiglent have entered the 1GHz oscilloscope market with the SDS5000X, is it a worthy competitor? Forum https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1220-siglent-sds5000x-1ghz-oscilloscope-review/
The Incredible Switch Replacement Repair
June 13, 2019 01:57 - 11 minutes - 264 MB VideoSo many viewers demanded a conclusion to Sagan’s toy repair video, so behold, the incredibly complicated, fascinating, and deep educational repair of removing a blown switch in a toy! Forum HERE
EEVblog #1218 – 1GHz Oscilloscope Spec Shootout
June 06, 2019 03:42 - 59 minutes - 496 MB VideoOnly Dave can turn a simple question into a 1hr deep dive monologue into PCB layout and FPGA implementation. FPGA power supplies, DC margins, dynamic power requirements, power budgets, high power designs, multi layer PCB design, placement, system considerations, power planes, copper weighting, stackups, routing, split planes, star grounding, blind and buried vias, high speed ...
EEVblog #1214 – Insanely Fast Slot Cars!
May 22, 2019 02:46 - 11 minutes - 269 MB VideoA look at the Hornsby Slot Car centre in Sydney which holds the national championship slot car event.See a slot car race around a 186 foot track in 3.2 seconds!
EEVblog #1213 – The Oscilloscope Interpolation Trap!
May 21, 2019 01:31 - 17 minutes - 209 MB VideoOscilloscope Sin X/x Interpolation can be a trap for young players, find out why. Forum HERE
EEVblog #1212 – Dumpster Diving PC Motherlode!
May 16, 2019 06:19 - 5 MB VideoA whole stack of HP PC’s found in the dumpster! EEVblog2 Forum HERE
EEVblog #1211 – Apple’s Most Beautiful Failure
May 16, 2019 06:13 - 27 minutes - 602 MB VideoWhy did Apple’s most beautiful product fail? A look at the Apple PowerMac G4 Cube designed by Jonathan Ive. A teardown and power-up. Forum HERE
EEVblog #1210 – Sony Waterproof Earphones Teardown
May 16, 2019 06:10 - 5 MB VideoHow do you make waterproof earphones? A teardown of the Sony Walkman NWZ-WS613 Also talk on o-rings and waterproofing electronics. Forum HERE
EEVblog #1209 – Mailbag
May 16, 2019 06:04 - 42 minutes - 1.05 GB VideoMailbag time! SPOILERS: Aliens vs Pirates! Northside service company: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcMN_sDzaDThDYRBb2Qcahw/featured Nutone intercom system teardown 10:08 Royal Digital Diary Teardown 12:52 Motic / Swift soldering stereo microscope, also rebadged by AmScope https://amzn.to/2Lt0sYG 25:03 Texas Hold’em handheld game Teardown TI 30-XS Calculator teardown 31:43 Elecrow Crowtail STEAM Edu Kit for Micro:bit 36:28 CrowVi USB-C monitor: https://www.elecrow.com/crowvi-13-3inch-porta...
EEVblog #1208 – Circuit Analysis & Debugging
May 16, 2019 06:00 - 27 minutes - 174 MB VideoFundamentals Friday Dave answers a beginner forum question of why their 74HC390 based breadboard counter circuit does not work properly. Let’s get up to our armpits in datasheets and troubleshooting. A two sentence forum response turned into a step-by-step 27min video investigation involving rise and fall times, setup and hold times, metatability, optocouplers, bypassing, open ...
EEVblog #1207 – ARM Dev Boards Falling From The Sky!
May 16, 2019 05:47 - 19 minutes - 503 MB VideoHackable STM32 based ARM RF dev boards are literally falling from the sky! A teardown of two weather balloon Vaisala radiosondes, the RS41 and RS92. Repurposing tre RS41: http://www.om3bc.com/docs/rs41/rs41_en.html Github: https://github.com/bazjo Paper on capacitive humidity sensors: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/0728/24b548d91516d765c4b7facdceb350d61cdd.pdf
EEVblog #1206 – Repair: Sony NEX VG30 Video Camera
May 16, 2019 05:42 - 15 minutes - 343 MB VideoDave’s Sony NEX VG30 camera, err, well, it broke… A quick partial teardown and fix. And a quick talk about the cameras Dave uses for the blog. Sony NX80 Sony A6300 Sony RX100 MKIV Forum HERE
EEVblog #1205 – RC2014 Z80 Computer Kit Build
May 10, 2019 08:26 - 36 minutes - 822 MB VideoSagan assembles the RC2014 Mini retro Z80 computer kit running Microsft BASIC from 1978. But will it go to plan? Power up, testing and troubleshooting at 23:00 Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1205-rc2014-z80-computer-kit-build/ Sagan’s first time soldering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjpUYGRXzRQ
EEVblog #1204 – Samsung Galaxy Fold Failure – Analysis
April 24, 2019 02:15 - 21 minutes - 147 MB VideoThe new Samsung Galaxy Fold a folding OLED smartphone has failed spectacularly in the hands of early reviewers! What went wrong? Also, a rant about the pressures on reviewers from the manufacturers, Dave questions why Marques Brownlee won’t show his failure footage. 3M Flexible OLED testing presentationFlexible OLED 2011 article Forum HERE
EEVblog #1203 – REPAIR: Tektronix 2465B Oscilloscope
April 24, 2019 02:10 - 41 minutes - 826 MB VideoDave repairs a classic Tektronix 400MHz 2465B oscilloscope that’s been sitting on the mailbag shelf for years. Arguably the greatest analog oscilloscope ever made. BONUS magic smoke escape! Although it was repaired to a functional level, this is kinda Part 1, as not all functions were exercised and tested, and not all parts were refurbished. ...
EEVblog #1202 – LCD Repair Redux
April 17, 2019 07:04 - 29 minutes - 684 MB VideoThe previous LCD repair didn’t last very long. Redux time. Installing a new 240×64 LCD module in the PM300 Power Analyser wasn’t exactly a walk in the park.
EEVblog #1201 – Nobel Laureate in the EEVBlog Lab!
April 16, 2019 03:06 - 49 minutes - 992 MB VideoSurely the world’s only Nobel Laureate electronics hobbyist! Dr Barry Marshall, winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize for Medicine visits the EEVblog lab to sniff some vintage gear and discuss his Nobel prize winning discovery and treatment for stomach ulcers. Dr Marshall discovered that Helicobacter Pylori bacteria was responsible for stomach ulcers, and not stress! ...
EEVblog #1200 – BUSTED! – Energizer & Duracell NiMH
April 14, 2019 08:05 - 19 minutes - 445 MB VideoAre you getting ripped off with Energizer and Duracell D cell NiMH rechargeable batteries? Why is a D cell NiMh the same capacity or lower than the smaller C or even AA cell? Teardown time! Forum HERE
EEVblog #1199 – Samson C01U USB Microphone Teardown
April 14, 2019 08:01 - 15 minutes - 425 MB VideoTeardown Tuesday Dave’s Samson C01U USB Microphone got caught up in the flood, let’s take a look inside. Forum HERE