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EEVblog #1034 - Mailbag
« on: October 30, 2017, 12:14:18 am »


SPOILERS:
Beginner schematic and PCB layout analysis.
Can Dave guess the mystery PCB's function?
Arduino Inventors Guide Book
https://www.nostarch.com/arduinoinventor
Radiosonde car tracking:
http://rfhead.net/?p=647
Psion II PDA
BK Precision Binding Post Adaptor
The Choculator
MPEG4 USB TV/DAB dongle teardown
Forrest Mimms Circuit Classics
https://www.crowdsupply.com/star-simpson/circuit-classics
Amp Hour Interview: https://theamphour.com/171-an-interview-with-forrest-mims-snell-solisequious-scientist/
https://www.instagram.com/faz_weekendprojects/

 

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Re: EEVblog #1034 - Mailbag
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2017, 01:28:21 am »
"Hi, I'm Dave, and I'm a dickhead"

That one's bound to come back a few times.
 

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Re: EEVblog #1034 - Mailbag
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2017, 01:44:31 am »
BK Precision Binding Post Adaptor

Anyone know where you get these?
 

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Re: EEVblog #1034 - Mailbag
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2017, 03:17:43 am »
interested in the binding post adaptor. where are they available?

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Re: EEVblog #1034 - Mailbag
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2017, 06:19:44 am »
"Hi, I'm Dave, and I'm a dickhead"

That one's bound to come back a few times.

use more care with that knife. slow down Dave!  :palm: also your camera autofocus is BS , get a better camera, or mod it.
why all the autofocus out of focus.  :-// two setting are needed you at 2 meters and 30cm from the camera.

your an electronics engineer,  Let's work the problem. will two intersecting red 45 degree laser beams give you precise focus at 30cm? 
« Last Edit: October 30, 2017, 07:18:45 am by jonovid »
Hobbyist with a basic knowledge of electronics
 

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Re: EEVblog #1034 - Mailbag
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2017, 08:10:32 am »
I'm looking forward to the teardown of the radiosonde. ;)
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Re: EEVblog #1034 - Mailbag
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2017, 08:13:04 am »
i made timer (for pcb exposure unit) too! but little bit smaller ;)
 

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Re: EEVblog #1034 - Mailbag
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2017, 01:01:24 pm »
Great points about the PCB layout, maybe it's even worth making an entire video about it, because I see so many people doing it wrong.

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Re: EEVblog #1034 - Mailbag
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2017, 05:26:37 pm »
The binding posts in Array DC Loads (at least 372X series) are the best I've seen so far. Just saying.
 

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Re: EEVblog #1034 - Mailbag
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2017, 06:55:02 am »
For those annoyed that Dave (from Dickheads Anonymous) only showed the finished Smart Supply on screen for 1 second, and forgot to post the link in the description.
https://github.com/ThomasVDD/SmartSupply
The Pictures section has all the photos of the finished device.
 

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Re: EEVblog #1034 - Mailbag
« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2017, 09:58:46 pm »
interested in the binding post adaptor. where are they available?

They are great !
Who made them?
Are they for sale?
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Re: EEVblog #1034 - Mailbag
« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2017, 11:43:43 am »
They are great !
Who made them?
Are they for sale?

+1 please
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Re: EEVblog #1034 - Mailbag
« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2017, 01:35:11 am »
Dave: "It's a base kinda thingy. Car. Base thingy, motor."

Me: [Shouting at screen] "Chassis! Man! Chassis!"
Anybody got a syringe I can use to squeeze the magic smoke back into this?
 

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Re: EEVblog #1034 - Mailbag
« Reply #13 on: November 04, 2017, 03:16:48 am »
+1 again on the binding post adapter
 

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Re: EEVblog #1034 - Mailbag
« Reply #14 on: November 04, 2017, 07:04:45 am »
I couldn't find a source for those exact binding post adapters but here is something similar it. Never bought one so can't vouch for it.
 
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Re: EEVblog #1034 - Mailbag
« Reply #15 on: November 21, 2017, 05:40:24 pm »
Got one of the above adapters.  Fits my Maynuo load ok.  Cannot have the banana jacks below the input terminals as the board sticks below the unit.  Turned the other way there is just enough clearance for the adjustment knob.  Had to space it off the load with some washers because it wouldn't sit flush.  Banana jack studs on the back side are a bit long and hit the face of the unit without spacing it off.  The PCB is pretty thick so it doesn't flex much when connecting leads.

Not as nice as the unit Dave had, but its still better than dicking around connecting leads up for small current stuff and its cheap enough.
 


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