EEVblog #1079 - Mailbag

[EEVblog]

SPOILERS:
Brads Projects: https://bradsprojects.com/
Microelectronics Timeline Poster:
https://amzn.to/2K35s1n
http://www.engineeringminds.org/
Big Clown IoT kit: http://igg.me/at/bigclown
USB TouchPad: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jacoburge/touchpad-the-arduino-compatible-customisable-keybo
Fluxgate compass teardown
Oregon Scientific temperature sensor teardown
CCES-33 Calculator Kit
The crustiest multimeter teardown in history
Alcatel 565 Mbit/s PDH mux

[Peabody]

The eevblog.com website isn't updating. It shows the latest video as #1077 - the tweeter episode.

[joeqsmith]

What's the story?  Noticed it at the opening of the clown case.   

https://youtu.be/4SX2W_wChJs?t=2061

[tooki]

FYI, in the Retroball game, the LED matrix is a COTS video wall module. Most likely HUB75 standard.

[Fungus]

I'm guessing the pen that comes with the keypad is for writing on the keypad.

(the plastic overlay will prevent it from rubbing off)

[Deodand2014]

Looking at that old multimeter, I thought there's a candidate for an interesting restoration. A 3d printed back would solve one issue, but then you'd need to check if the rust had damaged the components.