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Dave demonstrates how much fussing around can be involved in selecting just a couple of cost optimised parts for a new design, using Digikey, Mouser, FindChips, Octopart and Atmel websites. Podcast: Download

Doug Ford shows us how he designed his own 1000:1 high voltage oscilloscope probe. http://www.dfad.com.au and the Oscilloscope probe tutorial: http://dfad.com.au/links/THE%20SECRET%20WORLD%20OF%20PROBES%20OCt09.pdf Podcast: Download

In this supersized lecture length episode, Dave foolishly attempts to explain how to design an example product (the uCurrent) from start to finish. Read the FULL ARTICLE. The uCurrent WEB PAGE Podcast: Download

Dave explains the what how and why of measuring crystal clock oscillator drift over time. The Clock Drift PCBs Real data collected with the sine fit envelope. And results showing the same characteristic result over a slow temperature ramp. Podcast: Download

Dave lights up his new backyard deck with Cree XPG LEDs, and then winds up measuring the wind from a storm instead. And who can spell efficacy? LINKS: Cree XPG LED Datasheet Arctic Silver Thermal Adhesive Luminous Efficacy Graph Graph #1 Graph #2 LED Strip, Mounted LED 700mA 35W Mains …