You can use almost any decent modern multimeter to safely discharge high voltage capacitor banks WITHOUT a LowZ function. Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1655-multimeter-tip-discharge-capacitors-using-any-meter/ Transistor Zener Clamp video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGcKjy_UNQ4 Podcast: Download
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A full 3 hour discussion with the legendary Lee Felsenstein, designer of the Osborne 1, SOL computer, VDM-1, Pennywhistle modem, and the inventor of social media. Covering everything from the Berkeley free speech movement, the counterculture movement, his career, through to Obsorne and how he invented social media with Community …
Read More »EEVblog 1653 – Alkaline Battery Leakage Testing 2 – Electric Boogaloo
Revisiting the alkaline battery leakage testing with a 555 circuit from a viewer. Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1653-alkaline-battery-leakage-testing-2-electric-boogaloo/ Final results of the first leakage testing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BScnU4BT4xk Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog 1652 – Why is my Lab Switchboard Wired Like This?
Why is my lab power switchboard wired like this? Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1652-why-is-my-lab-switchboard-wired-like-this/ Podcast: Download
Read More »Scanning Vintage Computer Service Manuals – Tandy 1100FD Laptop Computer
A small contribution to the retro computer community, scanning a rare Tandy 1100FD laptop computer service manual. https://eevblog.com/files/Tandy1100FD-Service-Manual-Schematics.pdf https://eevblog.com/files/Tandy1100FD-Service-Manual.pdf https://eevblog.com/files/Tandy1100FD-Service-Manual-Addendum.pdf
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