Reviews

Don’t buy the new Dymo 550 or 5XL label printers, they now use DRM NFC/RFID technology in the paper rolls to force you into using their labels at 10 TIMES the cost! EFF: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/02/worst-timeline-printer-company-putting-drm-paper-now NXP NFC chip: https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/data-sheet/SL2S2602.pdfSLRC610 RFID/NFC frontend: https://au.mouser.com/datasheet/2/302/SLRC610-1127743.pdf Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/dymo-550-thermal-printer-drm-hacking/ Photos: Podcast: Download

Part 2 of the Fluke 23 multimeter repair by digging into the bunker meter archives from episode #84 Experimenting with alfoil Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1425-fluke-repair-2-electric-boogaloo/ Podcast: Download

Teardown and measurements with the Micsig CP2100B 2.5MHz oscilloscope current probe. Also a demonstration of mains switch mode power supply current and noise measurement, and also some performance tests. Use the coupon code FLUX for 15% off! And paying with crypto gets you a further discount on top of that! …

Is the new Uni-T UT61E+ Multimeter still the bang-per-buck king the existing UT61-E was? How does it compare? Is the increased cost worth it? https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AaRaJS https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_9foaZO And what about the ANENG AM870 at half the price? https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AFiPjA Flickr photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/eevblog/albums/72157718441411852 Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1378-new-uni-t-ut61e-multimeter/ Podcast: Download

Review of the new $70 Miniware DT71 LCR Tweezers, is it any good? https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dT6koqT Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1335-miniware-$70-dt71-lcr-tweezer-review/ TLDR; It’s not very accurate, doesn’t have much resolution, limited ranges, accuracy issues between Auto and Manual modes, can’t be used while charging, lose the custom charge lead and you are screwed, tilt head …