Test Equipment

Dave repairs his Rigol DP832 Lab Power Supply. Why did it need repairing? That’s the FAIL part Rigol might want to look into… The previous DP832 Design FAIL Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Dave investigates the piezoelectric effect in multi layer chip capacitors (MLCC’s). In this case, on the backlight inverter on his own BM235 multimeter. Forum HERE LCD Driver DATASHEET Capacitor Tutorial VIDEO Podcast: Download

This was supposed to be a repair video of a Fluke 17B multimeter. But embarrassingly turned into an impromptu How a Mulitmeter Works video. Dave goes through the Fluke 17B schematic and explains how stuff works. Forum HERE Teardown video HERE Thermocouple Tutorial HERE Podcast: Download

What result do you get when you mass test 40 identical multimeters for DCV, ACV, DCA, and Ohms? Dave decided to find out… Multimeter Counts & Accuracy explained: Podcast: Download

Dave compares the FFT modes on 7 different oscilloscopes: Rohde & Schwarz HMO1202 Series Tektronix MDO3000 Keysight 3000X Touch Lecroy WaveJet 354 Touch GW Instek GDS-1104B Rigol DS1054Z Rigol DS2000 Which is the best? Which one sucks the most? Forum HERE Podcast: Download