Author Topic: EEVblog #750 - Special Mailbag! (Read 31808 times)

EEVblog · « **on:** June 03, 2015, 01:11:51 pm »

Dave & Sagan unbox a very special mailbag item!

Andy Watson · « **Reply #1 on:** June 03, 2015, 01:30:52 pm »

Special delivery ?

Awesome, congrats.

Deathwish · « **Reply #2 on:** June 03, 2015, 01:38:52 pm »

Congratulations to all of you there. Proof that Analogue is best

BobC · « **Reply #3 on:** June 03, 2015, 02:01:29 pm »

Being a YouTube blogger must have lots of stress that comes with it, especially when it comes to providing security for a family. But at least it lets you be there with and for your family!

A hearty "Great job!" to Mrs. EEVBlog. She has a knack for surrounding herself with decent guys.

Votality · « **Reply #4 on:** June 03, 2015, 02:13:24 pm »

Congrats Dave... Hope you and Mrs EEVblog get some sleep when you can otherwise we may have a few off the cuff Dave rants...

As for the neural electric project I tried out one a bit over 2 years ago. Tricky little things to program. The input stimulus doesn't always have the desired output logic. Maybe i screwed up the excitation equations somewhere but who cares they are a real joy to reprogram.

Dino KL0S · « **Reply #5 on:** June 03, 2015, 02:17:22 pm »

Wonderful news! Well done!

bryce1 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 03, 2015, 02:19:02 pm »

Congratulations Dave!

Macbeth · « **Reply #7 on:** June 03, 2015, 02:25:29 pm »

Congratulations Dave and SWMBO.

Is there room for expansion, or are 2 modules enough? I hope the projects are compatible even though they aren't a matched pair.

Solberg · « **Reply #8 on:** June 03, 2015, 02:32:19 pm »

a big congratulations!! to you and your wife

uknerd · « **Reply #9 on:** June 03, 2015, 02:38:15 pm »

congrats to you dave, mrs eevblog, and congrats to Sagan

Hypernova · « **Reply #10 on:** June 03, 2015, 03:29:48 pm »

Congrats man!

Gosh, Sagan's four already, they sure grow fast.

Excavatoree · « **Reply #11 on:** June 03, 2015, 03:42:15 pm »

Congratulations! I love the "Fluke" shirt.

HighVoltage · « **Reply #12 on:** June 03, 2015, 03:53:24 pm »

What great surprise out of a Keysight box.

Congratulations to all of you.

BUkitoo · « **Reply #13 on:** June 03, 2015, 04:27:16 pm »

Congratulations Dave!

Artlav · « **Reply #14 on:** June 03, 2015, 04:28:27 pm »

Congratulations!

For those of us who find such videos physically painful to watch - did he mention the baby's name?

Jope · « **Reply #15 on:** June 03, 2015, 04:57:51 pm »

Quote from: Artlav on June 03, 2015, 04:28:27 pm

For those of us who find such videos physically painful to watch -

You need not be afraid, he thankfully did not take it apart.

And congrats to Dave!

Sionyn · « **Reply #16 on:** June 03, 2015, 05:08:23 pm »

congratulations kind explains why you've been so busy

SeanB · « **Reply #17 on:** June 03, 2015, 05:11:28 pm »

Quote from: Artlav on June 03, 2015, 04:28:27 pm

Congratulations!

For those of us who find such videos physically painful to watch - did he mention the baby's name?

Huxley.

Fungus · « **Reply #18 on:** June 03, 2015, 05:26:24 pm »

Should make an interesting Teardown Tuesday...

10101 · « **Reply #19 on:** June 03, 2015, 05:44:43 pm »

Congratulations !!! "Thermal oven" LOOOOOL

guido · « **Reply #20 on:** June 03, 2015, 05:46:24 pm »

What were Keysight thinking, no "FRAGILE" or "THIS SIDE UP" stickers anywhere on the box

Good to hear it arrived without problems!

Congratulations Dave

mtdoc · « **Reply #21 on:** June 03, 2015, 05:54:49 pm »

Quote from: SeanB on June 03, 2015, 05:11:28 pm

Quote from: Artlav on June 03, 2015, 04:28:27 pm
Congratulations!

For those of us who find such videos physically painful to watch - did he mention the baby's name?

Huxley.

After Aldous, I'm guessing. Though if Dave was an electrophysiologist it might be after Andrew.

redshift · « **Reply #22 on:** June 03, 2015, 05:55:04 pm »

Some funny Dave quotes when applied to this topic:

"Don't turn it on. Take it apart."

"...trap for young players"

"Bob's your uncle."

"made by nude virgins"

"built like a brick dunny"

But in all seriousness, congratulations! "she'll be right"

fabgar · « **Reply #23 on:** June 03, 2015, 06:05:27 pm »

I didn’t see that one coming, hehe ! Congratulations Dave and the family !!!

So when will we get a full review?

Excavatoree · « **Reply #24 on:** June 03, 2015, 06:08:37 pm »

Quote from: mojo-chan on June 03, 2015, 05:33:52 pm

Congratulations Dave. Nice Fluke baby grow, is that custom?

"A (insert other meter brand here) baby shirt would have been a better value with more features at a lower price. As this project should be kept well away from the mains and any harsh environments, the Fluke ruggedness isn't necessary."

SeanB · « **Reply #25 on:** June 03, 2015, 06:22:40 pm »

Quote from: mtdoc on June 03, 2015, 05:54:49 pm

Quote from: SeanB on June 03, 2015, 05:11:28 pm
Quote from: Artlav on June 03, 2015, 04:28:27 pm
Congratulations!

For those of us who find such videos physically painful to watch - did he mention the baby's name?

Huxley.

After Aldous, I'm guessing. Though if Dave was an electrophysiologist it might be after Andrew.

More likely after his grandfather....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Henry_Huxley

rollatorwieltje · « **Reply #26 on:** June 03, 2015, 06:37:27 pm »

This is what happens when you send packages to Australia, it takes so long it starts to develop life

MobileWill · « **Reply #27 on:** June 03, 2015, 06:52:40 pm »

Congrats! Best video ever! I will have to do something like that eventually.

mtdoc · « **Reply #28 on:** June 03, 2015, 06:53:04 pm »

Quote from: SeanB on June 03, 2015, 06:22:40 pm

Quote from: mtdoc on June 03, 2015, 05:54:49 pm
Quote from: SeanB on June 03, 2015, 05:11:28 pm
Quote from: Artlav on June 03, 2015, 04:28:27 pm
Congratulations!

For those of us who find such videos physically painful to watch - did he mention the baby's name?

Huxley.

After Aldous, I'm guessing. Though if Dave was an electrophysiologist it might be after Andrew.

More likely after his grandfather....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Henry_Huxley

Ah, perhaps. He was the grandfather of both Aldous and Andrew. They were half brothers...

richfiles · « **Reply #29 on:** June 03, 2015, 07:18:32 pm »

Congratulations on your shiny new Australian!

Let us know when you get your first "Hello World" coded on your little ~~project~~ bundle of joy!
Once he gets his first coherent output function, it'll be nothing but

Careful of those other output functions. I hear those can be a real stinker!

At least you're a pro though. Pays to have prior experience when taking on these new projects! Don't make it any easier though!

Porto · « **Reply #30 on:** June 03, 2015, 07:59:04 pm »

LOL! Baby in a box!

Congrats! O0

MudMan · « **Reply #31 on:** June 03, 2015, 08:03:00 pm »

Congratulations to you and your family.

Blaffetuur · « **Reply #32 on:** June 03, 2015, 08:12:39 pm »

Congratulations !

Roeland_R · « **Reply #33 on:** June 03, 2015, 08:17:35 pm »

Congratulations Dave, beautiful project. [emoji4]

AndreasF · « **Reply #34 on:** June 03, 2015, 09:01:37 pm »

Congratulations Dave and family!

"Beauty!"

ivan747 · « **Reply #35 on:** June 03, 2015, 09:08:10 pm »

I was very surprised! Congratulations! It's amazing you could keep up with the blog. I hope both of your children grow to be come excellent citizens of the world.
Congratulations to both you and Nicole.

slurry · « **Reply #36 on:** June 03, 2015, 09:30:54 pm »

Congratulations Dave, tell your wife that she did a great job!

edy · « **Reply #37 on:** June 03, 2015, 09:44:14 pm »

Congrats Dave!!!!! And especially to Mrs. Jones.... All the best health, luck and happiness!

SL4P · « **Reply #38 on:** June 03, 2015, 10:24:18 pm »

Quote from: Macbeth on June 03, 2015, 02:25:29 pm

Congratulations Dave and SWMBO.
Is there room for expansion, or are 2 modules enough? I hope the projects are compatible even though they aren't a matched pair.

The motherboard may not be able to support additional draw on her supplies.
Also Dave might need to shift to a new enclosure with extra expansion bays for the new module.

Do NOT TRY TO PLUG THEM TOGETHER - even though they're not a matched pair, it may have unexpected consequences.

Having seen Dave's old 4-wheel 'buss' in previous videos, he should be ok, but will need to add an extra 'riser' for Huxley in the rear.

Edit: Look out for leakage of electrolyte over the first year or so.

Wilksey · « **Reply #39 on:** June 03, 2015, 11:05:42 pm »

Congratulations Dave + Family!!!

Dave · « **Reply #40 on:** June 03, 2015, 11:28:47 pm »

Congratulations, mate!

lowimpedance · « **Reply #41 on:** June 03, 2015, 11:42:58 pm »

Quote from: SL4P on June 03, 2015, 10:24:18 pm

Edit: Look out for leakage of electrolyte over the first year or so.

No worries the custom fluke outer casing should contain any leakage as well as transient surge events !......... I hope.

Well done Dave, next time better take a bit more care with the 'Dave cad' doodles.
At least Mrs EEVblog did a proper engineering job .

liviuo · « **Reply #42 on:** June 03, 2015, 11:49:42 pm »

Congratulation for the project, to you and also to the Project Manager without whom the result wouldn't so the light of day. I was really sure you were working again on such a project.

Deathwish · « **Reply #43 on:** June 04, 2015, 12:18:11 am »

I am now somewhat inebriated on Brandy and having said congrats already, I have to admit to having freaked out earlier, I thought someone on the blog had sent Dave a reborn electronics doll !.

tec5c · « **Reply #44 on:** June 04, 2015, 12:25:24 am »

I'm just glad the box wasn't opened with the croc dundee knife

A big congratulations to the Jones family.
I was not expecting that in the slightest.

SNGLinks · « **Reply #45 on:** June 04, 2015, 12:45:34 am »

With any new project like this there maybe some teething problems!

SilverSolder · « **Reply #46 on:** June 04, 2015, 01:18:30 am »

Congratulations Dave (+ Mrs. Dave), best wishes!

Falcon69 · « **Reply #47 on:** June 04, 2015, 01:36:18 am »

Congrats to the Jones Family with their newest analog device.

NiHaoMike · « **Reply #48 on:** June 04, 2015, 02:28:57 am »

Would be interesting to see if the new revision actually fixed the errata in the first, and more importantly, how many new errata were introduced. Not sure if it's the case here (probably not?), but I've heard it's especially interesting if you're dealing with a totally different architecture.

Was a second revision in the plan from the beginning?

nickn4 · « **Reply #49 on:** June 04, 2015, 02:41:20 am »

Congratz! at first i thought it was a toy baby until it moved i was like, uuuh yes that is a real baby no?, the way you present your new device is AWESOME! again Congratz to all Jones

Smokey · « **Reply #50 on:** June 04, 2015, 04:26:09 am »

"Started out as a doodle in daveCAD" eh?
Are we talking block diagram or schematic? Hope you aren't going to try to take a patent out on that one. I'm pretty sure there is some prior art there.

daqq · « **Reply #51 on:** June 04, 2015, 05:10:41 am »

Congrats Dave!

The Fluke shirt was a nice touch - if I was a marketing guy at Fluke, I'd send you a massive gift package filled with all sorts of awesome now. Toy ( 2.5 digit ) multimeters including.

Falcon69 · « **Reply #52 on:** June 04, 2015, 05:19:43 am »

When I saw him pull the kid out of the box, i was thinking....

OMG! Please tell me FedEX or DHL did not deliver the kid! I remember seeing those videos of what they do with the packages.

BillyD · « **Reply #53 on:** June 04, 2015, 06:41:22 am »

You old dog! Congratulations.

And let's not all forget the small contribution that Mrs Eevblog made here as well.....

miguelvp · « **Reply #54 on:** June 04, 2015, 06:49:56 am »

I already sent this to him but I'll repeat for the rest:

Quote

I see you got a second "analog" unit (pun intended). Be aware they can be more noisy than the digital ones!

Congrats

rollatorwieltje · « **Reply #55 on:** June 04, 2015, 07:50:23 am »

Quote from: SeanB on June 03, 2015, 06:22:40 pm

Quote from: mtdoc on June 03, 2015, 05:54:49 pm
Quote from: SeanB on June 03, 2015, 05:11:28 pm
Quote from: Artlav on June 03, 2015, 04:28:27 pm
Congratulations!

For those of us who find such videos physically painful to watch - did he mention the baby's name?

Huxley.

After Aldous, I'm guessing. Though if Dave was an electrophysiologist it might be after Andrew.

More likely after his grandfather....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Henry_Huxley

Nah, probably Lenina Huxley from Demolition Man. The main protagonist also does teardowns, blows stuff up and can be regularly seen with a large knife. Makes sense.

iva · « **Reply #56 on:** June 04, 2015, 08:04:36 am »

Ahah, great video, I got a bit scared seeing a baby coming out of the box!

Congratulations to the family and, you know Dave, we want to know "why" this specific name!

Kjelt · « **Reply #57 on:** June 04, 2015, 09:00:35 am »

Congratulations Dave and Mrs Dave.

BTW: Dave you don't have to talk that silly to a 4yr old, he is now learning to mimic and you don't want him to talk like that now would you?

German_EE · « **Reply #58 on:** June 04, 2015, 09:33:09 am »

Congratulations on the new arrival, and the lack of videos over the last month or so is now explained

SWMBO here wasn't too keen on Sagan as a first name but she likes Huxley and so do I, we therefore await the arrival of Clarke, Smith, Wells and Asimov.

ProBang2 · « **Reply #59 on:** June 04, 2015, 09:55:30 am »

Quote from: rollatorwieltje on June 04, 2015, 07:50:23 am

Nah, probably Lenina Huxley from Demolition Man. The main protagonist also does teardowns, blows stuff up and can be regularly seen with a large knife. Makes sense.

Perfect sense. Probably it gives also a preview of the next project. Nowadays codenamed as: Project G.I.R.L.
ETA: Presentation in EEVblog #1000 (Come on, that´s doable!)

BTW: Typical engineer.
Started a project. Had thereby fun with fiddling and tweaking (perhaps with the tongue in the right angle).
But the biggest part of the real work of construction was delegated to an other.
After arriving of the complete done order, if it´s a success, then presenting the result as the proud initiator.
It´s always the same...

In every case:

From Germany 12 Points!

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Jones!

Best wishes to Sagan and his new pal Huxley!

Deathwish · « **Reply #60 on:** June 04, 2015, 09:56:14 am »

Asimov McFly Brown Jones has a nice ring to it for next time.....

SPRX · « **Reply #61 on:** June 04, 2015, 10:42:48 am »

Congratulations Dave!

Well done!

Artlav · « **Reply #62 on:** June 04, 2015, 10:43:18 am »

Quote from: Jope on June 03, 2015, 04:57:51 pm

Quote from: Artlav on June 03, 2015, 04:28:27 pm
For those of us who find such videos physically painful to watch -
You need not be afraid, he thankfully did not take it apart.

No, it's just something about a video like that that makes me cringe hard.
Can't quite point it out, however.

Deathwish · « **Reply #63 on:** June 04, 2015, 10:50:34 am »

Quote from: ProBang2 on June 04, 2015, 09:55:30 am

BTW: Typical engineer.
Started a project. Had thereby fun with fiddling and tweaking (perhaps with the tongue in the right angle).

In every case:

With that ID is it merely a statement of professional ability in that department

JackOfVA · « **Reply #64 on:** June 04, 2015, 11:01:15 am »

Now that two prototypes are successful, the next step is to release to manufacturing for a production run!!

ProBang2 · « **Reply #65 on:** June 04, 2015, 11:02:15 am »

Quote from: Deathwish on June 04, 2015, 10:50:34 am

Quote from: ProBang2 on June 04, 2015, 09:55:30 am

BTW: Typical engineer.
Started a project. Had thereby fun with fiddling and tweaking (perhaps with the tongue in the right angle).

In every case:

With that ID is it merely a statement of professional ability in that department

ggchab · « **Reply #66 on:** June 04, 2015, 11:10:07 am »

What a wonderful project ! Congratulations

VK3DRB · « **Reply #67 on:** June 04, 2015, 12:03:31 pm »

Sagan... is he named after Carl Sagan?
Huxley... is he named after Aldous Huxley?

Young Huxley may easily live until the year 2100.

Moore's law will have reached its limit in semiconductors by then.
And the latest Windows will be Windows 10.

Congratulations!

DutchGert · « **Reply #68 on:** June 04, 2015, 01:00:00 pm »

Congrats Dave!

EEVblog · « **Reply #69 on:** June 04, 2015, 01:05:58 pm »

Quote from: VK3DRB on June 04, 2015, 12:03:31 pm

Sagan... is he named after Carl Sagan?

Yes.

Quote

Huxley... is he named after Aldous Huxley?

No, his grandfather.

qno · « **Reply #70 on:** June 04, 2015, 02:42:00 pm »

Congratulations Dave!

(I wonder if he is going to make a video about how to start such a project with the Themal Oven?)

Macbeth · « **Reply #71 on:** June 04, 2015, 03:16:37 pm »

Huxley - Don't turn it on, tune in, drop out... Tear it apaarrt!

Vgkid · « **Reply #72 on:** June 04, 2015, 03:26:29 pm »

Congrats Dave and family, I was not expecting that.

McBryce · « **Reply #73 on:** June 04, 2015, 08:01:15 pm »

Congratulations Dave and Mrs EEVBlog.

Bryce.

Len · « **Reply #74 on:** June 04, 2015, 09:22:04 pm »

What a darlington pair!

Congratulations to all.

benst · « **Reply #75 on:** June 05, 2015, 12:08:38 am »

Congrats to all! Are you satisfied with the signal to noise ratio? Any spurs?

Ben

kaveendra · « **Reply #76 on:** June 05, 2015, 01:18:43 am »

What less you would expect from the Internet Dating Guru!! Congratulations guys

kaveendra · « **Reply #77 on:** June 05, 2015, 01:24:29 am »

Quote from: qno on June 04, 2015, 02:42:00 pm

(I wonder if he is going to make a video about how to start such a project with the Themal Oven?)

"Started as doodle in Dave Cad"

EEVblog · « **Reply #78 on:** June 05, 2015, 02:57:35 am »

Quote from: Len on June 04, 2015, 09:22:04 pm

What a darlington pair!

SL4P · « **Reply #79 on:** June 05, 2015, 04:37:55 am »

So where are our CIGARS !

hendorog · « **Reply #80 on:** June 05, 2015, 10:55:26 am »

Congrats Dave!

Its great to see you and yours doing so well. I have gained much knowledge and enjoyment from your videos, I've rediscovered electronics and much of that is due to what you do.

All the best. (shucks, Kiwi's have to be nice to Aussies sometimes)

rsjsouza · « **Reply #81 on:** June 05, 2015, 06:38:21 pm »

Congratulations to the Jones' family. Children in pairs are a lot of fun (I have twins)!

tszaboo · « **Reply #82 on:** June 05, 2015, 06:42:43 pm »

Congratulations!

EchtPeter · « **Reply #83 on:** June 05, 2015, 08:10:18 pm »

First I thought that: "WOW that robot baby actually look like a real one. Maybe it's a robot from Japan or Germany".
After 2 minutes I realized that it was a real baby.

long story short: Congratulation

WattSekunde · « **Reply #84 on:** June 08, 2015, 06:49:15 pm »

Congratulations to all! What a surprise.

LEECH666 · « **Reply #85 on:** June 12, 2015, 11:55:57 am »

Eh guess I am a bit late, but congratulations. I totally didn't expect that when I clicked the video.

All the best wishes to Sagan, Huxley, your wife and you Dave!

ivan747 · « **Reply #86 on:** June 12, 2015, 04:00:50 pm »

Quote from: EchtPeter on June 05, 2015, 08:10:18 pm

First I thought that: "WOW that robot baby actually look like a real one. Maybe it's a robot from Japan or Germany".
After 2 minutes I realized that it was a real baby.
long story short: Congratulation

Only Japan could come up with something like a realistic robot baby.

kcozens · « **Reply #87 on:** June 13, 2015, 02:52:54 pm »

Yup, you got me with that big box and talk of a special mailbag. Congratulations Dave and Mrs. EEVBlog! A big

for your latest project. Best birth announcement ever, or perhaps second best. I wasn't a subscriber to your channel when Project Sagan was announced.


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