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Peter Daly, metrologist at Agilents world leading standards & calibration laboratory in Melbourne explains what calibration is. Forum Topic HERE Podcast: Download

Everything you need to know about how Thermocouples work. K type thermocouples, the Seebeck effect, the Seebeck coefficient, and cold junction compensation. Along with some practical measurements with a multimeter to demonstrate the effect. Seebeck effect on a single conductor NIST Tables Forum Topic HERE Podcast: Download

Mailbag time. Dave tears down an original Apple Newton Messagepad 100. Photos HERE Forum Topic HERE Podcast: Download

Inside Fluke’s new CNX3000 Wireless Multimeter. Also, the CNX t3000 K-Type Thermocouple, CNX i300o iFlex probe, CNX v3000 wireless ac voltage meter, and CNX a3000 wireless ac clamp meter. Forum Topic HERE Podcast: Download

Dave takes you on a 35 year journey through the test equipment ads in his collection of Electronics Australia magazines, from 1965 to 2000. www.hioki.com/discon/pdf/multi/3207_08.pdf Forum Topic HERE Podcast: Download

Dave shows you how easy it is to do surface mount SMD reflow soldering with a stencil and a hot air gun: http://astore.amazon.com/eevblogstore-20 Hints and tips for quick and easy component placement, solder paste application, and reflow soldering using cheap easy to get tools. Forum Topic HERE Podcast: Download

What’s inside a vintage 1988 Apple Macintosh SE? http://www.nycresistor.com/2012/08/21/ghosts-in-the-rom/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOS_Technology_6522 http://www.datasheetcatalog.org/datasheet/motorola/AM26LS32.pdf http://www.classiccmp.org/rtellason/chipdata/mc3488.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Desktop_Bus http://amazingdiy.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/am5380pc.pdf Forum Topic HERE Teardown photos HERE And a follow-up showing the Easter Eggs Podcast: Download

Mailbag Monday What’s in Dave’s mail? jaanus.tech-thing.org/category/half-ohm/ atlanta-robotics.com/Home.html mdiy.pl/atmega-fusebit-doctor-hvpp/?lang=en dangerousprototypes.com/docs/Bus_Pirate dangerousprototypes.com/docs/Bus_Blaster http://www.energymicro.com cdn.energymicro.com/dl/an/pdf/an0048_efm32_energy_friendly_display.pdf www.atollic.com/index.php/truestudio www.sharpmemorylcd.com/ Forum Topic HERE Podcast: Download

What’s inside a Jawbone UP Pedometer? MSP430F5548 BQ24230 MX25L8006E Forum Topic HERE Podcast: Download

Is a sub $50 universal programmer from ebay any good? Dave checks out the MiniPro TL866 programmer:

Teardown Tuesday. What’s inside a 1980’s vintage Microtek MICE-16 8086 in-circuit emulator that Dave scored for 99 cents on ebay? http://www.microtekintl.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_8255 Forum Topic HERE Photos HERE Podcast: Download

NOTE: Something is wrong with eevblog.org, so I am unable to upload the podcast file at present. Teardown Tuesday. What’s inside an EDMI Atlas Mk10A Smart Meter? Datasheets: EDMI Mk10 Datasheet EDMI Mk10 Reference Manual VAC4626 Current Transformer MSP430FG4618 TNY268 SP3238E Abletronics Forum Topic HERE Podcast: Download

Mailbag continued. Soldering a 0.4mm QFN chipscale SMD package onto a Schmart Board using 0.3mm JBC and Hakko tips. Also a demonstration of drag soldering with a chisel point tip. Schmart board Green Arrays Multi-Processor Chip Forum Topic HERE Podcast: Download

Pomona Precision Probes Mike’s Proto PCB Vincent Himpe’s website Mastering Surface Mount Technology Book Panasonic TV Schematic Forum Topic HERE Podcast: Download

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