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It’s been a while, so the next live show will be this Sunday Sydney time. That’s this Saturday for you Yanks. http://www.eevblog.com/live-show/ Sunday, 24 July 2011 at 00:00:00 UTC That’s Sunday, 24 July 2011 at 10:00:00 AM SYDNEY time.

Dave tears down the Tektronix TDS2000 series TDS2024C DSO, what’s inside? And he can’t help but rant about the sample memory size and compare it to the venerable TDS210 from 1997 or so… Podcast: Download

Part 3 of the hand soldering tutorial. This time Dave shows you how to drag solder and tack & reflow SMD components, and in particular 0.5mm fine pitch IC’s. Including solder paste and hot air. Podcast: Download

What have Fluke been up to since the infamous GSM mobile phone bricking incident back in Oct? Not only have they fixed it, but they are giving an unprecedented exclusive look at their new pre-production board! Hi-Res photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eevblog/sets/72157627120630430/   Podcast: Download

Dave’s off-the-cuff open source hardware multimeter concept. Inspired by the thread on the EEVblog forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=3978.30 Podcast: Download

A beginners guide to learning how to hand solder. Remember to watch the first part, which is all about the tools: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5Sb21qbpEQ Podcast: Download

Dave does a quick hack on his Rode Videomic so he can actually see the battery LED when he’s in front of the camera. UPDATE: After further research it turns out the existing LED constitutes the majority of the product current consumption. So I’ll re-wire this new one in series …

Dave show you how to solder a small 3 axis accelerometer LGA surface mount chip “dead bug” style onto a microcontroller prototyping board. This technique allows you to easily prototype projects using tiny SMD components designed only for reflow soldering. Podcast: Download

Dave takes you through everything you need to know to do good quality soldering. Part 1 is all about the tools you might need. A lot of this was already covered in my general lab tools video. Podcast: Download

Malcolm Faed drives an Mitsubishi MiEV Electric Car into the EEVblog lab to give Dave a look and a test drive. And also talks about his electric ute conversion. Detailed iMiev technical specifications: http://www.autocrc.com/files/File/Mitsubishi%20i-MIEV%20Technical%20Highlights.pdf Australian electric vehicle association: http://aeva.asn.au EV Album: http://evalbum.com Mal’s blog: http://a4x4kiwi.blogspot.com/ Podcast: Download

Agilent responded to the U1272A problems within 3 weeks, and have a nice present for all current owners to boot. Mini rant time too – Manufacturers take note, this is how you respond to problems and keep customers happy. Hey Fluke, where is your response? Here is the Agilent notice: …

*groan* Yes, I hate Facebook, but some people like it, so just a reminder and small plug there is an EEVblog Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/EEVblog And I’ve now got it set up so my Youtube videos automatically get fed to the Facebook page. Usually no other content on there, just my …

What does every 4 week old baby need? A visit to a NATA certified calibration laboratory, that’s what! Dave takes his baby scales to a NATA cal lab to check it’s performance, because, well, he can… Check out http://www.triosmartcal.com.au Podcast: Download

Want to include a small Lithium Ion or Lithium Ion Polymer battery into your next project? It’s easy! Dave gives you the low down on how they work and how to charge them and select a suitable charging IC. NOTE: For safety you should always use circuit protected cells as …

Dave talks about the Top 3 winners in the Renesas RX Design Contest he was judging. Check out the winners HERE: http://www.renesasrulz.com/community/rx-contest Podcast: Download