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I’m moving the blog back to my old server. This could take a day or so to do and propagate through the DNS system. So please don’t post comments during this time as they will be lost. If the site goes down or otherwise acts strange, this is the reason. …

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Dave runs through his top 5 career and life tips for electronics engineering graduates. Podcast: Download

An excellent tutorial on transformers & wireless power transfer by fellow Aussie VK2ZAY More info here: http://www.vk2zay.net/article/253

Dave reviews the new design BK Precision 879B handheld LCR meter. How does it differ from the legacy Escort design? BK Precision have confirmed the MIN/MAX bug and now have a fix available: http://kb.bkprecision.com/questions.php?questionid=182 Podcast: Download

Dave has run out of space in the EEVblog lab so needs to fit out the cupboard in his study for all the electronics parts and junk. Podcast: Download

Dave investigates the Amazon Kindle 3 reset/lockup problem that countless people have been having with the leather case. Is it the metal tabs shorting something out, or something else? Podcast: Download

More dodgy components, this time from our friends at Maxim (c/o Motorola) The DS2502 datasheet is HERE UPDATE: Maxim have admitted the problem and have fixed everything without fuss. It turns out the firmware is intended for Motorola phone batteries: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5717307.html Podcast: Download

I wanted to test my RSS feed, so had to post something. This one is from the vault. Winner of the 2008 Earth Prize short film festival. Beware of the dangers of Dihydrogen Monoxide

Dave cuts loose on Digikey (or Bourns?) for providing dodgy resistors which made their way into his Podcast: Download

Dave cuts loose on the dickhead marketing team at Dyson. Podcast: Download

Sorry, no chat window overlay, it got corrupted. Mostly almost 2 hours of Q&A, so a good one to listen to instead of watching. Just start watching when you hear something interesting happen!, like when Dave opens up his 1980’s vintage LED clock project. Podcast: Download

Dave describes the design of his open source hardware µCalc credit card sized calculator / computer. (NOTE: Not to be confused with the program uCalc www.ucalc.com) Specifications: PIC 24F 16 bit Processor, 256KB Flash, 16KB SRAM, 64KB serial flash user memory, 3-Axis tilt sensor, Micro SD card, capacitive touch sensing …

It’s been a while since a live show, so why not, lets do another one! UTC: Sunday, 28 November 2010 at 20:30:00 (that’s Monday 29th 7:30am Sydney time) (Sunday, 28 November 2010 at 12:30:00 PM LA/California time) (Sunday, 28 November 2010 at 3:30:00 PM New York time) See my Live …