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Dave blows up some tantalum and electrolytic capacitors in front of his new 300fps Sanyo Xacti high speed camcorder! Podcast: Download

See Dave in glorious HD-ish, Microchip PIC talk, and Damocles the flying pig takes flight. Podcast: Download

Microchip have responded in record time to my review of the PICkit 3! This is absolutely hilarious! My hats off to the guys and girls at Microchip!

Dave goes through his Top 5 list of dead projects, Dilbert style. Podcast: Download

Dave compares the new PICkit 3 to the old PICkit 2, and, well, he starts to rant uncontrollably about how Microchip may have screwed this up… And what do MBA managers and dickheads have in common? UPDATE: Since this blog has gone to air and made it’s way all around …

Dave explains errors and problems associated in insulation resistance measurement through a relay test matrix. Betcha no one else has covered that one before! Podcast: Download

Dave gives the solution to the first hardware quiz. How do you design an LCR meter? What about a stepped transmission line attenuation tester? What does modular design and management have in common? LINKS: Guardian Solid Streamer and Marine Aquisition Podcast: Download

Several people have asked for a user forum, so here it is. (Permanent Tab link above) Who will be the first to post? First poster wins a free lifetime subscription to the blog. I’ll even throw in the Twitter feeds! What’s next? EEVblog T-Shirts?

Dave opens up his Rigol DS1052E Oscilloscope, and ponders how to convert it into a DS1102E. And yes, he finally checks out the infamous ADC overclocking issue. Hires images: ADC & FPGA ADC Support Blackfin DSP Front End 1 Front End 2 Front End 3 PSU Buy the Rigol DS1052E …

It’s time for YOU to get involved and solve a hardware puzzle – what does this board do? Get your reverse engineering brain into gear and win a prize. High Res images 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RULES: – Dave makes the rules and can …

While we’re on the subject, Dave talks about NiMH and NiCd battery charging methods. Podcast: Download

Dave cracks open the Varta 15 minute NiMH battery charger, what will he find? Podcast: Download

Dave has finally relented to the in-crowd and you can now follow him on his new EEVblog Twitter account. You’ll (hopefully) get the inside skinny on what Dave’s doing and what’s happening in the blog.

A blog so big it needed two parts. This time it’s all about ceramic capacitors, and that mysterious things of putting different vale capacitors in parallel. Not to mention microphonics. Podcast: Download

Dave attempts to give the low-down on different capacitor types in under 10 minutes, can he do it? (Hint – Dave likes to waffle…) Podcast: Download