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Everyone’s favorite impractical technology ship, the SS uBeam has finally hit the iceberg, but what’s left of the band is still playing as it sinks! Meredith Perry’s TED Talk uBeam CEO presentation Paul Reynolds’ Blog Correction: Paul was former VP of Engineering, not CTO Forum HERE Podcast: Download

What’s all this AC RMS and Standard Deviation measurement stuff on your oscilloscope anyhow? And how does it differ from “normal” RMS measurement? Another trap for young players. Dave made an oopsie in the 1GHz Siglent scope review, did you spot it? Podcast: Download

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A deep dive into how and why Apple’s post 2016 MacBook Pro’s fail after water ingress, and the poor design decisions that lead to it. Which engineer at Apple is to blame? Or is anyone actually to blame? The PCB and product design process, the often siloed design jobs, and …

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Siglent have entered the 1GHz oscilloscope market with the SDS5000X, is it a worthy competitor? Forum https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1220-siglent-sds5000x-1ghz-oscilloscope-review/ Podcast: Download

So many viewers demanded a conclusion to Sagan’s toy repair video, so behold, the incredibly complicated, fascinating, and deep educational repair of removing a blown switch in a toy! Forum HERE   Podcast: Download

Sagan’s toy remote control wouldn’t work, and it lead to a most unexpected fault that released the magic smoke. Forum HERE <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/mCyYlvrQ6AM” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture” allowfullscreen></iframe>

Only Dave can turn a simple question into a 1hr deep dive monologue into PCB layout and FPGA implementation. FPGA power supplies, DC margins, dynamic power requirements, power budgets, high power designs, multi layer PCB design, placement, system considerations, power planes, copper weighting, stackups, routing, split planes, star grounding, blind …

After 6 years my home solar power installation failed! But *what* component failed? let’s find out.. FYI: The isolator is a Bendict LS25 PFLH4 http://www.celiss.com/products/files20177311641475463911978.pdf

Only Dave can turn a simple question into a 1hr deep dive monologue into PCB layout and FPGA implementation. FPGA power supplies, DC margins, dynamic power requirements, power budgets, high power designs, multi layer PCB design, placement, system considerations, power planes, copper weighting, stackups, routing, split planes, star grounding, blind …

The IBM T221 was the world’s first 4k monitor. Released in 2001, it was 12 years ahead of the first consumer 4k monitors, It innovated dual domain IPS LCD display technology. Teardown time!

A look at the Hornsby Slot Car centre in Sydney which holds the national championship slot car event.See a slot car race around a 186 foot track in 3.2 seconds! Podcast: Download

Oscilloscope Sin X/x Interpolation can be a trap for young players, find out why. Forum HERE Podcast: Download