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Dave hardware hacks the bandwidth and sample rate on the new Keysight 1000X Oscilloscope, turning his 100Mhz model into 200MHz in this Part 2 video. And a look at some weird unintended modes along the way. Will it work across all models? Part 1 HERE Forum HERE Podcast: Download

How to find and inspect hidden serial UART terminal ports inside equipment. Dave finds the uBoot Windows CE UART part in the new Keysight 1000 X-Series oscilloscope and uses the info to find some of the product mode configuration pins. A hardware hack shows that changing product configuration modes in …

Dave and David2 brainstorm new uCurrent and other product design options. Autoranging systems, low current measurement design, noise, overload, USB isolation, ADC’s, Gold vs Platinum, marketing, market direction, and a host of other stuff in this often tangential session. And what common component name did Dave pronounce embarrassingly wrong for …

Some comments on the Pavegen pavement footstep energy harvesting system extracted from my live show, because many people have asked for it.

Teardown of the new Keysight InfiniiVision 1000 X-Series Oscilloscope leased TODAY! Forum HERE Teardown Photos: Podcast: Download

Which produces the better PCB layout, a human or a computer? By popular request, a walkthough to see what the Altium Situs Autorouter can do on the Nixie tube PCB layout. Does it beat Dave’s human layout? How useful are autorouters? Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Part 4 of the Nixie tube display project. In this tutorial Dave walks you through a complete PCB design from begin to end, with a ton of hints and tips throughout that can be applied to any PCB layout package. Forum HERE How to lay out a PCB VIDEO Podcast: …

A magazine like Popular Science should be held to a higher standard than today’s “Fake news” marketing re-hashing websites, which is why it’s very disappointing to see them print an article on the thoroughly busted Indiegogo WaterSeer without any kind of basic fact checking or questioning of it’s practicality. P.S. …

Dave looks at the Japanese Hioki DT4256 Multimeter and 3280 clamp meter Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Dave shows you how to parametric search for a rather obscure handheld 3xAA or 3xAAA plastic enclosure.

What a dumpster find! A sneak peek at the new Keysight 1000 X-series Oscilloscope Win one in Scope Month Youtube Giveaway VIDEO Forum HERE

Dave tests the AD8436 True RMS converter chips inside the 121GW multimeter to see if it works well below it’s voltage rail specification. Bonus thermal testing in the chamber. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Bristol University have a neat new “zero power sensing” chip that takes energy harvested signals and switches an open drain output, the UB20M Voltage Detector. But the marketing has gone too far when they demo a TV that supposedly has zero standby power. Dave busts this smoke and mirrors demo. …

Mailbag time. WARNING, Contains Nerd Nudity Forum HERE SPOILERS: Lab Gruppen C SERIES 88:4 Power Amplifier Module ECG Electrocardiogram Module PAP2 Portable Gaming Console Tearddown Nikon D300 Pentaprism $2 Casio FX-82MS calculator ripoff 1980’s Princess Handy TV Teardown Turf, WTF? Vaisala RS80 Radiosonde Teardown with some RF magic. Oscilloscope shootout, …