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Dave saved this classic from the dumpster, a HP 1740A 100MHz dual channel analog oscillocope from the mid 1970’s. It wasn’t supposed to be working so this is a look at the problem, a mini teardown, and some basic PSU troubleshooting. Update: Even after 4 hours it still doesn’t fail …

Dave reviews the movie The Martian, based on the Andy Weir novel of the same name. SPOILER ALERT: May contain spoilers of some form.

More Mailbag Forum HERE SPOLIERS: Fluke 8060A Multimeter Amp Hour episode with the designer of the 8060A Precision Digital Adjustable DC Voltage Reference Vacuum desoldering pump teardown. Adelaide Hackerspace Apple Macintosh Powerbook 165c Turkish Delight Altronics Swag – a spinning magnet levitating thingo Podcast: Download

The next step for Ahmed Mohamed How to design your own digital clock from 4000 series CMOS chips. Dave reverse engineers a DIY clock he built back in the 1980’s as a teenager (he lost the schematics, twice!) Before the days of microcontrollers, cheap PCB’s, and internet mail order parts, …

Teardown of the new Siglent 1000X Series Oscilloscope How to remove warranty void security stickers VIDEO Datasheets: MachXO FPGA Logic Level Translation Synchronous Pipeline Burst SRAM Micron DDR3 memory HMCAD1511 1Gsps ADC AD8370 Variable Gain Amplifier LP3878 Low Noise Regulator ADF4360 Frequency Synthesiser Blackfin DSP Processor Madman Muntz Podcast: Download

How to remove those pesky Warranty Void If Removed security stickers, without voiding your warranty. Two Minute Tech Tip Forum HERE Podcast: Download

More Mailbag. Forum HERE SPOILERS: “Hole warmer” sex toy! A documentary on “maskers” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/08/secrets-of-the-living-dolls_n_4561580.html?ir=Australia PIC USB development board Schmartboard Schmartpatch Flexible SMD repair patches USB to serial converter Silicon Labs Happy Gecko EPM32 Development Board Podcast: Download

In a world first Dave takes an initial first impressions look at the new Siglent 1000X Series 200MHz entry level oscilloscope. What do you get for US$499? How does it compare to the Rigol DS2000 Series? TrioTest stock them in Australia Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Dave checked out the Leica DVM6 3D microscope at the Electronex 2015 stand. It’s an $80000 microscope that can do automated 3D surface mapping and measurements of surfaces, down to sub 1 micron. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Dave visits Electronex 2015 in Melbourne, Australia’s biggest electronics trade show. Forum HERE Links: Micsig handheld oscilloscopes Visus inspection microscope Vicom Australia Low noise 70GHz 220GS/s oscilloscopes from Tektronix Keithley 4200 Semiconductor Charcterisation System Fine Mark Design PCB Designers Würth Electronics Trilogy Of Magnetics Books Flea System FPGA based Arduino …

14yo Electronics hobbyist Ahmed Mohammed was arrested, handcuffed, and dragged away from his local school in Texas after brining a DIY clock to school so he could show his engineering skills to his teachers. They thought it was a hoax bomb and called the cops. Unfortunately for the idiot grown-ups …

After repairing the melted connectors on the processor board, will the dumpster dive Samsung LCD TV work? A quick follow-up video to this disaster HERE Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Dave takes a quick look at the Rohde & Schwarz HMO1002 Oscilloscope at their booth at the Electronex show. A small, light, fanless, entry level 50MHz mixed signal oscilloscope. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Dave unboxes and takes a first look at the 500MHz Teledyne Lecroy Wavejet Touch 543 / Iwatsu 5600 series oscilloscope. And various comparisons with the Keysight 3000X, Tektronix MDO3000, GW Instek, and Rigol 4000 Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-792-lecroy-wavejet-touch-354-oscilloscope-review/ Podcast: Download

Dave scored a Fluke 45 on ebay, the world’s first dual display multimeter Does it work? What’s inside? Teardown photos: Service Manual HERE HD6303 Processor HERE Podcast: Download