Mailbag Monday Dave opens his mail, just in time for the Back To The Future 30th anniversary! October 21st 2015 Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-809-mailbag/ SPOILERS: http://www.radiomods.co.nz Back To The Future October 21st 2015 CNC Crafted OUTATIME number plate VIDEO Cheap boost converters ZX Spectrum USB Keyboard conversion kit Tons of retro computers …
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Dave goes through his original 35yo component draws before tossing them out! Forum HERE
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Dave repairs a dumpster Fluke 196 Scopemeter handheld oscilloscope that has a faulty LCD screen. Forum HERE How to repair a faulty hot bar LCD screen flat flex cable connection. Service Manual with full schematics Podcast: Download
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The $30BN+ National Broadband Network (NBN) was supposed to catapult Australia into being a world leader in internet communications. How’s it looking so far for businesses that drive the Australian economy? Dave looks at the roll-out map to see if the NBN is in any business parks in Sydney yet. …
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More Mailbag Items from Lithuania, Israel & Shermer Illinois! Forum HERE SPOILERS: JigMod Kickstarter A Breadboarding prototyping system Lumintop Tool AAA Keychain LED Torch/Flashlight 1992 Sony Video-8 Camcorder Fluke 196 100MHz 1GS/s Scopemeter And a security networking chip teardown Podcast: Download
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Dave takes a look at the new Siglent SDG2122X / SDG2042X Arb Generator and compares it to the Rigol DG4162 and the older Siglent SDG5082. 1.2GS/s arb gen for US$499! Including some performance measurements on the Tektronix MDO3000 spectrum analyser. Thanks to Trio Test & Measure Forum HERE Podcast: Download
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The new Siglent SDG2122X X-Series Arb Function Generator Teardown Now in 4K resolution option. Trio Test & Measure Forum HERE Datasheets: http://www.ti.com/product/am3352 http://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/AD9122-EP.pdf http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/ths3095.pdf https://www.altera.com/content/dam/altera-www/global/en_US/pdfs/literature/ds/en2342qi_09520.pdf http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/opa695.pdf http://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/AD8510_8512_8513.pdf Podcast: Download
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Follow Dave as he tracks down an elusive intermittent thermal fault in a HP1740A analog oscilloscope. Can you figure out the culprit before Dave does? Part 1 HERE Forum HERE Warranty VOID T-Shirt Podcast: Download
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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 …
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Dave reviews the movie The Martian, based on the Andy Weir novel of the same name. SPOILER ALERT: May contain spoilers of some form.
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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
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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, …
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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
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How to remove those pesky Warranty Void If Removed security stickers, without voiding your warranty. Two Minute Tech Tip Forum HERE Podcast: Download
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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
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