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How ceramic backed precision thin film resistor networks are constructed and laser trimmed. Examples come from the resistor networks in the 7.5 digit Keithley DMM7510 Multimeter, manufactured by Fluke. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

The Google Brain project with 1000 servers (16,000 cores) simulating a model of a brain with a billion synapses analysed 10,000,000 200×200 images over 3 days from Youtube, and out pops Dave’s head! Scary…

Dave talks about Tektronix’s new unreleased AGO3000 Gravity Compensated Oscilloscope with a high precision TCXO timebase with 2G tip-over gravity compensation. Datasheet Preliminary product launch page Forum HERE

Another lengthy mailbag, with plenty of diverse stuff. RCA Airnergy Bullshit Video Forum HERE SPOILERS: Kan Jam flying disc Psion 3A Organiser 1974 808 RapidMan Calculator made in Canada. Russian IN-9 Neon bargraph display tube. Datasheet Info & characteristic curves Wifi cellphone battery charging bullshit Kickstarter RF Energy Harvesting. Can …

A quick rant on T4 fluorescent tubes, and a small upgrade to replace a T4 tube with a LED strip. Previous video on LED lighting Dave’s back deck Forum HERE Podcast: Download

25 years in the making, the bible of electronics is now in it’s 3rd edition. That is all. Forum HERE

It’s all fun and games until an innocent opamp gets hurt! Dave proves he’s not the sharpest tool in the shed by killing an opamp in his µCurrent calibration test jig, whilst checking the calibration of course. Doh. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Dave builds and tests the 24 core dual processor 2.6GHz Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2 video editing machine and benchmarks against his current 8 core i7 3770K machine at 3.5GHz. This is one hour of PC building and software testing, if you find this stuff boring, DON’T WATCH IT! Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-726-dual-xeon-video-editing-machine-build/ …

Dave takes a peek inside the 50″ LG Plasma TV found in the dumpster. The Dumpster Dive video was on the EEVblog2 channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPK1_hy4KMU Podcast: Download

A time lapse installation video of Dave’s 3kW home solar power system using LG MonoX panels.

Dave looks at his 3kW home solar power system after being in operation for 18 months and analyses the results. How much energy was produced? How does net and gross metering work? What is the payback period? What is solar insolation? The 3kW system uses 12 x 250W LG MonoX …

What’s inside Keysight’s new 34470A 7 1/2 digit Truevolt bench multimeter? What are the PCB changes from the 34461A? What voltage reference does it use to get 16ppm nominal accuracy? 34470A Datasheet 34470A Operating & Service Manual LTZ1000 Voltage Reference AD8638 Chopper Amplifier Forum HERE High resolution teardown photos: Podcast: …

A monster Mailbag, with extra waffle and advice for youngsters. Amp Hour T-Shirts Forum HERE SPOILERS: GPS based Back To The Future speedometer display from Firmtec Manual SMD Pick & Place reeling tray on Kickstarter Cypress Semiconductor PSoC Bluetooth Low Energy demo kit PCB Backlit calendar Geoaching waypoint altitude decoder …

What’s inside a 2000 vintage Globalstar GSP1600 Tri-Band Satellite Phone? Behold the Erectile Antenna, a helical designed extending antenna. Thanks to: Electronics Responsible Recyclers Forum HERE Analog Devices DSP Intel 386EX Embedded Processor Podcast: Download

Dave opens his mail. SPOILERS: Chip Whisperer KickStarter Supermicro Xeon Server Motherboard RF Solutions transmitters and receivers. Bogey Board KAPPA BRAVO PICop II PIC Development board Automatic Voltage Regulator for an alternator. Forum HERE Podcast: Download