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Dave tears down the 1983 vintage Apple Lisa, the first graphical user interface machine that pre-dates the Macintosh. Datasheets: Apple Lisa repair guide R6500 processor AM2148 static RAM AMD AM9512 floating point math co-processor MOSTEK MK4564 Switching regulator Apple Macintosh Teardown Apple Newton Teardown Teardown Photos: Forum HERE Hires Teardown …

Sagan & Dave take a look at a couple of Tektronix 2465 analog oscilloscopes, and compare the march of technology. Thanks to Eric Wasatonic Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Mailbag that’s not on a Monday, because Dave has been inundated with 35 packages! Spoilers: Atlassian Swag Angry Nerds T-Shirt And play Angry Nerds the game Dave plays with his Rigol DSA815 spectrum analyser and some Tekbox TBPS01 EMC H-Field and E-Field Near-Field Probes for EMC pre-compliance: Commodore Scientific Calculator …

Dave tears down a 1962 vintage AVO Transistor Analyser. Service Manual HERE The auction score video HERE Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Some people have said Dave is asking too much for a hobbyist/student employee to have basic design, layout, construction, debugging, and firmware skills. Naturally Dave thinks that’s bullshit, and that is in fact the *definition* of a good hobbyist. Job description: http://www.eevblog.com/files/EEVblogJobDescription.pdf (Since modified to highlight I’m not after professional …

The first EEVblab episode. EEVblabs will be quick one-take videos. No editing, no frills, Dave just hits record and uploads. These could even be done on the road if needed. In this episode, the EEVblog is hiring, Rigol DS1054Z update, and Patreon. Suggestions for blab videos can be made HERE …

Dave reviews the Analog Discovery 14bit 100MS/s USB oscilloscope and multi-function instrument from Digilent. It has a 2-Channel Oscilloscope 2-Channel Waveform Generator 16-Channel Logic Analyzer 16-Channel Digital Pattern Generator ±5VDC Power Supplies Spectrum Analyzer Network Analyzer with Bode, Nichols and Nyquist plots. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

As the titles says, I’m hiring. Read the Job Description

More Dumpster Diving. This time for some HP ProLiant ML330 and ML110 G6 servers with Xeon processors. Will they work? What should Dave do with them? Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Dave dissects and then powers up the Tektronix TDS220 oscilloscope used in the Mud Run. Did it survive? The Mud Run video Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Dave drags a Tektronix TDS220 oscilloscope through 7km of mud at the 2014 Sydney Mud Run. Raising money for the NSW Cancer Council. Along with Klein Tools MM500 rugged multimeter also. I’m putting this on the main channel, because so many viewers generously donated. Shot with an Olympus Tough TG-850 …

Thanks to Rigol USA there are now two Rigol DS1102E scopes up for auction, see link below. But only for the next 24 hours! A whole bunch of my gear is also going up for auction, and all proceeds are going to the NSW Cancer Council Charity Auction HERE Donate …

Doug Ford from Doug Ford Analog Design shows his original Rode NT3 microphone prototype, and some of the design aspects that went into it. Traps for young players about the triboelectric effect in wires. Not sure if I uploaded this clip as part of my original microphone design series?

A sneak peek at the new EEVblog Bunker.

Dave shows you how to rework and replace a blown SSOP surface mount SMD chip with ChipQuik, solder wick, and drag soldering. And also mentions other methods using a hot air gun and pre-heater. Can he fix the Back To The Future Time Circuits and restore the timeline to it’s …