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The magic smoke was released from my solar analytics monitoring system. What was the culprit? Also Dumb Dave™ gets ZAPPED! Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1511-my-solar-analytics-system-failed/ Youtube: Odysee: Podcast: Download

HUGE SURPRISE inside the new low end $699 Rigol 12bit low noise HDO1000 oscilloscope! Hacking forum thread: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/hacking-the-hdo1khdo4k-rigol-12-bit-scope/ Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1510-$699-rigol-12bit-hdo1000-teardown-woah/ Youtube: Odysee: Podcast: Download

A look at and teardown of three different types of Australian made high security Ross safe locks. Ross 700 high security key lock Ross 1000 Electronic keypad lock Ross 1000 Bluetooth lock https://rosslocks.com.au/ 00:00 – Mailbag 01:32 – Three different types of safe locks 05:54 – Which lock type is …

Is an $800 oscillscope overkill for a hobbyist? At what level does an oscilloscope become “overkill”? Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/is-a-rigol-mso5000-overkill-for-a-hobbyist/

After the 3+ year experiment that started in March 2019 we FINALLY have some alkaline battery leakage failures! Did the Duracell’s fail? That pesky potassium hydroxide forming potassium carbonate. Youtube: Battery leakage video playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL24OiKqd2iN9n2Xk_7Y0gN5t44vtBud_C Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1508-we-finally-got-alkaline-battery-leakage!/ Podcast: Download

Teardown of the cheapest portable EVSE available in Australia, the 15A Mida Type 2 portable electric car charger. https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DEYLWux Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1507-mida-a-surprisingly-good-quality-cheap-evse/ Youtube: Odysee: Podcast: Download

Talking about the history of electricity and physics with Kathy Joseph from Kathey Loves Physics, and her new book: The Lightning Tamers: True Stories of the Dreamers and Schemers Who Harnessed Electricity and Transformed Our World. Also talk about her youtube channel and script and book writing process. Youtube: Odysee: …

My home takes 120W phantom standby power. Let’s do a complete audit and see what is consuming the most power, and how it can be reduced. Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1505-120w-home-phantom-power-audit-time!/ Youtube: Podcast: Download

A very cool bit of electronics failure mode analysis that you missed at the 2022 Tesla AI Day presentation. And it’s got nothing to do with the Optimus Tesla Bot! A look at how ceramic capacitor vibration caused mechnical failure in a MEMS oscillator. Youtube: AI day video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODSJsviD_SU Forum: …

Teardown of the new Rigol HDO4000 12bit ultra low noise oscilloscope Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/rigol-hdo1000-and-hdo4000-12bit-oscilloscopes-launched-in-china/ High Res Teardown Photos: Podcast: Download

Running through the numbers to see if home battery storage is viable on my home. And comparing Tesla Powerwall, Enphase IQ Battery, BYD LVS, and Greenbank battery pricing. All my solar videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvOlSehNtuHvPZ1-dDC449w_r2M0R4jtc Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1502-is-home-battery-storage-financially-viable/ Youtube: Odysee: Podcast: Download

Rigol’s new HDO4000 Series ultra low noise 12bit oscilloscope with Centaur chipset. Unboxing, first impression, and noise measurements. Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1501-rigol-hdo4000-low-noise-12bit-oscilloscope-unboxing-first-impre/ Youtube: Podcast: Download

Four reasons why autonomous pizza delivery robots will FAIL. And nope, they won’t save the environment either. But maybe I’m wrong? Magna are trialing a pizza delivery robot in Manhatten. And another “last mile” delivery boondoggle called Pipedream, delivering packages via 12″ pipes. https://i.pipedreamlabs.co/ https://twitter.com/eevblog/status/1516598333804265473 Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblab-102-last-mile-autonomous-robot-deliveries-will-fail/ Youtube:

EXCLUSIVE video only available on my Odysee channel! – Sharp GF-7600 Boombox unboxing. THE Boombox of the 1980’s!

Automatic AC transfer switches are pretty cool devices. A look at what they do, a practical demo, teardown, and then reverse engineering to explain how it does it. Bonus look at how my automated home battery backup system will work. 00:00 – Automatic AC Transfer switch 02:05 – How I’m …