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What’s happened this year, and what’s coming up in 2014 on the EEVblog? Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-563-2013-review/ Podcast: Download

Or, in other words, how it can all go horribly wrong… It all started as a simple thing to keep some people happy. More and more people were asking if they could get a µRuler I gave away as a promo at the Electronex trade show. So on a whim …

Only 48 Hours left! Dave assembles and tests the first 10 Kickstarter uCurrent units. The PCB’s are from www.project-pcb.com/

Dave assembles his first uCurrent in the SMD reflow oven. With random running commentary while pick and place assembling. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

http://www.frantone.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/ContourCorsets Apollo LVDC teardown: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0ggqY7vnAw RCA Numitron Nixie tube display XMOS StartKit How to make a DIY Solder Paste stencil from a soda can. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

1 minute tech tip! Dave shows how to remove sticker residue from test equipment without damage, using a plastic pencil eraser. No chemicals required! It also works for those troublesome security stickers. Handy for sprucing up equipment before resale on ebay. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Dave shows off his loot from a recent auction. Tektronix TDS3054 500MHz 4 channel oscilloscopes, TDS220’s, DMM916 multimeters, Simpson 260 analog multimeters, and an 1960’s AVO transistor tester. Microchip TC8129 Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Someone on Twitter asked for EEVblog stickers. It seemed like a good idea, so here you go, my ugly mug on a sticker!, available on my Zazzle store in sheets of 20 small or 6 large. I like the subdued font that blends into the hand drawn image. DaveHead EEVblog …

Dave plays around with converting a toaster oven into a surface mount SMD reflow oven with a beginner kit and controller from Beta Layout. Includes basic calibration and thermal profiling of the oven. Also a look at an example PCB from PCB-Pool, and reflow of an example board with lead-free …

Inside the classic retro Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer from the 1980’s Was supposed to be part of the previous Mailbag video, but Dave is an SEO keyword whore, so it gets it’s own video. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Kickstarter Campaign HERE Forum HERE

Mailbag Monday https://www.youtube.com/user/mikeselectricstuff http://www.hioki.com/discon/pdf/multi/3207_08.pdf http://tindie.com/stores/Pieco http://tindie.com/UnaClocker http://www.tokyoflash.com/en/watches/kisai/upload/ Podcast: Download

Dave celebrates the classic 555 timer IC by building the Evil Mad Scientist “three fives” discrete timer kit. Some scope measurements and an explanation of the internal 555 timer circuitry follow. Video Highlights: Construction Testing Circuit Description Waveforms Classic old Signetics 555 timer datasheet The kit Han’s Book on Analog …

Dave tears down a vintage 1984 Sinclair FTV1 / TV80 pocket TV and explains how the innovative 3 deflection system flat screen CRT works. Service Manual with schematics and theory of operation: http://eevblog.com/files/Sinclair_FTV1.zip Flickr Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eevblog/sets/72157638306245666/ Info page: http://www.thevalvepage.com/tv/sinclair/ftv1/ftv1.htm Guy who worked on the CRT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB7RgVqTgXI Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-554-sinclair-ftv1-tv80-flat-screen-pocket-tv-teardown/ Podcast: Download