EEVblog 1569 – A Very Ploopy Open Source Mailbag
More mailbag! DIY Open Source Ploopy Headphones: https://ploopy.co/headphones/ EEtackle Probe Holder: https://www.eetackle.com/ Intertooth Wireless Bluetooth Networking Console :...
View ArticleEEVblog 1570 – Tesla DIESEL Electric Train FAIL at Belin Gigafactory
Tesla unveiled to much fanfare, a DIESEL electric train to carry workers to and from their Berlin Gigafactory. LOL! Dave runs the numbers on whether or not they could have used a Battery Electric Train...
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EEVblog 1571 – Nobel Prize Winning Mailbag. 121GW, Retro calcs, Assembly, and...
Bumper mailbag! Send stuff to: EEVblog Mailbag PO Box 7949 Norwest NSW 2153 AUSTRALIA 00:00 – Mailbag 00:18 – Barry Marshall, Nobel Prize Winner returns a faulty 121GW...
View ArticleEEVblog 1572 – Haefely 16kV ESD Tester TEARDOWN + Repair Part 1
Teardown and Part 1 repair of a Haefely Trench PESD1600 16kV ESD tester. If you can help identify the rotary encoder at 25:52 that would be awesome! Unboxing and testing:...
View ArticleEEVblog 1573 – TEARDOWN: How a Rotary (Angle) Pulse Encoder Works
How a Rotary (Angle) Pulse Encoder works. This is entirely different to the normal quadrature phase encoder you have used before. A teardown from the Haefely Trench PESD 1600 ESD Tester. Unboxing &...
View ArticleEEVblog 1574 – REVIEW: Is the $42 Fluke 101 Multimeter Any Good?
Is a $42 Fluke multimeter any good? The Fluke 101 reviewed. https://tinyurl.com/Fluke101 A thanks from Zotek founder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I7m43RyVWU Pocket Multimeter shootout:...
View ArticleEEVblog 1575 – TIPA: The World’s Most Efficient Solar Panel – BUSTED
TIPA: The World’s Most Efficient Solar Panel raised £293,000 on Indiegogo and Kickstarter, AND also got a UK government innovation grant for £560,000! They claim 3 times the power output of regular...
View ArticleEEVblog 1576 – Tektronix DMM916 Multimeter Teardown & (Easy) Repair
Easy repair and teardown of the rather obscure Tektronix DMM916 Multimeter. Ebay auction: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/225848873343 Forum:...
View ArticleEEVblog 1577 – History of Cathode Ray Tubes with Kathy Joseph
Kathy Joseph from Kathy Loves Physics joins me on The Amp Hour to discuss history and physics and we end up discussing the intricate history of the development of the Cathode Ray Tube. Read Kathy’s...
View ArticleEEVblog 1578 – No one can be told what the Metrix is.
A multimeter without any screws? A 1990’s vintage Metrix MX44 multimeter torn down, tested and calibration adjusted. Forum:...
View ArticleEEVblog 1579 – Nuclear Diamond Battery FRAUD Lawsuit by SEC
The Nuclear Diamond Battery that made a huge marketing splash back in Aug 2020 and raised $1.2M in funding, NDB Inc and it’s founder Nima Golsharifi is now being sued by the SEC for fraud. No product...
View ArticleEEVblog 1580 – MacGruber Mailbag
More Mailbag! 00:00 – Mailbag Monday time 01:42 – T-88C Analog Multimeter https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DEojyDp 07:26 – Teardown 12:11 – PCB proto boards from Jon Newcomb http://www.jnewcomb.com/...
View ArticleEEVblog 1581 – Tesla Roadster now OPEN SOURCE?
Elon Musk just announced that the Tesla Roadster is now open source! Do we get schematics? Let’s have a look… https://service.tesla.com/roadster Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7Cw3GVXl44
View ArticleEEVblog 1582 – FNIRSI DPOX180H 180MHz DPO for $123?
A look at the FNIRSI DPOX180H 180MHz Handheld Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope for $123. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005564788266.html...
View ArticleEEVblog 1583 – Advanced Oscilloscope Triggering: Glitch/Pulse/Runt/Interval
A practical demonstration on how to use advanced oscillocope trigger features to trigger on an unsynchronised infrequent runt/glitch pulse. Includes Pulse/Glitch, Runt, Interval, Zone triggering, and...
View ArticleEEVblog 1584 – Wireless Freakin’ EV Charging Roads! A $250M Boondoggle
The US Department of Transport have authorised a $250M grant program to fund Wireless EV charging roads. A look at the pilot program in Detroit Michigan with the startup company Electreon:...
View ArticleEEVblog 1585 – SCAM! Portable Kinetic Molecular Heater BUSTED
The Portable Kinetic Molecular Heater is an obvious SCAM. We shouldn’t have to look at why, but let’s do it anyway. Forum:...
View ArticleEEVblog 1586 – Stranger Things Decade Resistor Box + Repair
A $12 6 decade resistor box, is it any good? And it’s not every day you have to repair a brand new product. https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ddfe4PL https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DnK2irb DIY...
View ArticleEEVblog 1587 – Dumpster FAX Teardown
Teardown of a Brother FAX machine found in the dumpster, just because. Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1587-dumpster-fax-teardown/
View ArticleEEVblog 1588 – Virgin Hyperloop One Goes BUST!
The Elon Musk vision of Hyperloop has come-a-gutsa. Vigin Hyperloop One has gone out of business. Who could have predicted it? And who’s left standing in the Hyperloop world? Forum:...
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