EEVblog

By David L. JonesTechnology Education

EEVblog episodes

August 07, 2019 EEVblog #1234 – MORE Epic Solar Roadways FAIL!
It just never ends! Two days after I posted my last solar roadways video, details and photos emerge of another two recent epic failures of the new SolaRoad installations in the Netherlands. A trial with buses and trucks results in failures within a week and cancellation of the project. Now the company wants to focus ...
17 min
August 07, 2019 EEVblog #1233 – The Demise Of Solar Roadways
The inevitable demise of Solar Roadways in France, China, and the Netherlands. But Solar Freak’n Roadways won’t go down without a fight!, not that it was ever in the ring, apart from starting this whole boondoggle concept. Forum HERE
29 min
August 07, 2019 EEVblog #1232 – Add Web Access To Old Instruments!
A look at the KISS-488 GPIB to Ethernet adapter that lets you add a web based user interface, HPGL plotter emulator, and Telnet interface to old instruments with a GPIB interface. And you might even get some extra resolution out of those old instruments too! GPIB Telnet Data logger program HERE https://www.ebay.com/itm/KISS-488-IEEE-488-GPIB-HPIB-to-Ethernet-HP7470-Plotter-Emulator-No-Drivers/113499150641 Forum HERE
20 min
August 07, 2019 EEVblog #1231- New Uni-T UPO3000 Oscilloscope Teardown
Teardown of the new Uni-T UPO3000 series oscilloscope. Forum HERE
36 min
July 16, 2019 EEVblog #1229 – Mailbag
SPOILERS:TomTom XL GPS teardown9:26 Casio RM-9850 graphing Calculator18:15 40th Anniversary of the 6809 and a special demo boardhttps://gitlab.com/dfffffff/gcc68096809 gcc compiler23:14 Japanese Anime and various prototype boardshttps://gerbolyze.jaseg.net32:34 WebFPGA Beginner web based FPGA development system Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryanmjacobs/webfpga-rapid-fpga-development-systemRaspberry Pi Zero aluminium case121GW Multimeter holder
47 min
July 10, 2019 EEVblog #1228 – Do Digital Scopes Have REAL Verniers?
Do digital oscilloscopes have REAL vertical vernier controls? Let’s probe a scope up the clacker to find out! Forum HERE
19 min
July 10, 2019 EEVblog #1227 – The Free Energy Community RESPONDS!
The Free Energy Community responds to Dave’s #708 – Free Energy Overunity BULLSHIT! video! Dave and Sagan read a Mailbag letter from a Free Energy aficionado! Astrophysics for people in a hurry book Kids version Forum HERE
16 min
July 03, 2019 EEVblog #1226 – How To Get Better Accuracy On Your Oscilloscope
How to get better waveform measurement accuracy on your oscilloscope. Two advantages of the oscilloscope vernier control. Forum HERE
15 min
July 02, 2019 EEVblog #1225 – Dumpster Credit Card Embosser!
Dave finds a credit card embossing and programming machine in the dumpster! Will it work? And of course, teardown time. Forum HERE
30 min
June 26, 2019 EEVblog #1224 – uBeam is Sinking!
Everyone’s favorite impractical technology ship, the SS uBeam has finally hit the iceberg, but what’s left of the band is still playing as it sinks! Meredith Perry’s TED Talk uBeam CEO presentation Paul Reynolds’ Blog Correction: Paul was former VP of Engineering, not CTO Forum HERE
30 min