EEVblog

By David L. JonesTechnology Education

EEVblog episodes

May 19, 2018 EEVblog #1084 – Pocket Multimeter Shootout Part 2
Some quick extra tests on the 6 of the 14 pocket multimeters from Part 1 Which meter *won’t* survive testing? Forum HERE
14 min
May 19, 2018 EEVblog #1083 – Pocket Multimeter Shootout
14 pocket multimeters from $8 to $65 are torn down and compared for feature set and build quality. Ranging in price from $8 to $65, which one is the best in each price category? Part 2 coming tomorrow. Timestamps: 6:07 XB866 Wun Hung Lo 9:42 ANENG AN8203 15:47 $10 Shootout Summary 16:14 Uni-T UT10A 19:12 ...
1 hr 10 min
May 16, 2018 EEVblog #1082 – What Do Compliance Logos Mean?
What does the UL type approval compliance logo on consumer products mean? What about TUV, ETL, GS, CCC and other marks? Dave breaks down safety standards and compliance marks. Forum HERE
20 min
May 04, 2018 EEVblog #1081 – Are Bypass Capacitors REALLY needed?
Can a product work without ANY bypass capacitors? Dave finds out by “Muntzing” the Gigatron TTL computer. Lots of interesting talk on bypassing, grounding, probing, signal integrity, ground loops and noise and crosstalk. Forum HERE Links: http://www.electronicdesign.com/boards/whats-all-muntzing-stuff-anyhow http://web.mst.edu/~jfan/slides/Archambeault1.pdf https://ewh.ieee.org/r3/enc/emcs/archive/2012-10-10b_DecouplingMyths.pdf http://www.ti.com/lit/ml/slyp173/slyp173.pdf https://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/user_guides/ug483_7Series_PCB.pdf https://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/application_notes/xapp623.pdf
19 min
May 03, 2018 EEVblog #1080 – Gigatron TTL RISC Kit Computer Review
Review of the Gigatron.io TTL 8 bit retro computer kit. The processor is built entirely using TTL logic. http://www.gigatron.io Live 4 hours build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wECZoUNd2GY Forum HERE
36 min
April 29, 2018 EEVblog #1078 – World’s Thinnest Calculator Teardown!
A look at the amazing construction techniques used in the world’s thinnest calculator by Casio Destructive teardown on the Casio SL800 credit card calculator from 1983. It’s more interesting than expected! Forum HERE
33 min
April 29, 2018 EEVblog #1079 – Mailbag
More mailbag! Forum HERE SPOILERS: Brads Projects: https://bradsprojects.com/ Microelectronics Timeline Poster http://www.engineeringminds.org/ Big Clown IoT kit: http://igg.me/at/bigclown USB TouchPad: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jacoburge/touchpad-the-arduino-compatible-customisable-keybo Fluxgate compass teardown Oregon Scientific temperature sensor teardown CCES-33 Calculator Kit The crustiest multimeter teardown in history Alcatel 565 Mbit/s PDH mux
46 min
April 22, 2018 EEVblog #1077 – Dumpster PC Repair
Power supply repair attempt on an i7-2600 Dell Optiplex 990 dumpster PC. An update on previous dumpster PC’s. And the bunker to the rescue. Forum HERE
19 min
April 18, 2018 EEVblog #1076 – KRK Textile Dome Tweeter Teardown
QUICK teardown of the failed KRK Rokit 6 textile (soft) dome tweeter. Forum HERE
7 min
April 15, 2018 EEVblog #1074 – Custom LCD Design – Part 2
Part 2 of designing your own custom LCD display. Looking at the manufacturers datasheet for approval, and test design considerations. Forum HERE
21 min