EEVblog

By David L. JonesTechnology Education

EEVblog episodes

December 16, 2016 EEVblog #956 – Countersurveillance Monitor Teardown
How does a Countersurveillance Monitor (a.k.a Bug Detector) works to sweep a room for bugs? Teardown of the Research Electronics CPM-700 Also a look at the NSA “LoudAuto” radar retro-reflector spy bug, and some cold war ear Soviet embassy espionage. NSA Spy Devices Brochure Talking Electronics FM Bugs Forum HERE
1 min
December 13, 2016 EEVblog #955 – World’s First Portable Computer Teardown
What’s inside the world’s first portable microcomputer?
The Osborne 1 from Osborne Computer Corporation torn down.
An Adam Osborne and Lee Felsenstein design.
ROM Dumps HERE and HERE
Field Service Manual
Technical Manual
Forum HERE
1 min
December 11, 2016 EEVblog #954 – How To Setup An Electronics Lab For $300
Dave shows you how you can set up an electronics lab for only a few hundred bucks.
Multimeter, oscilloscope, power supply, function generator, soldering station, solder, wire, tools, microscope and magnifier, and components.
The previous video HERE
Forum HERE
Links:
UT136B Multimeter
OWON VDS1022I USB Oscilloscope
YiHUA 936 Soldering Station
Hakko Tips
Lab PSU
USB Microscope
Head Magnifier
Flux Pen
0.3mm solder
Lead Free solder
If your budget allows, a Rigol DS1054Z
1 min
December 07, 2016 EEVblog #952 – Nixie Tube Display Project – Part 3
More on the nixe tube driver chip, testing for bias glow and clamp voltages.
Schematic design in Altium Designer.
Selection of the Wifi ESP8266 module
Traps in 3.3V / 5V logic level translation.
Design tip for neat schematics.
Forum HERE
1 min
December 06, 2016 EEVblog #951 – Mailbag
Mailbag overload!
Forum HERE
SPOILERS:
A watch made from a old IBM Microdrive Hard Drive Drive!
Tearing down and debunking a Hyper Voltage Stabiliser car energy smoothing bullshit device.
Panduino Uno compatible Arduino
Dell Server destroyed by super Neodymium magnet!
Brainiac75 Youtube
My Playhouse Youtube
Hardware Hacker book by Bunnie Huang
BMW 5 series keyfob receiver teardown
ESD Wriststrap teardown
CCCP Ohmeter
Wun Hung Lo brand GoPro/SJCAM ripoff camera tested
Dodgy battery charger
4 banger calculator
1 min
November 30, 2016 EEVblog #950 – Nixie Tube Display Project – Part 2
Some more info and experiments on driving Nixie tubes.
Open circuit cathode voltage, open collector vs totem pole / push-pull drivers, NIxie voltage drop and pre-biasing, and using the ULN2003 with zener clamping.
Forum HERE
1 min
November 29, 2016 EEVblog #949 – World’s First Clamshell Laptop Teardown!
The Dulmont Magnum “Kookaburra” from 1983 is the only laptop to have even been designed and made in Australia, as well as being the world’s first “clamshell” laptop design.
Dave tears down this obscure retro classic based on the equally rare 80186.
Download ROM images HERE
Forum HERE
Hires photos:
1 min
November 26, 2016 EEVblog #948 – Nixie Tube Display Project – Part 1
Part 1 of an internet connected Nixie tube counter/clock display project.
What are Nixie Tubes? How do they work? How do you drive them?
Selecting a suitable driving solution and parametric searching.
Forum HERE
1 min
November 23, 2016 EEVblog #947 – Chronos High Speed Camera Review
Dave takes a look at the 21,000fps Chonos Kickstarter high speed digital camera prototype.
Tesla500 Youtube Channel
World’s most powerful LED light – 5kW VIDEO
Forum HERE
1 min
November 22, 2016 EEVblog #946 – Apple Raspberry Pi Cluster – PART 2
Part 2 of building the Raspberry Pi computer cluster.
Dave strips down an old Apple G5 PowerMac to use as the enclosure.
Forum HERE
1 min