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Dave finds a credit card embossing and programming machine in the dumpster! Will it work? And of course, teardown time. Forum HERE

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

What’s all this AC RMS and Standard Deviation measurement stuff on your oscilloscope anyhow? And how does it differ from “normal” RMS measurement? Another trap for young players. Dave made an oopsie in the 1GHz Siglent scope review, did you spot it?

A deep dive into how and why Apple’s post 2016 MacBook Pro’s fail after water ingress, and the poor design decisions that lead to it. Which engineer at Apple is to blame? Or is anyone actually to blame? The PCB and product design process, the often siloed design jobs, and failure mode analysis Includes a ...

Mailbag Monday

Siglent have entered the 1GHz oscilloscope market with the SDS5000X, is it a worthy competitor? Forum https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1220-siglent-sds5000x-1ghz-oscilloscope-review/

So many viewers demanded a conclusion to Sagan’s toy repair video, so behold, the incredibly complicated, fascinating, and deep educational repair of removing a blown switch in a toy! Forum HERE  

Only Dave can turn a simple question into a 1hr deep dive monologue into PCB layout and FPGA implementation. FPGA power supplies, DC margins, dynamic power requirements, power budgets, high power designs, multi layer PCB design, placement, system considerations, power planes, copper weighting, stackups, routing, split planes, star grounding, blind and buried vias, high speed ...

A look at the Hornsby Slot Car centre in Sydney which holds the national championship slot car event.See a slot car race around a 186 foot track in 3.2 seconds!

Oscilloscope Sin X/x Interpolation can be a trap for young players, find out why. Forum HERE

A whole stack of HP PC’s found in the dumpster! EEVblog2 Forum HERE

Why did Apple’s most beautiful product fail? A look at the Apple PowerMac G4 Cube designed by Jonathan Ive. A teardown and power-up. Forum HERE

How do you make waterproof earphones? A teardown of the Sony Walkman NWZ-WS613 Also talk on o-rings and waterproofing electronics. Forum HERE

Mailbag time! SPOILERS: Aliens vs Pirates! Northside service company: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcMN_sDzaDThDYRBb2Qcahw/featured Nutone intercom system teardown 10:08 Royal Digital Diary Teardown 12:52 Motic / Swift soldering stereo microscope, also rebadged by AmScope https://amzn.to/2Lt0sYG 25:03 Texas Hold’em handheld game Teardown TI 30-XS Calculator teardown 31:43 Elecrow Crowtail STEAM Edu Kit for Micro:bit 36:28 CrowVi USB-C monitor: https://www.elecrow.com/crowvi-13-3inch-portable-usb-c-monitor-non-touchscreen.html Forum ...

Fundamentals Friday Dave answers a beginner forum question of why their 74HC390 based breadboard counter circuit does not work properly. Let’s get up to our armpits in datasheets and troubleshooting. A two sentence forum response turned into a step-by-step 27min video investigation involving rise and fall times, setup and hold times, metatability, optocouplers, bypassing, open ...