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David looks at the pins on the Padauk PMS150 programmer for potential reverse engineering. TLDR; It doesn’t look easy to reverse engineer this protocol, it’s messy with lots of voltage levels, as Padauk said it would be. Just buy the programmer for now! There is also a Flash/EEPROM re-programmable version of the chip, the PFS154C. ...

Check out the amazing increased working distance on the Eakins microscope using a barlow lens to get a larger working area. Bundle: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/b7ycSav2 Microscope: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/eN3Ec5a Stand: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/bHSXalzm C Mount Lens Adapters: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/cMimkzYc Barlow Lenses: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/bmS9nWbe Forum HERE

A tour of the shambles that is the EEVblog lab, before the big move. Forum HERE

Using the Padauk programmer to program the 8 pin SO PMS154C micro and flash a LED on a breadboard. Forum HERE

Getting the 3 cent Padauk microcontroller to blink a LED. Or at least the in-circuit emulator blinking a LED with C. UPDATE: LCSC have just said that they will offer a free programming service for a limited time to anyone. Just email them when you place your order. http://www.padauk.com.tw Forum HERE

Well, repair-ish. Fixing the adjustment issue in the Systron Donner oven crystal oscillator. More issues found though. Forum HERE

Teardown Tuesday An early 1970’s Australian made Systron Donner Nixie tube display counter/timer. Forum HERE

Mailbag Monday Forum HERE SPOILERS: https://www.pirlcharger.com/ 12:20 iTron VFD Displays 16:06 Oscilloscope Component Tester Schematics: https://kabinett.homepage.t-online.de/bucket/Octopus/Octopus_SCM.jpg BOM: https://www.dropbox.com/s/he3ef0wfknn19eg/Octopus_BOM.csv In-depth description of the project: https://www.dropbox.com/s/q6114aa1o05ymfq/Description.docx 22:23 Random Chinese Mailbags

Banksy posted an update video showing more of the prank build and the shredding mechanism. But he’s still trolling us! Forum HERE Banky’s Directors Cut video

Sagan builds a rain detector circuit with Dave’s original Science Fair Tandy / Radio Shack 200-in-1 electronics projects kit from the 1980’s, and testing it using Dave’s first multimeter! Forum HERE Watch Sagan soldering for the first time!

Dave got a tip-off on a dumpster full of instruments, so raced off to check it out, what will he find? Forum HERE

Mailbag Monday, teardown bonanza! Forum HERE SPOILERS: – West German Geiger Counter Teardown – 6:35 Leo Bodnar Oscilloscope 40ps Pulse Generator for oscilloscope bandwidth measurement. – 11:32 Pocket Sprite Keyring Gameboy Teardown – 14:31 Defibrillator Simulator Teardown – 21:23 – Philips CD Discman Teardown

Taking a look at a sub 3 cent microcontroller, and other obscure Chinese manufactures, how to find them, and were to get them in stock. http://www.padauk.com.tw https://lcsc.com Forum HERE

A look at how the Banksy artwork prank “Girl with a Balloon” shredded itself moments after being sold for £1M at a Sotheby’s auction. How long did it sit idle waiting to be triggered?, and was this actually possible? NOTE: The Artwork was authenticated by “Pest Control”, which is Banksy’s own authentication house. If the ...

More Mailbag Monday Forum HERE SPOILERS: A-TEK AT-601 PC ISA Bus Design Breadboarding Tool Gigatron TTL computer update Home VintageTek museum XY demo board https://www.ebay.com/str/vintagetek 1970’s Casio CQ-1 Calculator Zofz PCB Gerber Viewer https://www.zofzpcb.com/