Eevblog #97 – live show #2
The 2nd EEVblog Live show. A whole bunch of stuff - Extech update, Agilent, Extech and BK Precison LCR meters,…
Eevblog #96 – the ti launchpad msp430 development board
Drive-Time. Dave rants randomly about TI's bold new entry into the hobby/hacker/maker market with the $4.30 MSP-EXP430G2 Evaluation Board, and…
Eevblog #95 – linear regulators, closed loops, simulations, brand shenanigans
A bit of a follow-on from the linear regular episode. Dave dances with a simple linear closed loop circuit he…
Eevblog #94 – near death multimeter experience
Dave was looking forward to reviewing the new Extech RC200 SMD Tweezer Multimeter, until the damn thing tried to kill…
Eevblog #93 – pcb autorouters suck
Drive time rant again. Dave begs beginners not to use autorouters, and questions why the low end EDA packages even…
Eevblog #92 – get your mit engineering degree for free
Drive time rant. Has electronics design information become a bit of a commodity? And how can you differentiate yourself?
Product design fail – ideal multimeter – redux
Is the bad design of the IDEAL multimeter tilting bail really that a-typical? Should you expect to be able to…
Eevblog #91 – $50 multimeter shootout – extech ex330, amprobe am220, elenco, vichy vc99, gs pro-50
Dave compares five $50 Multimeters to see if they are any good, and how they compare. Download the comparison sheet:…
Product design fail – ideal multimeter
Bad Product Design 101: How to screw up your product with a simple design oversight. The IDEAL brand 61-342 looked…