Mailbag time again. Dave opens his mail. What random stuff awaits?
Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-745-mailbag/'>http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-745-mailbag/
SPOILERS:
A vintage Japanese Sharp X68000 video game home computer from the 1980's
Teardowns of an industrial controller, a LED light controller, ABB industrial switchmode power supply, Casio FX-3800P programmable calculator, old Gossen digital multimeter and a German analog meter.
Belgian chocolate.
Surprise visit by Sagan
Two Kickstarter Projects:
Femtocow USB912
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/femtocow/usb-912
Bluetooth Audio Link (BAL)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doayee/bluetooth-audio-link
A solar powered propeller hat and electronics business card:
http://shop.asmyldof.com/
Multimeter chipset:
http://datasheets.maximintegrated.com/en/ds/ICL7136.pdf
EEVblog Main Web Site: http://www.eevblog.com
The 2nd EEVblog Channel: http://www.youtube.com/EEVblog2
Support the EEVblog through Patreon!
http://www.patreon.com/eevblog
EEVblog Amazon Store (Dave gets a cut):
http://astore.amazon.com/eevblogstore-20
Donations:
http://www.eevblog.com/donations/
Projects:
http://www.eevblog.com/projects/
Electronics Info Wiki:
http://www.eevblog.com/wiki/

Done.

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23 thoughts on “Eevblog #745 – mailbag”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars RodgerE2472 says:

    I had that Casio Calc about 30+ years ago.

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars donepearce says:

    How is all this illegal food making it past your health people on the way into the country?

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Victor Varsanyi says:

    There is a name brand of tape that is "duck" tape. That cap must be the duck's guts!

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Christopher Hauck says:

    I can't believe nobody got the reference after all this time "the ducks guts" is a capacitor

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mark Hodgson says:

    Good luck with all the Kickstarters projects

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars RVProject says:

    You are correct that the original tape was Duct Tape. But these days anything is possible. There is also a "Duck" brand of Duct Tape sold in the US.

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Optron Cordian says:

    The flashing leds on the electronic business card really display a morse code. Could not decode everything, because of the cuts in the movie, but the green one for example says "Dave" in one moment and in another says "…ers", probably a part of a name too. Pretty original idea for a card, I am interested.

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars NAG HAMMADI says:

    dude you look like Stan Laurel…

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars lonetechnologist says:

    I wonder if that knife is even legal to keep, your videos are fun to watch dave, keep up the good work!

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars qwaqwa1960 says:

    Send me the matcha Kitkats!!!!! I luv'em.

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars frill necked lizard says:

    cool blue is basically some sort of dutch amazon

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars PelDaddy says:

    Dave, I'm surprised you didn't recognize a "Dux Capacitor!"

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Direkin says:

    Heh! "I wonder what processor the X68000 uses". The Motorola 68000 is a very obvious guess. And there's nothing wrong with matcha flavoured Kit Kat.

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ernst Stavro Blofeld says:

    Careful! They are actually Wasabi-KitKats…

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Zero Walker says:

    omg the first box is what is a wet dream for me a sharp X68000 wanted one for a few year now but man buying ship and importing it would maybe  cost a bit to much for me butt man I envy you.

  16. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Julian Nicholls says:

    Now, that's a knife!

  17. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Solo Gals says:

    Its a dux capacitor.

  18. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Nollid96 says:

    Does anyone know what the flashing LED on the Asmyldof card is? Is it just random flashing, or some code.

  19. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Justin Hall says:

    Do Aussies get Casio calculators more often than Texas Instruments?

  20. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars The Kaiser says:

    Deathtrap-Monday.

  21. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Godric Goodrich says:

    Yes the Casio did come with a wallet, I should know I still use it every day after decades.. 73 Gee/G4NLA

  22. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars illimited knowledge says:

    lol that knife is huge, are you related to Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee? 😀

  23. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars James Lamb says:

    .be  TLD ….. Top Level Domain

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