Monthly Archives: March 2024

Old Book Teardown #6: Frequency Modulation: An Introduction To The Fundamental Principles (1958)

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This video is part of the Old Book Teardown feature of my video blog.

In this video I tear down Frequency Modulation: An Introduction To The Fundamental Principles by A. W. Keen, M.I.R.E., A.M.I.E.E. This book was published in London in 1958. The book comprises 274 pages and is chock full of schematics with old vacuum tubes.

Some items of note from the book:

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Electronics Project #4: Male And Female RF Coaxial Cables With Alligator Clips | In The Lab

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In this video I create some cables so I can attach my circuits to my roof aerial. I also announce the old book and new book for the upcoming teardowns which will be released in the next few days.

While doing this video I learned over on the EEVblog Electronics Community Forum that the specific RF cable connectors we are using in this project are Belling-Lee connectors.

There is going to be a break in Maxitronix 20in1 videos for a few days while I wait for my new Logitech BRIO webcam to arrive. Once that is here recording in the booth will resume.

In this video I mention the Silicon Chip magazine and Beginner’s Guide to Reading Schematics. Also the various new book teardowns I refer to are:

I also refer to MPLAB X IDE and MPLAB PICkit 4 In-Circuit Debugger.

The technology I mention in the beginning of the video is this:

The new monitor I refer to in the video is this UPERFECT 4K Monitor 15.6″ Portable Gaming Monitor UHD PC Screen USB C Monitor.

The cables I use in this project are these:

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New camera, woohoo!

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I am pleased to advise that today my new Logitech BRIO 4K webcam arrived. I have installed it in the booth, and unlike the last one, this one actually works. The implication for me is less stuffing around when it’s time to record videos because I will no longer have to move one camera between two mounts, the cameras are static now.

The Brain User’s Handbook: A Neuroscience-inspired Guide to Peace of Mind

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I am reading The Brain User’s Handbook: A Neuroscience-inspired Guide to Peace of Mind which has this awesome image I want to share:


An imagined interaction between a human baby and a young LLM in training. They are sharing impressions about the endeavor of modeling the world from scratch. Image generated with DALLE-3 via ChatGPT

Shot In The Dark I | Project 7/20 | Maxitronix 20in1 | Learning Electronics In The Lab With Jay Jay

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In this video I do the seventh Maxitronix 20in1 Electronic Project Lab project: Shot In The Dark I.



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New Book Teardown #2: The Art of Electronics: The x-Chapters (2020) | In The Lab With Jay Jay

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This video is part of the New Book Teardown feature of my video blog.

In this video I take a look at The Art of Electronics: The x-Chapters by Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill published in 2020. The book has 506 pages and is a companion to The Art of Electronics 3rd Edition.

In the book we learn about the Cascode two-stage amplifier and the push-pull amplifier.

We also see mention the Eye Diagram and there is discussion of the Potentiometer.

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Photometer | Project 6/20 | Maxitronix 20in1 | In The Lab With Jay Jay

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In this video I do the sixth Maxitronix 20in1 Electronic Project Lab project: Photometer.



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