Hi there. My name is John Elliot V. My friends call me Jay Jay. I talk about technology on my blog at blog.jj5.net and make videos about electronics on my YouTube channel @InTheLabWithJayJay.
In this video I do the first the Maxitronix 10in1 Electronic Project Lab project: Morse Code By Light.
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In this video I introduce the Maxitronix 10in1 Electronic Project Lab. This kit has 10 projects which we will be working through in future videos.
I did check out the URL listed on the manual: www.maxitronix.com — but there’s nothing there any more, it is simply listed as for sale. I tried looking in archive.org but I only found some default content from the hosting provider.
Stay tuned for the upcoming projects. If you’re interested in seeing them don’t forget to subscribe!
Also, if you’re interested in getting any of these Maxitronix kits yourself the best place I know to look is on eBay. Let me know if you find them somewhere else!
Thanks very much for watching! And please remember to hit like and subscribe!
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In this video I announce the new “Xin1” feature of the show. In the Xin1 feature we will work through the various Maxitronix electronic project labs that I own. We will be working through the following project kits, one after the other:
10in1
20in1 (actually branded “Sensor Robot 20”)
30in1
59in1 (actually branded “Electronic Digital Recording Laboratory”)
60in1
130in1
200in1
300in1
500in1
That’s 1,309 projects to do!
As I mention in the video each time I start a new project kit I will do an introductory video to cover the front matter in the manual and to give an overview of the projects in the kit. Then I will make one video for every project in the kit. The project videos will be in this form:
Project introduction
Project construction (in the booth)
Demonstration and testing (on the bench)
Conclusion and review
And starting today the plan is to have a new video on the channel every day. So let’s see how I go with that! :)
Update 2024-05-10 jj5 – it turns out daily videos were way too ambitious. My new goal is three videos per week. Also standby for updates to the video format, I am thinking I will add a circuit simulation in LTspice and maybe an actual circuit build on a PCB designed in KiCad and manufactured by PCBWay.
If you’re interested in getting any of these Maxitronix kits yourself the best place I know to look is on eBay. Let me know if you find them somewhere else!
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In the first video I learned about AppCAD Design Assistant which is a free tool which boasts a broad bunch of features (and, particularly, it can help you design an antenna on your PCB):
S-Parameter Analysis and Plotting
Active Circuit Bias Design
Cascade Noise and IP3 Analysis
Transmission Line Analysis
Signals and Systems
Complex Math Engineering Calculator
I haven’t used AppCAD yet, but I will check it out soon.
There’s a little rebranding in progress. I’m changing my YouTube handle for the main channel from @JohnElliotV to @InTheLabWithJayJay. If you find any dead links please do let me know. <3
Man. I would really like to own a scope which could measure signals at 1GHz or more. Like this RIGOL DS70504 which can do 5GHz. The only problem is the price tag: AU$52,928.99. :(
This video is part of the Old Book feature of my video blog.
In this video we take a quick look at Vest Pocket Guide To Electrical Testing And Troubleshooting by John E. Traister published in 1987 with 130 pages.
In the video I also wish everyone a happy new year, talk a little about upcoming Xin1 projects, and mention how expensive it will be to upgrade my scope to 350 MHz.
And if you’re interested the Wikipedia page for Logic Analyzer says that the first commercially available instrument to be called a “Logic Analyzer” was the HP 5000A Logic Analyzer, introduced in October 1973.
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I had a problem where I needed to delete a device driver that had been installed so that I could install a replacement. I found How to Remove Old and Useless Drivers in Windows and the process was roughly:
Win + X: Windows PowerShell (Admin)
SET DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
Win + X: Device Manager
View -> Show hidden devices
You can then look for the old driver and remove it.
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