Some operating systems textbooks which came up on IRC today: Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces, Dive into Systems, and Computer Systems: A Programmer’s Perspective.
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Old Book Teardown #23: Engineering Electronics with Industrial Applications and Control (1957)
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Silly Job Title: Circuit Breaker. I am the Circuit Breaker!
This video is part of the Old Book Teardown feature of my video blog.
In this video I tear down Engineering Electronics with Industrial Applications and Control by John D. Ryder. This book was published in the USA in 1957. The book comprises 666 pages and is chock full of schematics with old vacuum tubes and photos from old Cathode Ray Oscilloscopes (CROs).
This whole thing is a duplicate, because I already had a look at this back in April 27, 2024. Oh well. Practice makes perfect. :)
In the video I mention about PID controller.
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Mail Call #54: Eve Meter, Science Books, STM32, Breadboard Base, and More! | In The Lab
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Silly Job Title: Craig Entertainer. I am the Craig Entertainer!
In this video we take a look at what came in the mail:
- Eve Energy AU (Matter) – Smart Plug & Power Meter, app/voice control, automate lights/appliances, 100% privacy, for Alexa/Apple Home/Google Home/SmartThings/Home Assistant, Thread Border Router needed
- The Boy’s Playbook of Science
- The Fairy-Land of Science
- Lots Of Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids: A Funny, Laugh Out Loud Busy Book for Children with Over 250 Jokes, Riddles, Tongue Twisters, and Puns
- 5PCS STM32F103C8T6 STM32 Minimum System Board Module 40 Pin Core Learning Module USB Power Supply with SWD Debugging for DIY Electrical Testing
- Model Painting Stand Base with 10pcs Metal Flexible Alligator Clips for Gundam Scale Model Making Tools Airbrush Crafting DIY (L and 10 flexible, S and 10 inflexible, L and 10 inflexible, S and 10 flexIble)
- Hydraulic Terminal Crimper Cable Wire Force Crimping Tool Kit 9/11 Die AU (YQK-70)
- Magnetic Iron Filings
- JZDZ Banana Socket Pure Copper Gold Plated 4MM 90 Degree PCB Panel Safety PA Molded Case High Current 24A 1000V J.40016
- 5Pcs Gold-Plated Safety Insulated 4mm Banana Female Socket Right Angle PCB Mount Connector (Color: One for each Color)
- 10PCS 1.0 1.25 1.5 2.0 2.54 SH/JST/ZH/PH/XH 1.0MM 1.25MM 1.5MM 2.0MM 2.54MM 2PIN/3/4/5/6/7/10P Female Plug Connector With Wire (SH 1.0MM, Length 10cm, 10Pin S)
- WeAct Mini Debugger DAPLink STLink V2.1 SWD SWO USB To Uart Module (Color: STLink-STM32)
- 6.35mm Jack Female Mono / Stereo Connector TS 2 Pole / TRS 3 Pole 1/4Inch 6.35mm Audio Socket Thread Panel Mount Connectors (Color: Red Stereo)
- 10Pcs/lot PJ-307 3.5mm Jack Female 5 Pin Stereo Audio Headphone Connector 3.5mm TRS Audio Socket Soldering Type Connectors
- 1pc USB 3.0 Coupler Female to USB Type C Female Adapter Super Speed USB3.0 Type-C Extender Connection Converter (silver, black)
- Small Size BAT-SAFE LIPO BOX Lithium Battery Explosion Proof Safe Fireproof Container for RC Drone Airplane Model Battery (115x205x140mm)
- JDRC 185x75x60mm Mini Waterproof Fireproof Explosion-Proof Portable Lipo Battery Safety Bag for FPV Racing Drones
- 20pcs Gold Plated 4mm Banana Plug Screw To Speaker Amplifier Binding Post Test Probes Adapter (Black, Red)
- Cleqee P4002 10PCS 5Color (in width) 6mm Insert Type U Type And Y Type Insert Harpoon Welding Insert 4mm banana plug (Color: red black 10pcs, Color: 5colors 10pcs)
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Old Book Teardown #22: Industrial Electronics Reference Book (1948) | In The Lab With Jay Jay
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Silly Job Title: Sparky. I am Sparky!
In this video we tear down an old book: Industrial Electronics Reference Book by Electronics Engineers of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
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New Book Teardown #8: Electricity and Magnetism 3rd Edition (2013) | In The Lab With Jay Jay
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Silly Job Title: Ohm Oracle. I am the Ohm Oracle!
In this video we take a look inside Electricity and Magnetism 3ed.
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Archer Semiconductor Reference and Application Handbook, 1978 edition (1978)
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Silly Job Title: Phase Pharaoh. I am the Phase Pharaoh!
In this video we take a look at the Archer Semiconductor Reference and Application Handbook, 1978 edition. This old book from Radio Shack outlines their semiconductor portfolio as it was in 1978.
This book is available online over here: https://archive.org/details/archer-semi-1978-ed
In the video I accidentally skipped over a few pages: 14 and 15 and 40 and 41 and 44 and 45 and 50 and 51.
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Learning the Art of Electronics: 1L.4.1 Internal resistance of the movement | In The Lab
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Silly Job Title: Tech Lead. I am the Tech Lead!
In this video we continue to work our way through Learning the Art of Electronics. In this video we continue with 1L Lab: DC Circuits and measure the internal resistance of our meter movement.
We use the METCAL PS-900 Soldering Station for soldering.
We use the Pro’sKit SS-331H Desoldering Pump to desolder (unsuccessfully).
We use the Riden RD6006 Bench Power Supply to provide 1V power for testing.
We use the Fluke 17B+ Digital Multimeter to measure current/voltage/resistance.
We use the EEVblog BM2257 Digital Multimeter to measure current/voltage/resistance.
We use the Brother P-Touch D210 Label Maker to label our circuit.
We use the Sharp EL-546L Scientific Calculator to calculate our values.
We use the ElectroCookie PCB Prototype Solderable Breadboard to make our circuit on.
We use the Multicomp Pro MP701033 Resistor Decade Box to provide test resistances.
We use the WilliamKlein Music Stand to hold our textbook.
We use the Carpenter Mechanical Pencil to take notes.
We use the Hakko CHP 3C-SA Precision Tweezers for tweezering.
We use the Plato Model 170 Wire Cutter to cut wires and trim leads.
We use the Kaisi S-160 45x30cm Repair Mat as our workspace.
The circuit I make in this video for interfacing the meter movement is JJ001:

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Old Book Teardown #20: Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits Volume 7 (1999) | In The Lab
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Silly Job Title: Charge Changer. I am the Charge Changer!
In this video we take a look inside Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits Volume 7 by Rudolf F. Graf and William Sheets.
Some circuits of interest included:
| Page | Circuit |
|---|---|
| 385 | DTMF Infrared Transmitter |
| 524 | FET Tester |
| 916 | Electronic Parrot |
| 925 | Voice-Effects Simulator Circuit |
And some new terms that we learned were:
- VFO: Variable-Frequency Oscillator
- LM3914, LED Driver, similar to LM3915 and LM3916
- MMIC: Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit
- Balun: balanced to unbalanced; balancing unit
- NE602: signal processing IC
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Old Book Teardown #19: Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits Volume 6 (1995) | In The Lab
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Silly Job Title: Technical Director. I am the Technical Director!
In this video we take a look inside Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits Volume 6 by Rudolf F. Graf and William Sheets.
Some circuits of interest included:
| Page | Circuit |
|---|---|
| 387 | Heartbeat Transducer |
| 531 | Geiger Counter |
| 663 | FM Bug |
And some new terms that we learned were:
- AGC: Automatic Gain Control
- ALC: Automatic Level Control
- IF: Intermediate Frequency
- He: Helium
- Ne: Neon
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Mail Call #52: Maker Advent Calendar, Banana Cables, Test Probes, Brushes and More! | In The Lab
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Silly Job Title: Fixeruperer. I am the Fixeruperer!
In this video we take a look at what arrived in the mail from AliExpress, Amazon, and The Pi Hut:
- Maker Advent Calendar – The 12 Projects of Codemas (inc. Raspberry Pi Pico H)
- Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
- Mothers Choice Outlet Plug Protectors (24 Pack)
- Cleqee P1036B 4mm Banana To Banana Plug Test Lead Kit for Multimeter Match Alligator Clip U-type & Puncture Test Probe Kit (Color: 30PCS Test Lead Kit)
- 15pcs Automotive Diagnostic Test Probe Puncture Needles Oscilloscope Probe Pins Set Repair Tool Accessories
- 304 Stainless Steel Flat Washer M1.6 M2 M2.5 M3 M4 M5 M6 M8 M10 M12 M14-M22 Metal Gasket Meson Sealing Plain Washers Spacer Shim (M3x15x0.8 x20pcs, M3x9x0.8 x50pcs, M3x8x0.8 x50pcs, M3x7x0.5 x100pcs)
- 10/50X 304 Stainless Steel Cross Recess Phillips Pan Round Head Flat End Self Tapping Screw M1.2 M1.4 M1.7 M2 M2.6 M3 M3.5 M4 M5 (50pcs M3, 8mm)
- A Set Chinese Calligraphy Brush ceramics Hook Line Fine Paint Brush Pen Weasel Mouse Whisker Stone Badger Hair Paint Brush (Color: 3Pcs)
- 00000 Fine Tip Paint Brush Set for Acrylic, Models, Mini Miniature Detail , Nylon Hair Thin Extra Fine Paintbrushes (Color: 6pcs)
- MAX7219 Dot Matrix Module 32×8 4 in 1 LED Display Modules Drive with 5Pin Wires for Arduino Raspberry Pi (Color: red)
- 15Pcs/Set Sandpaper 400 600 3000 800 1000 1200 1500 2000 2500 Grit Sand Paper Water/Dry Sanding Paper Abrasive Tools
- 5pcs White Acrylic Marker,Permanent Pen Art Supplies for Black Paper,Tire,Plastic,Stone,Metal,Painting for Artists,Beginners (Color: 5pcs)
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