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Less-Common Features of Multimeters
Some interesting features.
His old Fluke 187 meter has a “nS” mode (nano-siemens) which can give crazy high resistance measurements (up to 100 GΩ) as conductance measurements.
His Fluke 87V has a low pass filter on its AC voltage input.
He explains Lo-Z mode and phantom voltage. It works by putting a thermistor across the input leads.
His old Tekpower TP8250 analog meter has a D.Ω range for measuring low resistances and a NULL mode for indicating voltage direction. His Sanwa EM7000 also has a NULL mode facility.
His Tekpower TP8250 also has a battery mode, which will measure the voltage from a battery with a load attached.
His ANENG AN870 has a Non-Contact Voltage sensing (NCV) mode which does what it says on the tin. My NCV device is a Fluke 1AC-C2-II VoltAlert Voltage Detector.
Learning the Art of Electronics: 2N.2.1 Differentiators | In The Lab With Jay Jay
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Silly Job Title: Surge Sage. I am the Surge Sage!
In this video we continue working through Learning the Art of Electronics. Today we build a differentiator with a resistor and capacitor and test it with a square wave and a sine wave.
We use the Rigol MSO5074 Mixed Signal Oscilloscope to investigate our signals and to generate our input waveforms.
We use the Multicomp Pro MP701033 Resistor Decade Box as our variable resistor.
We use the Kaisi S-160 45x30cm Repair Mat as our workspace.
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Mail Call #65: Bus Pirate 6, Cardputer ADV, LILYGO T-Deck Plus, Programmers and More! | In The Lab
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Silly Job Title: Buzz Boss. I am the Buzz Boss!
In this video we take a look at what has arrived in the mail from AliExpress, Amazon, and DirtyPCBs.com.
- Lab Electricity Experiment Kit Junior High School Electromagnetics Physics Circuit Equipment for Teacher Student Self-Study kit (manual)
- Bus Pirate 6
- Bus Pirate 6 (RP2350) REV2B
- Bus Pirate 5 Probe Cable Set
- Bus Pirate 5 Auxiliary Cable Set (REV2 w/color)
- Bus Pirate 5 color coded AUX cable
- Bus Pirate 5 KF141 right angle quick connect
- Serial World Cable Survival Kit
- Dual RS3232 Plank “HQ”
- LOTES SOP8 SPI flash adapter
- 10 Shennie Test Hooks
- SPI flash adapter (set of 3)
- Bus Pirate 5 KF141 vertical quick connect
- Blank Plank REV0
- I2C Quick Connect Adapter
- Infrared RX/TX IR Toy v3
- 70/100mm DIY Electrical Enclosure Box Electronic Project Case White Black Grey Instrument Storage Junction Controller Box (Color: 82x52x35mm-Black)
- 100pcs 1/4W Metal film resistor 1R ~ 22M 1R 100R 220R 330R 1K 1.5K 2.2K 3.3K 4.7K 10K 22K 47K 100K 220k 330 1K5 2K2 3K3 4K7 ohm (1.5k, 1.6k, 8.2k)
- CH347 Programmer with V1.8V Level Conversion for EEPROM BIOS USB Programmer 24 25 Series Flash,Replace CH341A Programmer NEW
- CH347 High-Speed Programmer Module 24 EEPROM 25 SPI FLASH Supports TTL
- 1PCS XTW-3 XTW100 CH347 XTW-5 programmer USB motherboard BIOS SPI FLASH 24 25 reader Writer C0045 (Color: XTW100)
- Cardputer Portable Computer Adv Version Featuring 1.14″ Screen, 56 Key Keyboard, M5 Stamp S3A Development Kit Card
- 2 in 1 RF Development Board for M5Stack Cardputer ADV, Compatible with NRF24 & CC1101, 2.4GHz & 433MHz, Stable Power Supply, SPI/GPIO Protection, Bruce Compatible (Cardputer ADV Not Included)
- M5Stack Official Cap LoRa 1262 for Cardputer Adv (SX1262,ATGM336H)
- LILYGO T-Deck Plus Meshtastic 915Mhz ESP32-S3 Development Board (Style Name: Meshtastic Firmware)
- XGecu T48 TL866II Plus Universal Programmer High-Speed USB Portable with 30 Adapters for NAND Flash AVR PIC EEPROM (Color: T48 30 adapter)
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p.s. today I added DirtyPCBs, SPI, EEPROM, Cardputer, GPIO, LoRa, Meshtastic, NAND, and AVR to my spell check.
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Open Source Firmware Extraction – Reversing the XGecu T76 Universal Programmer
Unboxing #38: Unboxing the FNIRSI HRM-10 Internal Resistance Tester | In The Lab With Jay Jay
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Silly Job Title: Lightning Tamer. I am the Lightning Tamer!
In this video we unbox the FNIRSI HRM-10 Internal Resistance Tester.
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FNIRSI FNB58 Type-C USB Cable Tester![]() |
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ATX Bench Power Supply Build
Learning the Art of Electronics: Fig-2N.5 Constant Voltage Charge | In The Lab With Jay Jay
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Silly Job Title: Plugerinerer. I am the Plugerinerer!
In this video we continue working through Learning the Art of Electronics. Today we build the circuit from Fig-2N.5 which is a simple RC circuit that we charge with a voltage source.
Our charge and discharge curves for the 1000 µF capacitor looked like this:

We use the Rigol MSO5074 Mixed Signal Oscilloscope to investigate our signal.
We use the Riden RD6006 Bench Power Supply to provide 10 V for testing.
We use the EEVblog BM2257 Digital Multimeter for continuity testing the switch we use on the breadboard.
We use the Kaisi S-160 45x30cm Repair Mat as our workspace.
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Shuhari
Today I learned Shuhari, or how to master a skill:
- Shu: obey
- Ha: break
- Ri: move away
I don’t really get it yet, but it sounds good. :)
Mail Call #64: Loot from AliExpress & Amazon, ELP-U3 USB Camera, Spanners and More! | In The Lab
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Silly Job Title: Cable Commander. I am the Cable Commander!
In this video we take a look at what has arrived in the mail from AliExpress and Amazon:
- Zastic! Laminated Periodic Table of Elements Chart – 9″x12″ Chemistry Reference Poster Chart Cheat Sheet – Study Guide for Highschool, College, SAT/AP
- M5Stack Official Cap LoRa 1262 for Cardputer Adv (SX1262,ATGM336H)
- Universal Antenna Adapter Cable Fakra-Z Male To SMA Male Plug For GSM GPS DAB TV Antennas RG174 Cable
- 2PCS SMA To TV IEC Connector DVB-TV Antenna Adapter AP Test Head TV Plug SMA Female to TV Male RF Coaxial Connector KEBEIS (SMA Female to TV F)
- 2PCS SMA To TV IEC Connector DVB-TV Antenna Adapter AP Test Head TV Plug SMA Female to TV Male RF Coaxial Connector KEBEIS (SMA Male to TV F)
- 2PCS SMA To TV IEC Connector DVB-TV Antenna Adapter AP Test Head TV Plug SMA Female to TV Male RF Coaxial Connector KEBEIS (SMA Female to TV M)
- RG174 Cable IEC PAL DVB-T to SMA / F TV Male Plug & Female Jack RF Jumper Pigtail Adapter 20cm (SMAJ-TVJ, 50cm)
- RG174 Cable IEC PAL DVB-T to SMA / F TV Male Plug & Female Jack RF Jumper Pigtail Adapter 20cm (SMAJ-TVK, 50cm)
- RG174 Cable IEC PAL DVB-T to SMA / F TV Male Plug & Female Jack RF Jumper Pigtail Adapter 20cm (SMAK-TVJ, 100cm)
- RG174 Cable IEC PAL DVB-T to SMA / F TV Male Plug & Female Jack RF Jumper Pigtail Adapter 20cm (SMAK-TVK, 100cm)
- RG174 Cable IEC PAL DVB-T to SMA / F TV Male Plug & Female Jack RF Jumper Pigtail Adapter 20cm (SMAJ-TVKW, 100cm)
- 3mm Ultra-thin Open Box Dual-purpose Wrench Set 6-24mm Stainless Steel Spanner Metric Ratcheting Combination Wrench Kit with Bag (6-24mm 12pcs kit)
- https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/1009632884 2nd Edition
- 5PCS 6-pin WH148 Duplex Potentiometers B 1K 2K 5K 10K 20K 50K 100K 500K Dual Potentiometer Shaft Length 15 L15MM (500K Ohm)
- 5PCS 6-pin WH148 Duplex Potentiometers B 1K 2K 5K 10K 20K 50K 100K 500K Dual Potentiometer Shaft Length 15 L15MM (50K Ohm)
- 5PCS 6-pin WH148 Duplex Potentiometers B 1K 2K 5K 10K 20K 50K 100K 500K Dual Potentiometer Shaft Length 15 L15MM (5K Ohm)
- 5PCS 6-pin WH148 Duplex Potentiometers B 1K 2K 5K 10K 20K 50K 100K 500K Dual Potentiometer Shaft Length 15 L15MM (100K Ohm)
- 5PCS 6-pin WH148 Duplex Potentiometers B 1K 2K 5K 10K 20K 50K 100K 500K Dual Potentiometer Shaft Length 15 L15MM (10K Ohm)
- 5PCS 6-pin WH148 Duplex Potentiometers B 1K 2K 5K 10K 20K 50K 100K 500K Dual Potentiometer Shaft Length 15 L15MM (1K Ohm)
- ELP New 4K 60FPS Webcam USB 3.0 IMX678 Low Light Streaming Camera with 10X Zoom 5-50mm Lens for PC CCTV Video Conference AI (5-50mm CS Lens)
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