lol. I purchased an autographed copy of Forrest Mims’ Maverick Scientist – Hardcover Limited Edition for my mate Dave Jones of EEVblog fame, and he was kind enough to plug me on his channel! I am a “fellow YouTuber”! :)
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In this video I tell you about the SWAG (Stuff We All Get) I collected this year at ElectroneX.
I had the very good fortune to meet Dave Jones of EEVblog fame. He was nice enough to take a photo and mention my channel on X.
And as if things couldn’t get any better I then went on to meet Nicholas Vinen of Silicon Chip fame. For the record, the very first thing I ever said to Nicholas Vinen was: “is that a spectrum analyzer?” :P
I mention that the channel’s logo a version of the Hacker Emblem. There’s more info on the show’s website.
My business cards were designed by DAC Design and printed by ClickMedia.
My business card holder is this one: Business Card Holder, 1 Pcs Build in 40 Card Slot PU Leather Business Card Wallet for Credit Card, Business Cards, Men, Women (Black).
The companies who gave me SWAG that I mention in this video are:
I mention my One PCB to Ruler Them All from Adafruit which is part of my costume.
The cheap wire cutters I mention are these ones: Aokin1PC 170 Universal Pliers DIY Electronic Diagonal Side Cutting Nippers Wire Cable Cutter 3D Printer Parts Hand Tools.
As I suspected J.Burrows is a stationary brand. Must have stolen someone’s pen! Whoops! :P
You can read more about Pogo pins. I’ve never used them myself. Looking at them I’m not sure how you would mount them to a board. Lot’s of things to learn!
You can find more info about the probe tweezers I mention in the video over here: Yum Cha Probe Tweezers.
My cheapo multimeters are these ones: DT830B Digital Multimeter. My slightly less cheapo multimeter is this one: DigiTech QM1323 Multimeter. The multimeters I am saving my pennies for are these ones:
Check out the line of Peak test instruments. When I’m rich I am gonna get the full set!
My capacitor testers (and discharger) I mentioned are these ones:
You can find more about my Maxitronix Xin1 Kits. I am making videos as I work my way through them.
You can find the STM micros I showed you over here:
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Let’s go shopping!
Well. Wow. What a day!
Today was the opening day of ElectroneX in Sydney.
I had the great privilege of spending the day with my very good friend Aleksei. Between us I think we managed to talk to every single exhibitor. By the time I got home my legs were sore and my lips were parched, so much walking, standing, and talking!
I turned up in character. I wore my costume. A lot of people thought that was fun, as did I. :)
I met Dave Jones of EEVblog fame, which really made my day. I knew he would be there and I was really hoping to see him, and I did! He was nice enough to plug my channel, what an excellent human being! <3
And as if things couldn’t get better they went on and did! It was an honour and a privilege to meet Nicholas Vinen, the editor of Silicon Chip magazine. I had hoped that he would be there and I would run into him… and then he was and I did!
All round a super great day. I had a lot of fun, learned a few things about the state of the art, and I even netted a few new subscriptions on the channel. :)
As mentioned on EEVblog 1619 – Mailbag: Featuring Don McKenzie the ADUSBCIM USB CABLE CHECKER 2. Gonna put that one on my shopping list.
Today I stumbled upon: https://www.jbctools.com/. They have some nice looking kit! JBC was mentioned by Dave Jones in EEVblog #596 – World’s Cheapest Soldering Station – Yihua 936 so I went looking.
Today I stumbled upon some vintage Dave Jones which made me happy: EEVblog #63 – Microchip PIC vs Atmel AVR. :)
Today while watching EEVblog 1559 – PCB Design: Trace Current Rating I learned about the Saturn PCB Design Toolkit.
I was watching this old EEVBlog video: EEVblog #168 – How To Set Up An Electronics Lab and Dave recommended a Fluke VoltAlert. I discovered there are various versions, such as the 1AC and 2AC, and those alternatives are explained here: Best Non-Contact Voltage Tester.
The Fluke 1AC II Non-Contact Voltage Tester looked like a pretty good one for my purposes and I found one on eBay for AUD$35.40 so I hit the buy button.
In case you missed it, there was a little controversy bubbled up on the interwebs:
So I signed up for an account on the EEVBlog form and made my first post.