The Bee | Project 14/30 | Maxitronix 30in1 | Learning Electronics In The Lab With Jay Jay

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In this video we do the 14th project from the Maxitronix 30in1 Electronics Project Lab Kit: The Bee.

We use the Rigol MSO5074 Mixed Signal Oscilloscope to view the oscillating signal.

We use the UNI-T UTi260B Thermal Imager to check the thermals.

We use the Kaisi S-160 45x30cm Repair Mat as our workspace.

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The Leaky Faucet | Project 13/30 | Maxitronix 30in1 | Learning Electronics In The Lab With Jay Jay

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Silly Job Title: Maker of Videos. I am the Maker of Videos!

In this video we do the 13th project from the Maxitronix 30in1 Electronics Project Lab Kit: The Leaky Faucet.

Here are the timing measurements we took:

Capacitor Resistor Period
10 µF 470 kΩ 3.05, 3, 2.97, 3.03, 2.98
10 µF 100 kΩ 0.67, 0.6, 0.8
100 µF 100 kΩ 7.02, 7.02, 7.15
4.7 µF 100 kΩ 0.43, 0.35, 0.39
4.7 µF 470 kΩ 1.76, 1.5, 1.56

We use the Rigol MSO5074 Mixed Signal Oscilloscope to look for the oscillating signal.

We use the UNI-T UTi260B Thermal Imager to check the thermals (nothing interesting to report).

We use the Carpenter Mechanical Pencil to take our notes.

We use the Kaisi S-160 45x30cm Repair Mat as our workspace.

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Music from a Pencil | Project 12/30 | Maxitronix 30in1 | In The Lab With Jay Jay

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Silly Job Title: Energy Maestro. I am the Energy Maestro!

In this video we do the 12th project from the Maxitronix 30in1 Electronics Project Lab Kit: Music from a Pencil.

We use the Rigol MSO5074 Mixed Signal Oscilloscope to investigate our oscillator’s waveform.

We use the METCAL PS-900 Soldering Station to solder our cables to the alligator clips.

We use the MUIN Solder Fume Extractor to clear the air.

We use the EEVblog BM2257 Digital Multimeter to measure resistance.

We use the Multicomp Pro MP701033 Resistor Decade Box as a variable resistor.

We use the Carpenter Mechanical Pencil to draw our pencil resistor.

We use the Plato Model 170 Wire Cutter to cut our cables.

We use the Kaisi S-160 45x30cm Repair Mat as our workspace.

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The Beacon Light | Project 11/30 | Maxitronix 30in1 | Learning Electronics In The Lab With Jay Jay

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Silly Job Title: Transistor Troubadour. I am the Transistor Troubadour!

In this video we do the 11th project from the Maxitronix 30in1 Electronics Project Lab Kit: The Beacon Light.

We use the Rigol MSO5074 Mixed Signal Oscilloscope to examine the waveform.

We use the UNI-T UTi260B Thermal Imager to check the thermals (there wasn’t much to see).

We use the Kaisi S-160 45x30cm Repair Mat as our workspace.

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The Highs and Lows of Oscillation | Project 10/30 | Maxitronix 30in1 | In The Lab With Jay Jay

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Silly Job Title: Volt Vanguard. I am the Volt Vanguard!

In this video we do the 10th project from the Maxitronix 30in1 Electronics Project Lab Kit: The Highs and Lows of Oscillation.

The spreadsheet with our measurements is here: Maxitronix-30in1-10.ods.

We use the Rigol MSO5074 Mixed Signal Oscilloscope to measure the period of our circuit’s oscillations.

We use the UNI-T UTi260B Thermal Imager to check the thermal properties of our circuit. There was nothing exciting to see.

We use the Carpenter Mechanical Pencil to take notes.

We use the Kaisi S-160 45x30cm Repair Mat as our workspace.

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The “Secret Code” Key | Project 9/30 | Maxitronix 30in1 | In The Lab With Jay Jay

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Silly Job Title: Earth Grounder. I am the Earth Grounder!

In this video we do the 9th project from the Maxitronix 30in1 Electronics Project Lab Kit: The “Secret Code” Key.

We use the Rigol MSO5074 Mixed Signal Oscilloscope to examine the buzzer tone signal.

We use the UNI-T UTi260B Thermal Imager to check thermals (there are none to speak of).

We use the Kaisi S-160 45x30cm Repair Mat as our workspace.

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The Slow Motion Sunrise-Sunset Light | Project 8/30 | Maxitronix 30in1 | In The Lab With Jay Jay

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Silly Job Title: Grounding Genius. I am the Grounding Genius!

In this video we continue to work through our Maxitronix 30in1, today doing project #8: The Slow Motion Sunrise-Sunset Light. In this project we see how an electrolytic capacitor can control a Darlington pair.

We use the UNI-T UTi260B Thermal Imager to examine the thermal properties of the circuit (there’s not much to see).

We use the OWON XDM1041 Bench Multimeter for voltage and current measurements.

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The Sunrise-Sunset Light | Project 7/30 | Maxitronix 30in1 | In The Lab With Jay Jay

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Silly Job Title: Systems Architect. I am the Systems Architect!

In this video we continue to work through our Maxitronix 30in1, today doing project #7: The Sunrise-Sunset Light. In this project we see how an electrolytic capacitor can control and NPN transistor. By varying the resistor and capacitor we can change the timings of the circuit.

We use the EEVblog BM2257 Digital Multimeter to measure current and voltage.

We use the Kaisi S-160 45x30cm Repair Mat as our workspace.

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The Transistor and “Amplification” | Project 6/30 | Maxitronix 30in1 | In The Lab With Jay Jay

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Silly Job Title: Switch Sleuth. I am the Switch Sleuth!

In this video we continue to work through our Maxitronix 30in1, today doing project #6: The Transistor and “Amplification”. In this project we see how an NPN transistor acts as an amplifier.

The HFR trigger coupling I use at the end of the video is called High Frequency Reject, it hides high frequency components from the triggering system and in this case fixed our triggering issue. I haven’t used HFR trigger coupling before. The Rigol user manual for the MSO5000 series doesn’t explain the feature, it just says: “HFR: rejects the high frequency components”.

We use the Rigol MSO5074 Mixed Signal Oscilloscope to examine our input and output voltages, and also to provide a test sine wave for input.

We use the UNI-T UTi260B Thermal Imager to look at the thermals, but there wasn’t anything really to see.

We use the UNI-T UTG962E Signal Generator to provide an input signal, but we couldn’t get it to work properly so we used the signal generate from the scope instead.

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