Unboxing #26: Unboxing Metal and Plastic Yum Cha Spudgers | In The Lab With Jay Jay

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In this video we unbox two spudger sets which arrived recently from AliExpress:

If you’re looking for spudgers I have some other ones as well which you can read about over here: Equipment Category: Spudgers.

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Unboxing #25: Unboxing the EEVblog BM2257 Multimeter | Learning Electronics In The Lab With Jay Jay

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In this video we unbox the Brymen EEVblog BM2257 Digital Multimeter which arrived recently from my mate Dave Jones of EEVblog fame. Thanks Dave!

In the video I mention about the Multimeter Fuse Pack available at the EEVblog Store (but out of stock), but I don’t think that particular fuse pack has the fuses I need for the BM2257. I have asked about what fuses to get on the EEVblog Forum: Appropriate fuses for EEVblog BM2257 Multimeter.

The BM2257 came with Zinc–carbon batteries which I haven’t seen before. You learn something new every day!

There will be a demo video coming out soon to go with this unboxing video, just like I did for my Fluke 17B+ Digital Multimeter:

I am very happy to have my new BM2257. Thanks again Dave. <3

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Unboxing #24: PowerShield Defender 1600 UPS | Learning Electronics In The Lab With Jay Jay

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In this video we unbox and install my two new PowerShield Defender 1600 UPS devices.

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Unboxing #23: AOOCOO 4K@30Hz HDMI USB 2.0 8-Port HDMI KVM | In The Lab With Jay Jay

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In this video we take our new AOOCOO 4K@30Hz HDMI USB 2.0 8-Port HDMI KVM out of the box! This new 8-port KVM is to replace my old 4-port KVM: HDmatters 4K HDMI USB 2.0 4-Port HDMI KVM.

If you’re interested in such things you might like to see the documentation for my studio.

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Unboxing #22: ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX6000 WiFi Router | Learning Electronics In The Lab With Jay Jay

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In this video we unbox my new ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX6000 WiFi Router.

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Demo #5: Peak Electronic Design Atlas LCR45 – LCR Component Meter with Impedance Measurement

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In this video we take a look at my new Peak Electronic Design Atlas LCR45 LCR Meter.

If you’re interested I have other equipment from Peak Electronic Design.

Over on the EEVblog forum I ask What’s special about the frequency 14.9254 kHz? The answer seems to be that this is 1/67th of 1 MHz, which is probably as precise as the microcontroller they’re using can go.

You can learn more about my ALKOY Capacitor Discharge Pen.

There are accessories available for the LCR45. Stuff I am planning to get includes:

I would get the LX30 – Extension Cable for LCR40/45 but it doesn’t appear to be in stock.

There are cases available but I am not planning to get any of those:

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Unboxing #21: ATPK3 – Atlas Pro Pack – LCR45 + DCA75 + Case | In The Lab With Jay Jay

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In this video I unbox my ATPK3 – Atlas Pro Pack – LCR45 + DCA75 + Case which I ordered recently from element14. This bundle includes:

I will do a demo of the DCA75 and LCR45 in future videos.

I haven’t seen GP23 batteries before, but apparently they are 12V and can deliver 23A. Seems like rather a lot!

I’m not sure what is special about the specific test frequency of 14.9254 kHz, but I have asked on the EEVblog forum.

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Unboxing #20: METCAL PS-900 Soldering Station | Learning Electronics In The Lab With Jay Jay

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In this video I unbox my new METCAL PS-900 Soldering Station which I ordered recently from element14.

I keep my notes about this equipment on my person wiki, over here: METCAL PS-900 Soldering Station.

Before I purchased this equipment I made some notes about my research and decisions and element14 had the best price by far.

As I mention in the video my new PS-900 soldering station uses the METCAL SmartHeat technology. You can read more about SmartHeat over here:

Per the above links the Metcal SmartHeat technology is available in various solutions:

The PS Series (which I got) is the entry level system. You can spend much more than I did!

I found this document Metcal – Tip Temperature Guide which describes the various tip options (Metcal calls the tips “cartridges”) along with their temperature specifications.

As promised the link for my electric scissors is here: Jackcat Electric Scissors.

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Unboxing #19: Kingston Fury Beast White XMP DDR5 128GB 5600MT/s CL40 RAM DIMM – KF556C40BWK4-128

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In this video I unbox my new Kingston FURY Beast White 128GB (4x32GB) 5600MT/s CL40 DDR5 XMP DIMM | Overclocking | Plug N Play | Intel XMP 3.0 | Kit of 4 | KF556C40BWK4-128.

This is the replacement RAM I ordered after the Corsair RAM debacle (wherein they sold me scrap metal, not RAM, really, you wouldn’t dream of it!)

You can read about Kingston FURY Beast DDR5 Memory and find the KF556C40BWK4-128 specs (PDF). There is also warranty information and memory installation instructions.

You can learn more about memory timings, particularly CAS Latency.

Today I managed to double the RAM in ‘charisma‘ from 64GB to 128GB and also double the RAM in ‘treat‘ from 16GB to 32GB. A productive day!

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Unboxing #18: CORSAIR HS55 Surround Sound Gaming USB Headset w/ Microphone | In The Lab With Jay Jay

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In this video I unbox and install my new CORSAIR HS55 Surround Sound Gaming USB Headset with Microphone made by CORSAIR and sold by Amazon.

If you’re interested in buying a headset yourself you might like to know that CORSAIR has other models. I am very happy with my new HS55 headphones. They sound great and they feel great too.

In the video I install the iCUE software from CORSAIR and the NVIDIA App from NVIDIA.

The NVIDIA App is used to install the drivers for my RTX 4060 graphics card in my gaming rig ‘treat‘. NVIDIA maintains a list of games supported by the NVIDIA App.

We also install the NVIDIA Broadcast software following this setup guide.

I had some trouble I think with the compatibility of the NVIDIA Broadcast software and the iCUE software. If I had my time again I wouldn’t have bothered with the NVIDIA Broadcast software, I don’t intend to use its features (it can filter out background noise on your microphone, but I don’t care about that). The only reason I installed the NVIDIA Broadcast software at all is that the iCUE software seemed to suggest that it integrated with it, but if it does it didn’t work for me. After I reinstalled the iCUE software it seemed to work properly again, so not really sure what happened there, but I think it all worked out in the end. Also I seemed to have some trouble when using VNC to connect to my gaming rig that didn’t happen when I used it directly (via the ATEN CS1922 2-Port DisplayPort KVM on my desk).

There were some YouTube videos from CORSAIR which played during the iCUE installation:

While reading about the NVIDIA driver options I learned about WHQL Testing:

The Windows Hardware Certification program (formerly Windows Hardware Quality Labs Testing, WHQL Testing, or Windows Logo Testing) is Microsoft’s testing process which involves running a series of tests on third-party device drivers, and then submitting the log files from these tests to Microsoft for review. The procedure may also include Microsoft running their own tests on a wide range of equipment, such as different hardware and different Microsoft Windows editions.

There is some more info from Microsoft about the program over here: WHQL test signature program.

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