Media Summary: More dodgy components, this time from our friends at Part 8 of the AC Basics tutorial series. Looking at the difference between Apparent, Reactive, and Real Power. Plus Power Factor ... WTF were Texas Instruments thinking changing the design and major specs of the 45+ year old jellybean NE5532 audio opamp ...
Eevblog 134 The Maxim Manipulation - Detailed Analysis & Overview
More dodgy components, this time from our friends at Part 8 of the AC Basics tutorial series. Looking at the difference between Apparent, Reactive, and Real Power. Plus Power Factor ... WTF were Texas Instruments thinking changing the design and major specs of the 45+ year old jellybean NE5532 audio opamp ... Dave investigates an issue with the input offset voltage on the Analog Devices AD8628 zero-drift chopper opamp. The answer will ... In this (rather long) episode, we take a closer look at an old fixed linear power supply, and then hack it into a variable lab power ... Dave was looking forward to reviewing the new Extech RC200 SMD Tweezer Multimeter, until the damn thing tried to kill him.
Dave found something strange in his circuit for the 555 timer contest. Support my work: Sum Ergo Demonstro (the demo): Graphical LCD display and PIC micro demo board stories. The most often requested video! In this tutorial Dave explains what Operational Amplifiers (OpAmps) are and how they work. What's the easiest way to electronically trigger a mouse trap? Dave has an idea... Just don't ask why, OK, Dave doesn't know ... Dave checks out what all the fuss is about with the Arduino, contemplates the PICAXE, and cuts loose on die hard assembly ...
