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Teardown of an Amrel PPS 35-2 Programmable Power Supply

December 1, 2019October 9, 2023 kwong

A while back, I did a teardown on a dual-channel Amrel PPS-2322 programmable power supply, and was quite impressed by […]

Electronics AD7541, Amrel, Array 3711A, GAL16V8B, M58725P, MPM81C55P-2, PPS 35-2, PPS-2322, Programmable Power Supply

Teardown of a Keithley 230 Programmable Four-Quadrant Voltage Source

October 25, 2019October 1, 2022 kwong

The latest addition to my lab equipment is a Keithley 230 programmable voltage source which can output up to ±100V. […]

Electronics, Teardowns AD544, GPIB, HP-IB, IEEE-488, Keithley 196, Keithley 230, MJ15011, MJ15012, Teardown, TMS9114A, Voltage Source

Teardown of a Microwave I/Q Down Converter

September 29, 2019September 29, 2019 kwong

I recently picked up a downconverter box on eBay. My original plan was to use the enclosure for another project […]

Electronics Branchline Coupler, Downconverter, Frequency Mixer, I/Q Quadrature Mixer, Quadrature Mixer, Wilkinson Power Divider

Teardown and Modification of an Electrophoresis Power Supply

August 17, 2019August 17, 2019 kwong

Electrophoresis power supplies are commonly found in biology and other life sciences laboratories. These power supplies are usually capable of […]

Electronics 2N6344A, 68HC11, AD654, E-C Apparatus Corporation, EC600-90, Electrophoresis, High Voltage, IRFP450, LM566, LT1014DN, MOC3063, MS6264L, Power Supply, TC1426CPA, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Thyristor, TRIAC, VCO, Voltage Controlled Oscillator

Teardown of a Marconi 2305 Modulation Meter

May 26, 2019June 2, 2019 kwong

I picked up a Marconi 2305 modulation meter off eBay the other day. As the name indicated, a modulation meter […]

Teardowns AM, EAROM, ER3400, FM, Harmonic Mixer, M5L8155P, Marconi 2305, Modulation Meter, PM, Step Recovery Diode, upd446C

LogiMetrics A300/S 2 – 4 GHz Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier – Repaired

May 5, 2019May 5, 2019 kwong

In my previous blog posting, I did a teardown of a LogiMetrics A300/S 2 to 4 GHz Traveling Wave Tube […]

Electronics 54121DM, A300/S, CA3097E, HP 493A, HP8566B, HP8642B, L-3 Communications, LogiMetrics, S Band, Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier, Traveling-wave tube, TWT, TWTA

Teardown of a LogiMetrics A300/S Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier

April 28, 2019May 4, 2019 kwong

I just picked up a LogiMetrics A300/S 2 GHz to 4 GHz (S band) traveling wave tube amplifier (TWTA) on […]

Electronics 54121DM, A300/S, CA3097E, HP 493A, L-3 Communications, LogiMetrics, S Band, Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier, Traveling-wave tube, TWT, TWTA

Teardown of a Spex HS1000 Monochromator Controller

March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 kwong

Monochromator is one of those things that has always fascinated me. Over the years, I have done quite a few […]

Electronics 8051, Controller, FPGA, HandScan, HORIBA, HS1000, Jobin Yvon, KeyLink, MAX232, Monochromator, Spectrometer, SPEX, XC2064, Xlinx

Experiments with a Hydrogen Thyratron

March 3, 2019March 3, 2019 kwong

I was doing some experiments which involves switching high voltages (>3 kV) under high current (>30 Amps) load. Although solid […]

Electronics Hydrogen Thyratron, IGBT, SCR, Thyratron, Thyristor, Titanium Hydride

Teardown of a Piezoelectric Vibrating Gyroscope

February 3, 2019February 3, 2019 kwong

Gyroscopes nowadays are based on micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology. They are low cost and extremely miniaturized. A device combing both […]

Electronics Accelerometer, Bimorph, Coriolis Force, Coriolis Vibratory Gyroscope, CVG, ENC-03J, Gyroscope, MEMS, Piezoelectric, Teardown

PLA Dielectric Strength Measurement

January 6, 2019January 6, 2019 kwong

In my previous post, I designed and 3D printed a high voltage connector for my Bertan 225-20R high voltage power […]

Electronics Bertan 225-20R, Breakdown Voltage, Dielectric Breakdown, Dielectric Strength, High Voltage Connector, PLA

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