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A Differential Amplifier Based on INA117

March 25, 2018 kwong

Differential amplifiers come in handy in applications where common-mode noise and interference are present in the system. This is largely […]

Electronics CMRR, Difference Amplifier, Differential Amplifier, INA117, LT3463, PCB, SMD

HP 8620C Sweep Generator Repaired

March 1, 2018 kwong

In my previous post, I did a teardown of an HP 8620C sweep generator along with an HP 86245A 5.9 […]

Electronics, Teardowns HP 8620C, HP 86245A, Repair

Capacitor Plague? Inside an HP 8620C Sweep Oscillator and HP 86245A RF Plugin

February 19, 2018February 19, 2018 kwong

I just picked up an HP 8620C sweep oscillator with an HP 86245A 5.9 GHz to 12.4 GHz RF plugin […]

Electronics, Teardowns 1821-0001, 1826-0785, 1826-1349, CA3026, Capacitor Plague, GaAs, HP 8620C, HP 86245A, MC34002, OP02, RF Amplifier, Sweep Oscillator, YIG

Teardown of an HP 8671A Microwave Frequency Synthesizer

February 2, 2018February 24, 2018 kwong

I recently bought an HP 8671A microwave frequency synthesizer on eBay. This synthesizer can generate signals from 2GHz to 6.2GHz […]

Electronics, Teardowns 74LS298, HP 8566B, HP 8671A, HP 8671B, HP 8672A, Microwave, Ovenized Crystal Oscillator, PLL, Synthesizer, Teardown, Wavetek 395, YIG, YTO

Further Disassembly of the HP 493A TWT

February 1, 2018 kwong

My video on the teardown of an HP 493A traveling wave tube amplifier had generated quite a bit of interest. […]

Electronics, Teardowns HP 493A, Teardown, Traveling-wave tube, TWT, TWTA, Watkins-Johnson, WJ-3502-1

Featured on EEVBlog – HP493A Teardown

January 17, 2018January 17, 2018 kwong

Big thanks to Dave Jones at the EEVBlog for featuring one of my teardown videos. His generosity would certainly help […]

Electronics, Teardowns

Amrel PPS-2322 Programmable Power Supply Firmware Backup

January 7, 2018 kwong

Quite a few people had contacted me on the availability of the firmware for the Amrel PPS-2322 programmable power supply […]

Electronics Amrel, EPROM, Firmware, PPS-2322, Programmable Power Supply, TL866A, TMS27C512

Inside a PM1A Color Analyzer

January 2, 2018January 3, 2018 kwong

As I mentioned in one of my posts a few years back, a color analyzer from the 80’s can be […]

Electronics, Teardowns 931A, Beseler, Color Analyzer, Photomultiplier, PM1A, PM2L

Teardown of a 65W Cree LED Bulb

December 16, 2017 kwong

I few months back, I wrote about my experience with the six dimmable Philips LED bulbs I purchased a year […]

Electronics, Teardowns Cree, LED Bulb, SSL5231BT, Teardown

Teardown of an Extech 380460 Milliohm Meter

December 3, 2017December 3, 2017 kwong

In this blog post, let’s take a look at what’s inside an Extech 380460 miliohm meter.

Electronics, Teardowns 4 Wire Measurement, AME7106CPL, Extech, Extech 380460, Keithley 196, Kelvin Sensing, LM385, Milliohm, Milliohm Meter, OP07, uA741

Reverse Engineering of BK Precision 1696 Switching Power Supply’s LCD Protocol

November 13, 2017 kwong

As mentioned in my previous post, besides the broken LCD there was also an issue with the power supply portion […]

Electronics 7 Segment, BK 1696, BK Precision, LCD, NJU6433F, Programmable Power Supply, Protocol, Reverse Engineering, SDP, SPI, Switching Power Supply

Teardown of a BK Precision 1696 Programmable Switching Power Supply

November 4, 2017November 5, 2017 kwong

I recently picked up a BK Precision 1696 programmable switching power supply off eBay. Unlike many of the vintage test […]

Electronics, Teardowns ADUC831BS, BK 1696, BK Precision, CD4052BC, LM324, MAX202CPE, MAX485, MC33262, NJU6433F, OP27G, OP491G, P781, PFC, Programmable Power Supply, RS-232, RS-485, Switching Power Supply, Teardown, TL494

Teardown of a Watts Up? Pro ES Power Meter

October 21, 2017 kwong

Power meters for measuring power consumption of consumer electronics have been around for at least a decade. The most popular […]

Electronics, Teardowns 24C512N, ADE7763, ADUM1201, FT232RL, Kill A Watt, P4400, PIC18F45J10, Power Meter, Watts Up

Diode Equation and Forward Current Measurement

October 14, 2017 kwong

We are all familiar with the I/V characteristics of a diode. The main characteristics of a typical diode is that […]

Electronics 1N4004, Electrometer, Keithley 614, Krohn-Hite, MV216A, Picoammeter

Modifying a Computer ATX Power Supply For Higher Output Voltage

October 7, 2017 kwong

To charge the 110Ah battery bank I built, I need a power supply that can provide at least 10A at […]

Electronics ATX, DTC, Hack, PSU, TL494, Voltage Supervisor

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