Experiments with a Hydrogen Thyratron
I was doing some experiments which involves switching high voltages (>3 kV) under high current (>30 Amps) load. Although solid […]
Teardown of a Piezoelectric Vibrating Gyroscope
Gyroscopes nowadays are based on micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology. They are low cost and extremely miniaturized. A device combing both […]
PLA Dielectric Strength Measurement
In my previous post, I designed and 3D printed a high voltage connector for my Bertan 225-20R high voltage power […]
3D Print an HV Connector
In one of my previous posts, I did a teardown of a Bertan 225-20R high voltage power supply, which is […]
Array 3711A Electronic Load Testing – Tips and Pitfalls
In my previous post, I did a teardown of my Array 3711A DC electronic load. And as I promised, this […]
Teardown of an Array 3711A 300W DC Electronic Load
I have made many electronic loads in the past. For instance this simple harddrive cooler housed small dummy load, this […]
Agilent U1731B LCR Meter Teardown
A couple of weeks ago, I got myself an Agilent U1731B LCR meter on eBay. These handheld LCR meters are […]
Interfacing a Noritake VFD Module with Arduino
I recently bought a Noritake-itron VFD module off eBay. Noritake-itron specializes in making vacuum fluorescent displays for many OEMs. As […]
Inside an Agilent 66312A Two-Quadrant Power Supply
Typically, a lab power supply can only operate within a single quadrant. Take a positive voltage power supply for example, […]
Extreme Teardown of a Panasonic PT-L780U 3LCD Projector
Have you ever wondered what is inside of a 15 year old commercial color projector? Well we will find out […]
OOK/FSK Modulation Using PE42420 RF Switch
I recently bought a few Peregrine Semiconductor‘s PE42420 RF Switch evaluation boards on eBay. The PE42420 is an absorptive SPDT […]
Teardown of an MEDA PLM-100 AC Magnetometer
I did a teardown a while ago on a cheap eBay electromagnetic radiation detector, and if you recall the performance […]
Inside a Datum 9300 Time Code Generator
IRIG time code generators (not to be confused with the ones used in video and film industry) are often used […]
Controlling an HMC624LP4E RF Attenuator Using Arduino
I recently found a Hittite (acquired by Analog Devices in 2014) HMC624LP4E evaluation board gathering dust in my miscellaneous PCB […]
Teardown of an MVMT Dual USB Port Wall Outlet Adapter
I bought a USB wall outlet adapter recently so that I can free up my wall outlets while charging my […]