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Showing posts with label electronics. Show all posts

Showing posts with label electronics. Show all posts

Twelve tips for using the Rigol DS1052E Oscilloscope

In this article I share a few tips I've learned about using the Rigol DS1052E oscilloscope. The Rigol DS1052E digital oscilloscope....

The Mili universal car/wall USB charger, tested in the lab

I received a Mili universal USB charger for review from Mobile Fun . This interesting charger has some features that make it my current fa...

Teardown and exploration of Apple's Magsafe connector

Have you ever wondered what's inside a Mac's Magsafe connector? What controls the light? How does the Mac know what kind of charger ...

Tenma 72-7740 multimeter: review and teardown

The Tenma 72-7740 digital multimeter is a multimeter in the $70 price range. Overall, it's a nice, solidly-build meter and it has perfo...

Silicon reverse engineering: The 8085's undocumented flags

The 8085 microprocessor has two undocumented status flags: V and K. These flags can be reverse-engineered by looking at the silicon of the ...

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