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Category: Electronics

  • Best oscilloscope for beginners? FNIRSI-1C5 first look, unpaid review

    Best oscilloscope for beginners? FNIRSI-1C5 first look, unpaid review

    (The author purchased this item with his own money) If you wish to support the blog, here is an affiliate link to buy the 1C15 on Amazon Having worked on various electronics for 15 years, I never actually owned an oscilloscope. They took up too much room on the workbench and I thought they were…

  • Surviving Planned Obsolescence

    Surviving Planned Obsolescence

    If I could only warn the common man about one often overlooked economic factor, it would be Planned Obsolescence. Simply put, it’s the practice by companies of deliberately designing and manufacturing the item or product you buy to have a limited lifetime. That way they can sell you more. Isn’t that great? This can apply…

  • VIDEO: Learn how to use a Multimeter – From Basic to Intermediate

    VIDEO: Learn how to use a Multimeter – From Basic to Intermediate

    Hi folks, knowing how to use a digital multimeter (DMM) even at a basic level can place you at a new level of knowledge. It looks good on your resume too. This is a skill that will pay you back for years to come. Don’t fear it – the journey of a thousand miles starts…