I’m finally upgrading the infamous rats nest home switchboard!
https://insightelectrical.com.au/

Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1651-home-electrical-switchboard-upgrade/

00:00 – A look at the old switchboard
03:29 – Single Phase
04:57 – Surge protection
05:28 – Old school ceramic fuses
06:04 – Inside the infamous Rats Nest!
08:29 – Simon from Insight Electrical
09:09 – Could you still do wiring like this?
10:04 – What’s the plan?
11:12 – A look at the Hager surge protector
https://hager.com/au/products/download/product/asset/file/SURGE_BROCHURE_AUS_LOWRES.PDF
11:42 – Lightning strikes
12:19 – Current clamps and wiring looms
12:55 – Service neutral
13:16 – When did they stop using fuses?
14:14 – Tesla brand DIN housing
15:36 – Why use Hager circuit breakers?
16:16 – Electrician toolbag and multimeter
https://www.kew-ltd.co.jp/en/products/detail/00036/
17:07 – Let’s go!
17:53 – This is easy peasy
18:22 – What’s this outdoor switchboard rubbish?
19:00 – What’s your worst electrical shock?
19:41 – Troubleshooting bad wiring & dodgy brand circuit breakers
21:02 – I now have a Tesla brand switchboard
21:58 – It’s looking good!
23:05 – Busses
24:10 – Asbestos panels?
24:47 – Service neutral and Level 1 vs Level 2 vs Level 3 electrical licenses
25:49 – Future upgrades?
26:46 – Average sized Australian home
27:34 – Wire strippers are for appentices!
27:47 – Made in China vs Made in Germany
28:09 – Why no bus bar for the neutral?
28:49 – How common is 3 phase in homes?
30:27 – Finished panel!
31:44 – A look at the final job next day

Related videos:
Smart Meter Installed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X83SPqsf5kY
EDMI Smart Meter Teardown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm-yZ1N3xmc
Mains Ripple Injection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po4b7JhpxKQ
Time lapse video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4RCEMtHvgo
Time lapse video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsOMq35Z6L4

Review of the Sequre HT-140 USB-C Desoldering Tweezers

https://sequremall.com/collections/diy-tools/products/sequre-ht140-2in1-hot-tweezers-soldering-iron-desoldering-repair-tool-for-smd?variant=44204748275900

Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1650-sequre-ht-140-smd-desoldering-tweezers-review/

More mailbag!

00:00 – Everyones favourite segment!
01:00 – The very clever Edge Wedge from Metric Mind – Zero footprint programing header
https://metricmind.com/
05:19 – M5Stack Embedded processor modules
https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-core2-esp32-iot-development-kit
11:28 – Err, the polarity is BACKWARDS!
12:41 – The M5stack website and UIflow2 GUI software
21:20 – Teardown of the M5stack Core2 module
23:16 – Beelink EQi12 Mini PC
https://amzn.to/40kWbvb
26:46 – Mini PC teardown
33:42 – ZOYI / Zotech ZT-FS1 Handheld Anemometer
https://amzn.to/4e6FtCX
38:02 – ZOYI / Zotech ZT-MD1 LCR Tweezers
https://amzn.to/4frMejI
46:17 – ZT-MD1 Teardown
48:09 – Toughon 20,000mAh USB Battery Bank
https://toughon.com/products/tough-on-65w-20000mah-power-bank-bulit-in-usb-c-cable

Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1649-mailbag-m5stack-beelink-mini-pc-zoyi-lcr-toughon-battery/

USB Battery bank charger capacity explained. When you are comparing battery banks you want to use a measured Output Referred capacity figure, not an Input Referred mAh or Wh figure the manufacturers marketing department gives you.

Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1648-input-vs-output-referred-battery-capacity-explained/

You might have thought the Rouute road based energy system was gone, but like a phoenix it has returned from the grifting ashes as R-2ENERGY!
Sadly, Discount Morgan Freeman has been replaced by discount Joe Average
https://www.r-2e.com/
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11768960
https://www.linkedin.com/company/r-2energy/

Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1647-road-based-energy-again-rouute-vs-r-2energy/

The original video has the full debunk on why this is fundamentally a stupid idea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGwHRImfE4E

FixHub portable soldering station REVIEW

https://www.ifixit.com/products/fixhub-power-series-portable-soldering-station
Just the iron:
https://www.ifixit.com/products/fixhub-power-series-smart-soldering-iron
Schematic:
https://www.ifixit.com/Document/MeQmLlLKT2LSSKFY/Portable-Power-Station-Electrical-Schematics.pdf
Repair Guide:
https://www.ifixit.com/Device/FixHub_Portable_Power_Station
3D Model:
https://www.printables.com/model/1018125-fixhub-power-series-portable-power-station/
How intercreate designed the FixHub:
https://www.intercreate.io/case-stories/ifixit-soldering-iron-and-smart-hub

00:00 – iFixIt FixHub Portable Soldering Station
01:26 – iFixit Screwdriver set + unboxing
02:41 – The smart iron
03:41 – The Portable Power hub
05:04 – The smart iron in detail
06:51 – Auto setup & motion detection
08:43 – Just the Tip
11:18 – You can buy the smart iron on it’s own
11:49 – The hate screens and buttons on iron handles
12:49 – Designed for repairability – Teardown Time
14:51 – Schematics!
15:16 – Concern about the battery terminal spacing
16:01 – Designed by Intercreate
16:47 – Complete bare PCB
18:01 – Dum Arse Dave got the battery to go sparky-spark
18:59 – It was DEAD out of the box!, repair time!
20:47 – Testing the iron from an external USB-C battery bank
22:06 – Testing the TS-80 tips
22:23 – Power meter water test
23:46 – Same power meter test with the JBC iron
24:53 – Same power meter test with the TS80P iron
25:13 – The temperature display is suspiciously consistant
25:52 – Power up timer and temperature comparison test
27:17 – Power up timer test on solder
28:06 – Basic copper clad ground plane soldering test
29:06 – Large package soldering test
29:40 – Small package soldering test
29:57 – Repetative ground plane solder test
30:28 – JBC reference test on large package
31:06 – Temperature accuracy test
31:46 – External USB device powering featurign the µSupply
32:02 – The magnetic stand
34:04 – Trying the computer connection and command line serial port
35:39 – Back to the water test with external power meter
36:54 – Conclusion

Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1646-ifixit-fixhub-portable-usb-soldering-station-review/

Follow-up video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vbg8QEZXfY

Is the US$80 Quick TS11 80W Soldering station any good?
SPOILER: Nope, it’s pretty terrible.

Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1645-$80-quick-ts11-soldering-station-review/

More mailbag!

00:00 – Crowview Monitor & Keyboard
https://www.elecrow.com/crowview-note-all-in-one-portable-monitor-phone-to-laptop-device-with-full-featured-type-c-sbcs-mini-pc-pc-game-console-compatibility.html
08:11 – Casio Border Army Game+Watch
11:34 – Minipa ET-1700 Pocket Multimeter
13:24 – Adafruit PCB Ruler
14:14 – PASS Card Game
15:13 – Crusty Raspberry Pi
17:40 – Sinusoid 4-20mA Rotary Encoder
29:29 – Wurkkos H1 USB Battery Bank
36:05 – Rulerize, transparent ruler sticker
https://www.rulerize.com/

Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1644-mailbag-crowview-monitor-casio-game-4-20ma-encoder-wurkkos-ba/itor-phone-to-laptop-device-with-full-featured-type-c-sbcs-mini-pc-pc-game-console-compatibility.html

You get what you pay for in EV chargers. Don’t buy this super cheap New Energy brand 7kW 32A EVSE Charger.
Does it even meet the IEC 62752 it claims on the label? Or the US UL 2231 standard?

MIDA brand EVSE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrZgN_EuRGw

Can I resurrect my first digital multimeter? A Soar ME-533

Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1641-can-i-resurrect-my-first-digital-multimeter/

00:00 – My first digital and analog multimeters, Soar ME-533 + Micronta 22-201U
03:20 – Battery terminal corrosion, of course
05:13 – My first pair of pliers and screwdriver
06:11 – Teardown
08:10 – Removing the LCD
10:24 – LCD under the microscope, the magic fluid escaped
15:14 – Conductive LCD traces on glass

Meter was also branded Dick Smith Q-1446 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6C0HnkR7EM

How DC Solar Isolators Work (TEARDOWN)

00:00 – Teardown of Benedict LS25 Solar True DC Isolator Switch
04:29 – How the contacts work
06:02 – How arc chutes and arc barriers work
12:11 – 5000V arc testing

Datasheet: https://www.benedict.at/files/documents/6617533-DC-Switch-Disconnector-D946E.pdf

Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1641-how-dc-solar-isolators-work-(teardown)/