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There has been only one thing I managed to do in the heat wave of the past week: Taking dogs to the pond. But cool stuff keeps piling up:

1. Fiber laser EP02:

  • Andonstar ADSM302 microscope
  • Super efficient constant current driver
  • Improved fiber lapping
  • Burning stuff :)

2. Spectrum analyzer EP01:

  • TS100, ES121, DS212 giveaway
  • RAM Chip replacement
  • Boot problem analysis
  • DIY precision SMA torque wrench?

3. Precision motion control EP2:

  • 0.9° Stepper motors
  • Hollow shaft stepper motors
  • JMC integrated servo
  • Mirror galvanometer

4. OSMU Rev2:

  • RE Apex 10A +/- 100V 2 MHz Power Op Amp
  • The LT1970 approach
  • The class A+AB amplifier approach

5. Soldering stations showdown:

  • Weller vs. TS100 vs. Unisolder
  • PACE ADS200 vs JBC ?

6. Tektronix MDO3104:

  • Overview
  • DIY passive logic probe
  • Keithley 2001 OLED display
  • DIY active differential probe

7. Tinkerforge EP02:

  • Heat seeking quadcopter?
  • Stepper motor camera gimbal?
  • Time of flight laser range finder?
  • Robot arm?

And as if this wasn't enough there are also a few product video possibilities, none of these have arrived yet (luckily  😓) some have only been suggested and not accepted yet:


Whadya think? Anything particularly exciting, trends I am missing, boring items that can wait?

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Cap01

I'd personally love to see more on OSMU and then the spectrum analyzer.

Marco Vujevic

The soldering station Shootout. I want to replace my TS100, and the Pace ADS200 is intruiguing. Or Unisolder? I would be really interested in that video. DIY active differential probe - Sounds very interesting too. Whatever you chose, I'll be looking forward to them anyway.

marcoreps

Me too! Will try and order Rev2 PCBs before starting the spectrum analyzer, then I should have a week of waiting time to spare.

marcoreps

Pace have apparently delivered a few defect tips and got a bad YouTube video in return, now they have to re-check everything which delays things a bit. Unisolder actually supports Paces TD100 system, TD200 (delivered with ADS200) might be very similar?

Anonymous

I'd like to see more on topic #3, the precision motion control. But, the 3D camera would be interesting, particularly coupled with vision software :-)

Anonymous

I would love to get an update on the OSMU!

Anonymous

OSMU, Anycubic and ONETESLA are really cool subjects.

Morten Hanasand

Keithley 2001 OLED display? As in hacking it to work with a different display? From a general standpoint I'd be very interested in that, so many things come with unusable displays.

Morten Hanasand

On the subject of soldering fumes, I made a soldering filter by mating a 200mm Noctua PWM fan with this <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06XNPGNY9/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06XNPGNY9/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1</a> in a 3d printed enclosure. Works extremely well if I say so myself.

marcoreps

I have made the same with a super cheap 12V fan and even that works well BUT I really want one with segmented pipes and a big box standing on the floor, because I often find myself not using the freely standing desktop one for a "quick solder joint". If it is always there, doesn't take up space and turns on automatically with the soldering iron there'll be no way of ever not using it :)

marcoreps

Yes! I've shown the possibility in my RTB2004 video, but didn't finish it in time ... now with a new logic analyzer it's time to do it. (Although I thin it's just super simple UART communication anyway)

marcoreps

Anycubic has just been shown by a 'colleague' so that's cancelled for now, but the other 2 are pretty much guaranteed :)

marcoreps

Indeed! Need a powerful single board computer for the computer vision, then I could think of a few fun applications

Holger P Kleinert

I would like more of topic #4.... and doggies. That doggy knew exactly where to go hehe.

Holger Barske

Option 5 of course ;-)

Anonymous

you should do all of them, 10/10 not to much work ;)

Alborz

You know in your heart what you must do. Quit your day job and make videos full time ;-))