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  • EEVblog 1687 – A Pointless Alkaline Battery LEAKAGE RepairThis link opens in a new window The repair of alkaline battery leakage in this Keysight U1177A Bluetooth mulitmeter adapter was, well, pointless…. Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1687-a-pointless-alkaline-battery-leakage-repair-462018/ May 22, 2025
  • EEVblog 1686 – Electronex 2025 Melbourne – WalkaroundThis link opens in a new window A complete walkaround of the Electronex 2025 exhibition in Melbourne Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1686-electronex-2025-melbourne-walkaround/ May 20, 2025
  • EEVblog 1685 – Australian Manufacturing Week 2025: WalkaroundThis link opens in a new window A walk around the Australian Manufacturing Week exhibition in Melbourne 2025, looking at mechanical stuff Dave has no idea about. Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1685-australian-manufacturing-week-2025-walkaround/ May 13, 2025
  • EEVblog 1684 – Awesome Logging Software: Test ControllerThis link opens in a new window Test Controller is an awesome free logging and control software that supports a ton of multimeters, power supplies and loads, including the new BM2257. https://lygte-info.dk/project/TestControllerIntro%20UK.html https://lygte-info.dk Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/program-that-can-log-from-many-multimeters/ May 11, 2025
  • EEVblog 1683 – Sun-Ways Solar Freakin RAILways – Part 2This link opens in a new window Sun-Ways actually went ahead and installed Solar Freakin’ RAILways in the Swiss village of Buttes at the cost of US$700,000 ! References: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/climate-change/switzerland-turns-train-tracks-into-solar-power-plants/89227914 https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science/swiss-solar-railway-project-gets-back-on-track/87707181 https://www.startupticker.ch/en/news/sun-ways-opens-world-s-first-rail-ready-track-mounted-solar-power-plant https://www.youtube.com/@sun-ways https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/04/09/italian-startup-testing-pv-sleepers-on-railway-line/ https://pvwatts.nrel.gov/pvwatts.php Paper on railway dust: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004896971401451X?via%3Dihub https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25461038/ Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1683-sun-ways-solar-freakin-railways-part-2/ Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vItnxhWRqw May 8, 2025