Analysis: Ghen Co Vy (Washing Hand Song) Eng/Viet Versions

From goughlui.com 2 years ago in Blogs

Hopefully, everyone is spending their Easter break at home this year, but no matter where you are in the world, the ongoing fight against the COVID-19 virus SARS-CoV-2 has certainly changed life as we know it. From restrictions on travel, … Continue reading →

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RoadTest Review: Rohm REFRPT001-EVK-001 8-Ch Power Tree Eval Board

From goughlui.com 3 weeks ago in Blogs

For the past month or so, I’ve been quietly reviewing yet another item bestowed upon me by the generous gods at element14 … … this very nice-looking Rohm Semiconductor REFRPT001-EVK-001 eight-channel power tree evaluation board. This board is targeted at...

Notes: Hyper Extension JN-1360 (H) 750W/1HP Treadmill Repair

From goughlui.com 3 weeks ago in Blogs

It would have been a long time, perhaps close to a decade, since my Dad decided to buy a treadmill. The treadmill in question was a bottom-end, abnormally-cheap K-Mart special. Branded Hyper Extension, it was obviously an import product which...

Review: Mushkin Source 2 1TB SATA III 2.5″ Solid-State Drive (MKNSSD21TB)

From goughlui.com 4 weeks ago in Blogs

The final installment of my flash-memory shopping spree is a 2.5″ SATA SSD. As I had a “shoestring” budget to spend and wanted something relatively capacious, I settled on the Mushkin Source 2 1TB (MKNSSD21TB). We don’t get much of...

Review: Team GO 128GB Class U3/V30 UHS-I MicroSDXC Card (TGUSDX128GU303)

From goughlui.com 4 weeks ago in Blogs

In this modern world, microSD cards have been used not only to record images and video from cameras, but also as boot devices for single-board computers like the Raspberry Pi. I’ve not had much luck recently, with some of my...

Review: SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive (SDCZ60-016G)

From goughlui.com 4 weeks ago in Blogs

Over time, I’ve participated in a number of surveys, beta tests and other incentivised research which has resulted in my slow accrual of Amazon (US) gift cards. While I’ve given some of these away to random internet friends who reside...

Random: NBN HFC Speed/Spectra, Fixing Old Electronics, Scam Calls, Oven Sabotage & More

From goughlui.com 1 month ago in Blogs

It’s been too long between random posts, so without further ado … here’s another bunch of random thoughts from my mind and scraps which didn’t really deserve their own post. NBN HFC Speed Testing Recently, my aunt faced the looming...

Review: Micsig DP10007 (700V,100MHz,10/100x) High Voltage Differential Probe

From goughlui.com 1 month ago in Blogs

My recent review of the Infineon 3-Phase FOC Motor Drive Evaluation Board (EVAL_DRIVE_3PH_PFD7) had me wishing that I had more high-voltage differential probes to allow for safe probing of high-voltage circuits. Luckily, an online shop felt the same by having a...

Project: Arduino-based Agilent/Keysight USB-to-IR Adapter to LAN Adapter

From goughlui.com 1 month ago in Blogs

It was many moons ago when I treated myself to a proper name-brand DMM with some decent accuracy, an Agilent/Keysight U1241B complete with a U1173 USB to IR interface cable and a few other accessories. In the intervening years, I...

Tested: More Vishay PowerPAK SO-8 MOSFETs: SiR178DP, SiR167DP

From goughlui.com 1 month ago in Blogs

Having been guilty of being ignorant of the developments in low-Rds(on) MOSFETs as of late, I used to think that 30mOhm was a pretty decent Rds. But then I decided to stray outside of the parts I used to use...

Review: SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 Flash Drive (128GB, SDCZ48-128G-A46)

From goughlui.com 1 month ago in Blogs

Recently, I had some bad luck with my Sandisk Ultra Flair 128GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive which failed after a few years of read-mostly operation. While initial recovery seemingly went well, the RMA process was protracted as the replacement item...