We recently took a close look at a Fitbit, made possible after our recent acquisition of a PC-based microscope for examining tiny stampings of part numbers on super-small…
Teardown: What’s Inside a Pinball Machine
It’s not such a mean pinball. Executive Editor Lee Teschler speaks with professional pinball player John Replogle about flippers, pop bumpers, and how to keep score without solid state logic.
Teardown: Coaxial Helicopter
Teardown: Osram Sylvania 60-watt equivalent LED bulb
We dissected five LED light bulbs marketed as equivalents to 60-W incandescents. In this short video we look at an LED bulb from Osram Sylvania, examining its electronics and mechanical design, despite the challenges posed by rubberized material that potted the ac-dc converter board.
Teardown video: Inside a transformerless solar inverter
We recently had a chance to look inside a transformerless solar inverter from Fronius. The video gives an overview of what we found. Among the more interesting bits…
Teardown: What’s inside a Phillips Sonicare electric toothbrush
by Leland Teschler, Executive Editor A novel ac rectification and coil-driving scheme may characterize the electronics found in this widely used oral hygiene instrument. The Philips Sonicare Elite…
Star Wars BB-8 Sphero Teardown Video
[This post originally appeared on Analogictips.com – go here for complete Star Wars BB-8 Teardown article] You can say at least one thing about the recently released movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It inspired a pretty cool toy called the BB-8, named after a droid in the movie by the same name. The BB-8 […]
