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Proxxon Rotary Tools Review: Micromot 50/EF, FBS 12/EF and NG 2/E

shabaz

IntroductionI love to build stuff using manual and power tools. I’ve not moved up to 3D printing yet, so I still tend to use materials like wood, metals and sheet plastic, hand-marked and cut. For small items, handheld rotary tools are extremely usef...
- 17 Dec 2017
The Story of a Power Proposal of the Supply Variety

dougw

The Interested Phase It all started when element14 posted a new road test for a Keysight E3613A power supply. I thought "that looks interesting", I can always use a good power supply. So I looked up the specs posted in the road test announcement. Th...
- 7 Dec 2017
Rohde and Schwarz RTE1204 2GHz Oscilloscope Review: part 1

j_man51

1.0 Review OutlineIn part 1, I will first give a general introduction to the RTE1204 and take a detailed look at the physical and software user interface. I am continually learning and finding little quirks here and there, so I will be sure to edit a...
- 6 Dec 2017
MIT420/2 Insulation Tester Review Blog 9 - Generator Rotor Winding Tests

three-phase

You will all be thankful to know that I have finally reached my last blog in this road test review of the Megger MIT420/2MIT420/2 Previous blogs have covered bench reviews and tests a teardown and insulation testing from electrical panels on mo...
- 12 Nov 2017
Matlab and Simulink don't currently support Raspbian Stretch

ralphjy

As a Roadtester for the Raspberry Pi 3 & MathWorks Learn-to-Program Pack, I've encountered some bumps in the road due to the MathWorks documentation and examples being somewhat out of date. I'd intended to blog earlier as I expect the other...
- 10 Nov 2017
MIT420/2 Insulation Tester Review Blog 8 - Air Circuit Breaker Testing

three-phase

Up to this point the on site tests carried out with the MIT420/2MIT420/2 have been based around motor tests either from a control centre or direct at the motor terminals Unsurprisingly the instrument has performed very well with the only issues...
- 9 Nov 2017
MIT420/2 Insulation Tester Review Blog 6 - Motor Control Centre Tests

three-phase

The bench tests and desktop review have all gone well for the MIT420/2 Insulation Tester. In the next blog, I carried out some phase balance and insulation resistance tests from a low voltage (400V) motor control centre (MCC) for a gas turbine. The m...
- 9 Nov 2017
Review of E36312A triple output programmable bench power supply from Keysight

rsjawale

Hello and welcome to this tech review of E36312A- A triple output programmable bench power supply from Keysight Technologies. Recently, I won a triple output bench power supply from Keysight Technologies.It’s been more than 3 weeks I’m exp...
- 9 Nov 2017
Test Equipment Survey -- Get a Chance to Win a $1,000 Gift Card

rscasny

This is a new survey from one of our suppliers regarding test and measurement equipment. Its purpose is to learn more about the suppliers you would consider working with. The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete. All qualified partici...
- 8 Nov 2017
MIT420/2 Insulation Tester Review Blog 7 - Testing at the Motor Terminals

three-phase

In the previous blog some motors that had been refitted after maintenance were tested from their respective control panels I found that the MIT420/2MIT420/2 had a few quirks whilst using it but nothing that became a major issue or prevented the...
- 6 Nov 2017
MIT420/2 Insulation Tester Review Blog 5 - Safety Features

three-phase

The last two blogs covered the bench tests applied to the MIT420/2MIT420/2 and found that it performed better than expectations with all values obtained significantly within the manufacturer's specified tolerances However working on high energy...
- 6 Nov 2017
Rohde and Schwarz RTE1204 2GHz Oscilloscope Review: part 0

j_man51

Hi Road Test Community, I have a fully-featured Rohde and Schwarz RTE1204 oscilloscope on my hands at the moment, and I thought there may be some interest in reviewing it in the style of an official Road Test. I have been a somewhat passive memb...
- 6 Nov 2017
MIT420/2 Insulation Tester Review Blog 4 - Bench Tests Part B

three-phase

Part A of the Bench Tests reviewed the performance of the auxiliary functions on the insulation tester and found them all to be well within the specified tolerances. In this second part of the Bench Tests, I will concentrate exclusively on the insula...
- 4 Nov 2017
MIT420/2 Insulation Tester Review Blog 3 - Bench Tests Part A

three-phase

In Blog 2 I opened up the MIT420/2MIT420/2 insulation tester and found a well designed instrument with good quality construction and design methods to improve the robustness and safety of the instruments In this blog I will carry out some bench...
- 2 Nov 2017
MIT420/2 Insulation Tester Review Blog 2 - A peek inside

three-phase

In the last blog I took an overview approach to the MIT420/2MIT420/2 Insulation Tester package that I have been sent to review In this blog I plan to concentrate on the instrument itself to review its build quality and design features To ...
- 31 Oct 2017
MIT420/2 Insulation Tester Review Blog 1 - Introduction

three-phase

I have been selected to road test the Megger MIT420/2 for the element14 community and this first blog is an introduction to the various elements of the package that has arrived and what I intend to do for the review. The first item, often overlo...
- 29 Oct 2017
Microchip CAN Analyzer Road Test - part 4: Advanced Functions

Jan Cumps

This was supposed to be my 4th blog. Discussing advanced topics such as triggers, filters, multiple messages.But this is when the Microchip CAN Analyzer didn't perform to its advertised specs. Good Basic functionalityThe device performed perfect...
- 29 Oct 2017
Microchip CAN Analyzer Road Test - part 3: Analyzer as Test Tool

Jan Cumps

I'm reviewing the Microchip CAN Analyzer for a Road Test.It'll be used in a CAN Bus that I'm designing. This blog shows that it is useful in a firmware design cycle. The Analyzer as a Development Helper In a previous CAN blog I wrote about ...
- 28 Oct 2017
Microchip CAN Analyzer Road Test - part 2: Inject CAN Messages

Jan Cumps

I'm reviewing the Microchip CAN Analyzer for a Road Test.It'll be used in a CAN Bus that I'm designing. This blog checks how to inject traffic from the Analyzer An Analyzer that Generates Traffic I'm using the Microchip CAN ...
- 27 Oct 2017
Microchip CAN Analyzer Road Test - part 1: First trials

Jan Cumps

I'm reviewing the Microchip CAN Analyzer for a Road Test.It'll be used in a CAN Bus that I'm designing. This first test is to see if It can capture data in the logic layer. First Impression I've filmed my attempts to install and try out the...
- 27 Oct 2017
Digilent Digital Discovery Review

s2000gt

[Posted as blog entry due to RoadTest form submission issue] When I first saw this, I thought, is this just another cheap Saleae Logic knockoff.Well not even close.The numbers don't lie. Saleae 8/16 Pro $479/$5994 channels @ 500 MS/sD...
- 9 Oct 2017
Getting to know the CC2640R2 LaunchPad from TI

BigG

I decided to follow my previous road test approach and blog about my early experiences getting started with TI's new Bluetooth 5 CC2640R2 Wireless MCU LaunchPad, which is a new addition to TI's SimpleLink platform. In other words, I'm sha...
- 9 Sep 2017
Reducing Automobile Fatalities and Injuries with the Bluetooth TI SimpleLink™︎ Bluetooth®︎ LE CC2640R2F LaunchPad

fiftystatebanana

ref TI http://www.ti.com/lit/wp/swry007/swry007.pdfNote that Bluetooth low energy was designed and optimized for use-cases that have a relatively low dutycycle. For example, a heart rate belt may stay connected for several hours during a long w...
- 28 Aug 2017
Infineon DC Motor Shield w/TLE94112EL for Arduino - Review

tgbuzz

SCORINGProduct Performed to Expectations: 9Specifications were sufficient to design with: 10D...
- 29 Jul 2017
ROADTEST REVIEW: TLE94112LE infineon motor driver shield.

shwetankv007

NOTE: this is a roadtest review for the motor driver shield TLE94112LE, i am writing the blog for the same since i am not able to post a review at the official location. This might be a technical problem of the site and i have had a conversation with...
- 29 Jul 2017