EEVblog #556 - Mailbag

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[RinoaL]

the LCD's plates are seperating. i had a multimeter that did that. put a paper clip or something on it and it should keep both sheets of the screen contacting.

[electronalchemy]

I reckon that is a standard calculator chip, and they are passing the information over from the meter chip not by serial link, but by faking key presses! Kudos to Hioki for providing support for equipment that is 32 years old. Gives you some confidence in buying their current products.

[CookingWithCows]

Haha by the looks of it there was much more stuff in the russian package before the russian authorities opened it and sealed it back with their blue-white tape :P

[xjet]

They offered to send me one of those watches too but I didn't bother taking them up on the offer.  Looked pretty lame right from the get-go so thanks for saving me the time of coming to the same conclusion.

[arcadeuk]

Was anyone else screaming at their computer "Dave.... DAVE.... There is an ON and OFF button for the calculator" :)

[TheChipmunk]

I kinda like the postcards, it doesn't take much time and lets you acknowledge more viewers who send you stuff :)

[Polaventris]

I wonder why they didn't design the dispenser with an adjusting screw which would limit how much you can depress the handle to dispense certain amount of paste at one press.

[electronicsNmore]

For a 32 year old DMM/Calculator, it was certainly nice for back in that time. Funny how we look at things from years ago, and compare them to things we have today. There is really no comparison, even though I have seen far worse electronic devices in 2013!

[Razor]

Does the screen get any more visible if you run like 4 volts into the device?  (if not, then try 240 volts :) )

[ChrisGammell]

The tilt is because the resistive juices inside are sloshing around

[electronicsNmore]

The Russian parts actually look like quality parts.

[zpower]

By the way, props up to the Russian guy who sent the short note. It was one sentence long and said everything that needed to be said. No need to write entire novels like some mail bag folks!!

[mariuslambacher]

The design of the bug cap was quite common here in germany as well; there was often a metal ring with the second wire soldered on and fixed with a plastic washer

[ClosetYeti]

I get giddy whenever I see this in my sub box. Well, anything from the EEVBlog, really. *high five*

[yucannthahvitt]

The darkroom is a dying desire since digital has become the superior solution for almost all photographers. Good on you, Markus.

[寇磊磊]

The product design is so good, I like this product, regardless of the distribution from the circuit, and product quality are my praise, great.

[riffraff]

personally, I love the postcards, and so does everyone that sends one...

[ExtremeMetal]

the resistors or whatever they are say MLT-2 on them

[GregoMorgan]

That's the best watch you can get as long as you don't ever need to know what the time is.

[zpower]

Notice almost all those soviet parts were marked with a K or an M. The K parts were for civilian use, the M parts were rated for military. Virtually all soviet electronic parts had these markings.