Dave goes back 20 years and find an old PC Based Logic Analyser project of his that was published in Electronics Australia magazine back in 1996. He uncovers the original timing diagrams, schematics, and prototype. And tries to resurrect the old Borland Pascal 7 source code and Lattice ispLSI PLD chip code. And the old Protel Autotrax for DOS PCB and schematic files. Will it all work 20 years later? A bonus side detour into the venerable Tektronix TDS210 TDS220 oscilloscope, the first review! Original articles: http://www.eevblog.com/files/PCLA-Article-ElectronicsAustralia.pdf Original design notes: http://www.eevblog.com/files/PCLA-OriginalDesignNotes.pdf Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-747-pc-based-logic-analyser-project/ EEVblog Main Web Site: http://www.eevblog.com The 2nd EEVblog Channel: http://www.youtube.com/EEVblog2 Support the EEVblog through Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/eevblog EEVblog Amazon Store (Dave gets a cut): http://astore.amazon.com/eevblogstore-20 Donations: http://www.eevblog.com/donations/ Projects: http://www.eevblog.com/projects/ Electronics Info Wiki: http://www.eevblog.com/wiki/

Dave introduces his Product Baloney Detection Kit, and offers a step-by-step how-to tutorial guide to debunking wild marketing claims on tech products. In this case the Batteriser, a boost converter that fits around ordinary AA batteries which claims to increase the battery life by up to 800%. Does it live up to the hype? I have I briefer summary on my text blog here if you can't afford 40 minutes for the video: http://www.eevblog.com/2015/06/07/the-batteriser-explained/ Another debunking here on the Neurologica blog: http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/batteriser-cool-tech-or-scam/ http://www.batteriser.com/ http://www.pcworld.com/article/2928997/batteriser-is-a-250-gadget-that-extends-disposable-battery-life-by-800-percent.html Watch my battery capacity tutorial video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8hTQXqURB4 Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-751-how-to-debunk-a-product-(the-batteriser)/ EEVblog Main Web Site: http://www.eevblog.com The 2nd EEVblog Channel: http://www.youtube.com/EEVblog2 Support the EEVblog through Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/eevblog EEVblog Amazon Store (Dave gets a cut): http://astore.amazon.com/eevblogstore-20 T-Shirts: http://teespring.com/stores/eevblog Donations: http://www.eevblog.com/donations/ Projects: http://www.eevblog.com/projects/ Electronics Info Wiki: http://www.eevblog.com/wiki/