So far, we’ve examined the Nagasaki Electric Tramway’s network and its fleet of trams but one thing that is noticeably absent is the inside of the trams themselves. In this third and final part, I will be looking inside and...

In this second posting of a series of three, I will be looking at the trams that serve the Nagasaki Electric Tramway. Thankfully, after having visited the museum, I’ve learned a lot about their present fleet and have built up...

Recently, I stated on a random post that I would be overseas on annual leave despite the uncertainty of the COVID-19 situation. This was not a decision I took lightly, with every day overseas being spent with a mask on...

It’s been absolutely ages since I last posted a random post. It’s been so long, almost half a year has passed. The main reason, and it’s no surprise at all, is that I’ve been very busy with work. Things have...

I recently made a post about using a Rohde & Schwarz NGM202 Power Supply to perform automated efficiency testing of switching DC-to-DC converters. It is rather convenient to be able to perform such testing with the one box, reducing cost,...

Whenever I get a bit of a break, I like to look through my stash of holiday photos I’ve not yet posted and reflect a little bit about the experiences I had while I’m overseas. After all, I’m due for...

Some of my regular readers may have noticed the blog being quiet again over the past few weeks. That’s not an unusual occurrence, because I was blessed by element14 and B&K Precision/Sefram to have been selected as one of three...

It’s 3:50am on a Sunday. My wristband buzzes. I roll out of bed, semi-conscious. It’s a time when most would be in bed, soundly asleep. But for me, just like last year, it’s time to make the annual pilgrimage up...

Some readers may remember that I recently purchased a pair of Tenda Beli SP3 Smart Wi-Fi Plugs on sale. In the review and teardown, I discovered the units were nowhere near as secure as I had expected, operating in a...

In a modern world of wireless, battery-operated gadgets, efficiency has become more important than ever. With battery voltages rarely being stable enough or exactly the value required by your electronic components, some form of power conversion is necessary, which often...

While GNSS devices have become commonplace (e.g. GPS receivers inside modern smartwatches or smartphones), it wasn’t many years back when they were initially quite expensive, bulky and slow to acquire signals. Navigating in bush often meant relying on an old...

I thought I’d do something a little different for this blog – instead of reviewing something electronic, I’ll be looking at something a bit more traditional … … gasp! Yes, it’s a book, printed on paper. How old fashioned of me!...

Another short post for today – some readers may remember my earlier post where I tortured an old Samsung ICR18650-26F cell salvaged from a laptop battery after being stored for nine years at 100% SoC. To do this, I used...

Back in 2017, I blogged about the Xiaomi (Mi) Power Bank Pro. This particular unit, model PLM01ZM, supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 technology and became one of my favourite units to carry about because of its slim dimensions and generous...

It seems that it’s been a long road to the NBN. Looking back, I find it hard to believe that its origins date back to 2006 – a whole 14 years ago. Initially, I was one of the proponents, being...

The Mass Transit Railway, better known as the MTR, is public transport network serving Hong Kong using a combination of 11-rail lines, light rail and bus services. It holds the distinction of being one of the most profitable metro systems...

After writing about my experience with the MTR South Island Line and MTR Light Rail lines from my trip back in 2017, I decided to take a short break from MTR and visit some of the other public transport options...

Just before the new year, I dropped by to see my supervisors from my PhD program and one of them had a gift for me. Well, not quite – but seeing as I had my soldering iron out, I might...

Today’s another one of those special days – a Happy Chinese New Year to all. For me, however, I woke up to a computer that sounded a little strange to the point of being annoying. It’s hard to describe but...

Now that I’ve finally crunched all of the public-transport-related data from my trip to South Korea in 2017, I thought I’d go back and cover the system I call my second home – that of the MTR in Hong Kong....

I was a bit undecided after doing my last little HF “project”, what would be the next sort of station I would look at. But the answer was under my nose all along – I should do a posting about...

I had previously taken a lot of effort to catalogue the faxes from JJC Kyodo, my favourite radiofax station of all. Seeing as it was just again new years, I wanted to try receiving the New Year’s fax from Kyodo....

When there are sales on, I often can’t help myself but to buy things on an impulse because it was at a good price. Seeing as I have had less than stellar luck with Sandisk Ultra cards when it comes...

It seems the home automation IoT boom has really hit the mainstream, as the prices of smart plugs have fallen and the market has really opened to a lot more competition. Starting from the days of the Belkin WeMo, the...

The next stop on my tour around South Korea is Gwangju – the final metro system in operation in South Korea. Starting my trip from Daejeon, this would be a little more complex than the previous legs … … as...