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#636 – Discovering Cursed Connectors
- Chris and Dave try to figure out what’s going on with the Rode Go 2
- PCB photos from a reddit post
- Chips on board
- Nordic Semiconductor nRF52810
- Renesas (Dialog) DA14195
- SmartCores ATS8233
- Maker Moekoe’s soldering setup
- Chris is buying and using random connectors from Amazon. Dave says it’s Chris discovering DIN connectors
- Non standard cable connectors
- Cursed connectors
- Tracker in the car for insurance price reduction
- 3G shutting down in Australia later this year. Already mostly done in the US.
- Shoe phone
- EAGLE support / sales will officially end in 2026
- This monster board of throughhole components with 74 series logic
- Chris will be giving a talk and showcasing at the Embedded Open Source Summit in Prague next week.