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episode 235: MEP EP#235: Solar Freaking Cat Feeders
MEP EP#235: Solar Freaking Cat Feeders
Parker
- Cat Feeder Unreminder
- Pulsing current to light LEDs
- http://donklipstein.com/ledlocup.html
- http://www.discovercircuits.com/H-Corner/lowpwrflasher.htm
- Timer IC
- LTC2956
- Power Management
- Solar with super capacitors
- Panasonic BSG series solar panels
- Will have to do research on specifying solar panels
- AEM10941
- https://e-peas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/DS_AEM10941.pdf
- Built in LDO regulators
- Pulsing current to light LEDs
Stephen
- Ball screws
- Bought a small section of ball screw with the associated nut, nut housing, and end block
- SFU1605 300mm - 16mm diameter and 5mm pitch
- Trying to work out linear forces and the RPM range if it were to be driven from a stepper motor or servo
- Mechanical engineering is tough
- CNC work
- Cut the first actual project on the CNC
- Movable cradle for holding chassis - makes working on them super easy
- Had to spend some serious time working on getting the machine to cut 90 degree
- Iterative process
- Flex in the machine - 0.02” accuracy
- Going to cut some speaker cabs next
- Added a simple fan radiator
- 8020 catalog arrives sometime soon….
- ARP 2600 repair
- A client found a unit that was put in a closet in 1984
- It was only pulled out last weekend and is now in my hands to do some repairs