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#558 – Toasted Marshmallow Connectors
Thanks to our sponsor Mouser Electronics. This week Chris and Paul discuss Industrial Automation during the ad break.
- Thanks, as always, to our wonderful Patrons! You can join the crowd at Patreon.com/TheAmpHour
- Chris just got a T962a to do some reflow in his new lab.
- Baking out moisture can be important for components
- Chris has a Croxel KIOTE-11 outside his office tracking temperature
- Upgrading a T962A on past guest Piotr Esden-Tempski’s forum
- We’re interested in why there isn’t a mid-range oven available. Perhaps this vapor phase oven is a good option?
- Chris used to have a Whizoo ControlLeo v2, you can buy the v3 pre-assembled for $1200
- Dave has made a video on melted connectors
- “Silicon is just a rock we tricked into thinking”
- Sir Clive Sinclair has passed away
- Sinclair pocket calculator
- ZX80 Spectrum
- Cost optimization is a different, yet important, type of innvoation. The Raspberry Pi team (interview with Embedded group) is a modern day torch bearer in that way.
- Nanovolt design challenge discussed on the EEVblog forum. Check out the rules on the official competition page.
- Marco Reps video on “Why is this 31 year old multimeter unrivaled?” (the HP3458A)
- Gravity can impact your frequency measurement, Dave made a video about it