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#580 – Electrical Archeology
- Dave has been reverse engineering a MOSFET that burned out on his LED panel.
- SM4303 Datasheet
- APM4303 Datasheet
- Chris has been looking at ideal diode controller
- Dave has been trying to reverse a deep discharge of battery
- SloMo Guys blow up capacitors and it’s AWESOME!
- Floating Solar Farms
- Common sense skeptic video
- We recorded an episode driving down to the Deep Space Network in Canberra
- Our email address (Feedback@theamphour.com) is working again! For now!
- We are looking to talk to power engineers, please let us know if you know anyone.
- Smart grid
- Chris was asking about localize power storage in the home without having solar panels
- Software salaries are huge at FAANG/MANGA companies, in part due to the stock portion of compensation, also known as an RSU
- FUIFV
- Google is making employees going back to the office (and now Apple too!)
- Looking to change jobs? There are lots of posts in newsletters like The Embedded Muse, The Prepared, and The Analog
- Hacker News also has a “Who’s Hiring” post on the first of the month.
- Revenue per employee
- Cost of engineers
- “I Quit! – Why Millions of People Are Quitting Their Jobs” – Cold Fusion TV