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episode 3: EP#3: Liquid Toroidal Electrons
- Stephen and Parker have been testing the main opamp for the OPA541. Stephen wrote a blog post detailing the opamp tests with simulation and real world testing.
- GitHub link to the repository for the SSPS.
- Giant 200W 8Ohm resistor.
- Liquid Cold Plate Heat Sinks for cooling the opamps in the SSPS.
- Isolators for the opamps made out of Aluminum Oxide. Part no. 4180. They make Beryllium Oxide Ceramic isolators but not in the right size...
episode 2: EP#2: Mechanical MultiSIM Monsters
- Stephen continues his work on the Stupid Simple Power Supply (SSPS). He decided to go digital voltage control over analog. Also he has been trying out MultiSIM BLUE by Mouser for circuit simulation. See figure 1.
- Parker has been working on a X-Y gantry platform and an industrial level controller based on the Parallax Propeller P8X32A. See figure 2.
- OpenBuilds Linear Rail V-Slot.
- R/C StrandBeest. The original ones are giant monsters of kinetic art...
episode 1: EP#1: Opamp-timal Power Supply
- Stephen talks about the Stupid Simple Power Supply (SSPS). He designed a OPA541 breakout board for testing. See figure 1.
- OPA541 Datasheet : Street price of $21.88.
- Parker brings up that blinky LEDs are the most important part of a project. He is designing the control panel and chassis for the SSPS.
- FTDI is again at war with counterfeit parts.
- Microchip buys out Atmel for $3.8 Billion. The consolidation of semiconductors continues...