# Ep013: Naked Components, Shocking Power Supplies, Eye-Popping Clock, And The Hackaday Prize

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2019-04-05
- Length: 46m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-04-05-ep013-naked-components-shocking-power-supplies-eye-popping-clock-and-the-hackada
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep013-naked-components-shocking-power-supplies-eye-popping-clock-and-the-hackaday-prize

## Summary

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams discuss the 2019 Hackaday Prize, focusing on product development and manufacturing readiness. They review several hacks, including a transformerless power supply build, automating a Nintendo Switch with a Raspberry Pi, and a complex servo-driven word clock. The episode concludes with an interview with Andy, a chip broker in the Huaqiangbei electronics market in Shenzhen.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-04-05-ep013-naked-components-shocking-power-supplies-eye-popping-clock-and-the-hackada#t=2) Introduction and Hackaday Prize Overview
- [3:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-04-05-ep013-naked-components-shocking-power-supplies-eye-popping-clock-and-the-hackada#t=227) Elliot's Eggbot and Shipping Delays
- [5:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-04-05-ep013-naked-components-shocking-power-supplies-eye-popping-clock-and-the-hackada#t=357) April Fools' Day Articles and Flexible PCBs
- [11:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-04-05-ep013-naked-components-shocking-power-supplies-eye-popping-clock-and-the-hackada#t=670) Transformerless Power Supplies and Joy-Con Automation
- [18:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-04-05-ep013-naked-components-shocking-power-supplies-eye-popping-clock-and-the-hackada#t=1132) Oscilloscope Automation and Servo Word Clock
- [25:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-04-05-ep013-naked-components-shocking-power-supplies-eye-popping-clock-and-the-hackada#t=1530) Quick Hacks: Key Fobs, Laser Sealing, and Voltage Probes
- [31:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-04-05-ep013-naked-components-shocking-power-supplies-eye-popping-clock-and-the-hackada#t=1894) App Notes and Modem Teardown
- [39:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-04-05-ep013-naked-components-shocking-power-supplies-eye-popping-clock-and-the-hackada#t=2370) Interview with Chip Broker Andy in Shenzhen

## Topics

- [Analog & power electronics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/analog-and-power-electronics)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [Test & measurement](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/test-and-measurement)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Hackaday Prize (other)
- Great Scott (other)
- Microchip (company)
- Raspberry Pi (chip)
- Nintendo Switch (product)
- Joy-Con (product)
- MCP 4725 (chip)
- DG333A (chip)
- WS2812 (chip)
- Huaqiangbei (other)
- Seg Building (other)
- Mouser (company)
- DigiKey (company)

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