# Ep 201: Faking a Transmission, Making Nuclear Fuel, and a Slidepot With a Twist

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2023-01-13
- Length: 1h 00m
- Episode: 201
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-13-ep-201-faking-a-transmission-making-nuclear-fuel-and-a-slidepot-with-a-twist
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-201-faking-a-transmission-making-nuclear-fuel-and-a-slidepot-with-a-twist

## Summary

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Dan Maloney discuss a week of hardware hacks, including UMaker's retro computer display adapter using an STM32 G474, and Dean Sagovis's relay-based transmission faking for a VW Eurovan. They also cover the new ESP32 P4 RISC-V chip, Nixie Guy's rotary-to-linear Hall sensor mechanism, and various community projects like biodegradable PCBs and open-source firmware for door sensors. The episode concludes with discussions on right-to-repair victories with John Deere and the engineering complexities of nuclear fuel production.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-13-ep-201-faking-a-transmission-making-nuclear-fuel-and-a-slidepot-with-a-twist#t=1) Introduction: Episode 201 and John Deere Right-to-Repair
- [3:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-13-ep-201-faking-a-transmission-making-nuclear-fuel-and-a-slidepot-with-a-twist#t=188) Sound Quiz: Identifying Portal Game Audio
- [3:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-13-ep-201-faking-a-transmission-making-nuclear-fuel-and-a-slidepot-with-a-twist#t=231) UMaker: Retro Computer Display Adapter with STM32 G474
- [12:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-13-ep-201-faking-a-transmission-making-nuclear-fuel-and-a-slidepot-with-a-twist#t=734) Technology Connections: 1970s Critical Code Reading Film
- [18:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-13-ep-201-faking-a-transmission-making-nuclear-fuel-and-a-slidepot-with-a-twist#t=1089) Evan: Spaceball to USB HID Converter (Orbitron 9001)
- [24:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-13-ep-201-faking-a-transmission-making-nuclear-fuel-and-a-slidepot-with-a-twist#t=1441) Dean Sagovis: VW Eurovan Automatic Transmission Spoof
- [28:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-13-ep-201-faking-a-transmission-making-nuclear-fuel-and-a-slidepot-with-a-twist#t=1690) Espressif ESP32 P4: RISC-V Chip Announcement
- [33:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-13-ep-201-faking-a-transmission-making-nuclear-fuel-and-a-slidepot-with-a-twist#t=2003) Nixie Guy: Rotary Hall Sensor Linear Control Mechanism
- [41:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-13-ep-201-faking-a-transmission-making-nuclear-fuel-and-a-slidepot-with-a-twist#t=2484) Quick Hacks: Variable Width 3D Printing and I Am Hex
- [46:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-01-13-ep-201-faking-a-transmission-making-nuclear-fuel-and-a-slidepot-with-a-twist#t=2779) Dan Maloney: Worst Repair Wins and Nuclear Fuel Engineering

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- John Deere (company)
- UMaker (other)
- STM32 G474 (chip)
- Technology Connections (other)
- Spaceball (product)
- Orbitron 9001 (product)
- Dean Sagovis (other)
- Volkswagen (company)
- ESP32 P4 (chip)
- Espressif (company)
- Nixie Guy (other)
- Hall sensor (chip)
- I Am Hex (product)
- biodegradable electronics (product)
- 433 megahertz door sensors (product)

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