# Episode 343: Double Component Abuse, a Tinkercad Twofer, and a Pair of Rants

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2025-10-24
- Length: 42m
- Episode: 343
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-10-24-episode-343-double-component-abuse-a-tinkercad-twofer-and-a-pair-of-rants
- Listen: https://hackaday.com/2025/10/24/hackaday-podcast-episode-343-double-component-abuse-a-tinkercad-twofer-and-a-pair-of-rants/

## Summary

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos discuss the upcoming Supercon badge, featuring an ESP32 and LoRa radio, and highlight several Component Abuse Challenge entries, including a coaxial voltage multiplier by Craig D. and conductive PLA fuses by Donald. They review a POV globe drone by Eric, a beehive-simulation desk by Full Stack Woodworking, and a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 handheld by Roman Schubber. The episode concludes with rants on software lockdowns, the future of removable batteries under new EU regulations, and the history of movable type.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-10-24-episode-343-double-component-abuse-a-tinkercad-twofer-and-a-pair-of-rants#t=1) Introduction and Supercon Badge Reveal
- [5:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-10-24-episode-343-double-component-abuse-a-tinkercad-twofer-and-a-pair-of-rants#t=308) What's That Sound and Component Abuse: Voltage Multiplier
- [10:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-10-24-episode-343-double-component-abuse-a-tinkercad-twofer-and-a-pair-of-rants#t=619) Component Abuse: Conductive PLA Fuses
- [11:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-10-24-episode-343-double-component-abuse-a-tinkercad-twofer-and-a-pair-of-rants#t=684) POV Globe Drone and Beehive Desk
- [15:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-10-24-episode-343-double-component-abuse-a-tinkercad-twofer-and-a-pair-of-rants#t=938) Handheld PC and Linux Headset Hack
- [21:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-10-24-episode-343-double-component-abuse-a-tinkercad-twofer-and-a-pair-of-rants#t=1279) Software Lockdown Rant and Quick Hacks
- [27:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-10-24-episode-343-double-component-abuse-a-tinkercad-twofer-and-a-pair-of-rants#t=1641) Minecraft Lantern and Splashguard
- [30:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-10-24-episode-343-double-component-abuse-a-tinkercad-twofer-and-a-pair-of-rants#t=1804) Removable Batteries and Movable Type History

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Hackaday (company)
- Supercon (other)
- ESP32 (chip)
- LoRa (chip)
- DigiKey (company)
- Seeed Studio (company)
- Espressif (company)
- Arduino (other)
- Raspberry Pi (other)
- Nokia (company)

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- [126: Live From Supercon](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-08-05-126-live-from-supercon) (Embedded.fm)
- [Mystery Raspberry Pi hardware, beautiful ESP32 ZX Spectrum, Stretchy PCBs and MUCH more!](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2024-10-09-mystery-raspberry-pi-hardware-beautiful-esp32-zx-spectrum-stretchy-pcbs-and-much) (The Electromaker Show)
- [100: Unintentional Radiator](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-05-06-100-unintentional-radiator) (Embedded.fm)
- [Pneumatic Tubes, Straight To The Home](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-01-22-pneumatic-tubes-straight-to-the-home) (The Amp Hour)

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