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Risky Components and Hardware Innovation - Slipshod Shack Shutdown

The Amp Hour · 6 Aug 2014 · 1h 12m · Episode 210

What this episode covers

Hosts Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the high cost and long lead times of sourcing precision resistors for Jones's EEVblog microcurrent source, highlighting the risk mitigation value of buying tested components. They analyze the shutdown of Radio Shack and the failure of brick-and-mortar electronics retailers in the online era, while also touching on Tesla's partnership with Panasonic for battery manufacturing. The conversation concludes with a technical deep dive into TI's FlyBuck isolated power topology and a debate on the lack of standardized schematic drawing conventions.

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early-stage companies

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Companies
DigiKey, Radio Shack, Tesla, Panasonic, TI, Osh Park, Breadboardkiller, Heathkit, IBM, Samsung, Cartesian Co., SparkFun
Chips
LM5017
Tools
LTSpice, KiCad

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