# Questioning Everyday Prototyping - Verrucose Vehicle Vitilitigation

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2015-02-12
- Length: 1h 20m
- Episode: 236
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-02-12-questioning-everyday-prototyping-verrucose-vehicle-vitilitigation
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/236-questioning-everyday-prototyping-verrucose-vehicle-vitilitigation/

## Summary

Hosts Chris Gammell and Dave Jones discuss the practical realities of prototyping, focusing on the Volterra VLM-1 PCB printer and the Macrofab assembly service. They analyze the limitations of home prototyping tools versus traditional methods and evaluate the viability of electric vehicles like the Mitsubishi i-MiEV for daily use. The conversation also covers the physics of battery technology, a scientific discovery by YouTuber Thunderfoot, and the Raspberry Pi 2's sensitivity to camera flashes.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-02-12-questioning-everyday-prototyping-verrucose-vehicle-vitilitigation#t=0) Introduction and EV Discussion
- [15:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-02-12-questioning-everyday-prototyping-verrucose-vehicle-vitilitigation#t=950) Battery Technology and Startups
- [19:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-02-12-questioning-everyday-prototyping-verrucose-vehicle-vitilitigation#t=1171) Thunderfoot's Sodium Discovery
- [30:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-02-12-questioning-everyday-prototyping-verrucose-vehicle-vitilitigation#t=1853) Volterra VLM-1 PCB Printer Review
- [46:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-02-12-questioning-everyday-prototyping-verrucose-vehicle-vitilitigation#t=2817) Macrofab Assembly Service
- [54:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-02-12-questioning-everyday-prototyping-verrucose-vehicle-vitilitigation#t=3242) Voice Recognition Chip and Raspberry Pi Flash Issue

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Volterra (product)
- Mitsubishi i-MiEV (product)
- Macrofab (company)
- Thunderfoot (other)
- Raspberry Pi 2 (product)
- VCP 200 (chip)
- 6804 (chip)
- Panasonic (company)
- Tesla (company)
- Chevy Volt (product)
- LaCroix (company)
- EEVblog (other)
- Contextual Electronics (company)
- Bolt (company)
- Y Combinator (company)
- CircuitHub (company)
- Osh Park (company)
- Berkeley (other)
- RISC-V (chip)
- Analog Aficionados (other)

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