Hardware Podcasts

Call In Show #4

The Amp Hour · 1 Apr 2016 · 1h 09m · Episode 293

What this episode covers

Hosts Dave Jones and Chris Gammell take calls from Trevor Sutherland, Todd, Sam, Arsenio, Chris Kessler, and William regarding power grid generators, surface wave transmission, multimeter troubleshooting, and product development advice. They diagnose SCR latch-up in a power sequencing circuit for Chris Kessler and discuss the challenges of measuring microamp currents for William's USB tester. The episode concludes with updates on Dave's EEVblog multimeter crowdfunding and upcoming travel plans.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies and makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
ABB, Makani Power, Google, Osh Park, Atmel
Products
Arduino, Z-Wave, WaveTech, Michael 1054Z, EEVblog Multimeter
Chips
INA-219, INA-169, STM32, Atmega32U4

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