# Medical Kits, They're The Future

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2020-03-30
- Length: 1h 03m
- Episode: 486
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-03-30-medical-kits-theyre-the-future
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/486-medical-kits-theyre-the-future/

## Summary

Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the shift to home-based electronics work during lockdown, highlighting Gammell's transition to lead-free soldering using GC10 paste and the resulting reflow profile challenges. They analyze the regulatory landscape for medical devices, noting that while current regulations are loosened for DIY kits, the industry remains heavily restricted by long product life cycles and code review standards. The conversation also covers the ease of sourcing custom cables via Alibaba, the failure of the Solace graphene heater due to glass shattering, and the vast complexity of power supply topologies like resonant mode and phase-shifted bridges.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-03-30-medical-kits-theyre-the-future#t=0) Introduction: Lockdown and Home Labs
- [4:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-03-30-medical-kits-theyre-the-future#t=266) Industry Commentary: O'Reilly and Conference Economics
- [13:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-03-30-medical-kits-theyre-the-future#t=788) Medical Devices: Regulation and DIY Kits
- [22:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-03-30-medical-kits-theyre-the-future#t=1341) Sourcing: Custom Cables on Alibaba
- [29:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-03-30-medical-kits-theyre-the-future#t=1749) Product Failure: Solace Graphene Heater
- [32:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-03-30-medical-kits-theyre-the-future#t=1939) Process: Lead-Free Soldering with GC10 Paste
- [41:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-03-30-medical-kits-theyre-the-future#t=2503) Power Electronics: Topologies and Resonant Controllers
- [50:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-03-30-medical-kits-theyre-the-future#t=3023) Batteries: Alkaline Leakage Experiment
- [1:01:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-03-30-medical-kits-theyre-the-future#t=3680) Logistics: European VAT Changes

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Analog & power electronics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/analog-and-power-electronics)
- [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power)
- [Logistics & fulfilment](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/logistics-and-fulfillment)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Contextual Electronics (company)
- EEVblog (company)
- GC10 (product)
- DigiKey (company)
- Alibaba (company)
- Solace (product)
- Form Labs (company)
- O'Reilly (company)
- Analog Devices (company)
- Burr-Brown (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [#385: The Trouble with Home-Use Devices, Pt. 1](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2024-10-04-385-the-trouble-with-home-use-devices-pt-1) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [44: Light Up Strikes Back](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-03-26-44-light-up-strikes-back) (Embedded.fm)
- [S5E9 Jon Montcrief | Medical Device Engineering Leaders 8](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2024-03-01-s5e9-jon-montcrief-medical-device-engineering-leaders-8) (Being an Engineer)
- [Ep013: Naked Components, Shocking Power Supplies, Eye-Popping Clock, And The Hackaday Prize](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-04-05-ep013-naked-components-shocking-power-supplies-eye-popping-clock-and-the-hackada) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [033 - All Over the Place](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2020-04-27-033-all-over-the-place) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)

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