At least my house isn't haunted

The Amp Hour · 24 Apr 2023 · 1h 03m · Episode 629

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Chris Gammell recounts a bizarre electrical failure in his US home where one of the two 120V phases was lost, causing power to backfeed through his hot water heater's resistive element to the other leg, leaving half the house dead. Dave Jones analyzes the physics of this split-phase system failure and the role of the resistive load in bridging the gap. The hosts then discuss the recent Starship launch failure, the acquisition of National Instruments by Emerson Electric, and Dave's microcontroller selection process comparing Microchip PIC and STM32 chips.

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Companies: National Instruments, Emerson Electric, Prusa, Nordic Semiconductor
Products: Starship
Chips: STM32, PIC24, nRF54H20
Tools: LabVIEW

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At least my house isn't haunted

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