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#488 – Sowing Discord

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Today’s show is sponsored by Rohde & Schwarz. We hear in the ad today from James Lewis (@baldengineer) about how to use an oscilloscope and how probe capacitance can affect measurements. For more information about the scope discussed today, check out AskAnEngineer.us.

  • Seth Hillbrand did a KiCad stream working on Medtronic’s ventilator files.
  • Will be interesting to see how the license for the released files changes once the pandemic is over.
  • FormLabs SLA printer
  • Spreadsheet of every project
  • Dave did a repair video after an inductor blew in a found laptop
  • Kits for parts, parts drawers
  • Alvaro (past guest, remote correspondent and co-host of the Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast) uses PartsBox.io and a barcode scanner to set up a home inventory system for electronic components.
  • Dave considered buying the inventory of an electronics hobbyist.
  • IPC standard pad sizes
  • Density heat map
  • Members of The Amp Hour Patreon now get access to an exclusive Discord server. We’re looking for other ways we can give back to our Patrons.
  • 3H meetups are going virtual as well. Have you always wanted to join a 3H? There is one a Chicago meetup coming up on Tuesday April 14th. Join the 3H discord if you’d like to connect any time.
  • The Myth of the 3 Capacitor Values
  • Eric Bogatin on the show
  • Application notes for FPGAs
  • Eric’s Rules of Thumb articles
  • We were asking some questions posed from our Patrons on Discord
  • Microcap is free now
  • Mike Engelhardt on the show
  • After listening to our episode with John Day, an apps engineer was asking if there were other practical app notes that don’t exist and should be made.
  • TI AN-1148
  • Keithley Low level measurement handbook
  • Microchip app note about LCDs

Thanks to peakpx for the sowing picture

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