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#490 – An Interview with Ben Heck(endorn)

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Ben Heckendorn AKA Ben Heck joins Dave to talk about gaming, building pinball machines, speaking at Maker Faire and building things every week for many years for The Ben Heck Show YouTube channel.

#447 – Voltnuts for Flashlights

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Chris talks with an ailing Dave about how to specify battery packs, why electronics engineers should stay out of mechanical design and improving design by thinking about manufacturing early in the design cycle.

#362 – Secret Squirrel

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Dave and Chris chat about small scale computing, things learned about hardware, DOS programs, working weekends, developing for non-consumer markets and much more!

#312 – Aussie Bound!

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Chris will finally shake Dave’s hand…in April 2017! We also discuss advice for Freshman EEs, how to hunt down new gear, building VNAs, tool storage, new offices and more!

#300 – Three Hundred Down, Three Hundred To Go

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Chris and Dave celebrate their 300th episode by waffling on like usual. Robots, art projects, layout, future predictions (and how they’re wrong), crowdfunding scams and more. Bingo!

#251 – Shifting Away From DIY – Pedetentious PnP Progress

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Chris recaps a visit to Maker Faire and the variety of robots seen, both pro and DIY. Dave talks about automation with new CAD software and the value of getting started in electronics.

#217 – 3D Printed Shark Jumps – Edifying Edison’s Energy

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Chris returns from Maker Faire and tells about some of the fun projects and development boards being shown. Dave proves he’s still got it 650 videos later.

#216 – Last Minute Decisions – Obdurate Onepercenter Obstacles

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Dave ponders moving his stuff to another space and moving his loyalty to a new Altium tool. Chris discusses his new component search engine project and talking with CMs. Both discuss breakdancing.

#213 -Travel Recaps and Altium Announcements – Artisinal Aussie Assemblage

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Dave talks about the freemium version of PCB software coming from Altium and recount his adventure at Maker Faire Sydney. Also KiCad, connected devices, VC money, talks and more!

#199 – The 2014 Maker Faire Show – Traveling Technology Trangam

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Chris discusses Maker Faire 2014 and Dave continues to update his lab to allow for live HD streaming. Also fancy scopes, robots, travelling equipment and more!

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