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Fellow Aussie Toby Robb joins Dave to discuss everything related to mains power generation and transmission and his role as a linesman.
#641 – Power Transmission with Toby Robb
#639 – Daaaamn We’re Duuuummmb
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Chris and Dave discuss efficiencies of different types of power generation, building with new chips, new test equipment, building with chiplets and feeling very dumb. All that and more!
#629 – At least my house isn’t haunted
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Chris regales Dave with the story of his spooky electrical problems at his house (subject of the puzzler in 628). Also choosing new micros, recently announced micros, and blown up space toys.
#607 – The Joulescope Upgrade with Matt Liberty
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Matt Liberty returns to The Amp Hour to talk about the upgraded Joulescope (model JS220) and the trials and tribulations it’s been to build a new device during the chip shortage.
#604 – Robo Fry Guy
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This week Dave and Chris discuss robots taking low end jobs, power measurement around the house, mechanical work on cases, using AI, and more!
#589 – Mute Button Discipline
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This week Dave and Chris hold it together while discussing simulations, energy fields, impossible parts, and strapping open source gear to your home.
#583 – The Smart Grid with Paul Zawada
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Power expert Paul Zawada joins Chris and Dave to talk about the grid, the smart grid, the challenges of increasing percentage of renewable sources, and generally how power delivery works.
#569 – Electric Fields, Son.
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This week Dave recaps the Veritasium video about electricity flowing through wires and Chris announces he has joined a startup working on connecting things to the internet.
#566 – Switching Converter Engineering with Carmen Parisi
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Carmen Parisi, Staff Applications Engineer at Renesas, joins Chris to talk about how high current regulators work and what it’s like testing and supporting those chips for a wide variety of customers.
#565 – Here for a reason
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Chris and Dave discuss modularity, programming, new development boards, and power design.