Parker Dillmann | October 12, 2017 | 05013979AB, Diatomaceous Transformation, electronics podcast, Jeep Cruise, MacroFab, macrofab engineering podcast, MEP, Podcast, Turbo Encabulator

Podcast

MEP EP#89: Randomly Determined

Podcast Notes

Parker
- Tom Anderson
  - Long time listener just launched his own podcast called Function.
  - It is a podcast that is about Art and Engineering and where those two meet.
- Jeep Factory Cruse Control
  - Most of the parts have not arrived.
  - Mopar part 05013979AB
    - Connector for the speed controller that pulls the throttle cable
Stephen
- iSpindel
  - Does it work?!
  - Made a bucket full of prison wine, and measuring with a fancy hydrometer
- Diatomaceous Transformation
  - aka shifting dirt
  - Stephen and Patrick Renner have an installation coming up, Nov 10 in Plainview, TX
  - 8×8 grid, can access any point on grid and drop any rod…onto dirt.
Part Of the Week (POW)
- Intersil Unveils First USB-C Buck-Boost Voltage Regulator – EEWeb
  - Converts voltages 3.8V-24V to 5V-20V range with no dead zone.
  - “It leverages Intersil’s patented R3™ modulation technology to deliver acoustic noise-free operation (not buzzy), superior light-load efficiency and ultra-fast transient response.”
  - Reminds us of the Turbo Encabulator
  - Scishow youtube channel
Rapid Fire Opinion (RFO)
- How to Stop People from Stealing Your Oscilloscope Probes – Keysight
  - #1 cause of workplace violence
  - How would you prevent people from taking your cables.
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Figure 1: Stephen's prison wine. Looks tasty :) — Figure 1: Stephen’s prison wine. Looks tasty 🙂

Special thanks to whixr over at Tymkrs for the intro and outro!

About The Hosts

Parker Dillmann is MacroFab's Co-Founder, and Lead ECE with backgrounds in Embedded System Design, and Digital Signal Processing. He got his start in 2005 by hacking Nintendo consoles into portable gaming units. He also runs the blog, longhornengineer.com, where he posts his personal projects, technical guides, and appnotes about board layout design and components. Parker graduated with a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas.

Stephen Kraig is the Quality Manager at MacroFab, he works closely with the VP of Operations to continuously optimize our manufacturing processes. Stephen began began his electronics career by building musical oriented circuits in 2003. Stephen is an avid guitar player and, in his down time, manufactures audio electronics including guitar amplifiers, pedals, and pro audio gear. Stephen graduated with a BS in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University.