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Slides PDF: Electrolytics are Ticking Time Bombs Bit Preserve: GitHub Repo with Vintage Computer Schematics in KiCad Bald Engineer’s Capacitor Video Playlist TRS 80 Model 100 Cap …

Multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) are so ubiquitous that you see them on almost every printed circuit board. Engineers and supply chain managers often ask whether polymer …

Experience comparing DIY and Turnkey PCB assembly with the Bald SENSE project. This journey started almost four years ago. Thanks to a collaboration with MacroFab, I am finally …

Learn more about Teardown 2024 Google Slides Download Slides (PDF) Links Circuit Break Podcast #434: The Other VCC Circuit Break Podcast #141: It Depends MLCCs with James Lewis …

The B&K Precision DAS60 is a data recorder. It features 6 wide-range voltage inputs, 16 digital channels, and RTD thermal sensor inputs and comes in a small compact form factor. In …

The Retro Repairs RoundUp crew invited me to be a guest on episode 56 of their livestream. As their name implies, they discuss retro computers and, in many streams, how to repair …

I must extend a big “Thank You!” to Lewin Day at Hackaday for this excellent Mega IIe write-up. Accompanying the post is an archived recording of my Supercon 2023 talk. That talk …

Check out NXP’s latest microcontroller boards. These boards of their new MCX-A and MCX-N microcontrollers. The form factor is what NXP calls Freedom (FRDM.) The MCX line of …

I created a Wi-Fi-enabled LED Detector using Nordic’s nRF7002 Design Kit (DK). Using this box, I can detect when LEDs on appliances, like my lab’s dehumidifier, are on. In other …

April 17, 2024, at 1:00 pm CDT Register Now Capacitors are deceptively complex devices. It is why I love talking about them so much! Hioki USA loaned me an LCR Meter that works as …