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MinutePhysics, one of my favorite YouTube channels, has done a collaboration project to provide an animated short on a scientifically correct version of the Children’s song, …

After mentioning how much I like using a brass sponge when soldering, I came across this App Note from OK International. This is a great note to read through. It discusses what is …

From Jan 1 2014 until today, baldengineer.com’s traffic has increased 150%. With so many new readers, I thought about how to make better posts for you. That lead me to look at the …

Keep your soldering iron tip from oxidizing. As it gets dull and gray, it’ll be harder to make good solder joints. My favorite tool to clean a tip is a Brass Sponge. The other …

Let me start by saying, this book is not for new comers, or (ugh) “newbies”, to electronics. This book is intended for those who have a solid understanding of electrical …

One of the best ways to describe a transistor is as an “electronic switch.” They are solid state devices that make up almost everything in our world. This video by Veritasium, …

Minecraft animation from PoetPlays. Happy Holidays Everyone.

What was one of the first things you were taught, when learning to program? “Comment Your Code!” And of course, like all programming students, you ignored that advice. Or, if you …

Early in my engineering career, I worked for an oscilloscope company in the high performance product line. The last project I worked on was defining the features and requirements …

The Open Vapors project has taken some big steps forward recently. The controller’s enclosure is now a custom box, has a front panel, and the LCD’s menu system is almost done. …