MEP EP#184: Like a Satellite Out of Hell

The MacroFab Engineering Podcast Design Contest sponsored by Mouser Electronics currently going on! The topic is Useless Machines! We have cash prizes up to $1000 for the winners. The deadline is August 10th and it is closing fast! More information can be found on here! Parker Trophy Software? WiFi connectivity - Comitup Python GUI - guizero PinoTaur LED boards using the APA-102C-NEW-260 Make them low cost and easy to assemble Build up 2 more REV1 for testing purposes Next project Sponsored by Mouser IoT Compressor revitalization Started on MEP EP#68 Uses a Particle Photon PX3AN2BS250PAAAX HoneyWell Pressure Transducer 6225AXXSZS-DC3 Need a new enclosure that is industrial and ruggedized Stephen Linear power supply design Roz transformer and the appropriate taps How do you estimate the dc output voltage given a transformer spec? Vdc = 2*Vmax/pi Power supplies for valve amplifiers Page 38 Very cool chart for determining DC output voltage from rectifiers with series resistance http://www.hammondmfg.com/pdf/5c007.pdf Drilling and tapping the trophy Just got the parts day of recording R.F.O. Glasgow tongue has a taste for whisky Glasgow University researchers have made a bionic tongue which can tell the difference between Glenfiddich, Laphroaig, Glen Marnoch and between different vintages of each brand sampled at the ages 12, 15 and 18. So, you want to build a CubeSat? Al Williams covered this topic! Lots of CubeSat data here What kind of CubeSat would you design? How to Master PCB Repairs and Why You Should Hardest thing about repairing circuit boards is knowing what the part was before it let the smoke out! Visit our Public Slack Channel and join the conversation in between episodes!