#700 – Beware of the Overachievers
Dave and Chris record after a long break between episodes together and discuss new electronics designs they're working on, solar and battery installations, dealing with tariffs, and building at JLC.
The Amp Hour Electronics Podcast
August 7, 20251h 15m
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Show Notes
- Dave is starting a new project for a lab timer called the uTimer
- Timelapse
- Geerling videos about clocks
- Mitxela clock
- Transflective displays
- Dave is looking at LCDs like this one
- Dropping Rs vs Ls
- Font chip
- .5mm pin pitch on the connectors
- Chris is making a new breakout board that is effectively a sensors shield for a Bluetooth chip. It’s the first time he’s using the service and it was a pleasant completely hands-off experience.
- Mike Harrison USB C barrel jack
- JLC DFM plugin for KiCad
- Python script to pull EasyEDA parts into KiCad
- Chris is designing around this $3 board with an nRF52840A
- de minimus tariff exemptions are gone in the us
- North Korea is putting forward software engineering candidates that are actually teams of workers
- Mini PC production at BeeLink
- Stephen Hawes on The Amp Hour
- Stephen documented the process of getting the Opulo v4 through certification
- Chris has solar install issues
- Dave is dealing with removing downpipes
- Dave is getting battery extension 50 kWh