Macrofab Engineering Podcast

MEP EP#319: Work to Automate the WorkFeedspot has ranked this podcast #1 for Best 10 Electrical Engineering Podcasts. Thank you everyone for listening and sharing this podcast with others. We are just getting started! MacroFab Updates KiCad 6 support! PI DAY Contest March 14th (3/14) Stop by the MacroFab website to take a pop quiz for a chance to win some free pizza Testing Ratchet Wrenches Wrench qualifications Ratcheting Wrench Non-Reversible Zero-degree offset ½” hex 12 or 6 point Have collected 20 ratchet wrenches so far Why? Broke one and wanted to try out all the different styles and brands before buying a set What are we testing? Thickness of the wrench How does it feel? Max torque to either failure or cam out Any other tests? Thickness to torque rating How much mechanism play Measure ratchet dimension How? Quick tests show I need more than 100ftlbs but less than 250ftlbs of bolt torque Load cells to measure the clamping force between 2 plates Need a “scre