Macrofab Engineering Podcast

MEP EP#276: Skippy Documentation Fake LM338 Voltage Regulators? X-RAY results Should we Xray legit LM137 and see if the XRAY matches? SCPI or Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments IEEE 488.2-1987 Send command strings over serial to configure and get results from test equipment Test equipment mostly adhere to this with some weird gotchas COM port snooper / sniffer? Is there good software out there that can sniff the buffers / communication string between Windows and a hardware device? Is bad documentation worse than no documentation? “With no documentation you know immediately you're fucked.” Bringing back the Tasty Chips segment - E-Z Hook Insulation Piercing Wire Clamp - 8507 Spring loaded clamp that has teeth When you insert a wire the teeth slice into the insulation making contact Datasheet specifications are interesting to say the least! Max Current 1 AMP Max Voltage 0 V ?!? Covering the Amplifier Update on Parker’s Amp “refinishing” project Adven