MEP EP#190: Sealed Tigersharks

Recap of the Design Contest

• 29 entries
• Judge List
  • Charlyn Gonda
  • Joe Grand
  • Sophi Kravitz
  • Whitney Merrill
• Winner List
  • 1st : Parker Newman with the Room Temperature Cup Holder
  • 2nd : Dillon with the Clap-Activated Applause Machine
  • Third : SirDan with the Unpluginator
  • Podcast Fav: Jeffrey Bernath with the Mouse Controlled Mouse Controller

Parker

• Fixing Hayward Tigershark
  • One motor not working
  • Motor is a “sealed” unit
  • MC33887PEK
  • UHE1H222MHD6
• Winter Project
  • Upgrading a golf cart to 48V
  • EZ-GO TFT
  • Gotta go fast!

Stephen

• Fermentation controller
  • Got enclosure in
  • Screen still not fully working
• Kingst LA2016
  • 16 channel @ 200MHz
  • Can decode 8080 parallel

Rapid Fire Opinion (Or something...)

• Discrete Pong!
  • We talked about this way back in episode 108
  • Was a bunch of posts on the EEVblog forum
  • Now there is a good website with a bunch of good info and schematics
  • Discrete op amps!
• Field guide to transistors
  • Spark fun released a wall poster for BJT transistors.
  • Cool graphics to demonstrate the functionality of transistors
• Manufacturing Reports
  • Dan Hienzsch
  • Unbiased reviews of PCB Manufacturers
• WAGO Wire Level Nuts
  • Been using these on my automotive applications
  • Amazon link to get erm