MEP EP#302: A 1 Dollar Chips Matter

Show Notes

MEP EP#302: A 1 Dollar Chips Matter

Announcements

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Molex 217175-0001

• Tasty Type-C connector
• No data pins?
• Only power and the CC pins for doing the Power Delivery handshake
• Datasheet

Non FCC switcher?

• ICL7660CBAZA-T Super Voltage Converters
• Power Rail Flipper/Inverter
• Charge pump voltage “flipper” uses only two capacitors
• At an input voltage of 5V and an unloaded oscillator pin the switching frequency is 10khz
• Reducing to less than 9khz only takes one capacitor
• Price
  • Singles: $1.82
  • Bulk: $1

SMT Bench Equipment for Soldering

• X-tronic 440 died now I need to replace!
• Soldering Iron
  • Thermaltronics TMT-2000S-SM
  • Tips
    • S75LR018A
    • S75DS045
• Hot Air
  • Quick 957DW+
• Microscope
  • AmScope SM series
  • Get a 0.5x Barlow lens
• Tweezer set
  • Non magnetic stainless steel is what you want
  • ESD?
  • Aven is a good brand
• Snips/flush cutters
  • Hakko CHP-170 are king

Creators & Guests

Host

Parker Dillmann

A Founder @MacroFab.Builds Electronics, Cars, & Jeeps.

Host

Stephen Kraig

EE

Producer

Chris Martin

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