The Amp Hour Electronics Podcast #700 – Beware of the Overachievers
Aug 7, 2025
01:15:18
- 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