MEP EP#302: A 1 Dollar Chips Matter
Nov 10, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 302
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MEP EP#302: A 1 Dollar Chips Matter
Announcements
Thanks for everyone that donated and stopped by the live stream! We where able to raise over $5000 for the Texas Children Hospital Network!
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
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