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Daves question about blue LEDs, Nobel Prize - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Moshly
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 09, 2014, 12:52:58 am
content: Hi, Dave & allI stumbled upon this youtube video that answers Dave's blue LED Nobel Prize question

author: Macbeth
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 27, 2014, 06:52:05 pm
content: ...ahh, University of Nottingham. They have some great professors making great videos, like Martyn Poliakoff and his chemistryPeriodic Videos.Also thanks to your link I found the physics basedSixty Symbols Videos.Great stuff!Why, if I had a teenager I would pack the bags and send them off to Nottingham as soon as they passed their A levels.
Robert Llewellyn of "Fully charged" as guest - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: gildasd
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 19, 2016, 11:16:03 am
content: You might know him from shows such as: Red Dwarf, Scrapheap Challenge or Carpool.He is passionate and outspoken about energy generation and usage.And he is going to Oz soon to inspect the country for compliance (or something).Might be fun to have his enthusiasms tempered by Dave's and Chris's realism.Cheers!

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 19, 2016, 05:05:16 pm
content: Yes on that, he would be a perfect counterfoil for Dave.I did watch all of Red Dwarf in under 2 months after buying the whole series on DVD.

author: stryker
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 19, 2016, 10:44:57 pm
content: +1 from me. I'd love to hear the boys chat with him.

author: timgiles
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 21, 2016, 12:02:39 pm
content: +1 He is an interesting and knowledgeable character.
Mike Harrison (mikeselectricstuff) will be on the next episode of TheAmpHour - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: alimirjamali
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 11, 2014, 05:21:21 pm
content: Since Chris Gammell is travelling in Europe (Germany), Mike Harrison has announced that he will be a guest and co-host of the next episode of TheAmpHour:You can ask your questions in the comment section of the announcement on Youtube (if they have not started recording already!!!).Mike was a guest of TheAmpHour inepisode #135. Many of your questions might be already answered in that episode. Mike is a regular contributor and supporter on the Forum.

author: Yago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 12, 2014, 02:27:56 pm
content: I'll tune in to that, an interesting story or two to be told.*Must getanotherYT account!*

author: ElectricGuy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 12, 2014, 06:21:03 pm
content: It's the third time that Mike participate in TheAmpHour... for me not only the best of the three, but also the best of all 224 episodes.Really great. Worth every second!

author: Rigby
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 12, 2014, 06:47:44 pm
content: Third? Second, I thought.

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 12, 2014, 06:55:24 pm
content: Quote from: ElectricGuy on November 12, 2014, 06:21:03 pmOne of those must have been an imposter

author: ElectricGuy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 12, 2014, 07:03:33 pm
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on November 12, 2014, 06:55:24 pmYes, it was.... Just kidding... My Bad.... It was Mike Ossmann.But still, for me the best show of all 224!!! But its my opinion!

author: krivx
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 13, 2014, 08:45:49 pm
content: Great episode, Mike always seems to have interesting stuff to say. Do more of this Mike.

author: romantronixlab
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 25, 2014, 05:18:31 pm
content: Heard the show while working on some fixes in my lab, and by far this was the best show i've ever heard. Many
No Amp Hour this week either? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: aargee
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2014, 08:23:49 pm
content: My car is quiet on the way to work...

author: robrenz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2014, 08:30:00 pm
content: They have moved from Tuesday to Wednesday. Still no guarantee that there will be one this week.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 27, 2014, 06:27:36 pm
content: Been up for a while, getting a listen in now.....http://www.theamphour.com/225-worktrips-and-workspaces-junket-jactation-jiltedness/
Missed episode for Nov 19th - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Will Smith
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: November 20, 2014, 05:10:32 am
content: I know it sounds like my life is crap (it is), but I really look forward to the amp hour. I'm sure you had good reason for not doing the Amp Hour this week, but I bloody missed it! Tell Chris, I missed BOTH of you. You guys are synergistic, like Laurel and Hardy. The Amp Hour is a nice break from the tedious crap of work life. I really like the news items and interviews, but even just the two of you chatting about crap for 90 minutes is worth listening to. Variety is good.Cheers, Will

author: gildasd
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 23, 2014, 11:32:45 am
content: I would bring my pitch fork and flaming torch to make my feeling about this oversight felt, but TSA has rules against this.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 23, 2014, 12:10:15 pm
content: Quote from: Will Smith on November 20, 2014, 05:10:32 amChris learning there are places out of America ( and that German beer can be very strong( and it is served in litre glasses ( for the USA a bit more than a quart) with the expectation you can drink 3 glasses before speaking to the wall), and better than the stuff you get in USA) and Dave "having a life" and both enjoying it.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 23, 2014, 04:44:00 pm
content: Something for those suffering from withdrawal .......

author: janengelbrecht
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 23, 2014, 05:33:16 pm
content: What they have a life ? But ? ....damn...Their whole existence is to please us i thinkWe look at the damn advertisements...pay the butter on their breadWell... all said and done....the video above....the man compares physics with engineering....i dont agree....an engineer has the abillity to actually make things happen all by himself. A physicist need an engineer to build his test equipment
Rabbit-Proof fence - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: kfitch42
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2014, 03:30:52 pm
content: On a recent-ish TheAmpHour episode someone talked about working on sensors for the gates on the Australian Rabbit-Proof Fence. Who was it? Which episode? My memory/google-foo is failing me right now.

author: AndreasF
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2014, 05:40:18 pm
content: It was on Elicia White's embedded podcast, #63 from August 13.

author: kfitch42
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2014, 05:54:12 pm
content: THANKS!I guess that explains why I couldn't find it.... I'm an idiot

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2014, 06:19:43 pm
content: Quote from: kfitch42 on September 27, 2014, 05:54:12 pmAnybody that watched Bugs Bunny knows that rabbit proof fence is an impossibility.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2014, 06:35:20 pm
content: Not impossible, but you have to dig down deep with the foundations, and make it pretty high. Wodger Wabbit was stymied by his cage, as it was a filled in concrete pond, and though he dug and dug he could not get through the concrete walls and base. He dug till he died.

author: Bud
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 14, 2014, 01:51:00 am
content: My cat kills any offender who dare to penetrate the backyard perimeter and is smaller in size than her. She got a few rabbits over the summer. So vegetables grow safely in the backyard.

author: SL4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 14, 2014, 04:16:00 am
content: 'Vegetables'... a cute name for a cat.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 14, 2014, 04:44:26 am
content: Quote from: zapta on September 27, 2014, 06:19:43 pmObviously you aren't aware of the Rabbit fences in Aus...thousands of miles long.

author: Melt-O-Tronic
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 14, 2014, 05:29:28 am
content: In this thread, we learn who is not up-to-speed with Bugs Bunny.Bugs could grab himself by the scruff and lift himself over any fence.

author: Falcon69
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2014, 02:25:56 am
content: John Travolta in 'Phenomenon' made a Rabbit-Proof Fence. Check it out.Only problem is, he trapped the rabbit inside and it ate all his garden.

author: Phaedrus
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 25, 2014, 06:49:12 am
content: Where I grew up it was traditional to eschew the fence, and rather spend a few afternoons sitting out on the back porch with a .22 Win Mag bolt action. Consider that as an alternative?
Dave's Interesting News - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 14, 2014, 06:16:30 pm
content: Dave's Interesting News:Sagan gets a new playmate.The Woz on the Amp Hour.Dave buys and moves EEV HQ to Altium's old HQ, a new/larger home or a warehouse.Altium release a free version. Will it be crap?The chip printer is unveiled.Work commences on the C5.The µSupply is released on Kickstarter.

author: AndreasF
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 14, 2014, 08:43:52 pm
content: my money is on free Altium version

author: Dongulus
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 14, 2014, 09:43:53 pm
content: Probably something to do with the supplier agreement forms that Dave had to sign recently:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/supplier-agreement-code-of-conduct-overkill/

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 14, 2014, 09:52:07 pm
content: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-527-altium-entry-level-pcb-tool-rant/msg495030/#msg495030

author: Circlotron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 01, 2014, 01:23:59 am
content: Quote from: Towger on August 14, 2014, 06:16:30 pmWhere can I read more about this?

author: IanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 01, 2014, 03:08:27 am
content: Quote from: Towger on August 14, 2014, 06:16:30 pmWhat a woman thinks after having a baby:"Well, crap! That's the last time I'm putting my body through that!"

author: babysitter
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 01, 2014, 06:00:12 am
content: Quote from: IanB on September 01, 2014, 03:08:27 amAnd yet doing it again. Maybe due to catalytic influence of the recent born, maybe because woman can take much more pain than men.(Believe me, i am a 2 times babysitter in the meantime and we already joke about No. 3!)

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 01, 2014, 11:00:58 am
content: Mine wants #4...

author: ludzinc
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 01, 2014, 11:10:28 am
content: Quote from: Towger on September 01, 2014, 11:00:58 amMine too. I'll be divorced first though.

author: Circlotron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 01, 2014, 01:36:17 pm
content: Quote from: Towger on August 14, 2014, 06:16:30 pmI don't get it. just what is the above?A list of factual announcements?A fanboi wish list?Whatarepeople making comments about?Edit -> got it now.
#211 Autorouter - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: owiecc
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 22, 2014, 11:22:48 am
content: Shownotes for this episode are still missing and I am curious about one thing. They talked about a schematic auto router. Dave was even watching a video about it. Does anyone know which auto router they were talking about?
#190 Amp hour - Sparkfun vs Fluke - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: kaindub
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 28, 2014, 06:54:50 am
content: Could this Aussie company be the next target of Fluke?This is the product they are selling.http://www.altronics.com.au/p/q1134-auto-ranging-digital-multimeter/Looks black and yellow - Fluke colours?Robert
Are you giving this weeks episode a miss? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 02, 2014, 03:18:10 pm
content: Hi Guys,Are you giving this weeks episode a miss?Towger

author: krivx
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 02, 2014, 03:23:15 pm
content: It's a pretty weak April Fool's if so...

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 04:29:29 am
content: Quote from: wilfred on April 02, 2014, 10:20:01 pmThe American version of walkabout is 'hiking the Appalachians'http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_Trail.A few years ago the then married Governor of South Carolina went hiking the Appalachians but was then discovered in Argentina with his loverhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Sanford_disappearance_and_extramarital_affair

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 02:37:28 pm
content: He also skipped episode 192.
Guns & "Mad Max", A Great Aussie Film - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: TheRuler8510
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 12:58:57 am
content: RE: Latest Amp Hour podcast & Mel Gibson's "Mad Max - The Road Warrior" FilmsI wonder if Dave would change his position on guns if the Road Warrior scenario came to pass?That is all forecast to happen in Australia...Hmmm.

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 04:07:51 am
content: Quote from: TheRuler8510 on April 25, 2014, 12:58:57 amMel Gibson is a low life.
#195 portable workbench - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 23, 2014, 04:07:51 pm
content: Chris, I understand where you are coming from. I have had to travel to other states for my company and I bring my tool bag with me in my checked luggage. I have had to go to the TSA approved locks because my tools seem to flag. My beef was that I had my multitool stolen from my bag. Yes, it is not a $5000 lens, but it is still a tool I use for work and my personal property. Whatever system works for you to get your equipment where it needs to go. I am a gun owner and have a concealed weapons permit but I think if shipping the case was more practical and cost effective, I would opt for that over packing my gun in the case. My license is accepted in quite a few states, but not all so I am leery about packing my gun.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 23, 2014, 07:38:37 pm
content: As opposed to a gun simply have as part of your tool case a few very sharp knives, in sheaths to keep them safe. Over 10cm ( 4 in) long they are classed as equal to guns for the TSA, so they go in a locked sealed etc bag. Fits all the criteria, and they are allowed in most places that are gun free as "work related tools" with little hassle.

author: orion242
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 24, 2014, 03:14:22 am
content: Let me start with...I think everyone is entitled to have your opinion.IMHO the TSA is only a hassle for the general population. Just this week a kid sneaked on a plane on the tarmac. Do you think our senators and congressmen go through the TSA as the rest of us?? Are we really safer???My main issue would be a government that wants to remove my protection. Our country was founded on tossing out pricks. If the population is reduced to tossing stones, what happens if the a foreign force moves in? What if the current government decides to turn on the population?I would like to think my neighbors and society in general can conduct itself in a civil manor.No checks, no balance.

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2014, 04:50:08 pm
content: You should do some flying outside the States and Europe. All those rules for nail clippers and over 100ml containers of liquids etc have long gone. Proper metal knives and forks when served on board etc. Even when flying Philippines Airlines you can drink from your 1L bottles of water all the way through security and they will not bat an eyelid. BTW: Philippines Airlines is the only airline which have had a plane blown up by a binary liquid explosive.

author: orion242
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 01:49:08 am
content: I have a fair deal. Last time was to a little island where the airport wasn't much more than a single runway and mobile home for a terminal.No tsa there....We are the only fools still paying for this nonsense.
Odd Medicine - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Dataforensics
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 13, 2014, 12:23:02 pm
content: Not sure if I am mad or what.Have refrained from listening to last five episodes and stored them on my ipod.Next week I have a hospital procedure that involves an overnight stay.Its impossible to sleep with all the noise in a ward, so I intend to spend the night with the Amp Hour.Tony

author: Pillager
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 20, 2014, 03:23:18 am
content: I tried the AmpHour as "bedtime story", but then I got worked up about one of Dave's rants, that I couldn't sleep.Another time I did fall asleep, but I was annoyed, that I had to listen to it again, not because it was so horrible, it wasn't; I could only remember fragments, so the whole thing was an excercise in futilityI have since learned to listen only to stuff I already know. Every night I turn on George Carlin on my tablet and enjoy the few minutes I hear anything.First, it helps me leave all the crap behind that happened at work.Second, I'm not angry when I fall asleep too early.Third, no matter how often I listen, George always brings a smile to my lips and I sleep very well.If you're planing on sleeping, I recommend you pick something else, an older episode you already know, maybe. But try it out and see.
#185 – An Interview with Hank Zumbahlen – Zoppa Zumbahlen Zateticism - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: wilfred
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 19, 2014, 07:05:18 am
content: /

author: GiskardReventlov
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 27, 2014, 01:12:44 am
content: This is the book mentioned, it contains the pdf files of each chapterhttp://www.analog.com/library/analogdialogue/archives/43-09/Basic_Linear_Design.zipCode:Length Date Time Name--------- ---------- ----- ----1425029 01-12-2007 16:24 EDCh 9 power.pdf683945 01-12-2007 18:45 EDCh 10 passives.pdf1215402 01-12-2007 18:47 EDch 11 overvoltage and emi.pdf1963550 01-12-2007 16:26 EDch 12 pc issues.pdf7965875 01-12-2007 16:28 EDch 13 deign developement tools.pdf116883 01-12-2007 16:29 EDintro.pdf395821 01-12-2007 16:07 ED Basic Linear Design Index.pdf3827445 01-12-2007 16:10 Edch 1 op amps.pdf2956962 01-12-2007 16:13 EDCh 2 other linear circuits.pdf2211011 01-12-2007 16:15 EDCh 3 sensors.pdf1394988 01-12-2007 18:46 EDCh 4 rf if.pdf463618 01-12-2007 16:18 EDCh 5 sampling theory.pdf4115534 01-12-2007 16:05 EDCh 6 Converter.pdf1311007 01-12-2007 16:20 EDCh 7 Support Circuits.pdf5006900 01-12-2007 16:23 EDCh 8 filter.pdf2753734 08-07-2009 12:14 LinearDesign_Cover.pdf--------- -------37807704 16 filesCan also be purchased if you want the dead-tree version.
bypass a IL4558 on a phono amplifier. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: AFSR
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 26, 2014, 04:03:29 pm
content: i have an old sony stereo and has a phono input! but its to sensitive for connecting any device to it!. you barely give it any input and distorts. can i bypass the IL4558 that is just after the input jack's? how can i lower the gain of these input?

author: dr_dan
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 26, 2014, 04:29:29 pm
content: A few years ago I used this circuit - it lowers the input level and compensates for the non-flat input characteristics of the phono input.http://www.epanorama.net/circuits/phono.html

author: AFSR
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 26, 2014, 04:46:38 pm
content: that is great! but i will not use the phono input anymore ( have no turntable). can i just remove the il4558 and bypass the pins?

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 26, 2014, 07:12:13 pm
content: Would recommend you just remove the feedback network and turn the 4668 into a plain buffer amplifier instead. Then add an attenuator on the input side as it will still need about 6db of attenuation to handle a standard line level input.
#179 – Greg Charvat Returns With A Book! - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: GiskardReventlov
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 12, 2014, 08:38:14 pm
content: Interesting episode. I have a different feel for radar now and it just doesn't sound intimidating. I may even get the book....well maybe if it's at the library (doubtful), ok maybe used on amazon. Using it in a car makes a lot of sense because as he said you can really accurately define objects in rain, shine, blizzard, sand storm, fog bank, whatever in 3 dimensions. Those are useful characterisitics.I thought about getting my HAM too but my desire to do so fizzled. I have enough things to do.The parking pucks are interesting, what happens when I put a faraday cage over a puck? Does a parking droid show up? How long will it take for the protocol to be reverse-engineered? I'll give it a month after public deployment. Or has it already been?

author: GiskardReventlov
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 19, 2014, 09:04:11 pm
content: I noticed now that comments are also on the theamphour.com site for each episode. Is that site a different demographic? Why bifurcate the episode discussion? I don't really want another account so it's easier to comment here.

author: GiskardReventlov
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2014, 08:43:29 pm
content: Quote from: wilfred on February 19, 2014, 09:09:38 pmYou mean to say it is a different demographic? Seems plausible. Did you hear this episode? It seems well suited for this forum's demographic too. So the mystery remains as to the demographic of the AmpHour.
#186 - Someone is watching...we think - Horme Hostility Hypochon - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: GiskardReventlov
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 27, 2014, 01:33:43 am
content: Dave's definitely thinking in the right way regarding the intrusive and illegal coercion that's forced on companies. Mildly veiled blackmail. And he's right that they are chipping away at liberties and they won't stop unless the people stop them. So the first thing is that people have to stop self-censorship, i.e. fearing to talk about the truth of the matter.As far as I know the beaglebone black is suffering a parts shortage and very strong demand. The perfect (or imperfect) storm. If you want one, pick your favorite supplier and place the order and wait. Don't wait until they're in stock and then order.There are clones out there, not sure how/where to buy them.

author: Pat Pending
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2014, 05:30:43 am
content: Can someone point me to the thread where this knockoff product is discussed - thanks
Great show!  loved the chat about the spy equipment. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: vigsgb
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 30, 2014, 12:19:45 am
content: Was listening to the show today and thought it was great. Loved the spy chat.... now I think dave should build a radar detector so when that fiberglass van pulls up outside we can detect it.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 30, 2014, 09:13:09 pm
content: At that power level it is easy, a simple diploe antenna and a high speed diode soldered across the gap with a ferrite bead on the leads to the meter. Otherwise a cheap microwave leak detector from fleabay which is the same thing.
Site down? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: dcel
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2014, 03:57:37 am
content: Trying to get my fix and the Amp Hour site will not load.I hope its this weeks episode loading, and not trouble.Chris

author: svetlana
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: January 14, 2014, 04:06:03 am
content: USER BANNEDPlease report problem posts, don't respond to them it only adds to the clutter.

author: dcel
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2014, 04:08:30 am
content: Ignore the trolls.

author: dcel
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2014, 04:10:43 am
content: Just loaded here.

author: dcel
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2014, 04:15:47 am
content: Wow, swift justice! Nice. I'm here for the intelligent conversations, not that.

author: basedgod
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: January 14, 2014, 04:35:33 am
content: Jeez, just coming here I didn't expect to see spammers lining the halls O.o Good on you guys for getting it out.Nice try svetlana

author: oalexanian
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: January 14, 2014, 04:46:44 am
content: GeoffS, you have no forum management skills what-so-f8cking-ever. Please upgrade your brain (and forum software) before logging in again, or for that matter breathing ;-)(Of course I'm not trying to get the EEVB forum down for a few hours while a new FLIR detector is released . . . Or am I?)And another try!

author: CrosseyeJack
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2014, 05:13:33 pm
content: Just as a heads up. Digital Ocean which hosts atleast the nameservers for theamphour.com is under a DDOS attack -http://www.digitaloceanstatus.com/history?update=166#77The site appears to be up here as the domain is in my local DNS cache but going direct to the sites ip returns nothing as the server is configured to 301 you towww.site-ipwhich of cause is invalid (HTTP response status code 301 is "Moved Permanently" and is used for example when a site changes its URL layout so old links can still work).What they could do in the future to help migrate this sort of issue is to not rely on just one provider for DNS. eevblog.com DNS is handled by GoDaddy thats why you are still able to connect to this site. If who ever admins the site's domain used GoDaddy's NameServers (theamphour.com registar is wildwestdomains.com who is GoDaddy) as a backup. It would mean unless both providers DNS are attacked at the same time you should still get on the site.Anyways, as soon as who ever it is gets bored attacking Digital Ocean or if Digital Ocean can migrate this attack the site should come back up as normal.
AmpHour white shirt - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Branqazwsx
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 07, 2013, 02:43:32 pm
content: What is the link to order a white shirt for The AmpHour?Thanks!

author: RMS95
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 07, 2013, 06:47:27 pm
content: Here you go:http://teespring.com/tah-white/

author: Branqazwsx
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 07, 2013, 09:14:50 pm
content: Quote from: RMS95 on October 07, 2013, 06:47:27 pmCool, thanks! Hopefully they make the goal the shirts look awesome.
new tag line ... extended edition - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: kfitch42
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 12, 2013, 08:22:46 pm
content: Keep Current ... with inside jokes from The Outback to Not-Detroit.

author: Orpheus
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2013, 01:08:00 am
content: THE AMP HOURA unit of measurement with two tools(employing two tools?)
An x86 alternative to the Minnow for many projects - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Orpheus
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 14, 2013, 11:24:17 am
content: I toyed with getting one when they were first announced, just because it's x86 [I've since taken MOOCs in Android, Processing, etc. so that's now moot]...but then I realized that you can get a MUCH more powerful, capable system for as little as$125 (sometimes less)atCowBoom(Best Buy's liquidation arm) in the form of a used netbook! (for actual use as a laptop, etc., I'd spend a few more bucks for one of their refurbs, but for a project, their "pre-owned" grade is just fine) Then again, this time of year, my local Freecycle is full of "free for the taking" tablets, etc.I'm not crapping on the Minnow product. I'm just pointing that out for those of you who might find it useful. Although everyone seems to compare these devkits to laptops and tablets, and most of us HAVE used an old computer as a controller, headless server, etc., people often seem quite surprised when I turn the comparison around. It's as if devkits occupy a different mindspace.Of course power draw is an issue in many projects. I still use a 1999 Virgin Webplayer internet appliance [built-in crappy 10" 800x600 color LCD, wireless mouse/kybd] as a benchtop/mobile serial/USB controller/display, because it only draws 5V 1A -- less than many devkits, after you add a display, keyboard and mouse. and a LOT less than a lot of old netbooks/laptops.
Uploading episodes to YouTube - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: ChrisGammell
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 15, 2013, 03:03:05 am
content: What is it about YouTube that draws people in? I have no idea, but we're working on it anyway.We've talked about doing it for a while, but TunesToTube.com allows us to upload episodes easily (never knew that existed).So do you think people are more likely to listen (or "watch") on YouTube?

author: mariush
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 15, 2013, 03:14:04 am
content: I wouldn't use a site like that to create videos and especially give it authentification info to my account.Making such videos is very easy, if you put the mp3s in some easy to download ftp location or http folder I would even offer to make the videos for you...You could get people to transcribe the shows for something like 10$ an hour and make the video write what's spoken as a sort of extended subtitle (of course you could actually use youtube's subtitle system then but not all users know to enable it or it's not suported on mobile players etc).Or just use the descriptions in the blog to add some life to the video ... the only thing extra needed would be times when the audio starts speaking about a particular line in the description.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 15, 2013, 04:30:23 am
content: That service looks easy peasy.I use Youtube a bit for songs. If I've got an urge to listen to a song, my first port is usually just youtube search it and play it. Much easier than trying to find a torrent and download that just for one play.

author: AndreasF
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 15, 2013, 06:22:32 am
content: I think one nice (for you) thing about YT might be that The AmpHour would then start to show up in the "related videos" section, so that people not familiar with it may discover it.Personally I wouldn't listen to it via Youtube, as I use iTunes on my phone to listen to it on the way to/from work.
The Amp Hour #147 – Absorptive Augmented Actuality - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: psycho0815
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2013, 06:48:14 am
content: I want that thing!I can already see myself, glueing that retroreflecting stuff to game cards and build my own sabacc game.Any other cool ideas?Cheers,Psycho

author: jquest
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: May 29, 2013, 05:39:10 pm
content: Great Show. But what I don't understand is how they'll produce this at $200 when it requires two pico projectors. Also how do they focus the projections as they are not projected onto surface at a constant distance? I'd think that they blur at various distances on the retroflective surface.http://ict.usc.edu/pubs/Augmented%20Reality%20using%20Personal%20Projection%20and%20Retroflection.pdf

author: ddavidebor
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2013, 05:45:29 pm
content: A very long show, but wery interesting and definetly not boring.Dave, if you invite some more EE girls and women in the amphour and more inportant in the eevblog episodes you'll get a looooot more viewers.My mother says you're a great piece of "gnocco", but some "gnocca" is never a bad thing in such a nerdy show! XD(*o=male, *a=female)

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2013, 11:17:41 pm
content: Quote from: jquest on May 29, 2013, 05:39:10 pmI think the LCOS based picos are significantly cheaper than DLP. Also the use of the retroreflector allows much lower LED powers, which may allow for simpler optics.

author: DerekZahn
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: May 30, 2013, 12:31:45 am
content: Great interview!a couple other references for anybody really interested in this stuff...http://www.creol.ucf.edu/Research/Publications/1357.pdfhttp://eis.comp.lancs.ac.uk/workshops/ubiproject2010/pdf/bolas_ubiprojection2010.pdfi think it's a perfectly-sized project for a small team to make a cool and (hopefully) successful product on their own... not so easy as to be unremarkable but not so hard as to be impractical. Very cool stuff!i was surprised that she was so wiling to basically give the entire product design in the interview; it certainly made it interesting! I'm not clear on the projector focusing issue though....i bet the retroreflector is some version of 3M Scotchlite...
The Amp Hour #156- Sinclair C5 - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: DanHamer
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 13, 2013, 12:25:49 pm
content: The other week Chris and Dave were joking about the Sinclair C5 poncho. Although I think it is a bit of a kludge, definitely not cool and obviously an after though I don't think its too bad how ever this gem from Hyundai had me on the floor not just because it looks so daft but because it also looks like some care and though went in to its design.

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 13, 2013, 12:29:49 pm
content: Korean engineers are hatched - It's an egg. He just broke out of it and is still wearing a piece of the shell.

author: ChrisGammell
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 13, 2013, 01:27:30 pm
content: The windshield helmet could stand on its own in the marketplace, I'm sure. Such style! Such grace!

author: Orpheus
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 17, 2013, 03:43:14 pm
content: Oh, admit it -- if that elongated faceplace had a plastic casting of an Alien(s) face on it, instead of a vast transparent expanse, it'd actually be a great commuter ride.Some types of Clone Wars droid (sorry, not really my genre) have a head that shape too, and the 'car' does seem more befitting the Star Wars universe, but that wouldn't terrify rush hour commuters into veering out of your way, so what would be the point?

author: Legit-Design
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2013, 05:14:29 am
content: Proper sounds for that car.

author: Orpheus
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2013, 08:49:01 pm
content: In all seriousness, now that Dave has spent some time with it, I wonder if he has any thoughts on what he'd do differently today, staying in the same rough genre.
The Amp Hour #145 – Flaunting Furbelow Fanciness - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: TriodeTiger
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 06:12:21 am
content: Grr, the PCBweb mentioned is Windows only! Requires silverlight, and not even that, "Sorry, Linux based operating systems using Microsoft's Silverlight are currently not supported." (can Linux even use Silverlight in the first place? even more vague.)It does let you sign up and give them your info though, before it tells youWell, not that it matters, or it's meant to be like that.I guess I can't complain, but at least there is Eagle for Linux and others emulate alright too. It's a friggen web app! I guess Dave and Chris were right that it could possibly work offline if it's a chunky silverlight application, like flash usually, unless it's got something funky to tie it to the domain it's currently on it should work the same version as long as it has internet access and doesn't force you to update.
SEIRO I&E M4032 LCD Amp Hour Giveaway - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: shamanjoe
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 30, 2013, 03:17:45 am
content: Hi all. I was wondering if anybody else, like me, listened to the Amp Hour, found Dave, and migrated over to this forum.I got the SEIRO I&E M4032 LCD display which was a giveaway from a sponsor some months ago, and I was wondering if anybody has the pinout for it. I have found all sorts of data for the display driver chips on the back of the LCD, but nothing on the pinout of the board itself. I believe it's a 42x2 character display, and it has a 15pin header wired to it. Other than that, I don't know much about it, it was new-old stock that was being given away to listeners. Thanks Again!Scott

author: Orpheus
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 31, 2013, 02:43:46 am
content: You might have more luck looking for SEIKO, not SEIRO. This was a fairly common display 10-20 years ago. I successfully downloaded some datasheets when I got mine.I don't think I can attach PDFs, and custom search engines don't give linkable results but try these links:http://books.google.com/books?id=rI0c8kWbxooC&pg=PT348&lpg=PT348&dq=Seiko+m4032&source=bl&ots=mN6oJPqhkk&sig=he_3BRmRyrx-6OMrhuX2_ztdEwk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=q1UhUpjIDouWrAeD6oEY&ved=0CE8Q6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Seiko%20m4032&f=falsehttp://www16.us.archive.org/stream/EmbeddedProgramming/8051Cmicro_djvu.txt

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 03, 2013, 09:25:37 pm
content: Another interesting reference is shown below:http://wpc.306e.edgecastcdn.net/80306E/onsetcomp_com/files/manual_pdfs/8TXB_Man.pdfIn section 7 (page 317) it says it has the exact same interface as the Seiko M1632 and a short schematics.

author: shamanjoe
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: September 04, 2013, 11:05:23 pm
content: Thanks very much. The name is at the very edge of the PCB, so the top of the K really does look like an R, at least to meI'll post some pics once I get it up and running!
AmpHour idea - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Alex
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 02:28:13 am
content: Chris is young and fresh and as such it is understandable to dream about IC printing at home...Such a...revolution would require excellent mechanical and electronics assembly skills for those printers.I have only seen a handful of enjoyable mechanical adventures from the Taig mill but I must have missed Chris building anything electronics related?I would definitely like to see you Chris putting some electronics together, mailbag-style, maybe? Who knows maybe this could become a regular!Alex.

author: ChrisGammell
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 20, 2013, 02:32:02 am
content: Stay tuned. The latest project has been electronics related and is the reason the mill videos stopped.
New Logo - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: ChrisGammell
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 26, 2013, 01:30:49 pm
content: Hey Everyone,I'm mulling the idea of refreshing The Amp Hour's logo. I know many people will say "JUST KEEP THE CURRENT ONE!" because people associate with it (I do as well...hell, I made it!). However, this is an exercise in finding another one that fits the tone of the show AND one that can easily be printed on merch for giveaways. The current one cannot. I've tried reducing the color scheme and simplifying it and it loses quite a bit.So what should be in there? You guys were super helpful in finding a name for the show, I thought I'd throw it out there in order to get some help in elements that could be contained within the new logo.Thanks!~Chris

author: peter.mitchell
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2013, 03:03:35 pm
content: Normally, I'd say a logo is significant, but in this case, I don't feel it is, I feel the intro music on the Podcast is, because that is what most people get first; they try to access the content and are greeted by the intro to the podcast, which I think it quite good!With that said, I think the current logo is fine, maybe make the entire world look like a PCB and just have say... Australia and USA as "footprints" add some drop shadow or contouring to the edge of the entire thing to soften it up and that might come out OK, i think it looks like it has too much detail.

author: kfitch42
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2013, 05:07:27 pm
content: Here is a beginning of a concept for the logo

author: ChrisGammell
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 26, 2013, 05:40:23 pm
content: That's a cool concept!

author: kfitch42
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 07:15:17 pm
content: Oooops, forgot to put Australia down underDoes that make US voltage and Australia resistance?P.S. Given the usual length of the show, should the upper bound be more like 5400?

author: jancumps
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 07:32:55 pm
content: head is stolen from the web because I'm a bad painter

author: kfitch42
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 12, 2013, 02:19:27 pm
content: Q: Why is current represented by "I"A: Because current sources are imaginary!
The Amp Hour #142 — Jasperated Jimswinger Jobbery: WBotW - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: jancumps
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 24, 2013, 08:11:20 pm
content: So my clean workbench made it to this episode.All guesses were right. 4in1 power supply, dmm, generator + counter,and a Philips early analog/digital scope.The soldering iron is stored in a box.The obligatory sinus is on the scope to comply with workbench photo rules.
The Amp Hour #138 – Effortless Equipment Extensibility - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Bloch
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 27, 2013, 06:26:29 pm
content: The link to theSparkfun kit is a "RETIRED" here are the new onehttps://www.sparkfun.com/products/11225

author: ChrisGammell
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 27, 2013, 06:30:49 pm
content: Fixed, thanks for the catch!

author: Bloch
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 27, 2013, 06:36:34 pm
content: Quote from: ChrisGammell on March 27, 2013, 06:30:49 pmAnd one more thing. The god deal is is almost by defaultan >> Shipping to Canada and the USA only.<<

author: ChrisGammell
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 27, 2013, 06:46:03 pm
content: Yeah, that's unfortunate. It's probably because of silly ITAR stuff and just an automatic simplification on their part.

author: GvendurE
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 28, 2013, 09:38:38 am
content: Thanks for an excellent podcast I love it, I wait with ants in my pants every week for it.But this one dose not show up in Itunes is there a reason for that or did something not work.

author: Bloch
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 01, 2013, 08:28:17 am
content: Quote from: GvendurE on March 28, 2013, 09:38:38 amYes it is one of the week's highlights. So please do not ever stop making the podcast.

author: ChrisGammell
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 01, 2013, 07:08:55 pm
content: The whole "not living forever" thing might impede us, but we'll try our best
meening of BOM, vendors and NDA? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: hanndoddi
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2013, 01:05:52 am
content: So what does these words stand for?BOM?Vendor?NDA?

author: Jay_Diddy_B
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2013, 01:34:20 am
content: Hi,BOM is Bill Of Materials, or parts list, component list.Vendors is the seller, the organisation that you buy from from.NDA is Non-Disclosure Agreement. This is a document that requires the people or organisation to keep the information exchanged secret.I hope this helps.Jay_Diddy_B

author: hanndoddi
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2013, 01:53:09 am
content: Thank you jay

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2013, 02:36:01 am
content: BOM is an annoyingly pretentious name for a parts list!

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2013, 02:37:16 am
content: I like "BOM".

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2013, 02:41:54 am
content: Quote from: c4757p on March 15, 2013, 02:37:16 amI bet you wouldn't say that on an airliner!

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2013, 02:44:26 am
content: I'm American. On an airliner, I refuse to admit that engineering exists, lest somebody think I am engineering bombs. Our consumer electronics were brought to us by the magical iPhone fairies.Of course, I haven't boarded an airliner since they started molesting people, so maybe things have changed. Doubt it, since they're still molesting people.

author: Things
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2013, 04:33:56 am
content: Gets a bit confusing here seeing as "BoM" is the shortened version of "Bureau of Meteorology"

author: AlfBaz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2013, 04:57:51 am
content: Quote from: Things on March 15, 2013, 04:33:56 amImagine being a Vendor for a weapons manufacturer... "Please send me your BOM", god forbid they breach the NDA

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2013, 01:38:29 pm
content: Back in the day,my Boss was the Broadcast Operations Manager,or "BOM."We used to fly all over the State on maintenance & repair jobs,& talked about the "BOM" all the time on the plane.In retrospect,it's a wonder we never got in trouble.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2013, 04:15:29 pm
content: I used to travel on airlines with guns, bullets and explosives. Not only military aircraft but on commercial airlines as well. only thing they asked was to check the gun before boarding, and to keep the magazine in a pocket during flight. A different age, and we actually did have terrorists who were blowing stuff up like nightclubs, shopping malls and such. We so wanted to take a walk through town in civilian clothes with a complete Strela and see if anybody noticed though, the bets were that there would be noone the wiser.
Amphour RSS Feed Down? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: caffeinatedbard
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2013, 12:57:53 pm
content: Hi guys,I listen to the amphour on my smartphone using doggcatcher.Lately, I have been receiving a 503 error when I try to update the RSS feed.Anyone else having the same issue? It's not a big deal since I receive the amphour mailing list updates but just wondering if something change.To be honest, I have stayed away from the website since the vector attacks started, so chances are the rss feed link changed.bard

author: ChrisGammell
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 13, 2013, 01:46:21 pm
content: The best feed link to use is the Feedburner one:http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheAmpHourLet me know if that one doesn't work.

author: caffeinatedbard
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2013, 03:08:01 pm
content: Hi Chris,I added the feed like you suggested and it works.Same thing had happened with the podcast in itunes as well.All is well.Thanks,bard