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Circuit Break

a MacroFab Podcast

Parker and Stephen explore topics in engineering each week.

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Repairing the Retro Future

This week we dive into the fascinating world of vintage tech repair, focusing on efforts to preserve General Motors' futuristic '80s digital displays.

April 26, 2024

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Self Driving Cars With Josh Hartung From Polysync

Parker and Stephen have Josh from PolySync on the podcast to talk about self driving cars.

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Stanford Student Space Initiative Project Interview

Stephen and Parker talk with Sasha and Paige about high altitude balloons and the ValBal project.

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HEBI Robotics with Dave Rollinson

Stephen and Parker talk with Dave Rollinson of HEBI Robotics.

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Yo Ho Ho and a Technological Bottle of Rum

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Internet of Teddies

Stephen and Parker talk about teddy bears, Raspberry Pi LVDS, and relays that last till the end of time.

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It’s a She, Right?

Stephen and Parker talk with JOSH the mastermind behind the audio of the podcast.

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Grass Fed PCBs

Stephen and Parker discuss PCB surface finishes, custom work benches, and bit errors from outer space.

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Tungsten I-Beams

Patrick Renner and Kelly O'Brien discuss the boundary between Art and Engineering with MEP.

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Mr. Williams, Your Book Changed My Life

Al Williams joins Parker and Stephen to discuss writing for Hackaday, Ham Radio, and obscure CPUs.

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Gotta Look Pro

It is National Engineers Week and Stephen spills the beans on his Audio Amplifier Past.

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Unnecessary Engineering

Stephen and Parker talk about thyristors, fancy pwm filters, and milkshakes.

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Stay Hydrated While Gaming

On this Episode, Stephen and Parker talk about Capacitor Part Markings and some tough semiconductors.

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Aditya and Mijael of Kinetic with “The Device”

On this Episode, Parker and Stephen have guests Aditya Bansal and Mijael Damian of Kinetic.

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Anti Fitbits

On this Episode, Parker and Stephen talk about silkscreen markings on diodes and tracking beer drinking.

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No Flex Allowed

On this Episode, Stephen and Parker talk about binned LEDs and what to look out for with mounting holes on PCBs.

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The FX Development Board has landed!

On this Episode, Stephen launches the FX Development Board and Parker finally settles on conference room names!

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Blinding LEDs and Bypass Capacitors of Another Kind

On this Episode, Parker gets blinded by LEDs and Stephen learns Eagle! Also bypass caps free of charge.

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I.O.H. Internet of Howitzers

On this Episode, Parker and Stephen discuss android powered artillery, flip-pins, and Amazon Alexa always listening...

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Missing Audio

This episode suffered from a recording glitch so only half the audio exists. Sorry :(

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First Annual MacroFab Star Wars Christmas Special

On this episode, Josh joins Parker and Stephen as they dissect the technology behind the Star Wars Universe.

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Zero Sum Resistor Arrays

On this episode, Stephen and Parker continue on the Jeep Bluetooth mod and ask about zero ohm resistors.

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Drive By DNA Destruction

On this episode, Parker and Stephen talk about nuclear batteries and FCC/CE pre-compliance experiences.

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Jeep Radio Hacking with a Side of Synth

On this episode, Parker and Stephen talk about Parker's Jeep radio and Stephen has an update to the Brewing Rig.

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Two Brothers of MacroFab

On this episode, Parker and Stephen have guests Brandon and Justin Knight of MacroFab.

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