Electronics Design

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Barcode/QRcode scanning on phones

Ages ago (~15+ years?), I designed a "donation tracking system" for a nonprofit. It allowed donor, type of donation (al...
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posted by blockedofcourse
14 comments posted 5mos posted by blockedofcourse

about electronics

I went to a couple of hardware meetups and pitch sessions this week. And I interview job and intern applicants. And I s...
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posted by jl
76 comments posted 5mos posted by jl

tiny 1200v SiC diode

Here's a new part. It's a 1200 volt silicon carbide diode in an SMA package. 228-1041 DIO SCH PWR 1200V SMA SIC SI02C12...
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posted by jl
44 comments posted 5mos posted by jl

DIY RAM

https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/23/youtuber_builds_working_dram/
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posted by invalid
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thermal resistance, dummy loads

Hi, I'm wondering what could be used as a dummy load for testing low voltage, high wattage DC power supplies. E.g., I h...
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posted by christopher
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spacesuits

https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/21/nasa_oig_spacesuit_report/ Sould like it will cost a lot more than $3B. John Lark...
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posted by jl
8 comments posted 5mos posted by jl

FYI: QNAP TS-1679U-RP

I've been discarding NAS appliances in favor of "rolling my own" (soas not to be reliant on closed software and proprie...
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posted by blockedofcourse
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Allbirds

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/allbirds-bird-stock-shoes-ai.html John Larkin Highland Tech Glen Canyon Design Center Lu...
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posted by jl
4 comments posted 5mos posted by jl

*Business* "server room" comms cabling

Same question as "Data Center Comms Cabling" but with the more explicit issue that the servers within the racks in the...
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posted by blockedofcourse
5 comments posted 5mos posted by blockedofcourse