MEP EP#302: A 1 Dollar Chips Matter

MEP EP#302: A 1 Dollar Chips Matter

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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