The Amp Hour Electronics Podcast

A weekly podcast about the electronics industry. Occasional guests. Lots of laughs.

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Last Episode : March 12, 2025 1:04am

Last Scanned : 2 hours ago

Episodes

Episodes currently hosted on IPFS.

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#690 – Clap on, clap off, lights flicker
Dave and Chris discuss bluetooth boards, what happens when batteries leak, new cellular capabilities in iPhones, AC flicker, old oscilloscopes, and more!
Published Wednesday
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#689 – A Jumperless Breadboard with Kevin Cappuccio
Kevin Cappuccio joins Chris to talk about the Jumperless Breadboard, an advanced platform for prototyping and interacting with circuits that you place onto the breadboard.
Published 02/26
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#688 – The Tandy Train
Dave and Chris discuss the Tandy 200, test equipment cashflow, the return of the Pebble watch, GPT trying its hand at CAD, solar output...and more
Published 02/12
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#687 – The RP2350 with the Raspberry Pi Team
The RP2350 from Raspberry Pi is a dual dual-core (Cortex-M33 and Hazard 3 RISC V) microcontroller with extensive peripherals. Some of the Raspberry Pi team (James Adams, Chris Boross, Liam Fraser, Luke Wren) join Chris to discuss how the chip evolved from the RP2040, including interesting security and lower power enhancements.
Published 01/28
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#686 – A Benchtop Pick and Place with Stephen Hawes
Stephen Hawes started Opulo, a company that builds the Lumen Benchtop Pick and Place. Opulo designs open source hardware and sane software for building your own PCBs in your lab.
Published 01/21
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#685 – Data Provenance in the Home, Server, and Fab
This week Chris and Dave discuss the changes at Intel, being in control data in your home lab, bogus copyright claims for repair videos, and more!
Published 12/23
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#684 – Lee Felsenstein: The Computer Revolution & Counterculture
A full 3 hour discussion with the legendary Lee Felsenstein, designer of the Osborne 1, SOL computer, VDM-1, Pennywhistle modem, and the inventor of social media.
Published 12/10
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#683 – Troubleshooting is the skill
Chris and Dave discuss updated house wiring, making smart relays capable of switching power, how to design a linear supply, and using AI tools to help troubleshoot code (but NOT layout)
Published 11/20
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#682 – Your Mind Is The Tool
Chris and Dave discuss troubleshooting a dead short in a PCB, the slow march of time, retirements, whether 2 layers is sufficient on PCBs, and much more!
Published 11/06
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#681 – Compact High Speed Design with Lukas Henkel
Lukas Henkel, CEO of OV Tech, joins Chris to talk about high speed design while utilizing incredibly small form factors. They discuss open source SIPs, a CM4 replacement board, FEM modeling, and more!
Published 10/31
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#680 – Catching Rockets with Musk Sticks
Chris and Dave discuss identifying boards, amazing rocket catches, recent travel to trade shows, the impacts of the floods on the supply chain, EV charging, and more!
Published 10/21
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#679 – Satellite Design Engineering with Dan Esparon
Dan Esparon from Inovor Technologies in South Australia joins Dave to discuss all about the engineering of designing and launching satellites!
Published 10/11