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STICKY Megathread: Random observations about electronic devices

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Why mobile phone batteries have more than 2 terminals.

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“Power Outlets PISS ME OFF [RANT]” – by LinusTechTips

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Fixed an old '80s DustBuster today

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Difference between Linear Power Supply and SMPS (with Comparison Chart).

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Breaking In a Power Supply (Overloading Electronics) - DanTheAwesomeMan

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@sporkulon Here are the pics of the VandyVape Pulse's PCB you asked me to get for you a while back

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Free Energy Devices Build and Science - ElectroBOOM

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Inductors and Inductance (brilliant 3D animation) - Eugene Khutoryansky.

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First Programmable Memristor Computer - IEEE Spectrum

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The Secret Art Of Chip Graffiti - IEEE Spectrum

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The Chip Collection - Chip Art Page 1, Smithsonian Institution

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Looking inside a 1970s PROM chip that stores data in microscopic fuses

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A Field Guide To Transmission Lines

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Hacker Dosed with LSD While Restoring Historical Synth

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Replaced 3 capacitors in my computer speakers (OR, how I fight consumerism)

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Super Capacitor Rocket

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Making logic gates from transistors

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Engineer inc. SS-02 solder sucker with silicone tip. Just got one, 5 star rating from me. It sucks so hard you can hear it from the back of the board.

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Researchers measure near-perfect performance in low-cost semiconductors

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Some of the worst blown traces I have ever seen. Yikes! Control board for a pellet stove, apparently these things cost 4-600 dollars.

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Local law firm wanted a solution to hide a usb thumb drive for sensitive document storage for under $1000. Think I could bill them $999?

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Basic Electricity - Resistance and Ohm's law

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LED Basics

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Electricity Basics: Resistance, Inductance and Capacitance

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How To Make A Crystal Radio - No Batteries, No External Power

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