MEP EP#224: The Normal Chaos
Stephen
DC Heating and Thermal TestingA low voltage moderate current linear power supply12.6V dc @ 0.55A 6.93WLM2940T-12.0 LDOTIP42 bootstrap transistor to share the load12V @ 2A transformer supplies ~16.2vdc with 200mV ripple~2W of heat to be handledShooting for about 250mW in the regulator and the transistor then the rest will get dumped in some resistorsPCB heatsinkingDiptrace 4.0 is finally here!Snapping and aligning itemsCircles and arcs actually have a center now…Paste and Mask layers are finally visiblePad angles other than 0 and 90 are now available in the pattern editorOne button for removing silkscreen from padsProgressive searching for components instead of the seizure it used to beExport options now can export all the manufacturing files as a single zipTeardrops!Wagoneer Engine WorkTiming coverWater pumpTiming chainDistributor gearDistributor camshaft gearHarmonic BalancerAll the gasketsRadiator nextDash ClusterFixing a wine chiller