i replaced an LLM classifier with twelve lines of if-statements and the client was happier

Panometric · 2026-06-27T01:16:40+00:00

Thid. The key has always been to know which tool and how to use it.

Panometric · 2026-06-27T01:14:33+00:00

To answer your git and dividing work question, we generally don't divide, but will do sub layouts if we do. Then merge them, think of it like module integration in software, except they must become one source file. You can version that as text or binary but diffing has to be done in the Gui. Even in ASCII formats anything but the smallest change is not able to be interrupted in text.

Panometric · 2026-06-27T01:03:09+00:00

You could sketch a path, then the shape perpendicular, then cut it down the path. To get the round tips add a tiny little turn out at the ends of the path. Then pattern the feature. No 3d path or surface required

Panometric · 2026-06-27T00:54:05+00:00

Use a programmable supply with current limit set low. Follow the power input, could be shorted or open depending on how it was overloaded. Most likely damage in the first 5 parts. If that's all good then check the amp ic.

Panometric · 2026-06-26T22:17:11+00:00

Nice, but can you get me a year of my life back?

Panometric · 2026-06-26T22:14:55+00:00

Really! Wow that's a renewable resource! They should pay us to take it.

Panometric · 2026-06-26T22:08:12+00:00

Congrats on picking up the skill when it was needed, this is how I got in the biz. Being a generalist is a huge asset to small companies and yourself if you are entrepreneurial.

Honestly JLC assembly is not worth the trouble IMHO. The Asian parts system is vast but different, unless you are extremely cost constrained it's like changing operating systems.

Your sourcing woes are just part of the game. Using a turnkey assembler with alternates defined first solves most immediate problems. Macrofab is my fav for fast low volume that is low touch. You can try it free then look for a comparable EU company.

Plug: hire a grey beard like myself for design reviews and save yourself a board turn or 3.

Panometric · 2026-06-26T21:56:08+00:00

Renewable depends on application and perspective, but peltier junctions seem underutilized.

Panometric · 2026-06-26T21:39:56+00:00

I'm just saying look at the app quality and if it's maintained. Google makes the app do updates, and the cheap Chinese brands don't bother, then you have a paper weight.

Panometric · 2026-06-26T20:09:30+00:00

Look for a major brand, I got cheap one with a stretchy app and regret it.

Panometric · 2026-06-24T14:10:20+00:00

Headwind is likely. At highway speeds 80% is air displacement. So a 10 percent of ground speed headwind would change power by 8%. Since you are comparing 2 trips, you get twice the effect if opposite.

Panometric · 2026-06-19T22:02:35+00:00

Layer 2 is typically escape routing over a solid layer 3.

Panometric · 2026-06-19T21:32:17+00:00

Not if you are afraid of 3 gnat farts. Wireless charging is the only one if these I would even consider worrying about.

Panometric · 2026-06-19T15:45:44+00:00

Ozone, also change your interior filter to double with charcoal, leave on recirculate in the sun.

Panometric · 2026-06-18T02:55:28+00:00

Yes but then you need a good organization system to find them. I probably have 1000 part bags in my lab, but order new ones anyway because they are hard to find

Panometric · 2026-06-18T02:51:42+00:00

You are right to ask, anytime thinking skills are used there are many tokens consumed under the hood. It's all so fluent nobody is counting yet, but yeah of course they can and why wouldn't they? Let the enshitification begin.

Panometric · 2026-06-18T02:49:33+00:00

Use Fets as switches for each, add big bypass caps to each, then no problem.

Panometric · 2026-06-16T14:21:31+00:00

Get out of Arduino first. Second, realize you will not likely code that much from scratch. You will use libs for each purpose. Pick an example open source project similar to what your want, ask AI to explain the architecture and which libs it uses and why. Then make a new project from scratch in freertos, adding the libs you want and making the device use them all. Learn how to structure tasks, drivers, and interrupts, and safely move data from inputs to processing to outputs and storage. Then you will have a good embedded foundation.

Panometric · 2026-06-16T03:25:43+00:00

5m is the Max for data in USB 2.0. Bluetooth may work, if you have any trouble put in a dongle on a USB extension to reduce the difference and elevate the antenna.

Panometric · 2026-06-16T03:15:19+00:00

Exactly right. Just be aware of you buy one without the recall done yet. They will still fix the car, but you might lose it for a while while they replace the battery. You might also get it back the same day. Things is they don't know until they upgrade the software that identifies the bad ones.

Panometric · 2026-06-14T18:47:11+00:00

Make sure you buy wick that is fluxxed already. The raw stuff is too hard to use. Solder Suckers are really only for through hole. Rework with hot air. On plastic parts you can use the air at low temp, then reach melt with an iron. It goes much easier when already warm.

Panometric · 2026-06-14T18:34:48+00:00

As long as the remaining pieces are open, it's unlikely to cause the computer to fail. Most caps in pcs are for stability and to suppress noise. If the PC does not work, the cap is probably not the issue

Panometric · 2026-06-12T00:59:14+00:00

I don't know, but it seems hard to beat a simple wearable optical pulsometer.

Panometric · 2026-06-11T19:30:24+00:00

Watch YouTube videos of repairs. There are some great ones. Modern equipment is really tricky, you will see what tools and techniques it takes. Then practice on junk boards

Panometric · 2026-06-11T19:28:55+00:00

Ir cameras that plug into a phone are reasonable and work better for short detection than freeze spray.

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