Circuit Break - A MacroFab Podcast
by Parker Dillmann, Stephen Kraig · MacroFab
Weekly podcast from electronics manufacturer MacroFab in which hardware engineers Parker Dillmann and Stephen Kraig discuss electronics design, component choices, prototyping, manufacturing problems, industry news and their own projects. Listeners pick up practical engineering judgment beyond textbook circuit theory.
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