Author Archives: M. Eric Carr

A Successful Failure

Posted on 2011-07-28 by M. Eric Carr

An engine failure in a highly-realistic aircraft simulation turns out to be caused by the accuracy of the simulation. Continue reading →

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Chip packages

Posted on 2011-07-22 by M. Eric Carr

The same IC can come in various different packages. Here are descriptions of some popular ones. Continue reading →

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Mystery Chip

Posted on 2011-07-21 by M. Eric Carr

A small “Mystery Chip” showed up in a SparkFun order… Continue reading →

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Components: Resistors

Posted on 2011-07-13 by M. Eric Carr

An introduction to resistors, their uses, and how to read resistor color codes. Continue reading →

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