Interesting (non musical) YouTube videos.
#421 Re: Interesting (non musical) YouTube videos.
An amusing by-product of my research for the 1:32 scale EE Lightning kit build...
Sorry, I couldn't resist!
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#422 Re: Interesting (non musical) YouTube videos.
"Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I am not yet completely sure about the universe." – Albert Einstein
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#423 Re: Interesting (non musical) YouTube videos.
Looking seriously at fake power semiconductors...
...using very serious kit...
...using very serious kit...
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#424 Re: Interesting (non musical) YouTube videos.
Very interesting.....
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#425 Re: Interesting (non musical) YouTube videos.
Yes, interesting, but very repetitive. Could easily have been edited down to one third of its length without losing any content. And I could have done without the relentless HPAK (Hewlett-Packard, Agilent, Keysight) hype. But they did lend him the use of their expensive kit (presumably without fee)... However, it certainly highlighted the hazards of buying semiconductors these days. So many devices are worth faking. I am fairly sure I have encountered faked LSK170C - their noise was not as good as it should be, but it took quite careful tests to establish that.
In the end, it's all physics...
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#427 Re: Interesting (non musical) YouTube videos.
I found this fascinating:
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#428 Re: Interesting (non musical) YouTube videos.
Some may find this interesting, explains - loosely how we ended up getting to where the world is today, well 2016, it’s only got worse since. It is 3hrs long, mind you. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/ ... malisation
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#429 Re: Interesting (non musical) YouTube videos.
I lost the will to live in only 4 minutes and should have never started listening to it. Anyway I don’t often use semiconductors, possibly only hexfreds, though not using any at the moment. There is always a valve alternative. The gm70 amp supply will be rectified through U19’s, because I have them, they aren’t fake, and they make no fuss about it.Morgan Jones wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2025 1:02 am Yes, interesting, but very repetitive. Could easily have been edited down to one third of its length without losing any content. And I could have done without the relentless HPAK (Hewlett-Packard, Agilent, Keysight) hype. But they did lend him the use of their expensive kit (presumably without fee)... However, it certainly highlighted the hazards of buying semiconductors these days. So many devices are worth faking. I am fairly sure I have encountered faked LSK170C - their noise was not as good as it should be, but it took quite careful tests to establish that.
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#430 Re: Interesting (non musical) YouTube videos.
Drivers view of a sub 7 minute lap of the Nurburgring in a Mustang GTD.
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#431 Re: Interesting (non musical) YouTube videos.
I hear all the hype about AI, then read something like this:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/tech ... acies.html
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#432 Re: Interesting (non musical) YouTube videos.
I like the 'G' dot.pre65 wrote: Wed Jun 18, 2025 4:47 pm Drivers view of a sub 7 minute lap of the Nurburgring in a Mustang GTD.

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