MEP EP#329: Supply Chain Crunches

<h4><a href="https://macrofab.com/blog/mep-ep329-supply-chain-crunches/">MEP EP#329: Supply Chain Crunches</a></h4> <p><b><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ECE/comments/gvs45/what_are_some_pros_and_cons_of_becoming_an/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reddit Question from r/ECE What are some pros and cons of becoming an electrical engineer?</a></b></p> <ul> <li aria-level="1">I'm a senior in high school, and I am giving great consideration to majoring in electrical engineering. What are some pros and cons that I should know about?</li> <li aria-level="1">From r/ElectricalEngineering - If you get an electrical engineering degree, you can get a software job. The reverse is not necessarily true.</li> </ul> <p><b>Pinotaur Supply Chain Crunches</b></p> <ul> <li aria-level="1">Replacing a Relay with a Mosfet <ul> <li aria-level="2">Looked into Solid State Relays but nothing seems to fit</li> <li aria-level="2">Design concerns?</li> <li aria-level="2">Mosfet drivers like the IRS25752</li> <li aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.eetimes.com/a-primer-on-high-side-fet-load-switches-part-1-of-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A primer on high-side FET load switches (Part 1 of 2)</a></li> <li aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.eetimes.com/integrated-or-discrete-load-switch-which-one-should-you-use-part-1-of-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Integrated or discrete load switch: which one should you use? (Part 1 of 2)</a></li> <li aria-level="2"><a href="https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/constant-innovation-in-quality-control/the-high-side-switch" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Constant Innovation in Quality Control</a></li> </ul> </li> <li aria-level="1">Current Sensors <ul> <li aria-level="1">Replace integrated solution with more discrete solution</li> <li aria-level="2">Little differential opamp</li> <li aria-level="2">Current shunt</li> <li aria-level="2">Sprinkle in some bypass capacitors</li> </ul> </li> </ul>