MEP EP#343: Bricking Bad

<h4><a href="https://macrofab.com/blog/mep-ep343-bricking-bad/">MEP EP#343: Bricking Bad</a><b><br></b></h4><p><b>Bricking Microcontroller - Watch those fuses</b></p> <ul> <li aria-level="1">Pic, AVR, STM</li> <li aria-level="1">Atmel ATXMEGA16A4U</li> <li aria-level="1">AVR studio and microchip studio</li> <li aria-level="1">AVRDUDE</li> </ul> <p><b>Air Filter / Canister</b></p> <ul> <li aria-level="1">Long Running Project between Chris Kraft and Parker</li> <li aria-level="1">Mods on the red Jeep necessitated moving the original air cleaner</li> <li aria-level="1">First design was all 3D printed around 2016 / 2017 <ul> <li aria-level="2">This is right around when 3D printing large objects like this started to get fessable on a hobby printer</li> <li aria-level="2">PLA glass fiber</li> <li aria-level="2">Worked but the material couldn’t handle the underhood temperatures</li> </ul> </li> <li aria-level="1">Second design was welded together out of steel <ul> <li aria-level="2">Material was due to tool and cost constraints</li> <li aria-level="2">Working to this day</li> <li aria-level="2">Used a filter that is not manufactured anymore</li> </ul> </li> <li aria-level="1">Third design is a combination of everything Parker has learned about 3d printing <ul> <li aria-level="2">Polycarbonate seems to hold up in under engine bay temperatures <ul> <li aria-level="3">Endcaps printed in this material</li> <li aria-level="3">Heat set brass inserts for screws</li> </ul> </li> <li aria-level="2">Aluminum mounting brackets for 3” hoses&nbsp;</li> <li aria-level="2">Carbon fiber for the main body</li> </ul> </li> </ul>