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| ebastler:
--- Quote from: mathsquid on August 09, 2022, 09:24:39 pm ---I don't like that it uses the name "Spintronics," because spintronics is already an established topic in physics. --- End quote --- That's mainly their own problem, when customers Google the product name and get confronted with actual science instead... |
| Circlotron:
When explaining electronics to car people I say that a resistor is like a carburettor jet. A selectable and calibrated size hole that lets fuel through proportionally to the pressure drop across it. |
| EEVblog:
--- Quote from: ebastler on August 09, 2022, 11:07:28 am ---But that's one of the problems I have with "Spintronics": Just looking at them as a mechanical system, the designs seem a bit strange. Gear ratios, gear & chain/belt, slip clutches etc. are all fine -- but why would you build something like this? I would not even get as far as translating it into electronics, because the mechanical design seems absurd in the first place. ::) --- End quote --- Yeah, it's messy. I'm not getting "the vibe" |
| PlainName:
Whether or not it's good for teaching, I bloody well want one! It would make an excellent executive toy to hang on the wall pretending to be a 555 flashing an LED. Hmmm. Might have to make a sound-proof clear box for it. Could be an opportunity for a side business there. |
| ebastler:
Good luck building something as complex as a 555! On the order of 20 ea. transistors and resistors, if I am not mistaken. Be sure to reserve a large-enough wall for it, and order enough Spintronics expansion sets right away... If you do ever pull this off, please post a picture! 8) Edit: If I want a 555 toy to look at, this one is enough for me... https://shop.evilmadscientist.com/productsmenu/652 |
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