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Ep 295: Circuit Graver, Zinc Creep, and Video Tubes

2024/11/8
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专注于加密货币和股票市场分析的金融专家，The Chart Guys 团队成员。
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Elliot Williams
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Elliot Williams: 旅行者号探测器出现故障，原因是加热器开关导致的级联故障，目前正在尝试恢复通信。 Dan: 阿雷西博射电望远镜坍塌的主要原因可能是电塑性，即高频能量导致锌合金软化，从而导致支撑电缆脱落。

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The chapter discusses the recent fault state of Voyager 1 and the efforts to restore its functionality.
  • Voyager 1 entered a fault state after a heater was turned on.
  • The fault caused the spacecraft to switch to an older, rarely used S-band transmitter.
  • NASA is still in communication with Voyager 1 and working to resolve the issue.

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With Superconference 2024 in the books, Dan joined Elliot, fresh off his flight back from Pasadena, to look through the week (or two) in hacks. It was a pretty good crop, too, despite all the distractions and diversions. We checked out the cutest little quadruped, a wireless antenna for wireless communications, a price-tag stand-in for paper calendars, and a neat way to test hardware and software together.

We take the closest look yet at why Arecibo collapsed, talk about Voyager's recent channel-switching glitch, and find out how to put old Android phones back in action. There's smear-free solder paste application, a Mims-worthy lap counter, and a PCB engraver that you've just got to see. We wrap things up with a look at Gentoo and pay homage to the TV tubes of years gone by -- the ones in the camera, for the TV sets.