@ayork1231 @eevblog Huh, front gear also failed on the famous Gimli Glider (also a B767). https://t.co/8htK1ozDA4
FedEx likes to use ooold airplanes and fly them as long as the FAA will let them. They've become mildly infamous for maintenance issues.
@unrocket@wingod@Andercot Wire wrap is just so much fun. I like to use old 80-wire PATA cables for custom wire bundles (they pull apart like string cheese!) and wire wrap the connections.
Picture: PGA2040 with wire wrapped connections to a keyboard's key matrix.
@DGlaucomflecken you guys should offer the option of picking a new eye color when you get cataract surgery. if i'm going to get cataracts in my 30s, it'd be nice to switch things up a bit
@DatasheetDigest I couldn't find my bag of PNP transistors the other day but had a bag of optocouplers handy so I just used an optocoupler as a low-current high-side switch.