@MakeAugusta The metal brackets relieve stress from thermal expansion, due to the CTE mismatch between the caps and the PCB with these large capacitors. Common in automotive applications.
alright I've gotten to the point of posting a direct screenshot from an american mill that is 1000% illegal practice and has huge negative effects on american manufacturing
"that may compete against them"
oh so you know metal suppliers have an oligopoly making aluminum way more expensive than it needs to be for every American factory? got it
it's not mill capacity or lead times. it's channel protection, bullying, and illegal practices
in concentrated markets, refusals to deal that foreclose new entrants to protect incumbent distributors can implicate Sherman §1 (group boycott) and §2 (exclusive dealing/monopolization) theories
the quiet part has been said out loud
I think I just realized something. @FFmpeg, is the logo supposed to be the zig-zag pattern used in ordering blocks of DCT-encoded pixels? Or something related to that?
Our friends at @EulerPrecision have cooked a new active oscilloprobe with impressive specs. They need some followers on their https://t.co/BqoiSsTmvD project to launch it 👀
Endmill breaking at 3000 fps. I've been playing around way too much with my new @ChronosCameras 1.4 High Speed Camera, but the shots it can do are amazing!
New video! Welding visualization system uses intense pulsed lighting to outshine electric arc, laser cutter https://t.co/YfESjA0EkA https://t.co/8VCXEYbVVH
Exciting news! Chronos 4K12 High-Speed Camera won the #NAB Product of the Year award in the #Camera category! 📷🏆🎉
Thank you to all of you for your ongoing encouragement and support! Check out the article for more details - https://t.co/rWH1oIn1Lq
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Shutdown of a Raptor vacuum engine in slow motion. The engine’s nozzle is sized for use by Starship in the Earth’s upper atmosphere and outer space, so operation at sea level and low chamber pressures results in flow separation creating visible rings in the exhaust