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THT components reliability and advantages for small scale production [closed]
Examining this question in the "manufacturing of not consumer electronics".
I'm looking for an opinion by others about some statements that I take for correct.
Are THT components in general ...
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Taking a device to market [closed]
I have somehow managed to make a little gizmo that primarily consists of an MCU, some sensors, and wireless connectivity. I have gone through the process of making the initial prototype, then designed ...
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Why don't I see the esp8266 chip in many commercial products? [closed]
I am a bit of a novice in the field of RF design, and I was looking around for an RF module to use in a project. I kept on noticing the ESP8266, which is pretty popular with hobbyists, but it's ...
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Why should one buy through digikey or element14? [closed]
I quite often find that digikey or element14 have quite expensive pricing for the parts, right now I'm looking for memory chips and compare it to ebay sellsers:
http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/...
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How to tell if an electronic component is counterfeit?
I've been looking into sites (like Alibaba, etc...) for components, but they are usually at the price of the rain. How can someone know if a company or factory is not a scam and that those components ...
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Product Price Question
At our company, we are in the process of finishing to develop a toy prototype.
I need to estimate the "production" price of all the components.
I was able to gather all the price from every ...
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Manufacturing a device from off-the-shelf components [closed]
I pursue an experimental project that comprises the development of a car GPS navigation unit and software for it.
We develop and test the software on a working laptop-based prototype which has a USB-...
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Can a generic 2.4 GHz transceiver be used on an 802.11x network?
I am prototyping a potential future product, and I am struggling to get my head around the complexities of using Wi-Fi components in it.
I understand that Wi-Fi (or 802.11x) is primarily just a 2.4&...
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