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TopherTheME

Member Since:
December 10, 2006

Gender:
Male

Country:
United States

Bio:
I'm a mechanical engineering PhD student who likes electronics.

Organizations:
IAHE - OU Chapter

Current Role:
Vice President

Spoken Languages:
English

Programming Languages:
VBA, BASIC, C, and a little bit of C++

Schools and Universities:
Oakland University

Publications
In the works

Interests or Hobbies:
Electronics, Alternative Energy

News - E-Textile Meet-Up | about a year ago

You cannot charge LiFeO4 batteries with chargers designed for typical metal oxide or spinel cathode batteries. They have different voltages and charge characteristics. If a typical Li-ion battery charger is used the cells will over charged and be damaged/destroyed.
News - Free Day is January 13th,… | about 2 years ago

Wow, you guys are cooler than the other side of the pillow.

BTW, love the new free credit requirements. But what if you get all 10 questions wrong? Do you owe SFE $30?
Product LCD-09052 | about 2 years ago

This a great little LCD and looks a lot cooler than the boring black on green flavor LCDs. And it runs on 3.3V (great for us PIC32 users).
Product DEV-08183 | about 2 years ago

I like these boards. They are great for those simple projects that you want to get done quickly and just need something thats basic and fast.
News - Sign Language Glove | about 2 years ago

Very cool, but don’t you need two hands for sign language?
News - Arduino Announces New Pro… | about 2 years ago

Great….now sparkfun will be taking even more of my disposable income.
News - Maker Faire New York | about 2 years ago

Where were you guys during the Detroit maker fair? I looked everywhere for you.
News - SparkFun Gets a Cease and… | about 3 years ago

I just created a new widget that seeks out and killz lawyers. What a great time to test it out!

No public wish lists :(