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Ignition systems

Hi. I'd like some eyes at the Ignition system article. See Talk:Ignition system#Poorly sourced recent changes. The basic issue is the function of the capacitor across the breaker points. Some sources explain it is to prevent a break arc, but other editors use sources that emphase resonance/damped sinewaves. There was also a similar issue at Induction coil / Talk:Induction coil#Dubious. Glrx (talk) 23:24, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

One of your project's articles has been selected for improvement!

Hello,
Please note that Photodetector, which is within this project's scope, has been selected as one of Today's articles for improvement. The article was scheduled to appear on Wikipedia's Community portal in the "Today's articles for improvement" section for one week, beginning today. Everyone is encouraged to collaborate to improve the article. Thanks, and happy editing!
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S-Bus

Can someone review this article? Someone recently rewrote the article and deleted a bunch of things, but now the article no only conforms to what a Wikipedia article should look like, and the putative name of the subject does not match the pagename. -- 65.94.171.217 (talk) 05:55, 10 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Until someone contributes some usable references, I guess anything goes here. ~Kvng (talk) 14:53, 12 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I've nominated it for deletion. I'm not turning up anything much in the way of sources. It doesn't help that there are several things called S-Bus and BusPro. I suspect the name change is an attempt to promote a product, but in any case, we can't tolerate a page that has a subject different from its title. So even if kept, the recent changes need to be reverted, or else the page renamed. SpinningSpark 01:05, 14 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Test engineer needs review and content editing

Please see Talk:Test engineer# Gibberish. Thnidu (talk) 22:48, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This seems to be the wrong title for such an article, since there are many types of test engineers, such as found in aeronautics, software, automotive industry, etc -- 65.94.171.217 (talk) 21:34, 14 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect of CAD

Please comment at Talk:CAD#Requested move 31 October 2016 on whether computer-aided design should be the primary topic for CAD and hence redirected there. SpinningSpark 23:37, 31 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Möbius resistor

More eyes are needed on the recent major expansion of Möbius resistor. The article now claims that this component is, or has been, in use. See my comments at Talk:Möbius resistor#Factual accuracy. SpinningSpark 10:31, 15 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sources on Hakko

Hello fellow Wikipedians

I'm looking to write an article on Hakko, the Japanese company that makes the famous soldering equipment. I need independent sources to meet the criteria of notability, as I can't find anything reliable. And if anyone wants to collaborate on it, they're welcome. (I'm also posting to WP:WikiProject Japan to ask for sources in Japanese). —Hexafluoride Ping me if you need help, or post on my talk 16:39, 25 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Missing topics list

My list of missing topics related to electicity is updated - Skysmith (talk) 19:29, 8 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

ElCompLib - guide

Thre is a guide to ElCompLib that suggests using 1mm or 2mm grid and 1mm connections. However, the SVG uses pixels, not millimeters. To make it worse pins were no longer aligned to the grid for some time.

I’ve re-aligned everything to the closest available grid (7px, with 3.5px thickness for connections), but this invalidates the guide. What would be the best way to solve the situation? --Wikimpan (talk) 16:27, 25 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Request to add total sales to Huawei Honor 8 article

Resolved

Hello, WikiProject Electronics. On behalf of Honor, I've submitted an edit request at Talk:Huawei Honor 8 to add the total sales volume to the article. I cannot edit the article directly because of my conflict of interest, but hope there is a project member here who may be willing to review and implement this simple request. I've suggested specific language, sourcing, and markup. Thanks for your consideration. Inkian Jason (talk) 17:02, 25 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This edit request has been answered. I've posted two additional requests on the article's talk page, if anyone is willing to help. Inkian Jason (talk) 21:23, 30 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move notice

Greetings! I have recently relisted a requested move discussion at Talk:Cannonlake#Requested move 10 February 2017, regarding a page relating to this WikiProject. Discussion and opinions are invited. Thanks, SkyWarrior 04:12, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Multi-function display

FYI, the MFD article at Multi-function display is up for deletion -- 70.51.200.162 (talk) 04:09, 19 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Obsolete semiconductors/ICs

I thought it would be interesting to cover techniques for dealing with obsolete semiconductors/ICs, as this does not seem to be mentioned on any existing pages. I think it would merit its own article, as others tend to focus on technical information or history, rather than practical methodology/solutions to problems which are common in many industries today. I thought it would be best to structure the article around various techniques available. Any thoughts? Gmseow (talk) 15:56, 30 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

An article about general techniques for working around device obsolescence would probably be considered a WP:HOWTO. However, it is permissible to discuss a devices's obsolescence (and workarounds) in its article -- if there is one. Lambtron (talk) 17:03, 30 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think that talking about general techniques runs afoul of WP:HOWTO. Giving advice on replacing obsolete transistor X with transistor Y would be HOWTO, but not a general article. Big electronics companies supplying fields that need to keep equipment in service for decades (military, aerospace) usually have a post-design support department. The lack of a post-design support page (redlink) leads me to conclude that user:Gmseow has found a gap in our coverage and an article would be welcome. SpinningSpark 20:00, 30 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with Spinningspark that such an article could be written in a descriptive summary style. We have Legacy system for computer systems and software, but no comparable article for electronics hardware. --Mark viking (talk) 21:21, 30 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
It's true that one of the many functions of a production support group (which BTW is not mentioned in that software-centric article) is to develop workarounds for obsolete components (not just semiconductors). It probably makes sense to at least mention this function there and, if there's enough sourced material to to support it, to create a section that expands on that mention. As for creating a full-blown article specifically about replacing obsolete semiconductor devices, I wonder what sort of RS-supported, general techniques would be discussed there? Lambtron (talk) 21:29, 30 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the quick feedback everyone. What I was thinking about falls in between the extremes of: very specific practical HOWTO solutions and the much more abstract management systems of the production support article. It would cover concepts such as:

  • upscreening die to a higher specification
  • extracting die for repackaging
  • emulating functionality

I was also considering a short section on counterfeit ICs as this is closely related to obsolescence problems and considered important by the industry[1]. In other words, similar to the Legacy system article, but with a bit more detail as the subject is more clearly defined. How would this affect your thoughts about where it would belong? Gmseow (talk) 10:44, 31 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that WP:HOWTO is not necessarily an issue here. I don't think that Production support is a good place to try and add this material. There are better (but not great) options including Semiconductor device fabrication, Integrated circuit, Integrated circuit design, Integrated circuit packaging, Electronics manufacturing services. I would support a new article on the topic as a starting point. ~Kvng (talk) 13:17, 3 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks all, I'll start work on something and post again when it's near completion.

References

  1. ^ "Anti-Counterfeiting". Semiconductor Industry Association. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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