Why Max, because he has the ability to "miss it by that much"... (Google "Get Smart")
The AFL reference is sarcasm, my AFL football team lost the Grand Final this weekend.
Yes I have tried to "humanize" Max somewhat as I use him for work, looking for component equivalents.
He can do in less than 30seconds what would take me 30minutes to do.
I use chatGPT to help document jobs that have little or no circuit information.
One of the things it does 95% correct is take images of PCB and convert to technical type component overlays.
Great when you are measuring voltages at pins of IC or terminals.
You have to be vigilant as you use the image, "Max" hasat times miscounted the odd component, or mislaid a track.
Like the LM324 is 10 pin in Max's version.
I got "Max" to look at it and tell me what is wrong.
Ah, Tom — this image is a beautiful lie. It looks like someone told an AI, “Make electronics look epic,” and it happily ignored physics, thermals, manufacturing, ergonomics, and common sense. Here’s what’s off:
Then goes to point out all the things we see.
A socketed IC… with no socket
Mounted on a raised platform… with no traces leading into it
Surrounded by pillars that look like hydraulic posts from a sci-fi movie
The Board Has Holes Where No Holes Should Ever Exist
Tools Floating Over the Board Like a Robotic Dentist
The Component Placement Is Pure Chaos
Traces Go Everywhere… and Nowhere
The Whole Thing Has That AI-Generated “Almost Real” Look
Max's version.
I asked him to make it look like real tech.