Re:Ventilators 101: What they do and how they work
by fock on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @03:38PM
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I also wonder what's so bad about all the simple existing designs, which are all out there, ready to be produced (and validated to work?)? I would understand if people would focus on taking these designs and adapting them for different materials/.... What I don't get is, that everyone is trying to reinvent the wheel (probably classic NIH-syndrome).
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Re:Ventilators 101: What they do and how they work
by fragmede on Thursday March 26, 2020 @07:25PM
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When all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. With an Arduino and the ability to program, we get ventilator designs. Elsewhere there are masks and gowns being hand sewn, hand fabricated, or 3d printed.
Re:Ventilators 101: What they do and how they work
by natch on Thursday March 26, 2020 @09:40AM
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Maybe the existing designs are fine. They might also be proprietary though and controlled by slow moving corporations (as opposed to fast moving ones and startups). There may yet be good opportunities for innovation but the main thing is to spike the rate of production. Yes while being safe and legal, those are table stakes.
Anyway reinventing the wheel is underrated. Taking actual wheels as an example, there’s a long and impressive history there and we’re not close to being done yet. And so with most other things.