(#131) Building a Machine From Slugs to Springs

Mechanical Engineering Made Simple · Apr 9, 2026 · 16m · transcript

Most engineers understand mechanical systems or electrical systems. Few understand where they collide.

This episode breaks down the electro-mechanical design space from the ground up. It connects electrical fundamentals directly to mechanical behavior, showing how current, voltage, resistance, and inductance translate into force, motion, heat, and failure.

We start with the core building blocks: electrical constants, material properties, and unit systems. Then we move into how conductive metals actually behave in real systems, not just ideal tables. Resistivity, conductivity, and temperature…