Author Topic: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase! (Read 2795279 times)

SuperShermanTanker · « **Reply #2525 on:** January 22, 2017, 07:37:13 pm »

This PSU for my main PC and when I say that new electronics smell was strong this thing had a STRONG new electronics smell and I'm hoping this filters out the shitty electrical in my house better then my old Corsair CX750M

Bud · « **Reply #2526 on:** January 22, 2017, 08:09:24 pm »

A chocolate-glazed RF circulator...

...is what I did not buy today.

Seriously, people have guts putting this on eBay for a 100 bucks.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/CELWAVE-Microwave-RF-Isolator-0-91-1GHz-isolation-0-4-loss-Max-30DB-/282296974457?hash=item41ba35fc79:g:oKYAAOSw241YWBkV

mmagin · « **Reply #2527 on:** January 23, 2017, 12:28:53 am »

Quote from: Bud on January 22, 2017, 08:09:24 pm

A chocolate-glazed RF circulator...

...is what I did not buy today.

Seriously, people have guts putting this on eBay for a 100 bucks.

Ha. That's one of those ebay sellers that seems to have a big warehouse and no interest in actually getting rid of stuff.

(Edit: so I made an offer for $1, and surprisingly it wasn't set up to auto-deny such a low offer. I guess there's a little bit of troll in all of us?)

bitseeker · « **Reply #2528 on:** January 23, 2017, 01:23:13 am »

Quote from: mmagin on January 23, 2017, 12:28:53 am

so I made an offer for $1, and surprisingly it wasn't set up to auto-deny such a low offer. I guess there's a little bit of troll in all of us?

LOL! A trolling we will go. A trolling we will go. Hi, ho, the merry-o, a trolling we will go.

aargee · « **Reply #2529 on:** January 23, 2017, 02:15:07 am »

Quote from: SuperShermanTanker on January 22, 2017, 07:37:13 pm

This PSU for my main PC and when I say that new electronics smell was strong this thing had a STRONG new electronics smell and I'm hoping this filters out the shitty electrical in my house better then my old Corsair CX750M

I don't know, it looks like it's on fire already from the photo!

TAMHAN · « **Reply #2530 on:** January 23, 2017, 04:34:02 am »

Tek 577. Out of frustration, as I cant drink any alcohol for health reasons:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/152256917878

Will probably rip out the screen ASAP. What I do next, is classified but will be fun. At least, if my health lasts long enough still.

McBryce · « **Reply #2531 on:** January 23, 2017, 08:52:56 am »

Quote from: SuperShermanTanker on January 22, 2017, 07:37:13 pm

This PSU for my main PC and when I say that new electronics smell was strong this thing had a STRONG new electronics smell and I'm hoping this filters out the shitty electrical in my house better then my old Corsair CX750M

Wow, that thing runs hot! There's already flames coming out the top of the box!

McBryce.

Rémi · « **Reply #2532 on:** January 23, 2017, 04:06:31 pm »

Two TEMEX LPFRS-01 Rubidium standard.

tkuhmone · « **Reply #2533 on:** January 23, 2017, 08:40:23 pm »

Set of Bourns trimmers (model 3386P) - part of my component storage.

TheSteve · « **Reply #2534 on:** January 23, 2017, 09:10:47 pm »

Quote from: Rémi on January 23, 2017, 04:06:31 pm

Two TEMEX LPFRS-01 Rubidium standard.

Sweet - if they need repair see the thread TiN started on them. Even if they do work I'd swap out the electrolytic caps - they really cook in the unit.

shteii01 · « **Reply #2535 on:** January 24, 2017, 01:48:42 am »

Arrived today in the mail.

Does anyone have rating for these leads? 600V? 1000V?

McBryce · « **Reply #2536 on:** January 24, 2017, 08:59:31 am »

Quote from: shteii01 on January 24, 2017, 01:48:42 am

Arrived today in the mail.

Does anyone have rating for these leads? 600V? 1000V?

The banana plugs would suggest that the leads are only rated to 30V.

McBryce.

Richard Crowley · « **Reply #2537 on:** January 24, 2017, 11:57:15 am »

Quote from: McBryce on January 24, 2017, 08:59:31 am

The banana plugs would suggest that the leads are only rated to 30V.

By TODAY's standards. But unless the banana plug handles have a live exposed grub screw hidden back there, surely they were rated for higher voltage back in their day.

McBryce · « **Reply #2538 on:** January 24, 2017, 01:51:45 pm »

Yes, I meant by today's standards. The pin looks like it's folded tin and not a solid pin. There's also no shrounding.

Even for hobby level, I wouldn't recommend doing any high voltage work with them.

McBryce.

mtdoc · « **Reply #2539 on:** January 25, 2017, 05:13:51 am »

Took advantage of the recent Zoro 25% off coupon and grabbed a few goodies: Some Knipex nippers, a Knipex coax stripper, and 5 Stanley mini pocket screwdrivers.

The coax stripper is awesome. Now I don't have to suck so much at stripping coax. For $1.52 each the screwdrivers are almost disposable. Good thing since my last 2 disappeared (in the hands of my young boys I suspect..

).

Johnny10 · « **Reply #2540 on:** January 25, 2017, 10:33:49 pm »

Bought two pieces of Crestron a Sound processor and Pro 2 controller from 2004 thinking I would be able to add surround sound to my TV setup.
No luck so far seems these are pretty well locked up by software unavailability !!

Johnny10 · « **Reply #2541 on:** January 25, 2017, 10:54:25 pm »

And a Quadtech Resistor Replacement Switch with 10- Precision Resistor Company 1 Meg .008% resistors.
10 dollars !

switchedmodepsu · « **Reply #2542 on:** January 25, 2017, 11:46:20 pm »

A few boxes of instant soup, some kitchen towel, eggs, peanut butter...

:p

Seeing as you asked.

TerraHertz · « **Reply #2543 on:** January 26, 2017, 12:30:21 am »

Nothing, dammit.
Because I drove to a local factory/warehouse to buy some stainless steel M3 button-head screws, and they were closed. It's a public holiday (Australia Day) and I'd forgotten about that. Just got back empty handed.
Oh well, tomorrow.

Edit 'tomorrow' (Friday) to add:
Fn(K!
It's not a public holiday today (I think) but on second trip there, they are still closed. Long Christmas break?
I dunno. If they weren't just 10 minutes drive away I'd have phoned first. Definitely going to phone them on Monday before wasting another half hour.

JoeN · « **Reply #2544 on:** January 26, 2017, 09:20:32 am »

Quote from: wilfred on January 26, 2017, 01:23:53 am

I bought 21 years of Electronics Australia magazine. For only $5.50. I don't know which is sadder, that I threw them out 20 years ago and am now buying them back or that they were only $5.50.

Do you know how heavy 21 years of EA is? Bloody heavy is my answer.

I stopped of at a Jaycar store which was quite near the pickup. Did you know resistors are now pre-packaged like Tandy used to do it? I didn't. That can't be a good sign. Both that it is as it is and that I hadn't noticed.

That's a good deal. I see people all the time trying to sell a single issue of some non-notable magazine with a non-notable cover story trying to get $5 or more out of it. It pays because someone out there at some point may want it and I think listings are free these days if you have a store. Some sellers have thousands and thousands of listings, many times on products they clearly don't even have in stock, they just drop ship it from another retailer.

alexanderbrevig · « **Reply #2545 on:** January 26, 2017, 09:58:09 am »

Finally got my hands on Small Signal Audio Design, The C++ Prog Language (stroustrup) and the classic K&R second edition. The two latter just to fill out ever growin my mini library.
I really still love to have actual text books to pick up and read when I'm tired of the LCDs.

DG41WV · « **Reply #2546 on:** January 26, 2017, 01:20:59 pm »

just ordered a rigol ds1054z

6581 · « **Reply #2547 on:** January 26, 2017, 01:42:55 pm »

Quote from: DG41WV on January 26, 2017, 01:20:59 pm

just ordered a rigol ds1054z

Welcome to the club! My first ever DSO and so far the best. ;-) My initial thought when unboxing was "it's so small" and "reminds of cheap radio-cassette-decks" - but when I got it running, it was more like "this will suite my modest oscilloscope needs for the coming years, no doubt, I love it."

JanNousiainen · « **Reply #2548 on:** January 26, 2017, 02:05:10 pm »

First post! EDIT: Apparently is already the third... I forgot I posted about scopes on test equipment section some time ago.

Ordered from Reichelt:

- Banana plug cables
- BNC cables and T connectors
- BNC - banana cable adapters
- ZD 912 soldering station
- some UNI-T multimeter
- Few rolls of solder, solder wick
- Flux pen

Also got C and C++ pocket guides and Elektors surface mounted device book.

SingedFingers · « **Reply #2549 on:** January 26, 2017, 02:24:38 pm »

Something old (Fluke 8021B), something new (Weller WTCP 51)

Damnation that work is not finished for another 3 hours so I can go and play


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