Dave, what about a tour of the instruments in your lab, pros andcons...

[rexxar]

I'll go first.



Shelves: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007MHD24/ref=oh_details_o04_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Blaffetuur]

+1

[jancumps]

I'll go first.

I'm taking up the challenge. Mine will be uploaded in 1 hour (darn internet speed).

[smashedProton]

I'm going to post a video..  as soon as my room is clean

[ivan747]

I'm going to post a video..  as soon as my room is clean

If you are like me, it will only stay clean for 2 hours.

[jancumps]

Took more than the predicted hour to upload. I need to check if anyone replaced my broadband with a dial up modem.



My approach is minimal. i only buy something if I don't have an alternative.

[MatCat]

I support a tour!

Honestly I can't imagine a clean lab, I don't even see how it's possible!  No offense to the post before me but my god I could never be that sterile about it!  (I watched muted so I have no idea what was said), watching the neat orderly way things where posted in boxes, I think about how my desk is so covered in things going on you can't even see the desk, but at the same time if I need my multimeter it's right there at arms grab at any moment, need a 470uf cap, I give it a 60% chance I find one in less then 10 seconds on the desk, if not I know there are some in the actual cap parts drawer .  I wouldn't be able to go to bed at night knowing my meter was in a box because I know shortly after getting up I am going to need it and I will probably forgot it was in a box and go crazy trying to find it hehe!  I think tomorrow I will post a pic of my lab when it's day light and show .

[jancumps]

In my defense:
The lab table also serves as the kids homework area and general family desk.

[MatCat]

In my defense:
The lab table also serves as the kids homework area and general family desk.

Yeah, the pink box gave away the family concept

[Blaffetuur]

Took more than the predicted hour to upload. I need to check if anyone replaced my broadband with a dial up modem.



My approach is minimal. i only buy something if I don't have an alternative.

Hoorde direct dat ge nederlands praat 

De rode doozen van den Aldi gehaald? Ik heb er zo'n int zwart 

[Phaedrus]

Que?

[jancumps]

The boxes come from Ikea

[Blaffetuur]

Que?

Sorry about that :p won't happen again...

[rr100]

rexxar, jancumps: nice, really refreshing to see not everybody has multiple 8.5-digit multimeters on their bench...

[Stonent]

rexxar, jancumps: nice, really refreshing to see not everybody has multiple 8.5-digit multimeters on their bench...

I've managed to figure out how to get halfway decent readings from free multimeter from Harbor Freight.  Yes I still have my "nice" Radio Shack one but, the throw away one is much smaller and portable.

[StubbornGreek]

I'll go first.


Shelves: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007MHD24/ref=oh_details_o04_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

What's wrong with that ps3? Yellow lights?

[rexxar]

I'll go first.


Shelves: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007MHD24/ref=oh_details_o04_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

What's wrong with that ps3? Yellow lights?

Red light of death. If I cared enough, I'd find someone to re-ball the BGA devices, but I already have a working PS3, so this one will sit on the shelf for eternity, probably.

[StubbornGreek]

If you have a hot air station and some liquid flux, you could most likely reflow the chip by hand (works most of the time - at the very least temporarily). Really wouldn't take you very long.

Either way, thanks for taking the time to post the vid.

I'll go first.


Shelves: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007MHD24/ref=oh_details_o04_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

What's wrong with that ps3? Yellow lights?

Red light of death. If I cared enough, I'd find someone to re-ball the BGA devices, but I already have a working PS3, so this one will sit on the shelf for eternity, probably.