Hey guys, thank you for having me. I'm a 20 year old starting my third year of college (or "uni" as the Aussie folks call it), hoping to be an electrical engineer after a couple more years of school.
I currently have an internship doing some hardware design but mostly automated test setup for a large equipment manufacturer. I won't be too specific but think JCB, CAT, John Deere. I'm having a blast and learning a ton every day. I use google a lot and if I don't find the answer on stack exchange, I usually find it here.
A few months ago I was lucky enough to score my first oscilloscope from craigslist. I snagged a Tektronix 468 in great condition for under $200 with several probes and the original operators manual.
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For a multimeter I'm using a UEI DM393. I picked this up a couple years ago after watching Dave's shootout video. Unfortunately, it's not useful for much right now because I accidentally left the leads plugged into the mA range last night when I went to check a battery
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oh well. A new fuse is on the way. Generally, I've been feeling a bit held back by this meter, and having only one meter is a limitation in general. It has a lousy cap range, it's slow, and it bugs the crap out of me that I have to hit select every time I want to measure DC voltage (it defaults to AC). I'm always monitoring craigslist for deals and last night I snagged a Fluke 87-III, new in the box, for $200. Haven't had the chance to use it yet, but I'm pretty excited.
Project wise, I'm working on an LED driver right now. Me and my brother are pretty serious about endurance racing and rally. We have built two BMW E30's and compete in the Chump Car World Series. Last year I got my first taste of driving a racecar at night during a 24 hour endurance race. It was dark and scary. This fall we're doing a night rally and I would like to design a light for the roof of the car. I know there's tons of lights available right off the shelf, but then I wouldn't learn much. After a week or two of math and sketching after work, I settled on a plan and ordered parts from digikey last night. If it would be received well, I would love to start a thread for the project so you can learn from my mistakes.
Thanks for having me, I look forward to getting to know everyone.