What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!

[plazma]

I was planning to buy one of those but I didn't know if they were worth buying. Can you please do a very quick review?

https://youtu.be/I5g0zuLRjcc
https://youtu.be/oNss6h0Zu98
https://youtu.be/HrcxnbkkhYg

There are many more reviews. There is also the russian forum where they have hacked extra buttons and UART output for it.
http://kazus.ru/forums/showthread.php?t=112135

[gamalot]

Keithley 2303-PJ high speed power supply (NOS) 

[kalel]

Some resistors to experiment with a 10w LED.

[macboy]

A reel of Alpha-Fry 60/40 solder. Regretted immediately after received it. Doesn't work well with my flux pen, and doesn't work well on its own flux. I guess I will just keep using SAC305.
Pad wetting performance is absolutely horrible (compared with MG Chemicals 4900 SAC305 I used before), even on gold pads.
The only reason I bought this one is because I need to solder some fairly heavy joints tinned with leaded solder pot, and I don't want to contaminate old solder with lead free solder.
I guess I will have to live with this, but hopefully after this project, I won't have to touch leaded solder anymore.

Don't want to derail the thread, but seriously, try Kester 44 (either 60/40 or 63/37). This stuff wets like nothing else. The flux is compatible with any rosin based flux pen (I use a Kester 186 pen when necessary, usually when drag soldering). I have several different solders on my bench, and the only reason I reach for anything else is because I don't want to 'waste' my Kester 44! PM me your address and I'll mail you a sample.

[canibalimao]

I was planning to buy one of those but I didn't know if they were worth buying. Can you please do a very quick review?

https://youtu.be/I5g0zuLRjcc
https://youtu.be/oNss6h0Zu98
https://youtu.be/HrcxnbkkhYg

There are many more reviews. There is also the russian forum where they have hacked extra buttons and UART output for it.
http://kazus.ru/forums/showthread.php?t=112135

That can be interesting in a haker point of view. I think I'll buy it just for fun and to play a little bit with it. Probabilly I can make a ESP8266 "proper" wireless multimeter

[plazma]

That can be interesting in a haker point of view. I think I'll buy it just for fun and to play a little bit with it. Probabilly I can make a ESP8266 "proper" wireless multimeter

It should be quite easy to transfer the UART TX over BT or Wifi.

[xrunner]

Ran across these on Ebay and thought, these have got to be good to have on hand.

[technogeeky]

This took 3 years to find. A General Radio 900-TUA tuner. Sister unit to a 900-TUB and 900-LB slotted line I have.
It's on its way, still has some international hurdles to pass. Hope I didn't jinx things by mentioning it before holding it in my hands.

Looks like it's missing the paper manual, so that's one more hunting item.

Wow, oh wow, does that look expensive.

[cdev]

My flat "lineman' s pliers" are very useful, as they are made for twisting wire, those look even better.




Quote from: xrunner on Today at 15:31:06

Ran across these on Ebay and thought, these have

got to be good to have on hand.

[nanofrog]

Ran across these on Ebay and thought, these have got to be good to have on hand.

I inherited a pair (made in England), and they're quite useful at times. 

[Cubdriver]

Ran across these on Ebay and thought, these have got to be good to have on hand.

I have an old pair of those kicking around somewhere, too - they can be very handy.

-Pat

[bitseeker]

Ran across these on Ebay and thought, these have got to be good to have on hand.

I like it! Non-parallel pliers can be a real pain. Added to my shopping list.

[technix]

My Orange Pi Win Plus arrived today. Not even before I booted it up I replaced the onboard MX25L1608E 2MB SPI NOR Flash with W25Q128FV 16MB one. The extra onboard Flash makes the inclusion of a failover kernel a lot easier.

[TerraHertz]

A General Radio 900-TUA tuner.

Wow, oh wow, does that look expensive.

On my scale, it was. But not really, for most.
Seller originally listed for US$189. http://www.ebay.com/itm/182350285233
Then relisted for US$129. http://www.ebay.com/itm/172707968092
And accepted US$115. I'm very happy. Also about the carry case - usually these turn up without the case, and looking quite battered.

[VK5RC]

Ahhh, 'terrahurtz' , microwave porn (pun intended) HiHi.

[Syntax_Error]

Just placed an order at my local neighborhood Digikey. 

Bought a Silicon Labs Wonder Gecko Starter Kit (Cortex-M4F eval board), a UART-to-USB breakout board, and an assortment of SPI DACs and ADCs to play with.

[Vgkid]

Now that is an interesting scope, almost looks like a toy.

[tautech]

I got a Nicolet Sigma 30 oscilloscope. Strange UI, big touch screen, 4 channels,12 bit, 5Mhz (yes 5). It is supposed to be very low noise and precise in its measurements.

Opened it to see the front end and saw 4x AD9342 ADCs which are 50€/each @ mouser !

Look forward to your thread about it. 
What I/O's does it have, no front USB. 

[PartialDischarge]

I got a Nicolet Sigma 30 oscilloscope. Strange UI, big touch screen, 4 channels,12 bit, 5Mhz (yes 5). It is supposed to be very low noise and precise in its measurements.

Opened it to see the front end and saw 4x AD9342 ADCs which are 50€/each @ mouser !

Look forward to your thread about it. 
What I/O's does it have, no front USB. 

Hope to have time to do a thread about it. It has a PC inside running Win 2000, and its connectors at the back. Very good construction, aluminum caged, must have cost a fortune new. The UI is custom design by Nicolet and takes time to get used to the different menus, seems to be aimed at precision measurements of low frequencies, the cursors for example track the signal value

[xrunner]

I don't see how it can work right with the spigots on the side. 

[TiN]

While I hope that Linear website will never get "optimized" to "modern" information-obscuring web-design standards, I finally decided not to give any chances and bought all three volumes of LTC's Analog Circuit Design I surely hope many EEVBlog'ers can recognize front page photoart .

Am I a LT fanboy now? If counting by amount of LTZ's in the room now (12!), maybe so 
I almost have Jim's depicted linearity setup, just short of one more Fluke 720A, and one more 3458A. Maybe just 2x3458+2x2002 will do the job?

[MosherIV]

Hi, been away for a while.

Just wanted to share my latest purchase

One of those helping hands thingys. Bargin at £5.
Available from Lidl in UK.

Ps. Nice one TIN. Always inspirational.

[djos]

Hi, been away for a while.

Just wanted to share my latest purchase

One of those helping hands thingys. Bargin at £5.
Available from Lidl in UK.

Ps. Nice one TIN. Always inspirational.

I've been using something similar for ages but without the arms etc, however it was only 2x and I found that not strong enough for SMD work. Then a mate showed me a nice much larger 5x unit on eBay for $42 shipped, so I just ordered it. Should make a huge difference.

[Bud]

I got a Nicolet Sigma 30 oscilloscope. Strange UI, big touch screen, 4 channels,12 bit, 5Mhz (yes 5).

Holy freaking cow, never in my wildest dreams seen I a scope with channel inputs on the side panel. 

[Richard Crowley]

For a decade or two, I have had a couple of the old, vintage Luxo lamps with the circular fluorescent lamp and the big 6 inch 150mm glass magnifying lens. From the Tektronix "Country Store" (surplus sales outlet). Pretty nice, but not portable at all.



But I just bought this gadget from Amazon.  Pretty nice.  I'm getting another one for my tool kit.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MRJ5HU4