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[Cubdriver]

Thanks and if it is half as good as it looks then it is a good deal. There was almost no competition.

I wonder if in another ten or fifteen years there will be people searching for equipment with 7 segment LED displays with the same zeal that more than a few of us here have for nixies...  LOL  - now might be the time to start buying examples of it in order to beat the rush!

I found this dusty beast last year at Apex, and of course being old and unusual it followed me home.  The digits are over an inch tall, and the electronics are all discrete parts- nary an IC in sight.



-Pat

[neo]

Thanks and if it is half as good as it looks then it is a good deal. There was almost no competition.

I wonder if in another ten or fifteen years there will be people searching for equipment with 7 segment LED displays with the same zeal that more than a few of us here have for nixies...  LOL  - now might be the time to start buying examples of it in order to beat the rush!

I found this dusty beast last year at Apex, and of course being old and unusual it followed me home.  The digits are over an inch tall, and the electronics are all discrete parts- nary an IC in sight.



-Pat

That is a nice multimeter, though with your comment about 7 segment displays being as hot as nixies in a decade; does that mean we should just starting buying up nearly everything? Great excuse to give in to TEA or GAS.

[Tepe]

That is a nice multimeter.

Voltmeter 

[Jon.C]

last week


Agilent 34401a  and  Keysight U1273A   





To increase the collection 

And waiting for 121GW   

[2N3055]

This beauty....
Works perfect, looks like new...
Love the display..

[bitseeker]

I snagged a 3430A (complete with HP badge and apparently both feet & tilting bail) for about $35 shipped

Aha! I figured it might have been you. Lucky I convinced myself not to go for it. Congrats! I look forward to seeing it all nice and clean.

[rx8pilot]

Finally broke down and ordered one of these Smart Tweezers with Bluetooth. Hoping it will be handy to verify parts during prototyping and pick-and-place setup.

Seems to be much more convenient than an LCR with leads and (theoretically) can go down to <1pf capacitance.

[tautech]

Finally broke down and ordered one of these Smart Tweezers with Bluetooth. Hoping it will be handy to verify parts during prototyping and pick-and-place setup.

Seems to be much more convenient than an LCR with leads and (theoretically) can go down to <1pf capacitance.

I'm sure you won't regret it. 
With quality tools that more than meet your needs the cost is quickly forgotten.

[tautech]

Finally broke down and ordered one of these Smart Tweezers with Bluetooth. Hoping it will be handy to verify parts during prototyping and pick-and-place setup.

Seems to be much more convenient than an LCR with leads and (theoretically) can go down to <1pf capacitance.

The C readout is good for even sub-pF, but the L readout can't go reliably down to even 100nH.
Also, prepare for the buggy firmware. UI can get stuck when being charged, settings can get lost, and buttons don't always respond.

And what did the manufacturer say about these issues when you contacted them......you did didn't you ?

[VK5RC]

Re smd lcr meter : I have not had any troubles with mine, nice unit.

[Cubdriver]

I snagged a 3430A (complete with HP badge and apparently both feet & tilting bail) for about $35 shipped

Aha! I figured it might have been you. Lucky I convinced myself not to go for it. Congrats! I look forward to seeing it all nice and clean.

I was a bit concerned that I might wind up bidding against someone here, but as I'd seen no mention of it on the forum decided to take a crack at it and sniped with a relatively low bid.  I was hoping that because the guy is a noob (feedback in the teens IIRC) that some might be dissuaded from bidding, reducing the potential (fa-dum-bum - it's a voltmeter, get it?  ) competition. 
(Yeah, I know, that was horrible.    )

I was certainly pleased with the final price!

Will post pics when it gets here.  It allegedly shipped today.

-Pat

[Tony_G]

As part of the great auction score of 2017, I picked up this awesome HP 7090A Measurement System:





I've been plotting like an idiot since I got it.

Here is a video of it:

https://youtu.be/Ok2Vzjdvass?t=19m38s

TonyG

[MosherIV]

  Quote from: MosherIV on July 21, 2017, 12:42:08 PM

    Some solder


And a rare sighting of a glass CRT TV still in use. Yay CRTs! I like them too. The last of the actually maintainable video displays

 
Sadly that CRT TV died today 

Looks like the vertical scan is not working, just get a bright horizontal line across the screen.

Looking at getting new LCD flatscreen. If anybody in uk want the old tv, let me know

[Jay_Diddy_B]

Hi,

I bought a Tektronix TPA BNC. This is so I can use my TCP202 Current probe on my MDO4104 scope.



I am waiting delivery.


I won't have to use the Tekprobe power supply that I documented here:


https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/tektronix-tekprobe-power-supply-for-agilent-rigol-and-other-oscilloscopes/





Regards,

Jay_Diddy_B

[djos]

As part of the great auction score of 2017, I picked up this awesome HP 7090A Measurement System:





I've been plotting like an idiot since I got it.

Here is a video of it:

https://youtu.be/Ok2Vzjdvass?t=19m38s

TonyG

That was great to watch, I used to service HP printers and plotters in the 90's - they were great to work on. 

[AF6LJ]

You guys are scoring some good stuff.

[NW27]

Finally broke down and ordered one of these Smart Tweezers with Bluetooth. Hoping it will be handy to verify parts during prototyping and pick-and-place setup.

Seems to be much more convenient than an LCR with leads and (theoretically) can go down to <1pf capacitance.

Hi
What does the Bluetooth connection give you and where ar these from?
Thanks
Neil

[rx8pilot]

What does the Bluetooth connection give you and where ar these from?
Thanks
Neil

The BT connection allows a PC or phone to display and record the measurements. They also provide a LabView driver.

I suspect that having the info on a large PC screen will make it easier. I got is from one of the eBay sellers (hoping I don't get ripped off). Fingers crossed.

[capt bullshot]

There's no photo of you - here you'd just deny it, and they couldn't identify you.
Cool number plate, BTW

[Kjelt]

There's no photo of you - here you'd just deny it, and they couldn't identify you.
Cool number plate, BTW

That's your German law, that is why your speedcameras take pictures from the front of the car.
Almost all other countries incl. other european countries take the pictures from the back and use the license plate to id the carowner not the driver, and you as carowner get the ticket.
BTW If you get caught red handed here in the Netherlands as foreigner you have to pay the policeman cash at the stoplocation or your car gets impounded.

[Bendba]

I finally went to pick up that lot I got on eBay:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/263014645608

Well worth the money. I'll put up a photo gallery soon enough. The highlights are probably the Keithley bench DMM, two preset counters (nixie tube display), two programmable oscillators, an LCR bridge, and the 16 channel HP logic analyzer.

[alm]

Was the HP 1600A HP's (and possibly world's) second logic analyzer? No, it was third, after the HP 1601A, obviously. Still, a nice piece of history.

[MosherIV]

Cannot live ..... without ...... TV

Just bought :


Panasonic TX-49EX600B

[rdl]

Cannot live ..... without ...... TV

I know the feeling. One morning a couple of years ago I was playing a game and the TV started making buzzing noises, then there was a loud pop and everything went dead except the power LED. It was almost certainly a bad cap in the power supply, but the TV was 7 years old and only 37" at 1360x768, so I took a shower, got in the truck and headed to Walmart. Less than 2 hours later I was back to playing my game on a new 42" 1080p LED Sanyo TV. Funny thing is, to this day it has never been used to watch "TV".

[AntonyYatesy]

I purchased my first DS1054Z oscilloscope today finally from www.rigolonline.co.uk, I'm looking forward to cracking it open tomorrow.