Author Topic: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase! (Read 3087486 times)

Muttley Snickers · « **Reply #650 on:** December 01, 2015, 01:00:02 am »

My go to scope is a TDS-1002.....

Melt-O-Tronic · « **Reply #651 on:** December 01, 2015, 04:53:48 am »

Finally broke down and ordered a Maynuo M9812. Soon begins my next educational phase as I learn more of the fine art of power supply design.

I'm bouncing with anticipation. I've already got a list a mile long of things I want to do with it -- that's how I narrow down what type of equipment I buy next.

TerraHertz · « **Reply #652 on:** December 01, 2015, 08:17:17 am »

Arrived in the post: a few ICs: ssc620 PWM, Low EMI, Auto Standby Low Power Off-line SMPS Primary Switcher. To fix my daughter's PC speaker amp. Took a while in the post from Hong Kong.
And when it turned out that IC in the amp wasn't faulty after all (it sure had put on a good appearance of being utterly lifeless) a MBR20100CT dual schottky power diode from Jaycar, to replace both the output diodes. One of which was a dead short, and why hadn't I noticed that in the first place? Sigh.

Also: 4 liters each of Acetone and Iso Propyl Alcohol, plus a cable entry for an induction motor I'm restoring.

Oh, and don't choke while eating breakfast at the computer.

moya034 · « **Reply #653 on:** December 02, 2015, 03:41:19 am »

I was at Home Depot today and these caught my eye and I couldn't put them down. Never knew such a thing existed before I saw it today...

McBryce · « **Reply #654 on:** December 02, 2015, 08:15:36 am »

I got myself one of these for my Fluke 289, for an extremely good price:

McBryce.

crispy_tofu · « **Reply #655 on:** December 02, 2015, 10:20:54 am »

Quote from: moya034 on December 02, 2015, 03:41:19 am

I was at Home Depot today and these caught my eye and I couldn't put them down. Never knew such a thing existed before I saw it today...

What is that even used for? Looks like an ergonomic nightmare...

Helix70 · « **Reply #656 on:** December 02, 2015, 10:23:51 am »

Quote from: McBryce on December 02, 2015, 08:15:36 am

I got myself one of these for my Fluke 289, for an extremely good price:

McBryce.

Where from, and how much?

McBryce · « **Reply #657 on:** December 02, 2015, 10:31:03 am »

Quote from: Helix70 on December 02, 2015, 10:23:51 am

Quote from: McBryce on December 02, 2015, 08:15:36 am
I got myself one of these for my Fluke 289, for an extremely good price:

McBryce.

Where from, and how much?

For €51 plus postage from here:

http://www.eibtron.com/epages/eibtron.sf/?ObjectPath=/Shops/eibtron/Products/811-1385&utm_source=Portalexport&utm_medium=CPC&utm_term=Produktaktion&utm_campaign=GoogleShopping_DE&gclid=CMHmt5j8vMkCFc8aGwodXi0CBQ

It 's the 289 curved one they send, the picture is not the correct one.

McBryce.

Helix70 · « **Reply #658 on:** December 02, 2015, 10:35:23 am »

Nice. I will probably buy one in the coming days, as I just picked up a Fluke 287 for a good price.

Do you have the PC dongle, or just use it with the smart phone?

McBryce · « **Reply #659 on:** December 02, 2015, 10:37:08 am »

Just smartphone at the moment for testing, but my PC has bluetooth, so I assume I can use it without buying the official dongle? I'll try as soon as I have time.

McBryce.

Helix70 · « **Reply #660 on:** December 02, 2015, 10:47:14 am »

Not sure, the adapter you got is Bluetooth LE I believe. Worth a shot though, let me know if you try it!

http://www.fluke.com/fluke/auen/products/fluke-connect-faq in the Wireless and Range section.

McBryce · « **Reply #661 on:** December 02, 2015, 11:25:46 am »

Hmmm, not looking good then. I have a Logitech BT transceiver connected at the moment, but I have a few others I could try out too.

McBryce.

Deathwish · « **Reply #662 on:** December 02, 2015, 02:20:02 pm »

Finally my DE 5000 came from Japan today via ebay as well. No import or taxes to be paid either.

Tech-indoorsman · « **Reply #663 on:** December 02, 2015, 02:20:38 pm »

A WIFI wireless switch named Sonoff from Indiegogo

Deathwish · « **Reply #664 on:** December 02, 2015, 02:22:59 pm »

Quote from: Tech-indoorsman on December 02, 2015, 02:20:38 pm

A WIFI wireless switch named Sonoff from Indiegogo

Now that reminds me, we used to have wifi wars here, I named my wifi " Johns socks stink" and it went from there, some very interesting names came out.

nctnico · « **Reply #665 on:** December 02, 2015, 08:37:18 pm »

To annoy my wife I called our Wifi peanut in her own language

BTW I did score something cool today: an atlas from 1947 which used to belong to my grandfather. The world has changed a lot since then...

McBryce · « **Reply #666 on:** December 02, 2015, 10:02:19 pm »

Quote from: nctnico on December 02, 2015, 08:37:18 pm

To annoy my wife I called our Wifi peanut in her own language

BTW I did score something cool today: an atlas from 1947 which used to belong to my grandfather. The world has changed a lot since then...

And what is her language?

@Helix70: Nope, no luck. I tried 5 different bluetooth dongles and internal (laptop) bluetooth, but the Formsview software doesn't recognise any them as valid ports.

Bryce.

crispy_tofu · « **Reply #667 on:** December 03, 2015, 02:01:10 am »

Quote from: Deathwish on December 02, 2015, 02:22:59 pm

Quote from: Tech-indoorsman on December 02, 2015, 02:20:38 pm
A WIFI wireless switch named Sonoff from Indiegogo

Now that reminds me, we used to have wifi wars here, I named my wifi " Johns socks stink" and it went from there, some very interesting names came out.

You can do lots of things with wifi names...

Cubdriver · « **Reply #668 on:** December 03, 2015, 02:08:36 am »

Technically I bought it a week ago, but it showed up today. An old HP 1980B scope, sold as 'missing fuse, doesn't power up'. A replacement fuse and fuseholder cap got it fired up, but there are definitely some issues to be addressed. Most of the buttons seem unresponsive, and the display is a bit dim and doesn't focus well. I'm betting on at least filter caps, and who knows what else. On the good side, there are traces and text displayed.

-Pat

Helix70 · « **Reply #669 on:** December 03, 2015, 03:52:43 am »

Quote from: McBryce on December 02, 2015, 10:02:19 pm

Quote from: nctnico on December 02, 2015, 08:37:18 pm
To annoy my wife I called our Wifi peanut in her own language

BTW I did score something cool today: an atlas from 1947 which used to belong to my grandfather. The world has changed a lot since then...

And what is her language?

@Helix70: Nope, no luck. I tried 5 different bluetooth dongles and internal (laptop) bluetooth, but the Formsview software doesn't recognise any them as valid ports.

Bryce.

Bad luck. Oh well, worth a try!

Helix70 · « **Reply #670 on:** December 03, 2015, 03:55:33 am »

Got my Fluke 287 today, works great. What a bargain. I ordered my ir3000 FC from RS and got it for 85 bucks AUD. Not bad! Will be here tomorrow.

Deathwish · « **Reply #671 on:** December 03, 2015, 06:19:37 am »

Quote from: crispy_tofu on December 03, 2015, 02:01:10 am

Quote from: Deathwish on December 02, 2015, 02:22:59 pm
Quote from: Tech-indoorsman on December 02, 2015, 02:20:38 pm
A WIFI wireless switch named Sonoff from Indiegogo

Now that reminds me, we used to have wifi wars here, I named my wifi " Johns socks stink" and it went from there, some very interesting names came out.
You can do lots of things with wifi names...

I wonder what would be the outcome if you named it something along the lines of " Rosies Pornographic wifi " or even " UK MI5 Secure server -Wales " ........ every wifi nut about would be trying to hack into it, which if you put it on its own server with a single web page that logged up the message "pervert" or such could be fun

Deathwish · « **Reply #672 on:** December 04, 2015, 12:41:05 pm »

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221890468389?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231054334374?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

anyone got a sz-et unit for the olympus microscopes ?.

GNU_Ninja · « **Reply #673 on:** December 04, 2015, 12:56:38 pm »

Bought last week via Amazon UK ... Arrived today

A Fluke 115 multimeter; I really like these meters, they're perfect for troubleshooting/checking control panels.

Not cheap at £145.00 for a basic meter, but you get what you pay for in terms of safety and reliability

FireFlower · « **Reply #674 on:** December 04, 2015, 05:56:06 pm »

Bought today new wireless headset, HDD and more ram.
- Turtlebeach PX5, unused, bargain 129€
- Seagate 8TB Archive drive, 230€
- G.Skill 16GB kit DDR3 2133MHz


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