Author Topic: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread (Read 16852632 times)

iainwhite · « **Reply #675 on:** March 09, 2017, 11:01:12 pm »

Not the usual fare for this thread, but I thought some might like it. (or be amused)
My wife made me a lined cover for my oscilloscope - sewed with an outer layer, lining and batting to make it a bit stiffer.

mtdoc · « **Reply #676 on:** March 09, 2017, 11:36:58 pm »

Quote from: iainwhite on March 09, 2017, 11:01:12 pm

Not the usual fare for this thread, but I thought some might like it. (or be amused)
My wife made me a lined cover for my oscilloscope - sewed with an outer layer, lining and batting to make it a bit stiffer.

That's awesome. It's a scope cozy!

Great idea to get your wife involved. Now she can look forward to the arrival of new gear to make cozys for.

Housedad · « **Reply #677 on:** March 10, 2017, 01:18:15 am »

Somebody hold my hand. I'm about to spend money again........ I just have to press a couple of buttons.

There, it is done. I will soon be the new owner of a Amscope 7x-45 SM-4T stereo microscope, a .5x barlow lens, a 144 led ring light, WEP 858D hot air rework station, 36"x 60" antistatic pad, and a few other assorted small things.

bitseeker · « **Reply #678 on:** March 10, 2017, 02:24:28 am »

Quote from: iainwhite on March 09, 2017, 11:01:12 pm

Not the usual fare for this thread, but I thought some might like it. (or be amused)
My wife made me a lined cover for my oscilloscope - sewed with an outer layer, lining and batting to make it a bit stiffer.

Well done! She could sell those. Cozies and TEA parties. Seems a good fit. Plus, it helps to obfuscate the test equipment. LOL!

Housedad · « **Reply #679 on:** March 10, 2017, 02:40:46 am »

Yeah, those are nice! Made me want to make some. I just reviewed some Youtube vids on sewing to remember how to use the machine. Never enough time....

bitseeker · « **Reply #680 on:** March 10, 2017, 02:48:20 am »

And if you had one of those fancy programmable sewing machines, you could embroider stuff on the front of the cozy.

xrunner · « **Reply #681 on:** March 10, 2017, 02:51:15 am »

Quote from: Housedad on March 10, 2017, 01:18:15 am

Somebody hold my hand. I'm about to spend money again........ I just have to press a couple of buttons.

There, it is done. I will soon be the new owner of a Amscope 7x-45 SM-4T stereo microscope, a .5x barlow lens, a 144 led ring light, WEP 858D hot air rework station, 36"x 60" antistatic pad, and a few other assorted small things.

Excellent hand work!

I need to press some buttons - I have an eye on a TDS 520B.

Housedad · « **Reply #682 on:** March 10, 2017, 04:01:41 am »

Quote from: bitseeker on March 10, 2017, 02:48:20 am

And if you had one of those fancy programmable sewing machines, you could embroider stuff on the front of the cozy.

Ah, sewing by firelight. That actually sounds pleasant and calming for some strange reason.

mtdoc · « **Reply #683 on:** March 10, 2017, 04:49:46 am »

Quote from: bitseeker on March 10, 2017, 02:24:28 am

Well done! She could sell those. Cozies and TEA parties. Seems a good fit. Plus, it helps to obfuscate the test equipment. LOL!

Think of the possibilities if some fine wire mesh with a grounding point was in the fabric:

EMP proof your test equipment!

A smart looking Faraday cage for those sensitive measurements!

Or with insulation:

Thermal stability for your test equipment!

Hmm.. Kickstarter...

Housedad · « **Reply #684 on:** March 10, 2017, 04:50:22 am »

Now I have the itch starting to get a camera for the scope. Will it ever end?

??

iainwhite · « **Reply #685 on:** March 10, 2017, 01:37:01 pm »

Quote from: bitseeker on March 10, 2017, 02:24:28 am

Well done! She could sell those. Cozies and TEA parties.

Thanks for the kind words guys.
My wife is purely a recreational sewer - helps her de-compress from work.
She does have a machine with an embroidery add-on so i was thinking maybe she could embroider a schematic like Dave's negative feedback op-amp or the 555 timer.

bitseeker · « **Reply #686 on:** March 10, 2017, 06:48:11 pm »

Quote from: iainwhite on March 10, 2017, 01:37:01 pm

She does have a machine with an embroidery add-on so i was thinking maybe she could embroider a schematic like Dave's negative feedback op-amp or the 555 timer.

Looking forward to seeing that.

hopski · « **Reply #687 on:** March 12, 2017, 03:49:21 pm »

If you had a machine that could embroider a faraday cage, that would be useful.

Berni · « **Reply #688 on:** March 12, 2017, 05:45:24 pm »

Just use one of these to cover it https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shieldapparel/shield-the-world-s-first-signal-proof-headwear

Vgkid · « **Reply #689 on:** March 12, 2017, 05:53:08 pm »

Quote from: Berni on March 12, 2017, 05:45:24 pm

Just use one of these to cover it https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shieldapparel/shield-the-world-s-first-signal-proof-headwear

Its serious.

PartialDischarge · « **Reply #690 on:** March 12, 2017, 06:03:40 pm »

I've gone through the Glossary of terms and noticed that MIPS is missing, "Mouser Impulsive Purchasing Syndrome".
I have it too

madires · « **Reply #691 on:** March 12, 2017, 06:11:22 pm »

Wasn't that Measuring Instrument Purchasing Syndrom?

Housedad · « **Reply #692 on:** March 12, 2017, 06:28:50 pm »

Hahaha. These things just keep popping up in the mind!

Missing Instrument Psychosis.

iainwhite · « **Reply #693 on:** March 12, 2017, 07:29:56 pm »

When I worked at IBM we used to joke that it meant "Meaningless Indication of Processor Speed"

bitseeker · « **Reply #694 on:** March 13, 2017, 04:38:26 am »

Quote from: Housedad on March 12, 2017, 06:28:50 pm

Hahaha. These things just keep popping up in the mind!

Does that mean you have SAID: Spontaneous Acronym Invention Disorder?

Housedad · « **Reply #695 on:** March 13, 2017, 04:39:57 am »

Quote from: bitseeker on March 13, 2017, 04:38:26 am

Does that mean you have SAID: Spontaneous Acronym Invention Disorder?

bitseeker · « **Reply #696 on:** March 13, 2017, 04:47:30 am »

New terms added.

SingedFingers · « **Reply #697 on:** March 13, 2017, 11:31:33 am »

More TEA from me...

The 475 I bagged for £49 arrived. With a single slightly knackered P6106 probe.

Turned it on, nothing. The excitement of something broken at last but alas no, after some knob wiggling for a couple of minutes to set the default state it works perfectly. I cracked it open as well. All power supplies are on the mark.

Needs a good clean and a couple of pot shafts bending back to normal position and it's as good as new

Even all the indicators work!

bitseeker · « **Reply #698 on:** March 13, 2017, 07:17:52 pm »

Nice one! I have phases of wanting to pick up a classic Tek. I have to wait for the feeling to go away again.

Cubdriver · « **Reply #699 on:** March 13, 2017, 07:45:06 pm »

Quote from: bitseeker on March 13, 2017, 07:17:52 pm

Nice one! I have phases of wanting to pick up a classic Tek. I have to wait for the feeling to go away again.

The Teks are calling... Give in to their siren song... You know you want one. (or five, or ten

)

-Pat


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