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Temporary National Anthem for the POMs Truly the rest of the world isn't laughing at your parliament ...... much
@tggzzz: Like that diagram!
"While you can call them all British, it's not recommended as the four countries generally don't like each other. The Northern Irish, Scottish & Welsh regard the English as slave driving colonial masters (bastards?)... and the English generally regard the rest as rural yocals who spend too much time with their sheep."
More. Rotary assembly removed from attenuator board. New inserts installed. Simply popped into place. Attenuator board currently soaking in De-Oxit on both sides. Then hose down with IPA and blow dry. Next step. Reassembly then a DC continuity test on all positions. That will tell if the repair is successful.
Quote from: med6753 on March 30, 2019, 03:27:20 pmMore. Rotary assembly removed from attenuator board. New inserts installed. Simply popped into place. Attenuator board currently soaking in De-Oxit on both sides. Then hose down with IPA and blow dry. Next step. Reassembly then a DC continuity test on all positions. That will tell if the repair is successful. Okay... still a bit confused, but kept my mouth shut so far. When you say "new inserts" do you mean the contact brushes/wipers themselves as attached to the leaf springs, or something with the cam/drum that operates them? Or something else altogether? I suppose I could answer this myself if I dredged up the service manual... but I'm busy futzing around with my old Oculus DK2. mnemPriorities, man!!!
No. In this pix. The rotary switch assembly. That white square plastic piece 2nd in from the right with the black mark. See the 2 little holes? Inserts or what basically are nuts snap into the backside of the holes. The attenuator assembly mounts on top and screws go through the attenuator assembly into those holes with the inserts. That's what was stripped out.
Then there is a parc-homebrew Arduino system that Youtube recommended the video and the description notes that is where the software is located. I'm still waiting to become a member unless someone has the software and they can give me a copy. Not a big deal since I don't have the ADF43XX modules yet. I have an addiction to Test Equipment Software also.
Quote from: med6753 on March 30, 2019, 05:26:46 pmNo. In this pix. The rotary switch assembly. That white square plastic piece 2nd in from the right with the black mark. See the 2 little holes? Inserts or what basically are nuts snap into the backside of the holes. The attenuator assembly mounts on top and screws go through the attenuator assembly into those holes with the inserts. That's what was stripped out. med - do you mean the PEM inserts were stripped?https://www.mcmaster.com/pem-style-nuts-Pat
med - do you mean the PEM inserts were stripped?https://www.mcmaster.com/pem-style-nuts-Pat
Quote from: Neomys Sapiens on March 30, 2019, 02:51:50 pm@tggzzz: Like that diagram!Just about anything by CGP Grey is information dense (unlike most yootoob videos) and entertaining.
A little closer to (your) home, tell us which country this field/road is in. Then zoom out. Then zoom out several more times.
Quote from: Cubdriver on March 30, 2019, 07:29:29 pmmed - do you mean the PEM inserts were stripped?https://www.mcmaster.com/pem-style-nuts-PatNope, just plain old nuts like this. Someone had overtightened them. One of the screws that I removed had threads on it.The nuts slide in from the side slot and lock into place.
Another toy arrived... needs some work this one...Cost me a curry approximately which wasn't bad. Needs new input jacks. Hopefully the display is just a ganky zebra strip. I've fixed a few things like that.
Quote from: med6753 on March 30, 2019, 07:49:08 pmQuote from: Cubdriver on March 30, 2019, 07:29:29 pmmed - do you mean the PEM inserts were stripped?https://www.mcmaster.com/pem-style-nuts-PatNope, just plain old nuts like this. Someone had overtightened them. One of the screws that I removed had threads on it.The nuts slide in from the side slot and lock into place.Wow, some gorilla then ! Is there any chance another screw with a different pitch has been used and the nuts thread damaged from this ?
The right two jack shafts are broken. The contacts are in there but the usual black shaft is missing. Need to find a new unit. There's some in the US. Will get one shipped.Display was boring. Just dirt!Meter is undamaged inside and appears to work perfectly!
Quote from: tggzzz on March 30, 2019, 03:09:33 pmQuote from: Neomys Sapiens on March 30, 2019, 02:51:50 pm@tggzzz: Like that diagram!Just about anything by CGP Grey is information dense (unlike most yootoob videos) and entertaining.Yeah, like rich desserts, you can't consume too many, too quickly. I still haven't consumed his entire back catalog.QuoteA little closer to (your) home, tell us which country this field/road is in. Then zoom out. Then zoom out several more times.That's crazy. I haven't seen a national border in the middle of a road, and it doesn't even extend the full length of the road, either.
Edit 2: Christ the input jacks are expensive. More than I paid for the meter.
Indeed. I disassembled, cleaned it and it's fine now. I took the risk on the rather low buy it now price on the basis that it was probably that.Well I've just done a full test on it and it's in spec, assuming my 87V is.And you know what? It's actually better than the 87V on a couple of things. Firstly it's slightly faster and secondly the viewing angle is much much better when lying on the bench. Can't complain!
Yep indeed it is. I rather like it. It's a bit bashed up and has some wear on it but it's a nice bit of kit. The 87V feels a bit lower quality now