Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread

[Specmaster]

Back to topic. A bit further down the rabbit hole............
Bought as As-Is - quick check - looks ok so far.

Whats with the calculator poking out of the back then?

[tautech]

Back to topic. A bit further down the rabbit hole............
Bought as As-Is - quick check - looks ok so far.

Whats with the calculator poking out of the back then?

Where's that pot stirring Emoji Bean uses ? 

[mnementh]

I never was that young. 

I was never that bald. 

That's why I keep telling my son to "Let the freak banner fly while you still have the hair to do it; THIS is your future, and it's coming faster than you think."

mnem

[nixiefreqq]

Back to topic. A bit further down the rabbit hole............
Bought as As-Is - quick check - looks ok so far.

Whats with the calculator poking out of the back then?

HP41C.

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.
                                                                                                                       sun tzu

[beanflying]

Back to topic. A bit further down the rabbit hole............
Bought as As-Is - quick check - looks ok so far.

And the freight was cheap on it for it's bulk. I didn't need a 4th 6 1/2 DMM

Edit Bonus you should be able to afford a proper Calculator with an = Button instead of that cutdown one

[bitseeker]

OK, new toy time, one that I've been waiting to find...

...

So, when I noticed an Agilent 53310A where the owner showed it measuring things and also a clean self-test screen, I looked more closely. Since it had the high stability oscillator and third RF channel and was only £250+P&P, I jumped at the chance, even though that mutated into £350 and would take 4 weeks to get here. In the event, it arrived in 2 weeks

Ah, so you got that one. Nice catch — fully loaded. Mine has 001 and 030, but no 010. At some point, I'll get around to building a GPSDO for my bench.

It's funny the case has the Agilent logo, but the firmware still displays the HP logo on the screen.

And I'm sure it can do more strange and wonderful things

Thanks for the little show-n-tell. Neat idea that rise-time computation. Looking forward to hearing about more strange and wonderful things you discover with it.

[bitseeker]

How are you doing now?

I'm a lot better. Fever is mostly gone (some time it's coming back at the end of the day for some reasons) and I'm coughing a little bit.

I'm still not sure if I got it or not since they don't care to test people like me over here They are keeping their tests for health workers and such.

If it's light, hopefully it's the one. Then you may be safe for the season (however, long that is).

[Kosmic]

How are you doing now?

I'm a lot better. Fever is mostly gone (some time it's coming back at the end of the day for some reasons) and I'm coughing a little bit.

I'm still not sure if I got it or not since they don't care to test people like me over here They are keeping their tests for health workers and such.

If it's light, hopefully it's the one. Then you may be safe for the season (however, long that is).

Well, I sure hope it's not coming back next year. Having to hide like that every spring would be disconcerting 

[bitseeker]

Btw, Covid-19:

Absorbing news related to Covid-19 makes me sick of it alone -so I mostly ignore it and just try to stay safe and healthy.

A kind of 'keep calm and carry on'.

Having TEA every now and then helps me a lot.   

I concur. And TEA helps in many ways (except the wallet, of course, and making space available, and...).

[bitseeker]

"The core fallacy of Democracy is that 'the majority is correct'. You don't count brains by counting noses." ~ mom

Good one. Related:

"The problem is the IQ of the universe is a constant, yet the population keeps increasing." — Unknown

[bitseeker]

Diversionary Tactics... Time to Make The Roast!

         
Browning the Onions                                Seared & Dressed in its Sunday Best       2 Hours on High


This is my tactic for making a decent roast indoors without a firepit.

First, I start the crockpot heating on hi while sear the roast (I found a nice top sirloin roast with decent marbling last time I braved the wilds of Sobey's Grocery) on all sides under the broiler; then while it's in the broiler pan, coat it in my favorite rub so the drippings from the searing hold the rub in place.

Then I slice a whole large white or sweet vidalia onion and brown it under the broiler in the same drippings. These I use to dress the top of the roast and cut the rest in with my carrots, taters & celery (and sometimes a little bell pepper). (I put most of the carrots in a layer on the bottom of the roaster so they cook thoroughly before the rest of the veggies turn to mush).

Put a handful of the mixed veggies down, then the roast. Surround with chopped veggies, then a layer of broccoli florets on top. Reset the timer for 2 hours to first temp check; when it hits 150-160°F, turn to LOW and cook til it reaches 180-190°F (set alert on leave-in thermometer) and desired tenderness. 

mnem
house stink so good right now...

Oof! Getting hungry...again.

[bitseeker]

How's this for a disturbing TEA listing pic?



It seems this seller likes livin' on the edge.

[Neomys Sapiens]

Back to topic. A bit further down the rabbit hole............
Bought as As-Is - quick check - looks ok so far.

Whats with the calculator poking out of the back then?

HP41C.

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.
                                                                                                                       sun tzu

[VK5RC]

Apologies (not) - I couldn't resist the 41C shot!

[beanflying]

Fairly good condition with all the bits but already a bit much for me and not 'needed'  eBay auction: #293535499340

[grizewald]

How's this for a disturbing TEA listing pic?



It seems this seller likes livin' on the edge.

I wonder if they are friends with this seller: https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP3458A-Agilent3458A-Digital-Multimeter-8-Digital/264034625945

[grizewald]

Hmmm...

I started feeling a bit 'off' last night. All of a sudden, I felt cold and had an ache in my joints, so I took a painkiller and went to bed. I had a reasonable night's sleep.

This morning, every joint in my body is painful - even in my fingers, although I'm not feeling cold any more. One more pain killer and I'll see if that makes me break out in a sweat. If it does, then I have a fever.

Not promising at all and I have to finish writing and testing code for a new back end subsystem by Thursday.

 

[bd139]

Ugh sounds familiar. Hope you get the mild version of it 

[tggzzz]

And I'm sure [Agilent 53301A MDA] can do more strange and wonderful things

Thanks for the little show-n-tell. Neat idea that rise-time computation. Looking forward to hearing about more strange and wonderful things you discover with it.

I simply nicked that risetime measurement from someone else, so I can't claim any credit.

Mental maps... Now while a scope is "input voltage to Y-plates, trigger is a comparator with sweep voltage going to X-plates" and a spectrum analyser is a "superhet radio on steroids", I don't yet have a mental map of how an MDA performs its magic.

That's going to limit my imagination, and that irritates me

[Zucca]

Just read people are burning 5G antennas poles so human immune system without that radiation can fight better against COVID19.

 

My blood pressure went up 30 points for that. 

[med6753]

Just read people are burning 5G antennas poles so human immune system without that radiation can fight better against COVID19.

 

My blood pressure went up 30 points for that.

Yep, and here's the proof the .gov is lying to you.

[tggzzz]

I wonder if they are friends with this seller: https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP3458A-Agilent3458A-Digital-Multimeter-8-Digital/264034625945

Condition: “Used instrument, about 70% new. Can contact me to take the real picture of the instrument.”   

Pass, thank you.

Apart from that, good luck. Your symptoms remind me not to over-interpret my symptoms.

[BU508A]

I simply nicked that risetime measurement from someone else, so I can't claim any credit.

Mental maps... Now while a scope is "input voltage to Y-plates, trigger is a comparator with sweep voltage going to X-plates" and a spectrum analyser is a "superhet radio on steroids", I don't yet have a mental map of how an MDA performs its magic.

That's going to limit my imagination, and that irritates me

Probably this will help to illuminate you:
https://www.keysight.com/en/pd-1000001397%3Aepsg%3Apro-pn-53310A/modulation-domain-analyzer?cc=CH&lc=eng

 

[bd139]

Just read people are burning 5G antennas poles so human immune system without that radiation can fight better against COVID19.

 

My blood pressure went up 30 points for that.

Between the idiots burning the phone towers and the rising police state cheered on by the idiots who aren't burning phone towers, I think we're heading down a bit of a bad path here.

[beanflying]

Rightly or Wrongly the local Gestapo yesterday gave a 17 year old learner driver in a Car with her Mother a $1600+ fine for 'non essential travel'. The Crime was caused by trying to keep a bit of normality and doing some Driver Training while isolated from others