Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread

[tautech]

Hmmmmm, it's just odd that one never heard about it till a few years ago and now it's everywhere.

How ever did our grandparents survive?

Most worked harder than we've had too so good sleep was well earnt ! 

[Saskia]

looks like I got myself an HP 6271B for about 77€ incl. shipping.
Let's hope it does not need too much rework ...

[mnementh]

      

A quick Heads-Up from the Tool-Dwagon: I just picked up the Dremel 711-01 accessory kit at Wally World for CAD$13 (price in-store; it's still US$23 online); it's got a good assortment of all the stuff you use up and not a lot of the crap you don't.

30 of the cheap 1" cutoff wheels (+1 of the good 1.5" ones), 20 buffing pads with a little tub of rouge, 40 sanding drums, 45 sandpaper discs, 2x each style mandrel, plus 4x grindstones & 1/8" burr, and a Dremel wrench. Good value at that price, tho it looks like they've discontinued the set in favor of one with their damned quick-lock cutoff wheels.

Cheers,

mnem
 

[tautech]

Badly corroded BNC jacks, I just replace them with nice shiny new ones.

Yep, the only acceptable solution if you ask me.

All depends on the "badly" part. Struggling a bit with finding middle ground between "its 40 years old, what do you expect" and wanting to present it in the nicest way possible. I agree that replacing them is always the best way, but it has to be at least a little economical

Plenty of tips buried in this great thread:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/repair/vintageclassic-renovation-techniques/

[Saskia]

is there anydremel out there ?

don't remind of of the dremel stuff. We got plenty of those rotting away in several dark places ...
No time to use them or government restrictions prohibiting us from doing the stuff we like.

[mnementh]

Hmmmmm, it's just odd that one never heard about it till a few years ago and now it's everywhere.

How ever did our grandparents survive?

Most worked harder than we've had too so good sleep was well earnt ! 

Can't say that in my case; growing up on the farm. But damned sure a lot harder than I've worked in the last couple decades, no doubt.

I guess those with sleep apnea were either insomniacs or grumpy bastards all but a day or two a week... 

mnem
 

[mnementh]

is there anydremel out there ?

don't remind of of the dremel stuff. We got plenty of those rotting away in several dark places ... No time to use them or government restrictions prohibiting us from doing the stuff we like.

Seems to me like the perfect means to while away a weekday afternoon; the Dremel is my indoor grinder. My outdoor ones are all packed away with my welder.

mnem
You think you've got it bad? It's been 6 months for me.

[Saskia]

my pinball projects are tucked away about 60 miles from here, and the complex is still under quarantine.
*sigh*
I need to get that stuff done, get my car out of storage and plan my vacation. currently it's about 10h of work/day...

[mnementh]

Oh... I was thinking of your model rocketry stuff. Lots of potential for Dremel work there. 

mnem
"Hope is the thing with feathers;
That perches in the soul.
And sings the tune without the words;
And never stops... at all." ~Dickenson

[mansaxel]

is there anydremel out there ?

don't remind of of the dremel stuff. We got plenty of those rotting away in several dark places ...
No time to use them or government restrictions prohibiting us from doing the stuff we like.

If you think of the clearly superior Proxxon ones, does it get better that way?

/M, proxxon-owner

[BU508A]

is there anydremel out there ?

don't remind of of the dremel stuff. We got plenty of those rotting away in several dark places ...
No time to use them or government restrictions prohibiting us from doing the stuff we like.

If you think of the clearly superior Proxxon ones, does it get better that way?

/M, proxxon-owner

+1 for Proxxon 

[Saskia]

sorry, when I am working on that pinball cabinet stuff, I am going for Festool ...
My friend has the large Festool workstation with about anything you may ever need ...

https://www.siltec-technik.de/de/holz-metall/festool/arbeitsplatzorganisation/workcenter-und-sets/festool-sicherheits-set-lex3/ct48b22/wcr-de-712644

For turning and the like, I prefer Okuma ...

[bd139]

Well I got thoroughly outbid earlier on this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233564510066 

Back to debugging C, which I'm actually enjoying for once 

Edit: ... just did this and took 20% of the CPU cycles away from a tight loop . Looks like original author didn't know what XOR was so invented his own.

~m & x | m & ~x  -> x ^ m

[Saskia]

argl.

[bd139]

BTW it appears AIM-TTi have opened an outlet ebay store based on the fact that it's all TTi stuff and location is Huntingdon. Some good stuff here:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/testequipmentsales

[Neomys Sapiens]

is there anydremel out there ?

don't remind of of the dremel stuff. We got plenty of those rotting away in several dark places ...
No time to use them or government restrictions prohibiting us from doing the stuff we like.

What do you mean? If I have one?
Yes, 3000. Not great, but Proxxon doesn't cut the mustard either. Still waiting for one from Fein!

[Neomys Sapiens]

      

A quick Heads-Up from the Tool-Dwagon: I just picked up the Dremel 711-01 accessory kit at Wally World for CAD$13 (price in-store; it's still US$23 online); it's got a good assortment of all the stuff you use up and not a lot of the crap you don't.

30 of the cheap 1" cutoff wheels (+1 of the good 1.5" ones), 20 buffing pads with a little tub of rouge, 40 sanding drums, 45 sandpaper discs, 2x each style mandrel, plus 4x grindstones & 1/8" burr, and a Dremel wrench. Good value at that price, tho it looks like they've discontinued the set in favor of one with their damned quick-lock cutoff wheels.

Cheers,

mnem
 

And please, stay well clear of the BNCs with that!

[BU508A]

If I could afford it, I'd buy a lathe from Weiler.

https://www.weiler.de/

This one, if I should ever win the lottery:

https://www.weiler.de/en/engine-lathes/praktikant-vcplus/



 

[URI]

I have a monumental amount of gear on my doorstep right now, much of it older. A lot of corroded BNCs etc. So, what's your go-to solution for clearing that up?

You might want to check out this post/thread:
Re: HP 3410A AC Microvoltmeter Restoration

[BU508A]

BTW it appears AIM-TTi have opened an outlet ebay store based on the fact that it's all TTi stuff and location is Huntingdon. Some good stuff here:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/testequipmentsales

I hate that! 
I can only see the articles offered when I'm using the ebay.co.uk domain.
If I try to see the list via ebay.de, there is nothing. Nada. Niente.   
Really, I hate it, when ebay (or other platforms) trying to think for me.  *grrrrr*   

[Specmaster]

Well I got thoroughly outbid earlier on this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233564510066 

Back to debugging C, which I'm actually enjoying for once 

Edit: ... just did this and took 20% of the CPU cycles away from a tight loop . Looks like original author didn't know what XOR was so invented his own.

~m & x | m & ~x  -> x ^ m

I also had a quick sniff around that one but decided against it because I can do that with my Chinese function gen.

[WastelandTek]

I have a monumental amount of gear on my doorstep right now, much of it older. A lot of corroded BNCs etc. So, what's your go-to solution for clearing that up?

You might want to check out this post/thread:
Re: HP 3410A AC Microvoltmeter Restoration

Ahh yes  robrenz

he actually just uploaded a new video this morning

[Neomys Sapiens]

If I could afford it, I'd buy a lathe from Weiler.

https://www.weiler.de/

This one, if I should ever win the lottery:

https://www.weiler.de/en/engine-lathes/praktikant-vcplus/



 

Nice, although I would be content with an Unimat 3 right now. At least until I have the shop, the power supply, the lifting equipment and the well sorted material stock to fit such a beast.

[bd139]

BTW it appears AIM-TTi have opened an outlet ebay store based on the fact that it's all TTi stuff and location is Huntingdon. Some good stuff here:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/testequipmentsales

I hate that! 
I can only see the articles offered when I'm using the ebay.co.uk domain.
If I try to see the list via ebay.de, there is nothing. Nada. Niente.   
Really, I hate it, when ebay (or other platforms) trying to think for me.  *grrrrr*   

Yeah very annoying. Then again I tend to do that with my own sales 

[Specmaster]

BTW it appears AIM-TTi have opened an outlet ebay store based on the fact that it's all TTi stuff and location is Huntingdon. Some good stuff here:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/testequipmentsales

I did wonder if it was something to do with Aim TTi when I saw them, already have my eye on some items.