Today I got a package from Mounty, seems he decided it's already christmas day again
![Cheesy :D](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/xcheesy.gif.pagespeed.ic.KPzuH4J-TG.png)
From the packaging alone, some sellers could learn something...
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Inside, even more packaging, to protect the goodness...
And I'm greeted by some 3M "Safety diskettes" post-it note blocks
"One less worry" indeed, I'll be sure to recommend them
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After unwrapping, here is what we see:
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2x CTI OCXO, more on them later
2x 6Н21Б miniature tubes, true marvels of (soviet) engineering..
(6V indirect heated, 200V / 1W anode, gain of up to 100, double triodes)
...all in the size of a child's pinkie!
3x S20K250 varistors for protection
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2x Capacitor & discharge resistor assemblies, with military markings.
(DE5000 indicates these are spot-on at 100Hz, whilst beeing older than I am)
1x bag of pure analog goodness, consisting of:
2x LM224 CerDip Quad opamp
4x MC3403 Quad opamp
3x LF355 Fet Input fast opamp
5x UA709 these are "red dot special" adventurous type opamp
1x AD584 pin-programmable reference (1.21 to 10V)
1x LM358 Opamp in metal can
and, star of the show (drumroll . . . )
3x 2DW23x ultra-low-noise dual zener diodes from "Shanghai 17th Radio Factory"
in different "Zero TC" current ratings, marked by label and color dot.
AMAZING!
Many thanks Mounty! I could not stop smiling whilst writing this
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Now, biggest problem is not to get distracted from project at hand
![Tweak :-/O](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/smiliey_cal.gif.pagespeed.ce.yYMcAvxBJk.gif)