Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread

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I was too slow getting ready for "Walkies" with the family... so I got last choice of hats. At least my daughter liked it. 

mnem
You may all now point and laugh.

No pointing or laughing here.  All I see is a daughter holding dad's hand and smiling.  (OK ... grinning like a Cheshire cat.)

That's the value in that shot.  The hat is just an excuse to keep it around.

[VK5RC]

We could handle a bit of that white stuff here, we have 4 days where the daily max temp was/will be over 40C, please pray for my airconditioner and the power network!

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Ditto.

We have a high of 44ºC predicted for Thursday in Sydney's west .... and 46º on Saturday.



I'd like to find a nice, deep cave.............

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... and Jan/Feb is typically the hottest period in Summer, so the best is yet to come.

Yay.

[BU508A]

I was too slow getting ready for "Walkies" with the family... so I got last choice of hats. At least my daughter liked it. 

mnem
You may all now point and laugh.

Point and laugh? Why? 

I'm a proud member of the TOOTSH (The Order Of The Stupid Hats) and this hat, my dear friend,
qualifies you for a membership in our little but exclusive confraternity.     

If you want.

Cheers,

Mounty

[Specmaster]

Yeah we’ve got our own crazy folk here. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F293348355711

That’s also not 200MHz. Or 200mHz. It’s 20MHz. Also Gould 

Yeah, I saw that one as well, advertised on another site, not sure if it was Gumtree or Shpock, stupid valuation 

[Specmaster]

Yeah we’ve got our own crazy folk here. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F293348355711

That’s also not 200MHz. Or 200mHz. It’s 20MHz. Also Gould 

Five. Hundred. Pounds¹.   

By the dollar/megahertz metric, a dead heat with the SC-502 offer, but if you assign some value to the other TM plugins, this offering is clearly the winner.  I assume (because I always give people the benefit of the doubt ) that alcohol or drugs were being consumed while the seller was preparing the listing.


¹For the exchange rate challenged, 667USD.

I forgot to mention when I replied to the original posting by bd139 earlier, that I have already contacted the seller to that his pricing was bat shit crazy and that best he could expect if luck and it was working OK, around £20, that £1 a Mhz.

[mnementh]

   I was too slow getting ready for "Walkies" with the family... so I got last choice of hats. At least my daughter liked it. 

mnem
You may all now point and laugh.

No pointing or laughing here.  All I see is a daughter holding dad's hand and smiling.  (OK ... grinning like a Cheshire cat.) That's the value in that shot.  The hat is just an excuse to keep it around.

Yeah... I figured no point in hiding it... might as well OWN it. Besides... a little indignity is a small price to pay for that smile.     

Point and laugh? Why?  I'm a proud member of the TOOTSH (The Order Of The Stupid Hats) and this hat, my dear friend, qualifies you for a membership in our little but exclusive confraternity.       If you want.

Cheers,

Mounty

Sure; what's the worst that could happen...? *imagines long string of catastrophes that culminate in the last vestiges of humanity living in caves and wearing skunk-skin loincloths; all resulting from a shortage of unic0rn toques caused by that photograph*



Ummmmm...

I thought TOOTSH was a Canadian thing...? They've infected Germany as well...? 

mnem
*pwned*

[Specmaster]

*Peeks in, having confirmed that ICE agents did NOT break down the doors to drag me & mine back to Dumbuckistan*

Meanwhile, back on the Prime Material Plane... eBay auction: #163984957300 :      US$399 WITH 5-year-old Cal. 

Based on £1 a MHz that is not that far away.

[bd139]

Yeah we’ve got our own crazy folk here. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F293348355711

That’s also not 200MHz. Or 200mHz. It’s 20MHz. Also Gould 

Five. Hundred. Pounds¹.   

By the dollar/megahertz metric, a dead heat with the SC-502 offer, but if you assign some value to the other TM plugins, this offering is clearly the winner.  I assume (because I always give people the benefit of the doubt ) that alcohol or drugs were being consumed while the seller was preparing the listing.


¹For the exchange rate challenged, 667USD.

I forgot to mention when I replied to the original posting by bd139 earlier, that I have already contacted the seller to that his pricing was bat shit crazy and that best he could expect if luck and it was working OK, around £20, that £1 a Mhz.

LMAO that always goes down well when you tell them 

On the subject of unicorns it could be worse: https://i.redd.it/nbco2ihmhf341.jpg

[mnementh]

@bd:   

*Peeks in, having confirmed that ICE agents did NOT break down the doors to drag me & mine back to Dumbuckistan*

Meanwhile, back on the Prime Material Plane... eBay auction: #163984957300 :      US$399 WITH 5-year-old Cal. 

Based on £1 a MHz that is not that far away.

Well, yeah... that's where I was going with my "Prime Material Plane" comment; like "back in actual reality..."

mnem

[Cerebus]

I thought TOOTSH was a Canadian thing...? They've infected Germany as well...? 

Remember that this is a country that used to put lederhosen clad men and silly hats on their tourist posters...

[beanflying]

Fook... Ahh understewd better'n 'alf uvitt... Is there ANYTHING that can save me now...?    



I was too slow getting ready for "Walkies" with the family... so I got last choice of hats. At least my daughter liked it. 

mnem
You may all now point and laugh.

Next and on the very rare occasion I wear Lycra on the outside I will just smile knowing I could look even worse

Enjoy the cheesy grin and hand holding 

[mnementh]

Thank you. 

mnem
*toddles off to play with a guitar pedal*

[mnementh]

   Today's thrift store acquisition: 7.5m of plenum-rated 10base2 and a couple tees with 50Ω terminators. Not exactly exciting, but the cable is INMAC Clear Signal™ 20ga RG58/U, which means the assembly  has been sweep-tested to 350MHz at some point in its life. At the princely sum of 4 Canadian rupees, still worth glomming for the bench. 

I recognize those tags as most likely from Savers. My wife and I will be at the nearby one tomorrow for our discount! I did find a 500VA 115/230VAC autotransformer there for cheap on one visit.

Yeah, this one is called Value Village; but they're all part of that same counterculture "non-profit... wink, wink" economy. You just know they have to be somebody's money-laundering racket or corporate tax write-off.

I've only been here a few months, but I've seen 4 or 5 such largish autotransformers in that time. They seem to be a "thing" here. Or at least, dropping off such enheavyment-laden bits of electro-paraphernalia seems to be...

mnem
"Ow, my spleen!"

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Besides... a little indignity is a small price to pay for that smile. 

I'm right there with ya, buddy!

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Oh - and while I think of it, I must thank those who have raised my awareness of the FA-2 counter.  A new itch - without the budget to scratch it ... unless I downscale Christmas.

This thread is full of interesting content - as well as rabbit holes.... One wrong step and it's a TEA party with Alice!



Don't worry .... Christmas is safe.  *sigh*

[Specmaster]

Yeah we’ve got our own crazy folk here. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F293348355711

That’s also not 200MHz. Or 200mHz. It’s 20MHz. Also Gould 

Five. Hundred. Pounds¹.   

By the dollar/megahertz metric, a dead heat with the SC-502 offer, but if you assign some value to the other TM plugins, this offering is clearly the winner.  I assume (because I always give people the benefit of the doubt ) that alcohol or drugs were being consumed while the seller was preparing the listing.


¹For the exchange rate challenged, 667USD.

I forgot to mention when I replied to the original posting by bd139 earlier, that I have already contacted the seller to that his pricing was bat shit crazy and that best he could expect if luck and it was working OK, around £20, that £1 a Mhz.

LMAO that always goes down well when you tell them 

On the subject of unicorns it could be worse: https://i.redd.it/nbco2ihmhf341.jpg

I was just doing my public spirit bit in helping them to make a sale in order to be able to afford Christmas this year, I call that a good deed 

[Kosmic]

The Ender 3 is earning his keep. I printed a back panel for my Agilent 34401a. The original one exploded in 1001 pieces when I tried to remove the back boot.



Fit perfectly!

[BravoV]

The ender 3 is earning his keep. I printed a back panel for my Agilent 34401a. The original one exploded in 1001 pieces when I tried to remove the back boot.

Fit perfectly!

  , any chance you post it at thingverse ?

[Kosmic]

The ender 3 is earning his keep. I printed a back panel for my Agilent 34401a. The original one exploded in 1001 pieces when I tried to remove the back boot.

Fit perfectly!

  , any chance you post it at thingverse ?

I'm not the author of the model. I took it from thingverse https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2186112

[Kosmic]

I'm working on my own take on the Lecroy WavePro front panel though 

Still learning Fusion360.

[mnementh]

I think that modern printers are capable of enough resolution and scale that all the fettling Mechatrommer had to do to make his restoration look passable should be unnecessary. Here's hoping, anyways. 

mnem
*too close for comfort*

[Kosmic]

I think that modern printers are capable of enough resolution and scale that all the fettling Mechatrommer had to do to make his restoration look passable should be unnecessary. Here's hoping, anyways. 

mnem
*too close for comfort*

Yep I think the same. I should be able to print in only 2 parts.

[mnementh]

I was thinking you should be able to produce something quite civilized in one piece... what's the PV on the E3...?

NM... I looked it up: 220x220x250. I forgot the E3 was the little one; thinking it was the same as the CR10 & my Tornado at 300 x 300 330 x 400 410.

   https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3125601      I was looking at this before I moved; now I miss my Tornado more than ever. 

mnem
"no ender for YOU, fat dwagon!!! Christmas is more important!"