Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread

[worsthorse]

I think the insertion into appropriate orifice's might help the verbal diarrhea that is Audio Foolery. 

Audio Noise Stoppers anyone The Description is important to read as it explains the pseudo non sciencey stuff.... eBay auction: #293078533933



If you were on Discord on the weekend you would already know this too (Attachment Link)

Thanks, bean. That listing gave me a good laugh! They are nice dust covers, though. Maybe I should put some on my DMMs.

provides both, yes indeed, both sonic and environmental protection.   

[tautech]

Whaddabout this turkey selling a 2nd hand SSA3021X as a SSA3032X fully optioned (hacked) for 10% more than he can get a new one for ? 
https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=2522496773

Also gotta hacked MSO5000 that he's pulling the same old gag. 

[beanflying]

Opposition to you but in a good way  Strange seems never to have sold anything on trademe just a buyer or maybe a hacked account if that happens

Seller does not allow pick-ups
Seller location: Auckland City, Auckland, NZ

[beanflying]

And then you get a highlight listing  "Potentially" Nuclear Fusion Reactor *Comes with Deuterium*

https://www.trademe.co.nz/antiques-collectables/clocks-scientific-instruments/listing-2519182185.htm

[tautech]

Opposition to you but in a good way 

Not worried about him selling it as he's probably moved onto something else and I probably supplied it initially anyways. But several hundy more than new price just because it's hacked ? 

[bitseeker]

And then you get a highlight listing  "Potentially" Nuclear Fusion Reactor *Comes with Deuterium*

https://www.trademe.co.nz/antiques-collectables/clocks-scientific-instruments/listing-2519182185.htm

No Nixie tubes?

[VK5RC]

bean-f has been TEA enabling in both purchase (pointing to eBay) and repair (3d print file of foot) of a pair of working hp 5000 series freq gen 1MHz and 75MHz freq counter. The rear foot was 'missing' but I had printed out one before as a spare with soft/flexible pla.
All happy - I will have to be good for a while - the house air-conditioning has died 17yrs old - replacement 12k AUD!
We can get max temps here around 40C in the next month - I am praying for mild weather!

[beanflying]

And neither of us could afford this rather pristine GDO  Hope the new buyer treats it well. eBay auction: #333510218453



I am still tempted to buy this from the same seller however  NSFW and not very PC  eBay auction: #352855670702 Picture not attached....

[Brumby]

 

[mnementh]

And then you get a highlight listing  "Potentially" Nuclear Fusion Reactor *Comes with Deuterium*

   https://www.trademe.co.nz/antiques-collectables/clocks-scientific-instruments/listing-2519182185.htm

No Nixie tubes?

No Dilithium matrix...?

mnem
*toddles off to sleep in a rarely-used Jeffries tube*

[McBryce]

I am still tempted to buy this from the same seller however  NSFW and not very PC  eBay auction: #352855670702 Picture not attached....

Yeah, because those are so hard to find.... unless you happen to be standing in front of any souvenir shop in Brussels:
https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/db55a07ff6ff093eaf3821860f34794f/ibr-4854449.webp

McBryce.

[Martin.M]

7104  (DSO is tired)
for slew rate: 7104 single shot with camera
to plug in is 7A29

[beanflying]

Kind of the same but different. The wooden one you remove the head and the metal ears are the bottle opener.  I suspect looking at the face it is Asian origin and back in the 60-70's I am sure fairly common tourist junk. These days more and more of our wine is coming without corks so the need is less and for bottle openers I have that covered 


Mmmm Maybe a Naomi Wu corkscrew ......

[Wolfgang]

space age low tech rules

[bd139]

Ok sampling head in progress. Have discovered MMBD354/355 diode pairs have suitably low capacitance and storage time and are really really cheap on RS. MAX961 can still get for pocket money. Have a roll of "mil spec" RG58 in the cupboard with enough on it to produce a 40ns delay line. Already have some LF355 opamps for S&H. Have most of the discretes. Will keep front end SMD based to keep stray capacitance and inductance down so will have to spend on that a bit. Reckon I can do that for £15. Whether or not it'll work effectively is another thing. NanoVNA should be able to be used to tune input to around 300MHz and check delay line matching so a win there at least.

Edit: Will do a board via JLCPCB though over next few days and order it. Don't expect miracles for weeks

[grizewald]

Ok sampling head in progress. Have discovered MMBD354/355 diode pairs have suitably low capacitance and storage time and are really really cheap on RS. MAX961 can still get for pocket money. Have a roll of "mil spec" RG58 in the cupboard with enough on it to produce a 40ns delay line. Already have some LF355 opamps for S&H. Have most of the discretes. Will keep front end SMD based to keep stray capacitance and inductance down so will have to spend on that a bit. Reckon I can do that for £15. Whether or not it'll work effectively is another thing. NanoVNA should be able to be used to tune input to around 300MHz and check delay line matching so a win there at least.

Edit: Will do a board via JLCPCB though over next few days and order it. Don't expect miracles for weeks

Very cool. I'll be watching your project with great interest!

[bd139]

Beware - I usually fail to complete such things. I have a box of shame in the cupboard of doom 

[med6753]

I have a box of shame in the cupboard of doom 

Don't we all? Although I try to keep mine as small as possible. 

[med6753]

As we enter the 1980's lets pause and remember Big Hair and the Decade Fashion Failures 

 

You can park 'em right here

Back at you.  But you have to admit the blue does help.....a little. 

[VK5RC]

If your 'cupboard of shame' is empty, I am not sure you really understand TEA!
LOL
Mine is full of projects, with most of the parts, eg modifying that cheap and cheerful freq gen with a better txco, but I never quite got ' a-round-tuit'. One of my better moves was to put individual 'projects-to-be' in a plastic bag, with the article - reference printed out and write on the bag in black texta wtf it is! If I got stuck somewhere - where and why - I will also scribble down.

[beanflying]

As we enter the 1980's lets pause and remember Big Hair and the Decade Fashion Failures 

 

You can park 'em right here

Back at you.  But you have to admit the blue does help.....a little. 

Some but certainly not all things Blue from the 80's were cool  Lipstick on a pig still looks and smells like a ..... 

[Martin.M]

As we enter the 1980's lets pause and remember Big Hair and the Decade Fashion Failures 

a CTCU (chili temperature control unit, with extension for 10 seedboxes) 
is that one what have opt 02 ? (output for little printers 2300A)
don`t forget the setup by some mouse pianos inside for the right kind of sensors (mostly type K)

[BU508A]

As we enter the 1980's lets pause and remember Big Hair and the Decade Fashion Failures 

 

You can park 'em right here

Back at you.  But you have to admit the blue does help.....a little. 

And this is the user of this blue Fluke.

[tautech]

 
How long have you been sitting on the blue MacGyver just waiting for the right moment ? 
Poor Med.

[med6753]

LMAO. Cool!