Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread

[tggzzz]

Yebbutt... Skegness.

Also, not SMA.

Well, I agree that Skegness is not a place to visit, but they do pack and send.

That's OK for robust stuff, but I wouldn't bet a scope would be OK. Maybe ice-tea has some experiences to share?

Honnestly? Not halfway bad. No, no guarantee nothing will break during shipping but packaging easily above average.

If you have a go at their auctions, you may end up bidding against me

You go for the interesting saleable items. I go for the interesting crap. Shouldn't be too much accidental overlap

Haven't seen anything as nice as my new toy (2014 Agilent 34410a) at Ramco recently.

[Robert763]

This one is pretty good 

Note that in the UK, these are technically a section 5 firearm with a mandatory jail term for possession 
I'd like to think you would just be told to destroy it there and then if caught with one, but don't fail the attitude test!

[Robert763]

Yebbutt... Skegness.

Also, not SMA.

Well, I agree that Skegness is not a place to visit, but they do pack and send.

That's OK for robust stuff, but I wouldn't bet a scope would be OK. Maybe ice-tea has some experiences to share?

Honnestly? Not halfway bad. No, no guarantee nothing will break during shipping but packaging easily above average.

If you have a go at their auctions, you may end up bidding against me

You go for the interesting saleable items. I go for the interesting crap. Shouldn't be too much accidental overlap

Haven't seen anything as nice as my new toy (2014 Agilent 34410a) at Ramco recently.

Prices seem to have gone up since they moved from tender to auction.
I did OK with a gamma spectrometer on th auction before last. They even let me pick it up. Sometning went wrong with the bidding and I won one for £32 despite most going for around £200 but being unable to bid because the "lot has closed" dispite it still showing time left on the auction.

[Cerebus]

You are posting here?
Shouldn't you be busy with other things, I thought?     

I make that 03:00 ish EDT - either up very late, or up very early to clean up the bachelor mess before his lady arrives.

[Cerebus]

This one is pretty good 

Note that in the UK, these are technically a section 5 firearm with a mandatory jail term for possession 
I'd like to think you would just be told to destroy it there and then if caught with one, but don't fail the attitude test!

No, probably not a section 5 prohibited weapon (smooth bore, single shot, long enough barrel, not emitting a noxious gas or liquid - unless you use a can of Coca-Cola), but almost certainly over the muzzle energy for a permitted airgun (12 ft-lb, 16.3J - so a muzzle velocity of 9.79 ms^-1 for a 340g can. My guesstimate from the video = 60 ms^-1). So you'd probably just need a standard firearms licence to possess one, possibly just a shotgun certificate (can't remember if the shotgun definition requires a mandatory choke and I'm too lazy to look it up) - I'd love to see the licensing sergeant's face if you submitted an application.

[Robert763]

Hmm, Looked again and it depends on the projectile If it is designed to fire a can of carbonated drink it would be section 5 because the projectile explodes on impact (stored energy e.g. dissolved CO2 released). A projectile designed to spin would also make it section 5.
I admit it might not be mandatory jail though.
I've fired one in the USA but would never consider making one in the UK as it is so hard to define legality.
Can't be a shotgun because it's a single projectile, can't be an antique muzzle loader.
On other problem is I don't think the proof house would even accept it for testing

[Saskia]

in the UK this would be about the maximum I would go for ...

would be cool to have it to deter nosy neighbors ...

[mnementh]

You lot and your pew pews....   This is a winner:   

Heh!!! That sure is one happy pup! Made me LOL! 

mnem

[mnementh]

pew. pew.

mnem
Who tooted...?    

[Saskia]

my favorite commuter airplane 

[mnementh]

I like it because it loads itself, services itself, and puts itself away after the fun is done. 

Also, because my dad, who is retired USAF, calls it "The toot of doom" when it's fired. 

mnem
 

[Specmaster]

Hmm, Looked again and it depends on the projectile If it is designed to fire a can of carbonated drink it would be section 5 because the projectile explodes on impact (stored energy e.g. dissolved CO2 released). A projectile designed to spin would also make it section 5.
I admit it might not be mandatory jail though.
I've fired one in the USA but would never consider making one in the UK as it is so hard to define legality.
Can't be a shotgun because it's a single projectile, can't be an antique muzzle loader.
On other problem is I don't think the proof house would even accept it for testing

I think that the projectile is in fact an empty soda can. Watching the video there is zero sign of any liquid being expelled on impact, especially against the wall where the label peeled off.

[AVGresponding]

Too many things went for far too much money this week...   

Missed a Fluke 8050A, 8060A, HP 5316A, to name but a few.

Some seriously daft prices out there too:
£289 for an 8060A? Are you crazy? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fluke-8060A-4-1-2-Digit-Digital-Handheld-Multimeter/154050638228

Same seller has a Fluke 8840A for £623. Seems to be a pattern emerging... and btw it's not a private seller, so there's no excuse for not knowing what a sensible price would be.



Got called to go and check the iso-trannies and do some relamping at the old cinema that the council owns, and that a consortium wants to refurbish into a 3k5 seat music venue.
I was last there in 2013, and a right mess it was back then. It was built in around 1930, modified from 1 screen and a dance hall into 3 screens in the 1960s.
The consortium wants to save as much of the original decorative plasterwork as possible, behind glass screens etc.

I've uploaded a few videos of it to yt, links below. The 2013 tour was filmed on an old Sony-Ericsson S510, so it's not very good I'm afraid. Descriptions on yt.
2013 tour
Auditorium today
Pigeon hotel
Behind the screen
Fancy plaster
Up the stairs
Windows
TADTS
Dance floor
Projector room
Basement
Acrocity

[SilverSolder]

Too many things went for far too much money this week...   

Missed a Fluke 8050A, 8060A, HP 5316A, to name but a few.

Some seriously daft prices out there too:
£289 for an 8060A? Are you crazy? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fluke-8060A-4-1-2-Digit-Digital-Handheld-Multimeter/154050638228

Same seller has a Fluke 8840A for £623. Seems to be a pattern emerging... and btw it's not a private seller, so there's no excuse for not knowing what a sensible price would be.


[...]

What you are seeing is exactly how the housing market works (in fact, any market where the buyers are not skilled).  Basically, people overpay like crazy for everything they do, and then complain they don't make enough money.

[mnementh]

WinBlows Heads-Up:

Currently having an intermittent BSOD issue on my gaming/VR rig; exact wording varies but always some form of critical NTFS failure. This BSOD issue coincides with a recent Feature Update; I've rolled back and completely disabled Windows Update for the time being in an attempt to isolate if it is actually the update or just coincidence vs my unusual Boot drive config:

(Dual NVMe in RAID 0)

I will update here if any new developments.

mnem
 

[Cerebus]

Hmm, Looked again and it depends on the projectile If it is designed to fire a can of carbonated drink it would be section 5 because the projectile explodes on impact (stored energy e.g. dissolved CO2 released). A projectile designed to spin would also make it section 5.
I admit it might not be mandatory jail though.
I've fired one in the USA but would never consider making one in the UK as it is so hard to define legality.
Can't be a shotgun because it's a single projectile, can't be an antique muzzle loader.
On other problem is I don't think the proof house would even accept it for testing

I think that the projectile is in fact an empty soda can. Watching the video there is zero sign of any liquid being expelled on impact, especially against the wall where the label peeled off.

Look again, there's very clear evidence of the liquid contents being reduced to a fine mist. Also experience tells me that an empty can would go a few feet and just drop from expending all its kinetic energy against air resistance. Just try it, see how far you can overarm chuck an empty can compared to a full one; if necessary you can wait until you've got some pesky kids on your lawn who need something chucking at them - oh, hold on, you're not Med.

[Specmaster]

Too many things went for far too much money this week...   

Missed a Fluke 8050A, 8060A, HP 5316A, to name but a few.

Some seriously daft prices out there too:
£289 for an 8060A? Are you crazy? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fluke-8060A-4-1-2-Digit-Digital-Handheld-Multimeter/154050638228

Same seller has a Fluke 8840A for £623. Seems to be a pattern emerging... and btw it's not a private seller, so there's no excuse for not knowing what a sensible price would be.



Got called to go and check the iso-trannies and do some relamping at the old cinema that the council owns, and that a consortium wants to refurbish into a 3k5 seat music venue.
I was last there in 2013, and a right mess it was back then. It was built in around 1930, modified from 1 screen and a dance hall into 3 screens in the 1960s.
The consortium wants to save as much of the original decorative plasterwork as possible, behind glass screens etc.

I've uploaded a few videos of it to yt, links below. The 2013 tour was filmed on an old Sony-Ericsson S510, so it's not very good I'm afraid. Descriptions on yt.
2013 tour
Auditorium today
Pigeon hotel
Behind the screen
Fancy plaster
Up the stairs
Windows
TADTS
Dance floor
Projector room
Basement
Acrocity

Those are some ancient boilers in the basement, were they heavy oil fired ones do you know? I had to maintain some old boilers in my first work placement after leaving school. They had an elaborate array of pipework laid in front of each boiler which also had electric preheaters for the thick black sludge to enable it to be pumped under pressure into the boiler combustion chamber for ignition. That fuel oil stank the basement out if it leaked a drop anywhere. Thick, dark, sticky and like treacle, it took a lot of hard work cleaning up any spillage when I had to replace the pumps, filters or the preheaters. I was very glad when in later years they were eventually replaced by gas fired boilers, much more civilized they were 

[tautech]

Yup, had a can cannon here last year and a good charge only propelled a can 20 yds however if full of concrete 200 was possible.
The dumb shit some do for giggles. 

[Robert763]

Too many things went for far too much money this week...   

Missed a Fluke 8050A, 8060A, HP 5316A, to name but a few.

Some seriously daft prices out there too:
£289 for an 8060A? Are you crazy? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fluke-8060A-4-1-2-Digit-Digital-Handheld-Multimeter/154050638228

Same seller has a Fluke 8840A for £623. Seems to be a pattern emerging... and btw it's not a private seller, so there's no excuse for not knowing what a sensible price would be.


[...]

What you are seeing is exactly how the housing market works (in fact, any market where the buyers are not skilled).  Basically, people overpay like crazy for everything they do, and then complain they don't make enough money.

That particular seller is a test equipment rental company, Microlease or whatever their current name is. I guess they know what the market will stand better than most. My peeve with them is no photos dispite this being an ebay requirement. I've given up complaining to ebay about it.

[Specmaster]

Hmm, Looked again and it depends on the projectile If it is designed to fire a can of carbonated drink it would be section 5 because the projectile explodes on impact (stored energy e.g. dissolved CO2 released). A projectile designed to spin would also make it section 5.
I admit it might not be mandatory jail though.
I've fired one in the USA but would never consider making one in the UK as it is so hard to define legality.
Can't be a shotgun because it's a single projectile, can't be an antique muzzle loader.
On other problem is I don't think the proof house would even accept it for testing

I think that the projectile is in fact an empty soda can. Watching the video there is zero sign of any liquid being expelled on impact, especially against the wall where the label peeled off.

Look again, there's very clear evidence of the liquid contents being reduced to a fine mist. Also experience tells me that an empty can would go a few feet and just drop from expending all its kinetic energy against air resistance. Just try it, see how far you can overarm chuck an empty can compared to a full one; if necessary you can wait until you've got some pesky kids on your lawn who need something chucking at them - oh, hold on, you're not Med.

I'm not convinced that that was not the residue left in the can after someone had just drank the contents. Look again at the close up footage of where the can hits the appliance at 1:47. I don't see any evidence of mist there at all? You are correct, I'm not Med with a grey beard and an attitude, just shaved off my grey beard 

[Specmaster]

Yup, had a can cannon here last year and a good charge only propelled a can 20 yds however if full of concrete 200 was possible.
The dumb shit some do for giggles. 

That would mean that thing could very well be a lethal weapon then 

[Specmaster]

Too many things went for far too much money this week...   

Missed a Fluke 8050A, 8060A, HP 5316A, to name but a few.

Some seriously daft prices out there too:
£289 for an 8060A? Are you crazy? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fluke-8060A-4-1-2-Digit-Digital-Handheld-Multimeter/154050638228

Same seller has a Fluke 8840A for £623. Seems to be a pattern emerging... and btw it's not a private seller, so there's no excuse for not knowing what a sensible price would be.


[...]

What you are seeing is exactly how the housing market works (in fact, any market where the buyers are not skilled).  Basically, people overpay like crazy for everything they do, and then complain they don't make enough money.

That particular seller is a test equipment rental company, Microlease or whatever their current name is. I guess they know what the market will stand better than most. My peeve with them is no photos dispite this being an ebay requirement. I've given up complaining to ebay about it.

Yep, Microlease are well known for their crazy prices, very often their stuff gets relisted many times before someone buys them. Maybe they leave it listed until there are no others listed and then people will buy because there is no other choice available to them? One thing I have noticed as well is that most of their photos show equipment that is well past its best cosmetically, it might well work as intended, I don't know that for certain because they tend to be very mean with their photos. Personally, I'd keep well clear of them, just bide your time, there will others listed at a more realistic price eventually.

[tautech]

Yup, had a can cannon here last year and a good charge only propelled a can 20 yds however if full of concrete 200 was possible.
The dumb shit some do for giggles. 

That would mean that thing could very well be a lethal weapon then 

Certainly.
Of course if you put 1/4 cup of propellant behind a 1lb projectile it's gunna be lethal to someone .....maybe the nut behind the trigger.
When they got the concrete cans out I promptly put a vehicle between myself and the thing.....just thin armour protection but better than nutthing. 

[Robert763]

Even a 2" diameter slug of potato cold cause a life changing injury or even death if it hit you in the wrong place.

[Cerebus]

Even a 2" diameter slug of potato cold cause a life changing injury or even death if it hit you in the wrong place.

So rich! Well, thank you m'sieur, you have saved my batter pudding from getting cold. As you'll agree there's nothing quite so bad as being struck down with a cold batter pudding.