Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread

[Saskia]

hmm,

I might need some copper boiler ...
yeast, sugar, spring water ....

[GreyWoolfe]

As far as meters go, I guess I am a piker here.  2 HP 3478's, 2 HP 3466's modded with shielded plugs, GW Instek GDM 8251A, Fluke 27 F/M, ANENG 8008 and 8009 and a Fluke 101 in my toolbag in the company van.  Only 9--I feel so inadequate .    I did give my Velleman handheld to my son-in-law, he needed one.

[Saskia]

only got 4 mobile ones and none for the bench. I feel naked.

[wolfy007]

To answer the question posed by Cerebus, yes, all of my fingers and toes and some of yours as well, do you think I have a problem 
Bench DMM’s
1905a, 7150+, 7150+, 8842A, 8840A, 4503 and 3466A
Bench Analogues
Avo8, Avo8, Avo8, Kyoritsu 1400, TMK700
Handheld DMM’s
Proster VC97, Fluke 27, Fluke 27, Fluke 25, ITT MX52,  UT210E, Robin OM840, Extech 530, Bside ADM08A, Bside ADM08A, BM867, Amprobe KMP7036 and Iso-Tech LCR 1705
Handheld Analogues
Robin 2608,  Kew 1503, TMK500

Sigh, why do I read this thread. I thought I would be safe in this group, just after I convinced myself I dont have a problem…


Specmaster gave me hope that he had more meters than me, but the list abruptly ended.

And theres a Keithley 130A shipping as we speak dammit…

PS: Shit and a HP E2377A, when did I buy that one……………   

PPS: Ah shit a low offer on a HP3478 just got accepted also, like I need another 3478… FFS

PPPS: Dont start me on scopes, but I have seen people with more than me, I think Im safe there.

[mnementh]

Does this count as TEA?

Somehow I accumulated far too many scopes.

This is the antithesis of TEA.  

PS: If anyone is interested in any of them, let me know.

This is how TEA is done:

I want ALL of them. How much?!?

mnem
 

[Zucca]

Watching, but there's 18 bids in already, so I doubt it will be a bargain in 7 hours.
McBryce.

18 would be okay, the real problem is now the TEA platoon knows about it.

Guess what... 

Goof news:
That bastard cancel the eBay purchase: item no more available or damaged. Bastard.

Good news:
I have money for Saskia

[alextwin007]

Does this count as TEA?

Somehow I accumulated far too many scopes.

PS: If anyone is interested in any of them, let me know.

PS2: Yup, R&S is screen THAT reflective

That's a nice collection of modern scopes.  For me to show off that many, it would be 3 toy scopes, quite a few analog ones, and even one that is a tube scope with no trigger .

[tautech]

Watching, but there's 18 bids in already, so I doubt it will be a bargain in 7 hours.
McBryce.

18 would be okay, the real problem is now the TEA platoon knows about it.

Guess what... 

Goof news:
That bastard cancel the eBay purchase: item no more available or damaged. Bastard.

Oh hell, sorry. Greedy bastard wanted more.

[wolfy007]

Watching, but there's 18 bids in already, so I doubt it will be a bargain in 7 hours.
McBryce.

18 would be okay, the real problem is now the TEA platoon knows about it.

Guess what... 

Goof news:
That bastard cancel the eBay purchase: item no more available or damaged. Bastard.

Oh hell, sorry. Greedy bastard wanted more.

Greed or compulsion....   

[BU508A]

Watching, but there's 18 bids in already, so I doubt it will be a bargain in 7 hours.
McBryce.

18 would be okay, the real problem is now the TEA platoon knows about it.

Guess what... 

Goof news:
That bastard cancel the eBay purchase: item no more available or damaged. Bastard.

Good news:
I have money for Saskia

A few days ago there was this article in "Stiftung Warentest". Perhaps you should confront the seller with this and open a case with ebay.

https://www.test.de/Ebay-Auktionen-Kauf-Vertrag-trotz-Abbruch-4321722-0/

[Saskia]

The probe was located in Vienna, Austria. Austrian courts do not necessarily recognize the authority of the German Bundesgerichtshof.
Zucca would need an Austrian lawyer to pursue this. This might not be worth the hassle and the associated risk.

[tautech]

A US seller did the same to me and on a current probe too. When I contacted him with a mates address in the US that was to on ship it to me the mongrel cancelled the sale.   

Apparently they are within their rights to do so which leaves a sour taste in my mouth as far as eBay is concerned. 

[mansaxel]

The probe was located in Vienna, Austria. Austrian courts do not necessarily recognize the authority of the German Bundesgerichtshof.
Zucca would need an Austrian lawyer to pursue this. This might not be worth the hassle and the associated risk.

The rules look similar, though.

Finding a case history such as the one from Stiftung Warentest but for Austrian cases would be optimum, though.

[mansaxel]

I've still got a bit to go on my collection.

• Desktop:
  Marconi TF1140 VTVM, -hp- 427, -hp- 3438A, Avometer 8
• Handhelds:
  -hp- 974A, Fluke 8060, Fluke 10, ABB-branded MetraHit 16, Hartmann & Braun Elavi 3, Fluke 123 Scopemeter

The 974A and the Scopemeter see the most usage.

[med6753]

Does this count as TEA?

Somehow I accumulated far too many scopes.

PS: If anyone is interested in any of them, let me know.

PS2: Yup, R&S is screen THAT reflective

Far too many scopes? Amateur. 

Tek 2465 DMS
Tek 2465
Tek 2430
Tek 465B/DM44
Tek 465B
Tek 475A
Tek 485 (2)
Tek OS-245(P)/U (Military 7603N)
Tek 7904
Tek Type 535A
Tek Type 561B
Siglent SDS 1052DL
Heath OL-1
B&K 2120
RCA 54-45
RCA WO-505A

All work except one 485 which needs repair. And numerous plug-in's for the 7904, 7603N, Type 535A, Type 561B.

Carcasses and parts units:

Tek 2430
Tek 465
Tek 2465 DMS
Tek 485
Tek Type 561B

A partridge in a pear tree plus one NYPD policewoman sleeping quietly in my bed with a smile on her face.  I woke up at 0200 hours as I typically do but I'll soon go back to bed and gently push her aside so I can crawl back in. 

[AVGresponding]

only got 4 mobile ones and none for the bench. I feel naked.

You definitely need something like a Fluke 8300A or Solartron 7075 to heat the room up a bit then   

Watching, but there's 18 bids in already, so I doubt it will be a bargain in 7 hours.
McBryce.

18 would be okay, the real problem is now the TEA platoon knows about it.

Guess what... 

Goof news:
That bastard cancel the eBay purchase: item no more available or damaged. Bastard.

Good news:
I have money for Saskia

Sounds like they didn't like the "low" finishing price, and were too stingy to pay the extra fees for a reserve price.

[Ero-Shan]

To answer the question posed by Cerebus, yes, all of my fingers and toes and some of yours as well, do you think I have a problem 
Bench DMM’s
1905a, 7150+, 7150+, 8842A, 8840A, 4503 and 3466A
Bench Analogues
Avo8, Avo8, Avo8, Kyoritsu 1400, TMK700
Handheld DMM’s
Proster VC97, Fluke 27, Fluke 27, Fluke 25, ITT MX52,  UT210E, Robin OM840, Extech 530, Bside ADM08A, Bside ADM08A, BM867, Amprobe KMP7036 and Iso-Tech LCR 1705
Handheld Analogues
Robin 2608,  Kew 1503, TMK500

I missed the question, I just can't read every post anymore (there's life beyond TEA). Is this a survey or a pissing contest? 

Following Spec's example:

Bench DMMs
--------------
3 Fluke 45
9 Fluke 8050A
4 HP 34401A
2 HP 3456A
1 HP 3458A
3 HP 3478A
1 Solartron A200 (OK, not really a DMM, just a DVM)
3 Solartron 7045
2 Solartron 7050
1 Solartron 7051
1 Solartron 7060
1 Solartron 7061
1 Solartron 7140
5 Solartron 7150
1 Siemens B1041
2 Prema 5000
1 Kontron DMM4021
2 Nordmende DIVO3362
1 Data Precision 2480
3 Data Precision 2480R
1 Data Precision 3500
1 Philips PM2421
2 Philips PM2521

Bench Analogues
-------------------
1 AEG "Drehspulinstrument Klasse 0,2"
2 Klein & Hummel RV12
1 Philips PM2454 (also no Multimeter)

Handheld DMMs
------------------
2 Fluke 8060A
2 Fluke 8062A
2 Fluke 8040A (not really handheld anymore without the batteries)
1 Voltcraft DVC404
1 Voltcraft M-3650D
1 Voltcraft M3890T USB
1 Mastech MS8229
2 Hitachi VR-3525

Handheld Analogues
-----------------------
1 Hartmann & Braun Multavi 5
2 that are buried somewhere and I can't be arsed to look for them right now


Alas, quite a few of those instruments are knackered.

I don't know what problem Spec is talking about, I only see one problem with my list: My collection is awfully weak when it comes to handhelds.
But then, I'm more of a bench fan: They usually stack better.

[med6753]

It's not a pissing contest. It's just to show to what extent we are, yours truly included, compulsive and just a little crazy. 

Not just a little crazy. 

[Brumby]

Yes ... "just a little crazy" is so pedestrian.

This place has so much more!

[AVGresponding]

Yes ... "just a little crazy" is so pedestrian.

This place has so much more!

[Ice-Tea]

So I found this amplifier alike box at some other departments scrap box, free for take away:
**snip**

Dude, if you're so desperate for stuff to tinker with, I got **stuff** for you...

What kind of stuff 

Prrff.. in essence, pick your poisson. Pick a category and I have something that needs repair. But... what about a Datron 1071? I actually have a series of these that seem to work fine but all throw selftest errors. They all have depleted batteries in common but simply replacing them does not work. So, my working theory is that it needs at least halfway right correction parameters to pass selftests. And that's how far I got.

[BU508A]

The probe was located in Vienna, Austria. Austrian courts do not necessarily recognize the authority of the German Bundesgerichtshof.
Zucca would need an Austrian lawyer to pursue this. This might not be worth the hassle and the associated risk.

The rules look similar, though.

Finding a case history such as the one from Stiftung Warentest but for Austrian cases would be optimum, though.

"Pacta sunt servanda" - this applies in Austria as well as far as I know.

Let's see, if the seller is dumb enough to relist this item again.

[capt bullshot]

Does this count as TEA?

Somehow I accumulated far too many scopes.

PS: If anyone is interested in any of them, let me know.

PS2: Yup, R&S is screen THAT reflective

I can see four scopes and some other things ...
No boat anchors, even the scopes look rather new - not quite the kind of TEA that's celebrated here

capt bullshot now does a quick Duck and run

[BU508A]

Prrff.. in essence, pick your poisson. Pick a category and I have something that needs repair. But... what about a Datron 1071? I actually have a series of these that seem to work fine but all throw selftest errors. They all have depleted batteries in common but simply replacing them does not work. So, my working theory is that it needs at least halfway right correction parameters to pass selftests. And that's how far I got.

Oooh, a Datron 1071! Would love to have one.   

Have you seen this page (sorry, it's in German)?

http://www.friedrich-messtechnik.de/index.php/2012-11-20-02-38-33/datron-labormultimeter

Edit:
And here is a thread in the forum about a repair of a Datron 1071 including a link to the service & calibration manual.
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/metrology/datron-1071-repair/

[Ice-Tea]

My U1252B bought it. Which sets me in the most peculiar of situations: I have no second handheld DMM. How the hell did I end up in this situation?? I clearly have not been buying enough TEA... 

What happened to the U1252B if I may ask?

Current measurent didn't work. So, I obviously took a new fuse, took the whole thing apart (because forget about easy access fuses) and tried again. No dice. Checked the fuse that was in it to begin with: fine too. Opened it up again: no signs of damage. Put it back togeter: goes completely nuts. I think I may have put the dial in wrong, so I can probably get it to work again but I'm afraid I can forget about measuring current.