Author Topic: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread (Read 16735455 times)

Doddy883 · « **Reply #81425 on:** February 03, 2021, 08:59:02 am »

Argh. Got impatient waiting for my Flir DM66 to arrive so ordered myself a BM789. I must stop buying meters!

tautech · « **Reply #81426 on:** February 03, 2021, 09:01:50 am »

Quote from: Doddy883 on February 03, 2021, 08:59:02 am

Argh. Got impatient waiting for my Flir DM66 to arrive so ordered myself a BM789. I must stop buying meters!

Welcome to our TEA nut house.

What other goodies do you have ?

Doddy883 · « **Reply #81427 on:** February 03, 2021, 09:10:44 am »

Hey Tautech. Nothing too special, I only really started getting my own TE when I left my job 'on the tools' last January for an office job. Regarding multimeters, I've got an Amprobe AM-535-EUR, Fluke 83V, Fluke 25, Uni-T UT89XD, couple of Aneng M11s and old DT830s, and an analogue meter (can't remember the brand!). I ordered a Flir DM66 a few weeks ago as they were on offer, it still hasn't arrived though due to Brexit border problems apparently. I will do some brief reviews of them when I can!
Cheers,
Doddy

med6753 · « **Reply #81428 on:** February 03, 2021, 09:18:18 am »

Quote from: Doddy883 on February 03, 2021, 09:10:44 am

Hey Tautech. Nothing too special, I only really started getting my own TE when I left my job 'on the tools' last January for an office job. Regarding multimeters, I've got an Amprobe AM-535-EUR, Fluke 83V, Fluke 25, Uni-T UT89XD, couple of Aneng M11s and old DT830s, and an analogue meter (can't remember the brand!). I ordered a Flir DM66 a few weeks ago as they were on offer, it still hasn't arrived though due to Brexit border problems apparently. I will do some brief reviews of them when I can!
Cheers,
Doddy

One cannot have too many DMM's. Or scopes. Or power supplies. Or frequency counters. The sky, space, and floor loading is the limit.

med6753 · « **Reply #81429 on:** February 03, 2021, 09:25:51 am »

Quote from: mansaxel on February 03, 2021, 08:27:47 am

Quote from: Brumby on February 03, 2021, 05:32:32 am
Indeed. 20ºC is where the habitable zone starts.

Welcome to my world. This is from yesterday, and it was around 0°C -- overnight it's gone down to -7° since it stopped snowing. We've got some 100mm during yesterday.

100mm? Pffft....amateurs. Try 600mm.

beanflying · « **Reply #81430 on:** February 03, 2021, 09:40:04 am »

Ok @med we get it yours is bigger than 4" ......

And meanwhile in Oz

Specmaster · « **Reply #81431 on:** February 03, 2021, 09:43:27 am »

Quote from: bd139 on February 02, 2021, 11:28:06 pm

Quote from: med6753 on February 02, 2021, 11:26:36 pm
Here you go Bd. It's in South London.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143934304443?fbclid=IwAR0XDWA4MdD9t7ERY4k8QF67XAeL5TKG7bQ1T24hHcNjPfD7l5fFJxE-rBU

Damn that is only about 40 minutes from here

They are determined to knock you off the wagon, not just knock you off, but push you down the rabbit hole as well

wolfy007 · « **Reply #81432 on:** February 03, 2021, 09:50:24 am »

Quote from: Doddy883 on February 03, 2021, 08:59:02 am

Argh. Got impatient waiting for my Flir DM66 to arrive so ordered myself a BM789. I must stop buying meters!

Dont speak such blasphemy, you can never have to many...

Zucca · « **Reply #81433 on:** February 03, 2021, 10:06:38 am »

Quote from: mansaxel on February 03, 2021, 08:27:47 am

Welcome to my world. This is from yesterday, and it was around 0°C -- overnight it's gone down to -7° since it stopped snowing. We've got some 100mm during yesterday.

I have such beautiful memories about your world. I was there very often close to the polar circle to test drive cars at low temperatures on frozen lakes.
Yes, it was cold, about -35C, but I liked it.
It is amazing. Polar lights, wild, calm, relaxing and beautiful landscape. Such a silence. It looks like only his majesty king winter is the one dictaning the rules and everybody is bending their knees.

And I do not want to start to talk about salmon... mmmmmm....

The only thing I heard in sommer the mosquitos are the one replacing king winter. If this is true I am glad I was there only in winter.

AVGresponding · « **Reply #81434 on:** February 03, 2021, 10:15:16 am »

@bd139 can I tempt you with this?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tektronix-TDS540-500MHz-4ch-oscilloscope-faults/303867812765

Would this be useful for your next PC build?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-x-Super-Talent-STT-1600-8G-512X4-E-R-SAM-8GB-RAM-Memory-Sticks-W16RB8G4S/293986936390

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I think the description for this could be... better..:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ex-Mod-Radiation-Source-1/324471944097

I don't have a use for this, but if I had the space I'd buy it anyway:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HP-8350B-83592A-18-GHz-Sweep-Signal-Generator-Hewlett-Packard/114663209095

CDL have a few of these at the moment, for anyone wanting parts for a death-ray project:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Casio-XJ-M140-HDMI-Data-Projector/293988051795

tautech · « **Reply #81435 on:** February 03, 2021, 10:18:58 am »

Quote from: beanflying on February 03, 2021, 09:40:04 am

Ok @med we get it yours is bigger than 4" ......

And meanwhile in Oz

Yeah about an hour up the road from our Larry major (older larrikin)

Rob in Perth, hope it's not too close to you.

bd139 · « **Reply #81436 on:** February 03, 2021, 10:28:02 am »

Quote from: AVGresponding on February 03, 2021, 10:15:16 am

@bd139 can I tempt you with this?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tektronix-TDS540-500MHz-4ch-oscilloscope-faults/303867812765

Slightly considering that. It will be suffering from the SMD capacitor plague most likely and require some trace repairs which could be difficult to work out. Possibly worth it if it’s not too buggered. Doubt there’s anything else wrong with it.

I wouldn’t put down more than £100 though which is probably what I can get for the parts if it turns into a BER job.

tautech · « **Reply #81437 on:** February 03, 2021, 10:31:42 am »

Quote from: Doddy883 on February 03, 2021, 09:10:44 am

Hey Tautech. Nothing too special, I only really started getting my own TE when I left my job 'on the tools' last January for an office job. Regarding multimeters, I've got an Amprobe AM-535-EUR, Fluke 83V, Fluke 25, Uni-T UT89XD, couple of Aneng M11s and old DT830s, and an analogue meter (can't remember the brand!). I ordered a Flir DM66 a few weeks ago as they were on offer, it still hasn't arrived though due to Brexit border problems apparently. I will do some brief reviews of them when I can!
Cheers,
Doddy

That all !

You need scopes, signal gens, PSU's, Spec ans and a VNA and we can help you with those !

BTW, the other senior enabler here is Ice-Tea, check his wares too.

mansaxel · « **Reply #81438 on:** February 03, 2021, 10:35:14 am »

Quote from: Zucca on February 03, 2021, 10:06:38 am

Quote from: mansaxel on February 03, 2021, 08:27:47 am
Welcome to my world. This is from yesterday, and it was around 0°C -- overnight it's gone down to -7° since it stopped snowing. We've got some 100mm during yesterday.

I have such beautiful memories about your world. I was there very often close to the polar circle to test drive cars at low temperatures on frozen lakes.
Yes, it was cold, about -35C, but I liked it.
It is amazing. Polar lights, wild, calm, relaxing and beautiful landscape. Such a silence. It looks like only his majesty king winter is the one dictaning the rules and everybody is bending their knees.

And I do not want to start to talk about salmon... mmmmmm....

The only thing I heard in sommer the mosquitos are the one replacing king winter. If this is true I am glad I was there only in winter.

That's true. Get up above the treeline in the mountains and you'll lose the bugs. Below I've had good success with some of the more modern repellants, and sleeping in a hammock with integrated bug net. Our defense research establishment had one researcher spend her entire career on mosquito control. She found out that Artemisia vulgaris is quite effective. Problem is that we've got quite a few people who're allergic to that.

bd139 · « **Reply #81439 on:** February 03, 2021, 10:53:02 am »

Fucks sake. Power cut. Apparently there’s been an “emergency isolation event”. Was just about to stick a sausage roll in the oven

tautech · « **Reply #81440 on:** February 03, 2021, 10:58:39 am »

Pay ya bill !

Zucca · « **Reply #81441 on:** February 03, 2021, 11:14:00 am »

Quote from: bd139 on February 03, 2021, 10:53:02 am

Fucks sake. Power cut. Apparently there’s been an “emergency isolation event”. Was just about to stick a sausage roll in the oven

One of mine big project in the new home will be designing an off grid solution.
My dream would be to declare my energy independence, and this flag will be on my roof.

bd139 · « **Reply #81442 on:** February 03, 2021, 11:21:49 am »

Will not be defeated

BU508A: torches coming in very useful today

Ice-Tea · « **Reply #81443 on:** February 03, 2021, 11:35:09 am »

Quote from: bd139 on February 03, 2021, 10:28:02 am

Quote from: AVGresponding on February 03, 2021, 10:15:16 am
@bd139 can I tempt you with this?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tektronix-TDS540-500MHz-4ch-oscilloscope-faults/303867812765

Slightly considering that. It will be suffering from the SMD capacitor plague most likely and require some trace repairs which could be difficult to work out. Possibly worth it if it’s not too buggered. Doubt there’s anything else wrong with it.

Worn out relays perhaps.