Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread

[bd139]

Chucked our tea in the sea that’s why 

[med6753]

Chucked our tea in the sea that’s why 

That's where it fucking belongs. 

[Specmaster]

Edit: just remembered what the cards were: anyone remember those shitty hand held scanners you had to roll over stuff? House full of them!

Yeah, I had one of those, at the time being able to scan at an affordable price was a pipe dream so I snapped one of those up really quickly only to discover if you wanted to scan something from a book or magazine, they less than ideal 

[Specmaster]

Gee, I thought Britannia ruled the waves? Apparently not. 

It's more than a century since that was true. Considerably more.

Well we have Trident still 

Yeah, but that's normally below the waves aint it?

[Specmaster]

if you are trying to break the lock-down rules, I suggest that don't come to Essex then, you have been warned 

https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/essex-covid-couple-drive-250-5001200?utm_source=essex_live_newsletter&utm_campaign=daily_newsletter2&utm_medium=email

Edit. In case anyone not familiar with Essex, the trip from West Mersea to Colchester mentioned in the link is just 8 miles and that young man got pulled over, I doubt his number plate had anything to do that, but everything to do with either the timing or he was reported for picking up his girlfriend 

[Robert763]

Got my Covid jab last Thursday and I'm under 60. SWMBO is vunerable so as her carer I got one the same time as her. Well why wouldn't you when I'm sat in a chair right next to her.  Hers was actually quite late as medical advice was she waited for the AstraZeneca.

Blood on equipment normally preceeded by the thought, if this slips....

Be prepared for a slightly sore shoulder and neck for a while now then. I had a flue jab about 4 weeks ago and the Covid jab last week, in the same arm and it is aching now.

No problem with the Covid jab apart from a slight headache and fever on Friday. SWMBO was the same. Had this years 'flu jab just over a month ago and that was another matter.  Whole upper arm red, swolen and hot to the touch, wiped me out completely, had to take 2 days off work 

[mnementh]

In case your wondering how to remove bloodstains from vintage grey faux-leather HP gear: Acetone.   End of message.

How often do we have to tell people? If you're going to bludgeon someone, use the Fluke 25! The "safe for explosive atmosphere" seals means that you can just dump it in the sink and scrub it. Bonus: no matter how hard you bludgeon you can still use the meter to take readings immediately afterward.

To the surprise of absolutely noone, the blood was spilled by yours truly.

Yes, yes... but whose blood was it...?

mnem
Please help... I'm bleeding to death...
Mind the carpet, it's Persian!!!

[tggzzz]

Got my Covid jab last Thursday and I'm under 60. SWMBO is vunerable so as her carer I got one the same time as her. Well why wouldn't you when I'm sat in a chair right next to her.  Hers was actually quite late as medical advice was she waited for the AstraZeneca.

Blood on equipment normally preceeded by the thought, if this slips....

Be prepared for a slightly sore shoulder and neck for a while now then. I had a flue jab about 4 weeks ago and the Covid jab last week, in the same arm and it is aching now.

I suspect it depends on which vaccine.

My mother had no side effects with the Oxford AstraZenica, I know of someone with muscular aches 2 days after the Pfizer. In addition it is not necessary to wait 15 mins after the AstraZenica vaccine to ensure no adverse reaction.

[mnementh]

I’ve just eaten and I’m hungry again now 

   The house stinks soooo goood right now...
mnem
 

Just seen this and want it for breakfast now 

You know it's gonna be good when you lift it out onto the cutting board to firm up and enough pieces fall off to make a plate for you and another for your wife... 

And in retaliation, this morning my wife made me fried eggs, sausage and french toast for breakfast. Life is good.   

mnem
*going back for another of that roast*

[bd139]

Heads up if anyone hasn't had it yet. To back tggzzz up, the Pfizer has some potentially nasty side effects. My mother had that and her arm swelled up and had horrible headaches for 3 days. Then fine 

Just got completely outbid on a Fluke 87 III which went for £160. At that price I think I'd throw another 130 at it and get a brand new 87V 

[mnementh]

Gee, I thought Britannia ruled the waves? Apparently not. 

It's more than a century since that was true. Considerably more.

A century...? Pfffftttt... They have cheeses older than that.

mnem

[Robert763]

Got my Covid jab last Thursday and I'm under 60. SWMBO is vunerable so as her carer I got one the same time as her. Well why wouldn't you when I'm sat in a chair right next to her.  Hers was actually quite late as medical advice was she waited for the AstraZeneca.

Blood on equipment normally preceeded by the thought, if this slips....

Be prepared for a slightly sore shoulder and neck for a while now then. I had a flue jab about 4 weeks ago and the Covid jab last week, in the same arm and it is aching now.

I suspect it depends on which vaccine.

My mother had no side effects with the Oxford AstraZenica, I know of someone with muscular aches 2 days after the Pfizer. In addition it is not necessary to wait 15 mins after the AstraZenica vaccine to ensure no adverse reaction.

With the AstraZeneca jab the protocol locally was to awit 15 minutes if you driving.
Different people may get dfferent responses to different vaccines.
Worst I had was after getting Yellow Fever, Cholera, Typhoid and Hepatitis A/B vaccines at the same time 

[Specmaster]

Got my Covid jab last Thursday and I'm under 60. SWMBO is vunerable so as her carer I got one the same time as her. Well why wouldn't you when I'm sat in a chair right next to her.  Hers was actually quite late as medical advice was she waited for the AstraZeneca.

Blood on equipment normally preceeded by the thought, if this slips....

Be prepared for a slightly sore shoulder and neck for a while now then. I had a flue jab about 4 weeks ago and the Covid jab last week, in the same arm and it is aching now.

I suspect it depends on which vaccine.

My mother had no side effects with the Oxford AstraZenica, I know of someone with muscular aches 2 days after the Pfizer. In addition it is not necessary to wait 15 mins after the AstraZenica vaccine to ensure no adverse reaction.

Thats strange because I had the AstraZenica jab, and I was asked if I walked or drove to the vaccination centre and I replied, drove, I was told to go and sit in the car for 15 minutes before attempting to drive. My Mother in Law had her jab at the same centre 3 weeks ago, also had the same vaccine but had to sit in another room for 15 minutes before they would let her go, she didn't drive, Brother in Law drove her. Seems to be conflicting advice being given out.

[Cerebus]

Home by 2pm and some relaxing watching the Pommie yachties get beaten twice again by the Italians. 4 nil ! 

The Italian newspapers are riding the hipe wave!!!
nice... but until we come back in soccer properly... this is just a calmant.

Gee, I thought Britannia ruled the waves? Apparently not. 

I'm sure we still would had the organisers not claimed that adding a couple of 23 pounders loaded with grapeshot to the yacht was somehow "unsporting". I ask you...

[mnementh]

Heads up if anyone hasn't had it yet. To back tggzzz up, the Pfizer has some potentially nasty side effects. My mother had that and her arm swelled up and had horrible headaches for 3 days. Then fine 

Just got completely outbid on a Fluke 87 III which went for £160. At that price I think I'd throw another 130 at it and get a brand new 87V 

Yeah... OTOH, who's to say that isn't just because it's actually working...? This rollout is not primary deployment... it is also the large-scale human trials as well. We really have only relatively tiny sample sizes to base our predicitions of effectiveness upon so far. 

I'd still rather have my 189 than a V, myself.

mnem
 

[Ice-Tea]

To the surprise of absolutely noone, the blood was spilled by yours truly.

Yes, yes...  We all guessed that.

The better question is "how did you do it?"  Stab yourself with the equipment itself?  Slip with a utility knife during a hot and heavy repair session?  Drop something your head while trying to place some sort of heavy gear on a high shelf, slicing head open and bleed all over everything, requiring stitches?

(P.S.  I did that last one myself a few months ago.  Well done.  Well done, I say...   )
(P.P.S. That one was caused partially by the complete failure of a rivet in a ladder, but more so due to my total failure to anticipate that particular outcome as being highly likely given the precarious situation.   )

Was pushing out the display module of a 5328 HP counter. Did you know TH components have tiny pointy pieces of wire protruding from the other side of the PCB? You know, sharp ones?

[Cerebus]

Got my Covid jab last Thursday and I'm under 60. SWMBO is vunerable so as her carer I got one the same time as her. Well why wouldn't you when I'm sat in a chair right next to her.  Hers was actually quite late as medical advice was she waited for the AstraZeneca.

Blood on equipment normally preceeded by the thought, if this slips....

Be prepared for a slightly sore shoulder and neck for a while now then. I had a flue jab about 4 weeks ago and the Covid jab last week, in the same arm and it is aching now.

No problem with the Covid jab apart from a slight headache and fever on Friday. SWMBO was the same. Had this years 'flu jab just over a month ago and that was another matter.  Whole upper arm red, swolen and hot to the touch, wiped me out completely, had to take 2 days off work 

That was most probably not the vaccine but the actual jab. That sounds very much like cellulitis caused by a deep puncture wound. I've had exactly the same from an injection where the injection site wasn't properly sterilised before sticking the needle in.

[Specmaster]

Heads up if anyone hasn't had it yet. To back tggzzz up, the Pfizer has some potentially nasty side effects. My mother had that and her arm swelled up and had horrible headaches for 3 days. Then fine 

Just got completely outbid on a Fluke 87 III which went for £160. At that price I think I'd throw another 130 at it and get a brand new 87V 

Yeah... OTOH, who's to say that isn't just because it's actually working...? This rollout is not primary deployment... it is also the large-scale human trials as well. We really have only relatively tiny sample sizes to base our predicitions of effectiveness upon so far. 

I'd still rather have my 189 than a V, myself.

mnem
 

I OTOH would rather have a 867

[med6753]

Home by 2pm and some relaxing watching the Pommie yachties get beaten twice again by the Italians. 4 nil ! 

The Italian newspapers are riding the hipe wave!!!
nice... but until we come back in soccer properly... this is just a calmant.

Gee, I thought Britannia ruled the waves? Apparently not. 

I'm sure we still would had the organisers not claimed that adding a couple of 23 pounders loaded with grapeshot to the yacht was somehow "unsporting". I ask you...

Well, if you DID have the 23 pounders on board you would have been heavier and therefore much slower and lost by an even wider margin.   

[mnementh]

If you have enough powder and grapeshot, all you need do is cross the finish line to win. 

mnem

[tggzzz]

Got my Covid jab last Thursday and I'm under 60. SWMBO is vunerable so as her carer I got one the same time as her. Well why wouldn't you when I'm sat in a chair right next to her.  Hers was actually quite late as medical advice was she waited for the AstraZeneca.

Blood on equipment normally preceeded by the thought, if this slips....

Be prepared for a slightly sore shoulder and neck for a while now then. I had a flue jab about 4 weeks ago and the Covid jab last week, in the same arm and it is aching now.

I suspect it depends on which vaccine.

My mother had no side effects with the Oxford AstraZenica, I know of someone with muscular aches 2 days after the Pfizer. In addition it is not necessary to wait 15 mins after the AstraZenica vaccine to ensure no adverse reaction.

Thats strange because I had the AstraZenica jab, and I was asked if I walked or drove to the vaccination centre and I replied, drove, I was told to go and sit in the car for 15 minutes before attempting to drive. My Mother in Law had her jab at the same centre 3 weeks ago, also had the same vaccine but had to sit in another room for 15 minutes before they would let her go, she didn't drive, Brother in Law drove her. Seems to be conflicting advice being given out.

My mother wasn't driving, and maybe advice has changed with experience. She had it a couple of weeks ago.

[Kosmic]

Got my Covid jab last Thursday and I'm under 60. SWMBO is vunerable so as her carer I got one the same time as her. Well why wouldn't you when I'm sat in a chair right next to her.  Hers was actually quite late as medical advice was she waited for the AstraZeneca.

Blood on equipment normally preceeded by the thought, if this slips....

Be prepared for a slightly sore shoulder and neck for a while now then. I had a flue jab about 4 weeks ago and the Covid jab last week, in the same arm and it is aching now.

I suspect it depends on which vaccine.

My mother had no side effects with the Oxford AstraZenica, I know of someone with muscular aches 2 days after the Pfizer. In addition it is not necessary to wait 15 mins after the AstraZenica vaccine to ensure no adverse reaction.

With the AstraZeneca jab the protocol locally was to awit 15 minutes if you driving.
Different people may get dfferent responses to different vaccines.
Worst I had was after getting Yellow Fever, Cholera, Typhoid and Hepatitis A/B vaccines at the same time 

The yellow fever vaccine is no fun. I was sick for 2 days when I got it

[med6753]

Looking like skyscrapers in the distance the display gallery of defective CRT's has grown by one. In the left rear is a 465B with poor focus. Right rear a 7904 with internal HV short. Left front the 485 I just pulled with the potential arcing issue. And right front a 561B with very low emission.

You can see how the ceramic CRT technology evolved from simple angles in the 561B to more curvature in the later versions. The 561A was the first scope to get a ceramic CRT and it looks identical to this 561B CRT. They have slightly different operating characteristics due to the A having a vacuum tube PSU and the B having a solid state PSU.

I don't have a defective 2400 series CRT which would be the last ceramic CRT made but I think they look more or less look identical to the ones here.

     

[mnementh]

This was waiting for me when I came downstairs.

mnem
She gets me.

[bd139]

Cheaper to buy one yourself 

More seriously, nice