Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread

[Kosmic]

Back to TEA.
I just increased my Tektronix TE stash by about 30% and it's not a 'scope.

I've been watching a Tektronix 492BP spectrum analyzer on ebay for a couple of weeks. I made a cheeky offer this morning and it was countered for an extra £25 so I just pulled the trigger 
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203299979899
I even have SWMBO permission, she thinks that "it looks better than the normal junk".
Unusually it comes complete with the front cover, external diplexer AND 26.5GHz external mixer 
I hope it works OK without a mass tantalum replacement. I'll also run through KE5FX's recommendations.
I used 492APs in the day job many years ago, itwill be nice to play with one again. It fills a gap in my SA coverage which previously stopped at 2.7GHz.
SA count now at 6, not counting FFT functions on 'scopes and ADC's or SDR functionality.
Now I just need to make space for it. Not being 19" rack it won't fit in the analyser "stack".

Good find. Normally the external mixer is always missing. I fixed a 492PGM some time ago. They are easy to work with but the riser boards are necessary for some adjustments.

The good thing about the BP model is that it contain most of the features that was optional (prefilter, gpib, saving trace) on the old 492 models.

[psykok]

Back to TEA.
I just increased my Tektronix TE stash by about 30% and it's not a 'scope.

I've been watching a Tektronix 492BP spectrum analyzer on ebay for a couple of weeks. I made a cheeky offer this morning and it was countered for an extra £25 so I just pulled the trigger 
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203299979899


I even have SWMBO permission, she thinks that "it looks better than the normal junk".
Unusually it comes complete with the front cover, external diplexer AND 26.5GHz external mixer 
I hope it works OK without a mass tantalum replacement. I'll also run through KE5FX's recommendations.
I used 492APs in the day job many years ago, itwill be nice to play with one again. It fills a gap in my SA coverage which previously stopped at 2.7GHz.
SA count now at 6, not counting FFT functions on 'scopes and ADC's or SDR functionality.
Now I just need to make space for it. Not being 19" rack it won't fit in the analyser "stack".

6 spectrum analyzers?

you sir, have a serious problem.

seek help immediately.

grate means that I have the same problem.
I just figured  out that I currently also owning 6 SA , what is wrong with me 

And the worth part is that I'm currently looking for another  one

see attachment.   but please note that this does not apply to counters.  counters don't mmmmmm eerrrrrrr......count.

I'm waaaaaaaaaay past that point...     (and I'm afraid to try to count my counters)

I feel better in some way when  I see such pictures, my place is not that bad ........... jet.
I'm afraid that it’s  only a matter of time.


Of curse counter are out of scope because you always  need n+1 counter and same rules apply for MM

[mnementh]

Oooooh... shiny....

Just cram it all in there and button it all up. That’s why they invented that new style of case: hiding crimes 

   

Well... in my defense... a lot of the stuff being sold as premium hardware is mostly OTS and not even tidied up for shit. That corrugated loom is to hide this random Fans & Y-adapters, etc... shit-show that came on my water-cooled RTX 2080 Super.    Right now I'm trying to talk myself out of making the CPU hoses match. 

...mnem is not helping with that posting images. In fact I’m trying to come up with a justification to build myself one 

   

Just to add to your misery; I did this before breakfast to tidy up a similar Y-cable and too-long-leads charlie-foxtrot on the fans for my son's new AiO cooler. I figured since I was already in there hacking the undulating RGB unicorn blarff to a nice sedate dim blue...

mnem
 

[tonyalbus]

Back to TEA.
I just increased my Tektronix TE stash by about 30% and it's not a 'scope.

I've been watching a Tektronix 492BP spectrum analyzer on ebay for a couple of weeks. I made a cheeky offer this morning and it was countered for an extra £25 so I just pulled the trigger 
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203299979899
I even have SWMBO permission, she thinks that "it looks better than the normal junk".
Unusually it comes complete with the front cover, external diplexer AND 26.5GHz external mixer 
I hope it works OK without a mass tantalum replacement. I'll also run through KE5FX's recommendations.
I used 492APs in the day job many years ago, itwill be nice to play with one again. It fills a gap in my SA coverage which previously stopped at 2.7GHz.
SA count now at 6, not counting FFT functions on 'scopes and ADC's or SDR functionality.
Now I just need to make space for it. Not being 19" rack it won't fit in the analyser "stack".

6 spectrum analyzers?

you sir, have a serious problem.

seek help immediately.

grate means that I have the same problem.
I just figured  out that I currently also owning 6 SA , what is wrong with me 

And the worth part is that I'm currently looking for another  one

see attachment.   but please note that this does not apply to counters.  counters don't mmmmmm eerrrrrrr......count.

I'm waaaaaaaaaay past that point...     (and I'm afraid to try to count my counters)

Thanks for posting that... my TEAS is under control i think 
not counting counters eather

[med6753]

Pat, I sent the film crew to your house. You win! 


No TEA today. Temperature outside is 17 C for the first time in months. Cleaning up both cars and doing minor maintenance. 

BTW.....if any of those 500 series (except the 561B) are bothering you I'd gladly make a road trip and take it off your hands. Just sayin'. 

[Cubdriver]

Pat, I sent the film crew to your house. You win! 


No TEA today. Temperature outside is 17 C for the first time in months. Cleaning up both cars and doing minor maintenance. 

BTW.....if any of those 500 series (except the 561B) are bothering you I'd gladly make a road trip and take it off your hands. Just sayin'. 

My best friend and his wife were standing with me outside my garage a few years ago, and both told me that they need to die before I do so they don't have to deal with what's in my house.     (I'd imagine it is painfully obvious that I lack a SWMBO to keep me in check acquisitions-wise...)

LOL - I'll keep you in mind if any duplicates show up.  I'm always looking for 'strays' at the museum...

-Pat

[Ice-Tea]

Back to TEA.
I just increased my Tektronix TE stash by about 30% and it's not a 'scope.

I've been watching a Tektronix 492BP spectrum analyzer on ebay for a couple of weeks. I made a cheeky offer this morning and it was countered for an extra £25 so I just pulled the trigger 
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203299979899
I even have SWMBO permission, she thinks that "it looks better than the normal junk".
Unusually it comes complete with the front cover, external diplexer AND 26.5GHz external mixer 
I hope it works OK without a mass tantalum replacement. I'll also run through KE5FX's recommendations.
I used 492APs in the day job many years ago, itwill be nice to play with one again. It fills a gap in my SA coverage which previously stopped at 2.7GHz.
SA count now at 6, not counting FFT functions on 'scopes and ADC's or SDR functionality.
Now I just need to make space for it. Not being 19" rack it won't fit in the analyser "stack".

6 spectrum analyzers?

you sir, have a serious problem.

seek help immediately.

grate means that I have the same problem.
I just figured  out that I currently also owning 6 SA , what is wrong with me 

And the worth part is that I'm currently looking for another  one

see attachment.   but please note that this does not apply to counters.  counters don't mmmmmm eerrrrrrr......count.

I'm waaaaaaaaaay past that point...     (and I'm afraid to try to count my counters)

You can see the floor. You're fine.

[Saskia]

I definitely need to tidy up.

Want to pack up my stuff and move to a Jeanneau 64 ....

Were's the multimillions ticket ?

[Saskia]

seems there are eddies in the juice - PSU continuum.

My 1kW Corsair autoshutdown several times today. Had to take a card out to get it back to stable.
FFS, down to 420 MH/s ...

[Cubdriver]

You can see the floor. You're fine.

LOL - that's only because I've been cleaning, and moved a bunch of stuff downstairs to new shelves in order to better organize the repair queue.  It was worse a few weeks ago.

-Pat

[VK5RC]

That is a great stash Pat, I think that you know when you are in trouble when the stack of gear hits the ceiling!  Errrr ahem - looks other way, shuffling quietly.

[bd139]

The bloody keyboard being used has snuffed it hence the stupid order of letters and weird speech in this post. There is a letter I have to avoid typing that is between N and . . Very annoyed  . And of course the store with an equivalent designation of a certain rainforest could not deliver a suitable alternative today, preferring to leave it up the road at another house. Grr.

Although it appears that it is possible to write without the letter in question quite easily with lesser changes to the words used

[Saskia]

should I send over something to terminate the keyboard for good ?

[bd139]

Apparently I can achieve that without explosives! 

Edit: found a suitable replacement lurking in a storage box under a bed! Good old IBM/Lenovo SK-8825! Forgotten how not horrible they are. Also all the keys are the right size and where they are supposed to be!

[PA0PBZ]

<ALT>077 to the rescue?

[mnementh]

The bloody keyboard being used has snuffed it hence the stupid order of letters and weird speech in this post. There is a letter I have to avoid typing that is between N and . . Very annoyed  . And of course the store with an equivalent designation of a certain rainforest could not deliver a suitable alternative today, preferring to leave it up the road at another house. Grr.

Although it appears that it is possible to write without the letter in question quite easily with lesser changes to the words used

Awww... here you go buddy; this should keep you until Bezos' buttheads can deliver...

mnem
 

[bd139]

The bloody keyboard being used has snuffed it hence the stupid order of letters and weird speech in this post. There is a letter I have to avoid typing that is between N and . . Very annoyed  . And of course the store with an equivalent designation of a certain rainforest could not deliver a suitable alternative today, preferring to leave it up the road at another house. Grr.

Although it appears that it is possible to write without the letter in question quite easily with lesser changes to the words used

Awww... here you go buddy; this should keep you going until Bezos' buttheads can deliver:

mnem
 

  Reply from the late Bob Pease 

[med6753]

LMAO. 

[med6753]

That is a great stash Pat, I think that you know when you are in trouble when the stack of gear hits the ceiling!  Errrr ahem - looks other way, shuffling quietly.

After seeing Pat's stash and your piled to the ceiling I've come to the conclusion that I have plenty of room for expansion and damn the floor loading.     

[AVGresponding]

Things to do in Russia, when you're bored...

[Cerebus]

The bloody keyboard being used has snuffed it hence the stupid order of letters and weird speech in this post. There is a letter I have to avoid typing that is between N and . . Very annoyed  . And of course the store with an equivalent designation of a certain rainforest could not deliver a suitable alternative today, preferring to leave it up the road at another house. Grr.

Although it appears that it is possible to write without the letter in question quite easily with lesser changes to the words used

This is going to be like the episode with the dead oven isn't it? Days and days of people posting about baked things is going to be replaced with a marvellous, multicoloured, multicultural magnificence of massively m'alliterative messages.

[med6753]

Things to do in Russia, when you're bored...

His first mistake. Owning a Hummer. Giant POS. After foaming it up he should have driven it off a cliff.

[Cubdriver]

That is a great stash Pat, I think that you know when you are in trouble when the stack of gear hits the ceiling!  Errrr ahem - looks other way, shuffling quietly.

After seeing Pat's stash and your piled to the ceiling I've come to the conclusion that I have plenty of room for expansion and damn the floor loading.     

The basement's where it gets close to the ceiling.  I need to reorganize and get benches set up down there - it's a concrete floor.  Less concern about loading.



(And for the record, I am currently trying to not order anything from evilbay.  I'm on day 8 today...  <nervously chews fingernails> ) (this of course does not prevent me from LOOKING, but for the moment I'm resisting.)

-Pat

[TorinoFermic]

Well, I did something useful for electronics.
That's 2 PCB Holder posts with magnet under them. I turned them on my metal lathe ( Emco Compact 8 )

[BU508A]

@Cubdriver:

Have you ever considered a collaboration with Mr. Carlson's Lab?