Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread

[Neper]

Your eraser would just tear the thing up. PCB is 100x more durable than these tiny paper-thin bits of spring brass.

Dwagon, you might want to check your trigger. Seems a bit loose again.

I never claimed my eraser should be used on your mouse switches. It was just meant as an example of what people might have in their dirty tricks bags for various purposes.

No more, no less.

Peace, brother. 

[bd139]

Another YouTube channel I just found. Test gear tear downs. Very very good ones

https://youtube.com/user/alfa49alfa

[factory]

Another YouTube channel I just found. Test gear tear downs. Very very good ones

https://youtube.com/user/alfa49alfa

Looks familiar, the same channel as the Agilent 54621A scope video, mentioning the connector damage, caused by a forced on older module on the back. Got the HP 803A VHF Bridge showing in the other videos, a few days ago, but not had a chance to watch any more yet.

Edit: not sure about this channel, quick glance at the 8690B video, seemed to be parting it out, for the HV caps & transformer. 

Edit 2: watched part 1 & part way through part 2, he scrapped it, can't understand why, as it was working and in excellent condition, unlike the stuff that appears over here.

David

[bd139]

I think we should form an attack force against such crimes 

[bd139]

Well some crazy here from Royal Mail. So on 1st July I ordered that Tek IC. Still no show despite entering the postal system almost immediately. But wait, a Royal Mail van turns up this Sunday afternoon, an unheard of thing, and drops off something which I ordered on Friday?!?!?!? 

[AVGresponding]

Well some crazy here from Royal Mail. So on 1st July I ordered that Tek IC. Still no show despite entering the postal system almost immediately. But wait, a Royal Mail van turns up this Sunday afternoon, an unheard of thing, and drops off something which I ordered on Friday?!?!?!? 

  You need to read the Clifford D Simak short story "Leg Forst". It will explain why this happens...





Does anyone know of a supply of 11mm x 2.5mm vertical mount, single turn, linear, sealed (MIL-spec pref), 500Ω pots? I may need quite a few.

[bd139]

Interesting. Will look that up.

Bourns sell them but be prepared to pay for ‘em 

Edit: Today gets weirder. Just discarded on the side of the road in Richmond….

[tggzzz]

Another YouTube channel I just found. Test gear tear downs. Very very good ones

https://youtube.com/user/alfa49alfa

Oh, just what I needed. Another time sink. NOT

[Specmaster]

Another YouTube channel I just found. Test gear tear downs. Very very good ones

https://youtube.com/user/alfa49alfa

Thats a good channel, thanks for posting this.

I'd love to find one of those K1420 valve voltmeters he has, it would make a nice compliment to this meter.

[Specmaster]

Another YouTube channel I just found. Test gear tear downs. Very very good ones

https://youtube.com/user/alfa49alfa

Oh, just what I needed. Another time sink. NOT

That's fine, just watch the bits of interest, there will be something I'm sure.

[xrunner]

Interesting. Will look that up.

Bourns sell them but be prepared to pay for ‘em 

Edit: Today gets weirder. Just discarded on the side of the road in Richmond….

Someone skipping divorce court? 

[bd139]

Interesting. Will look that up.

Bourns sell them but be prepared to pay for ‘em 

Edit: Today gets weirder. Just discarded on the side of the road in Richmond….

Someone skipping divorce court? 

Well considering the house prices in Richmond it might be cheaper to do a few years in prison 

[mnementh]

A reminder for those of us in the Colonies... it's the week after "Piss off, King George!" day, so now's the time to fill up your freezer on discount meats to grill for the rest of the summer. 

mnem
 

[Cerebus]

.... and I have a plan. 

I say that as well.

I only wish they would pan out a bit more often than they do.

Obligatory Baldric reference:

[Zoli]

...
Bourns sell them but be prepared to pay for ‘em 
...

Depends on the source; both are the real deal, checked.

[bd139]

Fugliest scope I've ever seen:



Amazon £159. That's £158 too much 

[Specmaster]

Very interesting a flying home no less.

[mnementh]

Your eraser would just tear the thing up. PCB is 100x more durable than these tiny paper-thin bits of spring brass.

Dwagon, you might want to check your trigger. Seems a bit loose again.

I never claimed my eraser should be used on your mouse switches. It was just meant as an example of what people might have in their dirty tricks bags for various purposes. No more, no less.

Peace, brother. 

Sorry... I guess I did lump you in with Zoli busting my chops about using abrasive to service those micro-switches... 

Anyways... since you asked nicely, I might actually make a point of laying out the contents of my little Bag of Dirty Tricks for a quick show-n-tell; as long as I don't include a few dangerous items that aren't appropriate for a family thread.

mnem
 

[bd139]

Very interesting a flying home no less.

Only £100 a minute to drive it anywhere! 

[ch_scr]

Fugliest scope I've ever seen:



Amazon £159. That's £158 too much 

Ouch. I guess its like in nature, where the most poisonous creatures have the flashiest colours?

[BU508A]

Fugliest scope I've ever seen:



Amazon £159. That's £158 too much 

Have you suggested this scope to Neomys as a replacement for the 7254? 

Edit:
TMC-DIREKT on the other hand:

https://www.tmc-direkt.de/produkt/tektronix-tds7254-4-channel-2-5-ghz-oscilloscope/

[Cerebus]

Fugliest scope I've ever seen:



Amazon £159. That's £158 too much 

Needs to be pink, with a dozen My Little Pony stickers, to really hit the nadir.

[mnementh]

Well some crazy here from Royal Mail. So on 1st July I ordered that Tek IC. Still no show despite entering the postal system almost immediately. But wait, a Royal Mail van turns up this Sunday afternoon, an unheard of thing, and drops off something which I ordered on Friday?!?!?!? 

  You need to read the Clifford D Simak short story "Leg Forst". It will explain why this happens...

Attached...

epdf.pub actually has quite a collection of Simak's work; the 60 second wait is a bit of a PITA if you don't want to become a member for occasional use, but still free, and no personal information:

https://epdf.pub/author/Simak+Clifford+D

mnem

[mnementh]

Today i try download new firmware for my equipment, but TEK website is unavailable now...



I guess I should offer to Danaher/Fortive corp. my "System Reliability Engineer" services for their website. 

I’ve learned never to offer my IT skills to large corps. You can’t escape afterwards 

mnem
...and if anybody ever says "It's called multitasking..." to you (especially in that tone of voice), punch them right in the face.

[mnementh]

Fugliest scope I've ever seen:      Amazon £159. That's £158 too much 

Still bettern'at FNIRSI HH we were cringing about a while back.

Hmmm... https://www.eevblog.com/forum/beginners/what-an-oscilloscope-recommended-for-a-woman-passionate-about-electronics/

Maybe they made it for her...? 

mnem
Not that I'd wish that turquoise turd on a enemy, much less the rare woman actually interested in electronics...