What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!

[Specmaster]

Heres my latest, arrived today and sourced via Ebay. Had a rattle when received so opened it up and checked, nut had come of, no sign of the nut any where so fitted new one, powered up and is working just fine. Just have to remember when using it, that it only does DC.

Will give it a lick of black paint on the cover, will be almost as good as new then. 

[Cubdriver]

Heres my latest, arrived today and sourced via Ebay. Had a rattle when received so opened it up and checked, nut had come of, no sign of the nut any where so fitted new one, powered up and is working just fine. Just have to remember when using it, that it only does DC.

Will give it a lick of black paint on the cover, will be almost as good as new then. 

Beautiful!

 

-Pat

[Gyro]

+1

An interesting way of (not) labeling the ranges though. Very minimalist!

[Specmaster]

Agreed, but easy to work out, increments in multiples of 10. But what great ranges they are, nA, uA and up to 1G ohm, nicely extends the measuring capabilities of my other meters. 

[bitseeker]

I didn't buy them, I saved them from the dumpster.
I'm lucky today

A nice save, indeed! Does the 34970 have the DMM option? Any modules in the slots?

I'm still looking for a HP 3437A going for little money because I've missed the time the HP 3437A were thrown out of the labs in numbers.. 

Rémi and URI, what are you using (or going to use) the 3437A for? A companion to an analog scope? I got some stuff a while ago that included that model, but I'm curious what some modern use cases would be for it.

[nanofrog]

I didn't buy them, I saved them from the dumpster.
I'm lucky today

Yes you are.

Oh, and you win today's YOU SUCK award. 

[GreyWoolfe]

I wish I could get lucky enough to win the YOU SUCK award.

[chriswebb]

Hey blueskull, how are you liking that lecroy mercury t2?

[wasyoungonce]

I got to stop living in the wrong dumpsters.....

[Specmaster]

I got to stop living in the wrong dumpsters.....

Love it.

[URI]

I'm still looking for a HP 3437A going for little money because I've missed the time the HP 3437A were thrown out of the labs in numbers.. 

Rémi and URI, what are you using (or going to use) the 3437A for? A companion to an analog scope? I got some stuff a while ago that included that model, but I'm curious what some modern use cases would be for it.

Yep.
I have "only" an analog scope without storage capabilities nor readout. Albeit a little old fashioned a 3437A would be a nice addon. 
If I find a decent modern digital scope at an affordable price (has to be one with a "digital phosphor"-feature, I don't want to get behind the display capabilities of an analog scope) before bargaining a 3437A I will most likely not look for one any further.. -If TEA doesn't get me to get one anyway. 

[bitseeker]

Sounds good. I've had a Kikusui COS5021 scope for ages. Its focus got progressively worse, is now beyond the range of the adjustment pots, and I haven't found a good source for a service manual. Anyway, my 3437A will be its companion, eventually.

[TheSteve]

Bird 8322 200 watt 30 dB attenuator.
It is only rated to 500 MHz but could be used well above that.
Tough to argue for $75 shipped(It is 19 pounds).

[Cubdriver]

Bird 8322 200 watt 30 dB attenuator.
It is only rated to 500 MHz but could be used well above that.
Tough to argue for $75 shipped(It is 19 pounds).

Nice!!  And it looks like it hasn't been beaten to hell and dragged behind a freight train, either.  You done good!   

-Pat

[daqq]

I didn't buy them, I saved them from the dumpster.
I'm lucky today

I'm not jealous at all... (makes grumpy noises)

[blackbird]

Not EE related but at least something technical, just received a cauge to measure metric and Withworth threads.

[MadTux]

Nice dumpster you have, may I ask where it is? 
HP-3456A is my favorite DVM btw. Extremely well designed and easy to repair, without any unobtainable custom parts.

[AF6LJ]

Bird 8322 200 watt 30 dB attenuator.
It is only rated to 500 MHz but could be used well above that.
Tough to argue for $75 shipped(It is 19 pounds).

Nice score, it is not hammered up.

[AF6LJ]

Playing catch up...


The last two swap meets I have gone to yielded this Atlas 350XL and yesterday the Atlas 350PS
The Atlas 350XL needs some work, low RX sens, and very little TX power out. This is good news because what is most likely wrong is common to both RX and TX, that means the 200W PA is good. The 350XL is clean inside but missing one shield. (I'll worry about that later).

The power supply was cheap enough, and was clean on the outside, the inside looks like it was store in a chicken coop...

This pair is a project for next year, there is already too many projects in the cue for this year... Another HP-8569, A Tek 2440, and my Motorola Micom 2ET HF radio.

[Specmaster]

Just wish I was able to find these dumpsters with decent stuff in them. They must exist somewhere but where is the question..................

[AF6LJ]

Just wish I was able to find these dumpsters with decent stuff in them. They must exist somewhere but where is the question..................

Good luck with that, I haven't found any since 1987. 

[Specmaster]

Meaning that 1987 was the last time you had any luck or was that the first time you went looking?

[AF6LJ]

Meaning that 1987 was the last time you had any luck or was that the first time you went looking?

That was the last time I had any luck.
Two spools of Teflon coax.

[bitseeker]

I think Dave took all the best dumpsters.

[nanofrog]

I think Dave took all the best dumpsters.

In Sydney, you may well be right.

But the very best ones I'm aware of are in Silicon Valley. 

Unfortunately I've not been back there since '96, so they may be a lot leaner now.