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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #4775 on: December 07, 2017, 09:25:30 pm »
You know what else is good for that? LCD coated plastic sheeting, it can be used as a poor mans thermal imager, it shows exactly where the temperatures are rising. Its very sensitive.


A £10 ebay score  - this Raytek MX thermometer. Seems to work OK. Looks well made (German manufacture) unlike many others at this price point. No longer made so I don't know what the original selling price was.
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« Reply #4776 on: December 07, 2017, 11:05:17 pm »
Thats interesting, could you tell me which handle you used for that was there any modifications required to effect the change?

Big question for me now is will it arrive before Christmas??

They shipped mine with epacket (few weeks) so hopefully you will get yours quickly as well.

Handle was recommended in another T12 thread, but did require modifications, as I did not realize that some stations are 4 or 5 pins.
So the following had to be done:
- Buy handle: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Professional-t12-welding-handle-oled-digital-welding-station-modified-handle-FX-9501-handle-silicone-wire-handle/32774926734.html The FM2028 handle should work too but would require replacing the connector on it (probably easier than what I've done).
- Change 4 pin circular connector on station for a 5 pin GX12, re-used existing 4-pin jst connector inside.
- Moved one side of spring connection from earth to gnd inside the handle (for sleep detection).
- Connected the last pin (from the NTC temperature sense in the handle), to the board with a jumper wire. This step isn't necessary.

The handle it comes with should still be a good improvement though.
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #4777 on: December 07, 2017, 11:10:11 pm »
Thats interesting, could you tell me which handle you used for that was there any modifications required to effect the change?

Big question for me now is will it arrive before Christmas??

They shipped mine with epacket (few weeks) so hopefully you will get yours quickly as well.

Handle was recommended in another T12 thread, but did require modifications, as I did not realize that some stations are 4 or 5 pins.
So the following had to be done:
- Buy handle: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Professional-t12-welding-handle-oled-digital-welding-station-modified-handle-FX-9501-handle-silicone-wire-handle/32774926734.html The FM2028 handle should work too but would require replacing the connector on it (probably easier than what I've done).
- Change 4 pin circular connector on station for a 5 pin GX12, re-used existing 4-pin jst connector inside.
- Moved one side of spring connection from earth to gnd inside the handle (for sleep detection).
- Connected the last pin (from the NTC temperature sense in the handle), to the board with a jumper wire. This step isn't necessary.

The handle it comes with should still be a good improvement though.
Thanks, you really like the station then, how long have you had this now?
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« Reply #4778 on: December 07, 2017, 11:20:55 pm »
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« Reply #4779 on: December 08, 2017, 12:07:03 am »
Thanks, you really like the station then, how long have you had this now?

Just a week so far, I think the handle I got will be the weak point as its plastic, but I'm constantly changing tips.
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #4780 on: December 08, 2017, 12:53:02 am »
I just bought a Samsung 850 120GB SSD to replace the OS drive in my HP N36L Server (currently a slow mechanical) - this will finally give me the excuse I needed to take the server down and upgrade from Windows Server 2008 R2 to 2012 Essentials (I've had the licence sitting around for to waaay too long!).


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« Reply #4781 on: December 08, 2017, 01:35:10 am »


Just purchased the above handle to go with my new Quicke soldering station.
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« Reply #4782 on: December 08, 2017, 05:54:40 am »

Just purchased the above handle to go with my new Quicke soldering station.

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« Reply #4783 on: December 08, 2017, 06:23:03 am »


Just purchased the above handle to go with my new Quicke soldering station.

Ok I caved and bought the single tip set for $56 plus the 10 tip pack for $30, for $86 delivered it was too cheap to pass up.  ;D I've always wanted a station with the JL02 style tip for drag-soldering SMD chips.

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« Reply #4784 on: December 08, 2017, 06:31:14 am »
Tempting. Very tempting.
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« Reply #4785 on: December 08, 2017, 10:29:14 am »
Tempting. Very tempting.
Come on in the waters just fine. [emoji16]

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« Reply #4786 on: December 08, 2017, 11:54:35 am »
After all the talk about decade resistor boxes, I kind of accidently bought one. It's super ugly, but cheap enough. It's just convenient to have a dail-a-resistance.
 

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« Reply #4787 on: December 08, 2017, 12:26:33 pm »
After all the talk about decade resistor boxes, I kind of accidently bought one. It's super ugly, but cheap enough. It's just convenient to have a dail-a-resistance.
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« Reply #4789 on: December 08, 2017, 08:35:39 pm »
I think i may have gone slightly excessive over this last month,
2, Fluke 8400As in the hope of one working unit.
1, Heathkit ID-22 in perfect cosmetic condition.
2, R9 280X GPUs to exchange for a 580x from a friend.
1, chineseium transistor tester / LCR meter (surprisingly not awful)
The Doors L.A. Women LP.
About 120 dollars worth of general electronic parts for repair or experimentation, capacitors mostly. 

Thats a single month when i have gone completely off the rails.  :-DD
At least the GPUs didn't come out of the main budget.
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« Reply #4790 on: December 08, 2017, 08:40:58 pm »
I think i may have gone slightly excessive over this last month,
2, Fluke 8400As
1, Heathkit ID-22
2, R9 280X GPUs to exchange for a 580x from a friend.
1, chineseium transistor tester / LCR meter (surprisingly not awful)
The Doors L.A. Women LP.
About 120 dollars worth of general electronic parts for repair or experimentation, capacitors mostly. 

Thats a single month when i have gone completely off the rails.  :-DD
At least the GPUs didn't come out of the main budget.
No wonder the wallet is groaning  :popcorn:
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #4791 on: December 08, 2017, 08:55:31 pm »
I love auctions!

Wanted a scope for very long time!  Bought a Hantek 6022B few months ago, very disappointed.  (didn't use on Windows computer, may work better there).

Ultimately, my project had 240 VAC and didn't want to plug my Mac into that circuit!

So, from auction this week :

BK-2542 100Mhz scope with 1G/s sample rate and 4k storage points and usb plug.  Not bad.
TDS-340B With floppy disk, communication port, also 100Mhz but with only 1K points storage and 500M/s sample rate.
HP5240A counter

All calibrated in 2015!

I'd promised wife I'd get rid of one of these scopes but I kinda want to hold on to both of them.  Hmm could I trigger one from the other and effectively get a 4 channels.  Will try!
 

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« Reply #4792 on: December 08, 2017, 09:07:01 pm »
Finally went ahead and bought a 3D printer, the Cetus 3D Mk.2 to be exact.

Really surprised how easy it is to get pretty good prints, after watching a couple of videos about 3D printers I expected a lot more tinkering  :-/O
I have already printed a couple of my own designs and I have to say it's a great feeling to be able to build complete prototypes in one day, including etching, drilling and soldering PCBs whilst printing whatever enclosures or mechanics I need.
It's been running pretty much 24/7 since I got it yesterday.
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« Reply #4793 on: December 08, 2017, 10:36:12 pm »
Received today the HP3478A Service manual and the Power Designs 5015A schematics.

I also received the HP3312A from JohnG.
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« Reply #4794 on: December 08, 2017, 10:39:04 pm »
Black - Tulip Soft Matte Fabric Paint 2oz

This should be the type of paint recommended by others, for light blocking led's in scale models. I am guessing that this is a more goo like black paint.
 

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« Reply #4795 on: December 08, 2017, 10:39:26 pm »
Nice, not sure about the blue cal buttons though?
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« Reply #4796 on: December 08, 2017, 10:41:04 pm »
I think i may have gone slightly excessive over this last month,
2, Fluke 8400As
1, Heathkit ID-22
2, R9 280X GPUs to exchange for a 580x from a friend.
1, chineseium transistor tester / LCR meter (surprisingly not awful)
The Doors L.A. Women LP.
About 120 dollars worth of general electronic parts for repair or experimentation, capacitors mostly. 

Thats a single month when i have gone completely off the rails.  :-DD
At least the GPUs didn't come out of the main budget.
No wonder the wallet is groaning  :popcorn:

That and the fact that those are just the vaguely electronic items.
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« Reply #4797 on: December 09, 2017, 12:07:40 am »
Nice, not sure about the blue cal buttons though?
They are not terribly pretty, but are standard with this equipment.
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« Reply #4798 on: December 09, 2017, 12:14:34 am »
Was in SoCal over thanksgiving and finally got a chance to check out Apex Electronics. I just got a few NOS banana and micrograbber leads from Pomona (still ITT branded, before it got bought by Fluke).
 

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« Reply #4799 on: December 09, 2017, 02:46:37 am »
Was in SoCal over thanksgiving and finally got a chance to check out Apex Electronics. I just got a few NOS banana and micrograbber leads from Pomona (still ITT branded, before it got bought by Fluke).
 

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