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[Nominal Animal]

A couple of metal spudgers! (TE-03, "PRofessional".)

I wanted to open one or two LED lamps, to see if I can reuse the Al-backed LED board in my floor/reading lamp conversion project. Without a spudger, I completely destroyed the first one in frustration, ripping the plastic bits (with various tools) into tiny little bits. Looked more like a rabid weasel on speed had had a chew at it... Pity. The lens assembly was nice, but now I have no way of positioning it correctly.

[beanflying]

Haven't actually bought one of these, but I would if someone can think of a good reason to. 

Lamp Bases? Are they actually copper? Think of the cleaning before buying 

For no reason other than it turned out kind of well. CNC or hand make this wire frame China

[ledtester]

Haven't actually bought one of these, but I would if someone can think of a good reason to. 

Lamp Bases? Are they actually copper? Think of the cleaning before buying 

I don't think they are solid copper, but it appears they are at least copper coated (hence the "coppery" description). They are metal.

[TerraHertz]

Haven't actually bought one of these, but I would if someone can think of a good reason to. 

Combined shade and heatsink for a really powerful LED ceiling light?
Outdoors loudspeaker horns?
Basis for a rain gauge?
Steampunk cosplay accessory?
Ground plane for an oddly shaped prototype circuit?
Conversation piece shower head?
Kinetic sculpture with marbles rolling around and around, spiraling down the hole.
Bait in a mantrap for copper thieves?
Add some odd-shaped coils, take pics, post on website selling 'free energy plans', win!

[beanflying]

Some may think not much goes on under my beanie. This is what I reckon goes on 

Second time arrived in a little better shape than the first time 

[GerryBags]

Mmmmm, plasma balls!

Oh, and if CopperCone can't think of a use for a coppery cone, he should change his name! Where is he?

On topic, a poorly HP3455A turned up today. Thanks to one of the members here I'm pretty sure where the problem is, so will soon be dismantling and displaying the innards for all to see. I'm going to need a bigger bench first, though. It's ma-hoo-ssive.

[McBryce]

Haven't actually bought one of these, but I would if someone can think of a good reason to. 

Hmmm, now where would a copper cone like that come in useful....

https://www.liquoronline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/4.-distiliing.jpg 


McBryce.

[julianhigginson]

Signal hound USB-TG124A and a mini circuits directional coupler that goes to 6GHz.

[Gyro]

Haven't actually bought one of these, but I would if someone can think of a good reason to. 

Lamp Bases? Are they actually copper? Think of the cleaning before buying 

I don't think they are solid copper, but it appears they are at least copper coated (hence the "coppery" description). They are metal.

They probably are copper, they've been  formed by spinning and there's only a few metals you can do that with... https://duckduckgo.com/?q=spinning+copper&ia=videos

[beanflying]

So I unwrapped and played with my Birthday Presents an hour early  Second Laser Cheapy Laser Projector to go with the 8" Plasma Ball.

Beer Break 

Sorry for the crappy Video and Audio time for a decent camera. Extra Bling provided by my Sheds Izzo Lever Coffee Machine.

https://youtu.be/2xqiUzyMuyw

[Gary350z]

So I unwrapped and played with my Birthday Presents an hour early  Second Laser Cheapy Laser Projector to go with the 8" Plasma Ball.

Beer Break 

Sorry for the crappy Video and Audio time for a decent camera. Extra Bling provided by my Sheds Izzo Lever Coffee Machine.

https://youtu.be/2xqiUzyMuyw

Very entertaining. Will watch on my 55" TV tonight.

[pigrew]

A dirt-cheap Schlumberger 7081 from eBay was delivered today. It was sold as in unknown condition. One battery is corroded, EPROM labels folded up, GPIB connector dislodged, and who knows what else....

I'll rewrite the EPROMs, and then see what happens when plugged in.

[Vgkid]

That could end up being a great score. That is the only solartron that is desirable for me , they are on my naughty list .

[Free_WiFi]

More details here ==>

[Terry01]

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That looks like a defective handle for sure! There's nothing worse than getting something you expect to be top notch and it's not! 

I hope you get it sorted out.

[TerraHertz]

I see your sucky screwdriver and raise you three pliers that suck. Arrived today.

Actually, suction pliers. For pulling on things like tablet/phone glued-on screen glass.
$2 each.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2017-Newest-Plastic-Strong-Suction-Cup-Clamp-Cellphone-LCD-Screen-Removal-Opening-Pliers-Repair-Tool-For/32814187852.html

Edit to add:
Actually the suction pads are rather nice in themselves. They have M4 x 8mm long steel screw mounts and are molded of a good tough clear plastic (PVC?) with very smooth front face. So they work very well, and could be used for all kinds of things. I hope I can find somewhere to buy these by themselves.
Also the pliers have the suction pads on swivel mounts, so you can use them to grab onto a flat surface.

PS @Free_WiFi  you know you can edit posts, right?

[Free_WiFi]

Some minutes ago,i got from amazon.it my first true Wiha screwdrivers set!!! 
more pics here :
https://imgur.com/a/Ejuglol

[McBryce]

A Knipex 78 61 125 ESD side cutters, because I stupidly (don't ask) broke the blade off the one I had 

McBryce.

[rdl]

Ordered a new router in case the current one gets hacked by VPNFilter.
Hard to pass up at $38 shipped.


https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=0XK-000W-00080

[bob225]

Nothing exciting today

2x6 and 2x20 2.54mm Dupont housings - 2x20 are going to be cut down to 2x13, As the 26 pin hirose housings and pins are a fortune in low volume

[scuzzyTerminator]

Dropped by HALTED to see if they put any new stuff out on the Dollar Cart. I stopped to look at something near the door and John says "I got what you want!"

He puts two boxes/crates on the counter that were ready to go to The Cart.

FIRST DIBS!

Thirty-one items today. I forget what they cost.

I'll update as I sort through, search for datasheets and do inventory check-in.

10x AT91SAM7S256 Atmel/μChip ARM7 256KB Flash, 64KB RAM, QFN-64 (thanks Screaming Circuits)
5x AT91SAM7X256 Atmel/μChip ARM7 256KB Flash, 64KB RAM, QFP-100

This will probably be the best score of the night.


I didn't know what these were but I thought it was worth a buck to find out what would come in such a package. It's called a 20-PowerLFDFN.

5x ISL12020MIRZ Low Power RTC with Battery Backed SRAM, Integrated ±5ppm Temperature Compensation and Auto Daylight Saving.

22x ULN2803ADWG4 50V, 500mA Darlington Transistor Arrays (x8), SOICW-18.
About 10 items are inductors, mostly of the power type
45x PCF8563T/F4.118 More RTCs, I²C, SOIC-8.
13x MAX3421EEHJ+ USB Peripheral/Host Controller with SPI Interface, TQFP-32. Sorta' like an FT232 with an SPI interface instead of a UART. I like these.

10x CAT9534 (PCA9534 clone) 8-bit I²C and SMBus I/O Port with Interrupt, TSSOP-16.
10x PCA9535D 16-bit I²C-bus and SMBus, low power I/O port with interrupt, SOICW-24.
Because you can never have too much I/O.

I'm not familiar with Off-Line Switchers. They essentially convert DC direct from AC.


10x LNK302GN-TL Lowest Component Count, Energy-Efficient Off-Line Switcher IC, SO-8C.
18x TNY278GN-TL Energy-Efficient, Off-Line Switcher With Enhanced Flexibility and extended Power Range, SO-8c.
85x SN74LVC2G53 Single-Pole Double-Throw (SPDT) Analog Switch 2:1 Analog Multiplexer-Demultiplexer.
43x  DF10S Bridge Rectifier Single Phase Standard 1kV Surface Mount, SDIP-4 .
9x DF005M 1.0A GLASS PASSIVATED BRIDGE RECTIFIERS.

10x ML414H High capacity, Pb-free reflowable Rechargeable battery. 3.0V, 1.0mAh, 4.8mm x 1.4mm. Itty-Bitty little backup power.
11x RT314F05 400VAC 16A Relays.

47x TLV1117-33IDCYR Adjustable and Fixed Low-Dropout Voltage Regulator, 3.3V, 800mA, SOT223.

Good night.

[djos]

Ordered a new router in case the current one gets hacked by VPNFilter.
Hard to pass up at $38 shipped.


https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=0XK-000W-00080

Everytime I hear about one of these router vulnerabilities it makes me very glad I run custom FW on my Netgear R7000!

[Mr. Scram]

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=0XK-000W-00080

Everytime I hear about one of these router vulnerabilities it makes me very glad I run custom FW on my Netgear R7000!
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Don't think that magically solves the problem.

[rdl]

The R7000 is one of the specifically targeted devices listed in the Symantec advisory. Even with the different firmware I would at least reset and reboot the router and turn off any remote management as Netgear recommended.

[sleemanj]

Over 300 full and partial reels of resistors, 1206, 0805 and 0603.  Ugh.  It must have seemed like a good idea at the time, but... now what am I going to do with them!



Damn auction sites and people not outbidding my lowballs when I really shouldn't be buying junk.