Whats your Work-Bench/lab look like? Post some pictures of your Lab.

[bd139]

Don’t bother buying jelly bean parts. Just buy what you need for a project and buy some extras and sorted.

I’ve got about 75kg of parts floating around and I couldn’t populate more than 20% of the last two boards I did from it.

Tayda are worth looking at for cheap stuff in bulk which isn’t crap.

[VEGETA]

Don’t bother buying jelly bean parts. Just buy what you need for a project and buy some extras and sorted.

I’ve got about 75kg of parts floating around and I couldn’t populate more than 20% of the last two boards I did from it.

Tayda are worth looking at for cheap stuff in bulk which isn’t crap.

The problem is sometimes I need a thing and I don't find it, such as mosfets and zeners lately.

The parts I have (or already ordered) are:

1- resistor assortment. 1280 pieces.
2- elec. caps assortment.
3- ceramic caps assortment.
4- lm358. I have x100 smd in a tube and ordered another 50 or so in DIP. Also ordered smd to dip adapter for them.
5- lm324. ordered around 50-100, I don't remember.
6- diodes assortment. IN4001~7.
7- LEDs x500 5 colors.
8- low power npn and pnp transistors.
9- IRLIZ44 x10 pieces.
10- BD437 and BD438. x10 of each... nice higher power transistors.
11- power resistor 1R 50Wat. x5
12- GD900 thermal paste. x5
13- small heatsink. x2
14- IRL640A. x10
15- mini dc-dc boost converter. x5
16- mini dc-dc buck converter. x10
17- buck-boost module. x1
18- buck module x3
19- LM317. 5 modules and 20 bare pieces.
20- RGB LEDs x20.
21- header pins... good quantity.
22- on\off buttons. x5
23- heat shrinks... a small kit (enough).
24- silicon pads, small 30 pieces.
25- tactile push buttons. x100
26- pots (different sizes and values).
27- 10-turn pots. x3
28- screw terminals x20.
29- Arduino pro mini x5
30- Arduino nano v3. x3
31- mini dc voltmeter module x6
32- prototype boards... a kit of different sizes.
33- altoid-like tins x3
34- aluminum enclosure x1
35- plastic instrument enclosure x1
36- plastic box enclosure. x1.
37- solder wick. crap brand and never worked!
38- wires kit.
39- panel meter. x1
40- ac-to-dc module.

That is my collection without mentioning tools and so on. Looking forward to enhance it with your feedback.

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I aim to do the following projects:

1- lab bench power supply (uses the instrument enclosure, ac-to-dc converter, and buck converters...)
2- diy electronics dc load (aluminum enclosure + opamps + logic level N-MOSFET).

[tablatronix]

Your workspace looks like one of those cyberpunk hacker labs in sci fi. Inpressive

[rdl]

Just don't even think about getting sucked into astrophotography... 

Wow.
Very cool   

[xrunner]

Just don't even think about getting sucked into astrophotography... 

Pics online link? 

[kkessler]

Just don't even think about getting sucked into astrophotography... 

I used to do that; I still have the roll-off roof observatory in my backyard. Other than very expensive, it is brutal for those of us who need to sleep and get up for work. Now the observatory is a shed.

 

[BU508A]

You guys are all crazy.
I'm really glad being here. 

[bd139]

Yes. Regularly I use the threads on here to justify to my wife that I’m very low on the crazy scale  and I could be much worse

[Mr. Scram]

Yes. Regularly I use the threads on here to justify to my wife that I’m very low on the crazy scale  and I could be much worse

Subtle threats can be very effective.

[Elasia]

Never totalled it up, but compared to my other hobbies (obsessions) electronics is cheap

Just don't even think about getting sucked into astrophotography... 

Two of my (many) scopes/cameras:

That is just sick... totally jelly, always wanted to do that but costs a ton lol

[AF6LJ]

Just don't even think about getting sucked into astrophotography... 

I used to do that; I still have the roll-off roof observatory in my backyard. Other than very expensive, it is brutal for those of us who need to sleep and get up for work. Now the observatory is a shed.

 

That is really nice.

[BBBbbb]

Yes. Regularly I use the threads on here to justify to my wife that I’m very low on the crazy scale  and I could be much worse

same here, but doesn't help much...

[GreyWoolfe]

Yes. Regularly I use the threads on here to justify to my wife that I’m very low on the crazy scale  and I could be much worse

same here, but doesn't help much...

Yep, same here also.  The first time, actually the only time, SWMBO came to a ham club meeting, on the way home, she looked at me and said, "Oh my God, there are more just like you."  Not sure if that was a backhanded compliment or simply backhanded.    Now, years later, she actually wants to come with me when I go to the Melbourne Florida hamfest in October.  Who's crazy now, my dear?

[tautech]

Yes. Regularly I use the threads on here to justify to my wife that I’m very low on the crazy scale  and I could be much worse

same here, but doesn't help much...

Yep, same here also.  The first time, actually the only time, SWMBO came to a ham club meeting, on the way home, she looked at me and said, "Oh my God, there are more just like you."  Not sure if that was a backhanded compliment or simply backhanded.    Now, years later, she actually wants to come with me when I go to the Melbourne Florida hamfest in October.  Who's crazy now, my dear?

 

Mine just put up with my 'hobby' but as the years ticked by started this  until the marketplace started to take some notice of the stuff I now handle......now she shows some keen interest. 
However we just know it might be something to do with $$$.   

[bitseeker]

Sounds like Yansi might be referring to all the gear in Chris' compact setup and the total dollars/euros/buckazoids/etc. that might be represented there.

If he's anything like most others on this forum, it's a matter of making smart purchases and diligent saving and repairing. When you take that into account the total is still respectable, but much more manageable.

Tl;dr it's not just throwing stupid money at it.

Never totalled it up, but compared to my other hobbies (obsessions) electronics is cheap

Just don't even think about getting sucked into astrophotography... 

Oh, no! If I get bored with electronics, that looks like a candidate for next hobby. Actually, it'd just be an extension of the electronics.

[bitseeker]

Sounds like Yansi might be referring to all the gear in Chris' compact setup and the total dollars/euros/buckazoids/etc. that might be represented there.

Probably not my stuff there are so many other posters in this thread with expensive kit. All mine were bought as used items - with the exception of the Siglent PSU.

Likewise. Except for my DS1054Z, a couple of DMMs, and some kit test equipment, everything else in my lab is either nice used gear or stuff I've fixed up. And it takes time to get the most bang for the buck.

[frozenfrogz]

I finally got a new desk yesterday and am currently in the setup phase

[CopperCone]

the people that have abrasives near their test equipment scare me.

[Johnny10]

Is that a Vision Engineering TS-3 ?

Wondering what working distance you have under the lens?

I am looking for a Barlow lens for mine and a stronger light source.

[BravoV]

the people that have abrasives near their test equipment scare me.

Same feeling ... especially thinking about fine dust, particles flying around and get suck into the ventilation intake at T&M equipments. 

[Mr. Scram]

Same feeling ... especially thinking about fine dust, particles flying around and get suck into the ventilation intake at T&M equipments. 

Display scratching, insulating blankets of dust or worse, conductive dust or particles getting stuck in devices or sockets. 

[2N3055]

the people that have abrasives near their test equipment scare me.

What abrasives ? 

[Mr. Scram]

What abrasives ? 

Chris mentioned moving a belt sander off the desk to make room.

[2N3055]

What abrasives ? 

Chris mentioned moving a belt sander off the desk to make room.

Lol that was 8 days ago.... :-) Thanks for clarification..
Regards,
Sinisa

[ChrisLX200]

What abrasives ? 

Chris mentioned moving a belt sander off the desk to make room.

Yes it wasn't a good place for it. On the other hand, I was aware of the potential problems and had fitted a powerful vacuum extractor to it so dust didn't go anywhere other than down the hose to the filtered collector some 10ft away. I also clean the work area regularly with the same hose and a brush attachment. It's still an issue though but one I'm forced into accepting due to lack of space.