Author Topic: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase! (Read 2781327 times)

AF6LJ · « **Reply #475 on:** October 05, 2015, 02:10:16 pm »

Quote from: Cubdriver on October 05, 2015, 04:48:00 am

I have a not-quite-dead (no output but powers up) HP 8640B signal generator on the way from eBuy to join the queue of 'things to repair in my spare (so called because I have so little of it) time'. I also got the two volumes of the service manual for the 3561A, so I'll be digging further into that soon. Fun, fun!

-Pat

I use to dream about owning an 8640 I have many hours using one, shourd be a fun project.

AF6LJ · « **Reply #476 on:** October 05, 2015, 03:38:21 pm »

I picked up an HP Universal Counter HP-5315B for $40 US, clean inside fully functional.

0xdeadbeef · « **Reply #477 on:** October 05, 2015, 05:27:34 pm »

Quote from: Tim F on October 05, 2015, 08:11:05 am

Another 8060A, another bobby dazzler:

Actually, over the last 16 years, this trusty old brick was the only multimeter I had at my desk at work. Just like two months ago, I finally decided to order a 87V at work (owned one at home for some years now).

Cubdriver · « **Reply #478 on:** October 05, 2015, 05:53:17 pm »

Quote from: AF6LJ on October 05, 2015, 03:38:21 pm

I picked up an HP Universal Counter HP-5315B for $40 US, clean inside fully functional.

Sweet! Looks nice, and you can't beat the price, especially for a working unit.

-Pat

firehopper · « **Reply #479 on:** October 05, 2015, 10:34:02 pm »

I bought a second one of these a week ago

https://flic.kr/p/q8K1c6

AF6LJ · « **Reply #480 on:** October 05, 2015, 10:54:09 pm »

Quote from: firehopper on October 05, 2015, 10:34:02 pm

I bought a second one of these a week ago

https://flic.kr/p/q8K1c6

Very Cool.

JuKu · « **Reply #481 on:** October 06, 2015, 10:37:43 am »

Quote from: firehopper on October 05, 2015, 10:34:02 pm

I bought a second one of these a week ago

https://flic.kr/p/q8K1c6

Nice. What happened to the first?

aargee · « **Reply #482 on:** October 06, 2015, 11:25:24 am »

I guess buying a second one is cheaper than buying the spare parts after a crash?

JuKu · « **Reply #483 on:** October 06, 2015, 12:40:29 pm »

Quote from: aargee on October 06, 2015, 11:25:24 am

I guess buying a second one is cheaper than buying the spare parts after a crash?

Or nothing left to re-use. (Isn't that normal after an airplane crash?) We want to read the story and see pictures!

ElektroQuark · « **Reply #484 on:** October 06, 2015, 01:11:22 pm »

Quote from: JuKu on Today at 13:40:29>Quote from: aargee on Today at 12:25:24

I guess buying a second one is cheaper than buying the spare parts after a crash?

Or nothing left to re-use. (Isn't that normal after an airplane crash?) We want to read the story and see pictures!

No. You want to see the video.

McBryce · « **Reply #485 on:** October 06, 2015, 02:02:13 pm »

Just ordered a Ti 84 Plus CE Calculator, my Sharp EL-512 from 1984 is starting to show it's age and the buttons are starting to fail. I've wanted a graphing calc for quite a while too.

McBryce.

JoeN · « **Reply #486 on:** October 06, 2015, 04:38:55 pm »

I bought 20 of these about two years ago and now have run out. Use them for filters and little function generators and the like. They solder up to the edge on a PCB or proto-board, at least the proto boards that I use, and are super convenient and compact. Graduated to the big-boy package:

They are $1 or more for AMP or Molex branded ones at Digikey. Much better price here.

KJDS · « **Reply #487 on:** October 06, 2015, 06:42:35 pm »

A lot of cheap RF connectors have brass instead of beryllium copper as the centre. Fine for the first couple of connections, but after that they're useless.

firehopper · « **Reply #488 on:** October 06, 2015, 11:17:10 pm »

Quote from: EdoNork on October 06, 2015, 01:11:22 pm

Quote from: JuKu on Today at 13:40:29>Quote from: aargee on Today at 12:25:24
I guess buying a second one is cheaper than buying the spare parts after a crash?
Or nothing left to re-use. (Isn't that normal after an airplane crash?) We want to read the story and see pictures!

my dad crashed it nose first. the foam body was unrepairable. saved the wing, with its servos, the reciever the tail servos and the esc and EDF unit, found another one at a local rc flea market and purchased it, now what to do with the other edf, cordless leaf blower maybe

No. You want to see the video.

firehopper · « **Reply #489 on:** October 06, 2015, 11:24:03 pm »

Quote from: JuKu on October 06, 2015, 10:37:43 am

Quote from: firehopper on October 05, 2015, 10:34:02 pm
I bought a second one of these a week ago

https://flic.kr/p/q8K1c6
Nice. What happened to the first?

pilot error

retrolefty · « **Reply #490 on:** October 07, 2015, 01:08:41 am »

Quote from: firehopper on October 06, 2015, 11:24:03 pm

Quote from: JuKu on October 06, 2015, 10:37:43 am
Quote from: firehopper on October 05, 2015, 10:34:02 pm
I bought a second one of these a week ago

https://flic.kr/p/q8K1c6
Nice. What happened to the first?

pilot error

Or as we said in the Air Force, was it a short between the headsets?

Daniel_Reyes · « **Reply #491 on:** October 07, 2015, 01:26:40 am »

It was an effortless upload on my phone, chill out

Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk

AF6LJ · « **Reply #492 on:** October 07, 2015, 02:42:11 am »

Quote from: JoeN on October 06, 2015, 04:38:55 pm

I bought 20 of these about two years ago and now have run out. Use them for filters and little function generators and the like. They solder up to the edge on a PCB or proto-board, at least the proto boards that I use, and are super convenient and compact. Graduated to the big-boy package:

They are $1 or more for AMP or Molex branded ones at Digikey. Much better price here.

Those are the Bee's Knees...

AF6LJ · « **Reply #493 on:** October 07, 2015, 02:54:56 am »

The power supply I picked up Saturday that has been riding around in my friend's trunk since then...
2X 36V 1.5A
$25.00 US I do need to see how clean the output is, it is a bit long in the tooth.
But..
The price was right.

bitseeker · « **Reply #494 on:** October 07, 2015, 03:29:18 am »

Wow, Sue, quite a catch. That should go in the test equipment "scores" thread.

TerraHertz · « **Reply #495 on:** October 07, 2015, 05:18:46 am »

Quote from: JoeN on October 06, 2015, 04:38:55 pm

I bought 20 of these about two years ago and now have run out. ... Graduated to the big-boy package:

The description says "gold", but they mean 'gold colored'. Chances of that being actual gold plating are very slim.

Anyone know what that 'gold colored' plating on cheap RCA connectors and such is actually made of?

AF6LJ · « **Reply #496 on:** October 07, 2015, 01:16:19 pm »

Quote from: bitseeker on October 07, 2015, 03:29:18 am

Wow, Sue, quite a catch. That should go in the test equipment "scores" thread.

It should, next time.

It is old and I may change out the rectifier since it is selenium, when those things fail they emit toxic fumes.

Howardlong · « **Reply #497 on:** October 07, 2015, 03:31:43 pm »

Quote from: JoeN on October 06, 2015, 04:38:55 pm

I bought 20 of these about two years ago and now have run out. Use them for filters and little function generators and the like. They solder up to the edge on a PCB or proto-board, at least the proto boards that I use, and are super convenient and compact. Graduated to the big-boy package:

They are $1 or more for AMP or Molex branded ones at Digikey. Much better price here.

I buy these by the thousand for production, they work out at $0.20ea. I also use male versions for inline prototyping filters. I'm not sure how well they work beyond a couple of GHz but for the application I have them in they are fine.

GreyWoolfe · « **Reply #498 on:** October 07, 2015, 05:45:38 pm »

I visited the new local surplus store today and grabbed 2 HP LP2275w 22" LCD monitors and 2 VGA to DVI adapters for $91 USD with tax. One had minor scratches on the screen that aren't visible when the monitor is on. Both have no dead pixels and are nice and bright. I had a 22" and a 19" LED monitor on this computer but the 19" has gone to the spares shelf and the 22" LED has replaced a 17" on my workbench. It is nice to finally have matching sized monitors on this computer.

Macbeth · « **Reply #499 on:** October 07, 2015, 07:21:15 pm »

UNI-T UT210E AC/DC Current Clamp Meter ~£22.50

Can measure DC amps down to 1mA using the clamp!


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