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I've caught the disease! I'm a single-payer (bench equipment)

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rhb:
That construction will hold up just fine.  It was not apparent from the other photo.  But very well thought out design.

Keep an eye out of someone throwing away a door.  Build insulated walls, sheetrock is cheap and easy if you know how.  And easy to learn.  I've taught a couple of people in the past couple of years.  Even without the door you'll be a lot more comfortable and a wall of shelving 6-7 feet behind you will provide very convenient storage.

Then the heater will do a much better job of keeping you warm.  On the outside walls, mount thin furring strips and put some reflective barrier insulation on with the foil facing the airgap.  A reflective Mylar sheet is about 98% efficient *if and only if* the reflective surface is facing a dead air space.

vinito:
Some days are better than others. Today is starting out pretty gooder.

The post just dropped off both my SDM3055 (complete with most current firmware) and a Seek Reveal Pro I ordered last weekend. Woohoo! I must say that compared to the noob hacky stuff I'm used to owning, that DM is awfully nice. The leads alone, while I'm sure are pretty run-of-the-mill of the decent quality range equipment, are extremely high quality compared to what I'm used to fondling.

Also, found a can of paint in the corner which will be perfect for the bench top as opposed to the crap I was probably going to end up dragging home from the big box store today. Kind of an afterthought to remember I had it so I got lucky.

So just soaking up all the good luck today without having to leave the house.

bitseeker:
Sounds like a great way to spend a holiday weekend. Let us know your impressions of the new gear after you've had some quality time with them.

Old Printer:
Again I will echo the value of the Analog Discovery as a learning tool. YouTube poster TomTekTest has many videos about the value and use of this device. A couple years ago the price of this unit skyrocketed, but for a long time the original AD was sold to students for $99 and many of those units come to market on ebay. A lot of them sell for close to $200 but if you are persistent they can be had for much less. I recently got one for $50 shipped. The difference between the AD1 & AD2 is only in the power supply section and is actually not that important. Don't pass up on a deal for one of these because it is not the later AD2, 98% of the functionality is the same.

vinito:
Well since I already have a good scope, a basic function generator and a clone logic analyzer, the Discovery would be extra money for nothin' in my case.

Anyways, I'm slowly closing in on a functional bench. Just have to add some shelves and some power and I can use it. I'll build some simple shelf boxes this weekend and for now a power strip will do until I get a slicker power arrangement up & running.

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