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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #13450 on: October 30, 2024, 02:59:21 am »
Hager ADS966D

To use here in USA as my lab bench GFCI.

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« Reply #13451 on: October 30, 2024, 03:29:42 am »
Some cheapo resistors from Scumazon.
 

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« Reply #13453 on: October 31, 2024, 10:08:25 pm »
...just bought some Onsemi 2N3904 equivalent smd transistors for my rockbox chunk repair - using an annoying smd code book  :palm:

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« Reply #13454 on: November 04, 2024, 10:40:37 am »
I bought myself a Pimax Crystal Light UHD VR Headset.
"What could possibly go wrong?"
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« Reply #13455 on: November 04, 2024, 05:22:58 pm »
Creality "Space Pi Filament Dryer" and some filament spools


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« Reply #13456 on: November 07, 2024, 11:37:47 am »
HP 5382A rescused from the bin at work. 10MHz TCXO is pretty much dead. That's all, awesome product by HP it sucks that I can't plug 10MHz external ref. if the internal one is dead.
 

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« Reply #13457 on: November 07, 2024, 02:21:03 pm »
  :) Should be well fixable that counter
 

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« Reply #13458 on: November 08, 2024, 05:39:34 am »
The new mac mini is bloody tiny, maybe the footprint of a CD case hahaha. Very impressed so far.
 

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« Reply #13459 on: November 08, 2024, 08:22:26 am »
some food and snacks for my cat
 
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« Reply #13460 on: November 08, 2024, 03:24:19 pm »
Yesterday i bought some 20mm conduit. T boxes, elbows and saddles,today i put it all together and ended up with


its 80cm x 80cm and breaks the plain hall wall nicley
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #13461 on: November 08, 2024, 05:21:41 pm »
Creality "Space Pi Filament Dryer" and some filament spools

What's the recommended time for a drying run, and how much electricity does it consume per run? I am looking for an effective solution which consumes less power than running the kitchen oven for hours (and triggers less discussion with my wife...) But was wondering whether I can justify a dedicated device.

Also, how do you store the dried filament afterwards? Just zip-lock bags, with or without added desiccant?
 

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« Reply #13462 on: November 09, 2024, 01:46:40 am »
   I often shop at discount places,  but this TOY LIANO is nice,  and has a unique presentation having no LED's or display.
   Having no controls,  either,  so it's just simple notes,  that appear to be polyphonic,  maybe simply because every note pressed has a short delay.
   Age 3+,  it maybe isn't 'concert' standard tuned, on the 23 keys.  But many toys don't feature all 12 notes like this toy piano.
 

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« Reply #13463 on: November 09, 2024, 02:14:55 am »
This:




$10 at a military surplus/antique/junque store; coulda chiseled them down probably but didn't feel like it.

Never hoid of Precise before. Turns out they made kits like Heathkit back in the 1950s. This was sold as a kit, but judging by the neatness of the wiring I'm thinking this might have been factory assembled. Everything looks intact (that electrolytic cap has got to go, though!). I think I can even replace the cracked meter glass.

I even found the instruction manual for this, with schematic, with very little searching.

If and when I get around to working on this I'll post on that.
 

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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #13464 on: November 09, 2024, 04:56:12 am »
VTVM:
Hard to tell from the photo, but those rotary switch contacts look damaged.
 

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« Reply #13465 on: November 09, 2024, 07:33:39 am »
Nope; just checked, and they're dirtier than hell but totally intact. There is one crack in the deck near the mounting post but the switches still make good contact (visibly); probably a little glue oughta fix that up. Spiderwebs in there too.
 

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« Reply #13466 on: November 09, 2024, 08:02:17 am »
  • Caffeine? cocaine?
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #13467 on: November 09, 2024, 09:33:21 am »
Never hoid of Precise before. Turns out they made kits like Heathkit back in the 1950s.
I've got a Precise 111 tube tester and it is a very solid and featureful piece of gear.
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« Reply #13468 on: November 09, 2024, 11:49:06 am »
...Misplaced post (you didn't buy nothin'), but whateva....
Maybe, but with things developing, there will be one day, where you have a 50% chance to buy the worst junk that has good reviews. And this is maybe worth thinking about!?
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #13469 on: November 09, 2024, 12:29:54 pm »
Yokogawa WT210 Digital power Meter

Like new,   harm opt, 5 digit w/low power low current ranges....

Very lucky, the old Yokogawa power meter WT110 was from 1992!



toothbrush charging, ~1 w

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Have an absolutely fantastic day!

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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #13470 on: November 09, 2024, 07:09:39 pm »
Never hoid of Precise before. Turns out they made kits like Heathkit back in the 1950s.
I've got a Precise 111 tube tester and it is a very solid and featureful piece of gear.

Mmm, nice: would like to have one of those.

BTW, I trimmed your horrible URL there. Everything after "?" is junk, except this part at the end, &sclient=img&udm=2, which gives you images.
« Last Edit: November 09, 2024, 07:11:36 pm by Analog Kid »
 

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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #13471 on: November 10, 2024, 02:46:05 am »
What's the recommended time for a drying run, and how much electricity does it consume per run?

I have the same Creality space pi, if I had to eyeball it hmmm maybe ~60-80W average on the PLA 50C setting. I've stuck the power meter on it so I'll edit my post after 8 hours.

I usually only print in PLA and that's not too fussy, I've seen people recommend somewhere between 6-12 hours depending on the filament. For some filaments you will print directly from the dryer (I do that for everything anyway).

For bulk storage of opened spools I have a storage bin/tub with some desiccant.

edit: my crappy little plug in power meter only reads to kWh to 0.1 least significant digit, it shows 0.2kWh after 8 hours. If we're generous and call it 0.3kWh then that's not too bad at all, maybe 1% of the cost of 1kg of PLA with my electricity costs.

I was definitely over-estimating it at the start because it hasn't fully reached thermal equilibrium yet, I'm actually pleasantly surprised hahaha.
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #13472 on: November 10, 2024, 09:42:09 am »
Never hoid of Precise before. Turns out they made kits like Heathkit back in the 1950s.
I've got a Precise 111 tube tester and it is a very solid and featureful piece of gear.

Mmm, nice: would like to have one of those.

BTW, I trimmed your horrible URL there. Everything after "?" is junk, except this part at the end, &sclient=img&udm=2, which gives you images.
Just queried Google and copy-pasted the URL line here but, nontheless, you're right. I corrected the original post with your proposition.
Thanks!

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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #13473 on: November 13, 2024, 12:46:36 pm »
For singles day I ordered one of those step down dc power supplies. USD32 shipped sheesh, what a great time to be a hobbyist. I usually get stuff from Aliexpress in a week so it's not much slower than mouser/digikey.

I'll be using it to "recycle" a wall wart to power some LEDs for a reading light. Hopefully I get it before the sale ends on the 19th, I totally forgot I needed a second or maybe even a third one to tint mix...
 

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« Reply #13474 on: November 13, 2024, 02:29:40 pm »
As a replacement for a shot  :palm: 22µH inductor as part of the mains filter inside a HP461A, I bought a set of 200 pcs of 1W 10% inductors from Ali, 10 pcs per value for 4,59 € shipped to Europe. Arrived within 8 days.

https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005005957579800.html

I did some checks with the DER DE-5000 LCR meter: They are inductors indeed and well within spec.  :-+



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