Author Topic: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase! (Read 2780011 times)

Martin72 · « **Reply #9750 on:** July 11, 2020, 11:41:12 am »

Yesterday afternoon ordered, today at the morning arrived:

Nice building quality....

vk6zgo · « **Reply #9751 on:** July 11, 2020, 03:11:56 pm »

Quote from: maginnovision on July 11, 2020, 05:01:27 am

Looks good. I'll be surprised if I'm alive at 75, much less riding a supersport.

Don't worry, it happens to most of us!
One day you are in your forties, wishing you could retire, next thing, you are retired, & it just speeds up from there.

richnormand · « **Reply #9752 on:** July 11, 2020, 03:25:26 pm »

Quote from: vk6zgo on July 11, 2020, 03:11:56 pm

Quote from: maginnovision on July 11, 2020, 05:01:27 am
Looks good. I'll be surprised if I'm alive at 75, much less riding a supersport.

Don't worry, it happens to most of us!
One day you are in your forties, wishing you could retire, next thing, you are retired, & it just speeds up from there.

Once you are retired you realise the old adage is true:
"Life is like a roll of toilet paper: it goes faster the closer you get to the end...."

Ed.Kloonk · « **Reply #9753 on:** July 11, 2020, 03:34:57 pm »

Quote from: richnormand on July 11, 2020, 03:25:26 pm

Quote from: vk6zgo on July 11, 2020, 03:11:56 pm
Quote from: maginnovision on July 11, 2020, 05:01:27 am
Looks good. I'll be surprised if I'm alive at 75, much less riding a supersport.

Don't worry, it happens to most of us!
One day you are in your forties, wishing you could retire, next thing, you are retired, & it just speeds up from there.

Once you are retired you realise the old adage is true:
"Life is like a roll of toilet paper: it goes faster the closer you get to the end...."

Comedian Billy Connolly used to point out the day you know you're getting old is when the doctor stops being concerned about what's happening on the front and is more interested in what's going on 'round the back.

PA0PBZ · « **Reply #9754 on:** July 13, 2020, 06:30:56 pm »

Always wanted one but not for the crazy asking prices. Spotted one for € 35 and it's on my bench now

Falkra · « **Reply #9755 on:** July 14, 2020, 01:23:33 pm »

That's a very good price ! Congrats.
Hope you need it, I have one... I don't use (yet). TEA syndrom probably.

basinstreetdesign · « **Reply #9756 on:** July 15, 2020, 01:00:30 am »

Quote from: PA0PBZ on July 13, 2020, 06:30:56 pm

Always wanted one but not for the crazy asking prices. Spotted one for € 35 and it's on my bench now

I own one of those! I swear it! I have photographic evidence of it being in my lab. If only I could find it again. Last time I saw it was approx. 2006. But I have it! It is probably wrapped in bubble-wrap and stuck inside a piece of gear... Let me see...

vk6zgo · « **Reply #9757 on:** July 15, 2020, 06:00:02 am »

I used to use one of those at work a lot, back in the day.
Nice device!

fkfaraz · « **Reply #9758 on:** July 15, 2020, 10:23:16 am »

how they work? can it be used with fluke 187?

i know i can probably google it but as the discussion is going on here

PA0PBZ · « **Reply #9759 on:** July 15, 2020, 10:39:44 am »

It's a resistive divider, all it needs is a meter with a 10M input

ledtester · « **Reply #9760 on:** July 15, 2020, 12:23:12 pm »

A KEMO lead bending tool:

jmelson · « **Reply #9761 on:** July 15, 2020, 09:57:46 pm »

Well, I bought a Quad QSA30 pick and place machine from an auction in Austin, TX for $500. Wow, I had no idea it would go so cheap.
Now, I have to arrange getting it packed and shipped to me.

The guy who paid $3275 for the Samsung CP45FV that had been partially disassembled may have a very unpleasant surprise.

Most of the other P&P machines did not sell.

Jon

rrinker · « **Reply #9762 on:** July 16, 2020, 08:46:30 pm »

I got this

No, not an electronic device, but it has plenty of electronics inside, full sound and DCC.

BU508A · « **Reply #9763 on:** July 16, 2020, 09:38:23 pm »

Today I received a nice parcel from Bürklin:

Some solder from Felder:
2x 500g 1.0mm Sn60Pb39Cu1
1x 500g 0.5mm Sn60Pb39Cu1
1x 250g 0.75mm Sn62Pb36Ag2
1x 250g 0.5mm Sn62Pb36Ag2

10 + 10 red and black 4mm banana plugs from Stäubli Multi-Contact

Cubdriver · « **Reply #9764 on:** July 16, 2020, 10:25:16 pm »

Quote from: rrinker on July 16, 2020, 08:46:30 pm

I got this

No, not an electronic device, but it has plenty of electronics inside, full sound and DCC.

HO gauge?

-Pat

gamalot · « **Reply #9765 on:** July 19, 2020, 10:08:31 am »

Mean Well 24V/65W SMPS, Schurter power entry module, JST connectors to replace the external power adapter of my HP Z3805A.

TERRA Operative · « **Reply #9766 on:** July 19, 2020, 04:27:40 pm »

Scored a 4275A for $5, with a spare parts unit and all the options. (Except the bias voltage control box, anyone got one to sell?)

I think I paid too much.

Ed.Kloonk · « **Reply #9767 on:** July 19, 2020, 04:33:31 pm »

Quote from: TERRA Operative on July 19, 2020, 04:27:40 pm

Scored a 4275A for $5, with a spare parts unit and all the options. (Except the bias voltage control box, anyone got one to sell?)

I think I paid too much.

Must be great to be able to throw around such extravagance.

rsjsouza · « **Reply #9768 on:** July 19, 2020, 05:36:19 pm »

Quote from: blueskull on July 19, 2020, 02:09:28 pm

A license of VMWare Workstation Pro. Managing another computer is just too tedious, so I sold my Windows laptop and migrated all my remaining Windows apps to the VM.

And no, I'm tired of fighting VirtualBox's myriad of bugs.

VMWare is a great VM. I've been using it for the past 12 years and it got much better over the years. Only a handul things do jot work that well.

BU508A · « **Reply #9769 on:** July 19, 2020, 07:12:28 pm »

I've bought today one of the coolest counters ever.

A Rohde & Schwarz FER BN4721

The counting valves are Valvo E1T. Here is a description in German.

Pictures from the website:

This is a mp4 video from the website wellenkino.de from forum fellow Martin.M.
Here you can see this counter in action.

Video from Martin.M.

deadlylover · « **Reply #9770 on:** July 20, 2020, 01:38:43 am »

Won a used AMP 59250 crimp tool from eBay for 50 dollarydoos woohoooooo. (these retail for ~USD1400 new)

The 59250 is on the top/right, I like that it can do both sizes of my old tools (47386/47387) and it's a bit more compact to boot. The closer handle distance means it's a bit easier to squeeze/grip with my girly hands but the actual force seeeems to be about the same as the others.

Looks to be working just fine but I'll have to do some DIY tensile strength testing later. For my home hobbyist use I think it's more than adequate, a quick test shows that I have no chance of pulling a crimp terminal off a wire with my hands (the spec for 16awg wire was something like 20kg force from memory).

jogri · « **Reply #9771 on:** July 20, 2020, 06:36:25 pm »

I got myself a laser "pointer": A 270W 915+980 nm diode laser for a price that was probably below scrap metal value (guys, don't ever start ebay auctions at 1€... [unless it's for stuff that i want, then it's perfectly fine]).
Not quite sure what i'll do with it, as it was purchased because of cheap and not because of need. I'll probably take it apart and sell the optics as i do not plan on using a laser that requires 50A@25V (good luck trying to find a power supply for that thing).

And of course it's not any old diode laser: This is a made in germany, no expense spared machine. Just take a look at the top cover, it looks suspiciously like someone took a 40x40cm aluminum chunk and removed roughly 90% of the material... The aluminum alone will set you back nearly 100 backs.

daqq · « **Reply #9772 on:** July 20, 2020, 07:21:45 pm »

Quote from: jogri on July 20, 2020, 06:36:25 pm

I got myself a laser "pointer": A 270W 915+980 nm diode laser for a price that was probably below scrap metal value (guys, don't ever start ebay auctions at 1€... [unless it's for stuff that i want, then it's perfectly fine]).
Not quite sure what i'll do with it, as it was purchased because of cheap and not because of need. I'll probably take it apart and sell the optics as i do not plan on using a laser that requires 50A@25V (good luck trying to find a power supply for that thing).

And of course it's not any old diode laser: This is a made in germany, no expense spared machine. Just take a look at the top cover, it looks suspiciously like someone took a 40x40cm aluminum chunk and removed roughly 90% of the material... The aluminum alone will set you back nearly 100 backs.

I'm not extremely jealous...
*makes jealous noises*

Syntax Error · « **Reply #9773 on:** July 20, 2020, 07:37:03 pm »

@jogri What a score. Are you sure that milled ingot is just aluminium? If it is, then it's likely to be some alloy they make into satellites.

ace1903 · « **Reply #9774 on:** July 20, 2020, 07:45:22 pm »

@jogri 25V 50A is not that difficult. If you have 3phase power supply at you house you can try Simens SITOP40 PLC power supply.
I found this version cheap on ebay, although used, quality is perfect.
Can you give us more pictures of this masterpiece? Especially driver board that can handle 50A?


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