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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #4700 on: November 28, 2017, 05:39:41 am »
rx8pilot - those California Air Tool compressors look nice.  If it turns out the cheap Harbor Freight compressor is needing to run too much while I'm in the lab - I may relegate it to bicycles and occasional car tire use in our second garage and pick of one of those California Air Tool compressors.  At 1 hp - it must fill that 2 gal tank quickly!

I think the 1hp rating may be generous....but it does fill the 2gal quickly. I have a 7gal, 5.5gal, and 2 of the 2gal - all with the same pumps.
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #4701 on: November 28, 2017, 07:29:57 am »
Fast internet.  :phew:

Yes I've known what I've been missing for some time with only 1.7Mb/s max at some ungodly hour.  :--
20-100 Kb/s at peak times has been a PITA for too long on ADSL 1.  ::)

Point-point 5GHz microwave from a new ISP here in NZ.....Bluedoor.
https://bluedoor.nz/bluedoor-wireless/

Now they've not a lot of microwave sites but they're expanding their coverage so give them a yell to see if they can help you. Mine connects to their elevated site near Riverhead (NW Auckland) ~10 Km away.

Got the 30Mb/s plan and 10Mb/s up that will suit our needs just fine.
NO DATA CAP.......yeah ha.  :clap:
Might now get around to watching a few more of Dave's vids.  :)

The Vodafone salute for their piss poor ISP service is very soon coming their way. V V V V V  >:D
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #4702 on: November 28, 2017, 07:51:55 am »
Fast internet.  :phew:

Yes I've known what I've been missing for some time with only 1.7Mb/s max at some ungodly hour.  :--
20-100 Kb/s at peak times has been a PITA for too long on ADSL 1.  ::)

Point-point 5GHz microwave from a new ISP here in NZ.....Bluedoor.
https://bluedoor.nz/bluedoor-wireless/

Now they've not a lot of microwave sites but they're expanding their coverage so give them a yell to see if they can help you. Mine connects to their elevated site near Riverhead (NW Auckland) ~10 Km away.

Got the 30Mb/s plan and 10Mb/s up that will suit our needs just fine.
NO DATA CAP.......yeah ha.  :clap:
Might now get around to watching a few more of Dave's vids.  :)

The Vodafone salute for their piss poor ISP service is very soon coming their way. V V V V V  >:D
Good grief I thought you already had much faster services than that? I'm with Virgin and I get the UKs fastest service, 300Mb/s download and 12Mb/s upload with no capping. Problem is though you can only use that speed of the server you connect to is capable of it and many are not.

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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #4703 on: November 28, 2017, 08:15:16 am »
Good grief I thought you already had much faster services than that? I'm with Virgin and I get the UKs fastest service, 300Mb/s download and 12Mb/s upload with no capping. Problem is though you can only use that speed of the server you connect to is capable of it and many are not.
Many in the cities here do but go 20 minutes out like we are and it's pot luck based on what services pass your gate.
The politics of copper charges have affected the rollout of better services and while we've been patient for years the pressure from 'er indoor's was getting too much to hold out much longer.  :horse:
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #4704 on: November 28, 2017, 08:22:01 am »
Got this email last week:


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Hold on tight. We've increased
your Internet speed.

 
We're on a mission to improve your experience, and that means
making sure you have the Internet speeds you need to save time
and do more of what you love. That's why we've increased
your speed from 25 Mbps to 60 Mbps at no extra cost to you.

So, go ahead – simply restart your modem to enjoy
your new speed.

What they fail to mention is that monthly rates have increased by well over 50% in the last year or so.
 

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« Reply #4705 on: November 28, 2017, 08:26:55 am »
If you want to talk ridiculous i get 100KB/s internet and i pay $70 a month for it just simply because its either this or no internet.

It is however 100 times faster than my last plan was most of the time. Bleck, satellite  :rant:
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #4706 on: November 28, 2017, 08:32:28 am »
Got this email last week:


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Hold on tight. We've increased
your Internet speed.

 
We're on a mission to improve your experience, and that means
making sure you have the Internet speeds you need to save time
and do more of what you love. That's why we've increased
your speed from 25 Mbps to 60 Mbps at no extra cost to you.

So, go ahead – simply restart your modem to enjoy
your new speed.

What they fail to mention is that monthly rates have increased by well over 50% in the last year or so.
Yep, Vodafone did a similar dirty trick on us a few years back.

Sir
Your plan 10Gbs/month is less than our now minimum package, please accept the new 80Gb package @ an additional $15/month.

Shit our service was so bad, same as it's been until today  :clap: that we could never use 10Gb let alone 80.
One of their fooking NZ directors got his arse handed to him by email, I tell you that for sure !
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #4707 on: November 28, 2017, 08:35:36 am »
Got this email last week:


Quote
Hold on tight. We've increased
your Internet speed.

 
We're on a mission to improve your experience, and that means
making sure you have the Internet speeds you need to save time
and do more of what you love. That's why we've increased
your speed from 25 Mbps to 60 Mbps at no extra cost to you.

So, go ahead – simply restart your modem to enjoy
your new speed.

What they fail to mention is that monthly rates have increased by well over 50% in the last year or so.
Yep, Vodafone did a similar dirty trick on us a few years back.

Sir
Your plan 10Gbs/month is less than our now minimum package, please accept the new 80Gb package @ an additional $15/month.

Shit our service was so bad, same as it's been until today  :clap: that we could never use 10Gb let alone 80.
One of their fooking NZ directors got his arse handed to him by email, I tell you that for sure !
What was the result, a dead connection?

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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #4708 on: November 28, 2017, 08:48:12 am »
Got this email last week:


Quote
Hold on tight. We've increased
your Internet speed.

 
We're on a mission to improve your experience, and that means
making sure you have the Internet speeds you need to save time
and do more of what you love. That's why we've increased
your speed from 25 Mbps to 60 Mbps at no extra cost to you.

So, go ahead – simply restart your modem to enjoy
your new speed.

What they fail to mention is that monthly rates have increased by well over 50% in the last year or so.
Yep, Vodafone did a similar dirty trick on us a few years back.

Sir
Your plan 10Gbs/month is less than our now minimum package, please accept the new 80Gb package @ an additional $15/month.

Shit our service was so bad, same as it's been until today  :clap: that we could never use 10Gb let alone 80.
One of their fooking NZ directors got his arse handed to him by email, I tell you that for sure !
What was the result, a dead connection?
:-DD
No but for the last few years we would've been better off with another ISP.

He passed me on  ::) to NZ Chorus whom are responsible and own much of the telecoms infrastructure and also own the HW that gives us data. Trouble was they had a NZ Commerce Commission joint ISP complaint laid against them for their copper access charges for the ISP's. When Chorus lost a good hunk of their profit from having to reduce their charges they sat on their hands and wouldn't rollout the infrastructure improvements needed to keep pace with technology. Can't say I blame them.
Shit all has changed for those of us that live rurally other than newcomers that see a need and get their arse into gear to give us what we need, want and expect.
Go Bluedoor go.  :clap:

Now these guys offer some pretty good packages for NZ with speeds to 256 Mb/s (unadvertised) which BTW I spotted when they were setting the HW up.
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #4709 on: November 28, 2017, 12:35:28 pm »
Now these guys offer some pretty good packages for NZ with speeds to 256 Mb/s (unadvertised) which BTW I spotted when they were setting the HW up.
Out of curiosity, did you happen to get any pricing on this?
 

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« Reply #4710 on: November 28, 2017, 07:11:09 pm »
Now these guys offer some pretty good packages for NZ with speeds to 256 Mb/s (unadvertised) which BTW I spotted when they were setting the HW up.
Out of curiosity, did you happen to get any pricing on this?
Sorry no I didn't as I figured it'd be waaaaay out of my budget.  :'(
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #4711 on: November 28, 2017, 07:44:10 pm »
With the compressed air remember that the first thing to do is be ruthless about leaks, as those are a straight pouring of money away in both power used to compress air and in reduced compressor life. Ant leaks should be eliminated as much as possible, and if you can install shut off valves every tap off, as they are cheap ( for a simple 1/4 turn stainless steel ball valve, which has a pretty good life as well) and reliable.

Remember as well the tanks need to be pressure tested every few years ( depends on where you live, a pressure test generally is also a requirement for your insurer as well), plus you do need to either have an auto drain valve, or a regular regime of draining the tank every day or when you use it.
 

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« Reply #4712 on: November 29, 2017, 01:48:39 am »
My own AN8009 arrived yesterday. I pre-ordered one prior to 1st official release date and got it for under $20 including shipping.
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« Reply #4713 on: November 29, 2017, 10:34:14 am »
Got another package with AD588AD. Now I'll build a reference with a heater.


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« Reply #4714 on: November 29, 2017, 07:58:45 pm »
Some extruded aluminium section, mainly for making enclosures. Largest is 5" square x 1/4"
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« Reply #4715 on: November 29, 2017, 08:38:58 pm »
Got this email last week:


Quote
Hold on tight. We've increased
your Internet speed.

 
We're on a mission to improve your experience, and that means
making sure you have the Internet speeds you need to save time
and do more of what you love. That's why we've increased
your speed from 25 Mbps to 60 Mbps at no extra cost to you.

So, go ahead – simply restart your modem to enjoy
your new speed.

What they fail to mention is that monthly rates have increased by well over 50% in the last year or so.

Our internet got faster then cheaper here.  We were at 50 Mbs, then the minimum speed went to 60 Mbs without an increase.  It then went to 100 Mbs without an increase.  However, when we ditched the cable tv part of the bill and just kept phone and internet, the per cost of the individual service for internet went from $77 a month to $66 a month.  So when your cable company says you will save money if you bundle more services, they lie.  At least in my case.  For those curious, we had Brighthouse and it recently became Spectrum.  I will give them credit, even in the evenings, I never drop below 100 Mbs and can get anywhere from 102-110 Mbs consistantly and I have seen it has high at 117 Mbs.
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #4716 on: November 30, 2017, 02:40:31 pm »
Three years ago I was paying $45 a month for the 25 Mbps service, now it's over $80. It's partly my fault for not calling and negotiating a better rate every year when they increase the rates. That's pretty much how Comcast operates. At least this year they increased the speed along with the monthly charge.

Until now, Comcast has had no competition around here, but AT&T has recently completed installing their U-verse in this apartment complex and supposedly there's some kind of deal between them and the apartment management where we can get a good rate. So I'll either be switching or using that to beat Comcast down to something more reasonable.


 

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« Reply #4717 on: November 30, 2017, 07:27:34 pm »
A 70 dollar box of capacitors, HV capacitors are expensive! There is only 115 individual parts in this order. ::)
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« Reply #4718 on: November 30, 2017, 08:16:55 pm »
 
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #4719 on: December 01, 2017, 04:18:46 am »
replacement panels for my instek sfg 2010, was bought with damage.
Did you get that from GW-Instek directly?

Yes, they had to order it, took a while, but their support is pretty good, although slow ( they use email, no crm etc )
 

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« Reply #4720 on: December 01, 2017, 07:36:39 am »
That's good to know, tablatronix. I have an electronic load made my them that needs a binding post replaced.
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« Reply #4721 on: December 01, 2017, 01:01:59 pm »
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« Reply #4722 on: December 01, 2017, 01:04:47 pm »
:-DD

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« Reply #4723 on: December 01, 2017, 02:06:50 pm »
:-DD

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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #4724 on: December 01, 2017, 02:15:05 pm »
Hi

What have I bought recently?

I have had the sub woofer for a few weeks now.

In addition, I just got the solder dispencer sitting on top of the sub-woofer

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