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« Reply #7825 on: January 18, 2019, 03:18:03 am »
Retail TEA support therapy was needed. I had zero anythings of any sort expected and I was feeling edgy not being able to track movements of orders so I am now waiting on a set of bumpers and handle for my 34401A 'used' out of China  :palm: and a MICSIG differential probe from 'Chullora' in Sydney (which is also a suburb of Hong Kong where WIN Logistics are actually based)  :horse:

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« Reply #7826 on: January 18, 2019, 03:52:07 am »
Got myself a new-in-box EPROM Eraser, so I promptly tore it apart to see what's inside. :D

I had to laugh at "it's made by Leap". Needs a little handle mounted on the tray I think.
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« Reply #7827 on: January 19, 2019, 12:05:43 pm »
Got myself a new-in-box EPROM Eraser, so I promptly tore it apart to see what's inside. :D

I had to laugh at "it's made by Leap". Needs a little handle mounted on the tray I think.

I agree, I think I could find a nice chrome handle in Akihabara. I'm sure I saw a few different sizes at the store selling enclosures and stuff.
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« Reply #7828 on: January 20, 2019, 04:11:27 pm »
Ordered this from Amazon on Wednesday and it was delivered on Friday. Pretty amazing considering I chose the "Free Shipping" option.






 
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« Reply #7829 on: January 20, 2019, 10:56:28 pm »
Ordered this from Amazon on Wednesday and it was delivered on Friday. Pretty amazing considering I chose the "Free Shipping" option.



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« Reply #7830 on: January 21, 2019, 12:38:16 am »
Ordered this from Amazon on Wednesday and it was delivered on Friday. Pretty amazing considering I chose the "Free Shipping" option.



That is surprising considering Amazon usually just sits on your order until the appointed time offset for "free shipping" duration.
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« Reply #7831 on: January 21, 2019, 02:34:11 pm »
Used, like new 34461A for $600 from Korea. Plus $100 EMS shipping.
This is to replace the DMM4050 currently on my bench radiating EMI to nearby circuits.
Also, with the recent addition of an E36313A, this means I finally have a full-Keysight bench.
Tinfoil shield on that DMM4050 perhaps?  ;D
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« Reply #7832 on: January 21, 2019, 02:51:02 pm »
Used, like new 34461A for $600 from Korea. Plus $100 EMS shipping.
This is to replace the DMM4050 currently on my bench radiating EMI to nearby circuits.
Also, with the recent addition of an E36313A, this means I finally have a full-Keysight bench.
Tinfoil shield on that DMM4050 perhaps?  ;D
Joking aside, wouldn't aluminium or copper tape on the inside of the enclosure, perhaps with a coat of lacquer or nonconductive tape to avoid accidental shorts, actually help?  Assuming it is not radiating off the wires and such.
 

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« Reply #7833 on: January 21, 2019, 03:02:58 pm »
The enclosure is metal...
 

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« Reply #7834 on: January 21, 2019, 05:37:21 pm »
Used, like new 34461A for $600 from Korea. Plus $100 EMS shipping.
This is to replace the DMM4050 currently on my bench radiating EMI to nearby circuits.
Also, with the recent addition of an E36313A, this means I finally have a full-Keysight bench.
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« Reply #7835 on: January 21, 2019, 05:41:46 pm »
The vfd window is the culprit.
Transparent EMI shielding, then?  Perhaps an ITO film over it?

(Just wondering, in case I have a similar problem one day; I do use small OLED displays, and it may bite me in the butt.  Would be interesting to know if ITO or similar conductive film works, or if display/device replacement is the only real option.)
 

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« Reply #7836 on: January 22, 2019, 05:52:56 pm »
Office Space fan?  :-+
Well, the stapler was on sale and I'd been meaning to buy a good one for years. All I had until now was a "Little Goliath", which is decent for its size though it struggles to staple more than a few sheets at once. But yeah, I chose the red color because of the movie.


That is surprising considering Amazon usually just sits on your order until the appointed time offset for "free shipping" duration.

I know what you mean. I was thinking this must have been some kind of mistake, but I ordered a few more things Sunday night, chose the free shipping option again, and got an email Monday saying everything had shipped with estimated delivery on Wednesday (tomorrow). Both orders were shipped by USPS direct, none of that stupid hand-off Smartpost/Surepost garbage.
 
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« Reply #7837 on: January 22, 2019, 07:08:15 pm »
The vfd window in s the culprit.

need to find a broken microwave, tear front door apart, and glue it to DMM ; as an option toss all DMM in microwave ... problem solved ...
 

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« Reply #7838 on: January 22, 2019, 07:46:18 pm »
Office Space fan?  :-+
Well, the stapler was on sale and I'd been meaning to buy a good one for years. All I had until now was a "Little Goliath", which is decent for its size though it struggles to staple more than a few sheets at once. But yeah, I chose the red color because of the movie.


That is surprising considering Amazon usually just sits on your order until the appointed time offset for "free shipping" duration.

I have a heavy duty Swingline that I picked up from Wally World.  It will handle 40 sheets and I did actually get to test it.  Worked fine.  Mine is orange, black and grey, kind of urban, home office camo.

I know what you mean. I was thinking this must have been some kind of mistake, but I ordered a few more things Sunday night, chose the free shipping option again, and got an email Monday saying everything had shipped with estimated delivery on Wednesday (tomorrow). Both orders were shipped by USPS direct, none of that stupid hand-off Smartpost/Surepost garbage.
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« Reply #7839 on: January 22, 2019, 09:00:14 pm »
Ordered this from Amazon on Wednesday and it was delivered on Friday. Pretty amazing considering I chose the "Free Shipping" option.


Office Space!
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« Reply #7840 on: January 22, 2019, 09:20:23 pm »
Ordered this from Amazon on Wednesday and it was delivered on Friday. Pretty amazing considering I chose the "Free Shipping" option.


Office Space!
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151804/?ref_=nv_sr_1



Such a great movie!  8)

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« Reply #7841 on: January 22, 2019, 09:42:07 pm »
A HP 85047A (S parameter test set) to replace a '46A that somebody had buggered about with (Electronic transfer switch had been replaced with a mechanical one, fine until you want S12 AND S21 at the same time!).

Now I just need to suss out how to hack the 8753C so it enables the 6GHz mode with the multiplier in the '47A and life will be good (Until I then discover that my APC cal kit is not good to 6GHz!).

It seems to be functioning, now just need to wait for the VNA to warm up before tying to calibrate.

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« Reply #7842 on: January 23, 2019, 09:47:24 pm »
That Amazon order I placed Sunday night with the cheap free shipping?

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Expected Delivery on Wednesday 23 January 2019 by 8:00pm

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Delivered, Front Door/Porch

I won't bother with a picture as there was nothing really special. Another Wali M001 monitor desk mount and an extension for the one I already have, a 4 pack of eneloop pro AAA, and a Transcend RDF-5 USB Card Reader.


edit to add: There was absolutely no packing material at all in the box. Everything was just tossed in loose. Nothing was terribly fragile, but I'm kind of surprised the box wasn't torn up from the heavier items banging around.
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« Reply #7843 on: January 23, 2019, 09:59:07 pm »
I wanted to get an AY-AT component tester so I could take advantage of the latest OS firmware.  Saw that the "assembled" version on the Bay was only $2 more than the DIY version, so I went for it.  Maybe I should have spent an hour soldering it myself instead?   :-DD
 

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« Reply #7844 on: January 23, 2019, 10:49:30 pm »
I wanted to get an AY-AT component tester so I could take advantage of the latest OS firmware.  Saw that the "assembled" version on the Bay was only $2 more than the DIY version, so I went for it.  Maybe I should have spent an hour soldering it myself instead?   :-DD
It looks like some poor soul actually hand soldered that for those $2.
 

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« Reply #7845 on: January 23, 2019, 11:33:28 pm »
A little stash of these 18650 powerbank modules some bloke with a Swiss Accent 'made me buy'  ;)

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« Reply #7847 on: January 24, 2019, 04:37:43 pm »
I got some of these because my skinny behind doesn't have enough cushion on it.....
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« Reply #7848 on: January 25, 2019, 07:41:23 am »
I got some of these because my skinny behind doesn't have enough cushion on it.....

There's another shop that sells solutions to that "problem". They have a big yellow M over the door.  :D

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« Reply #7849 on: January 25, 2019, 08:23:29 am »
I got some of these because my skinny behind doesn't have enough cushion on it.....

There's another shop that sells solutions to that "problem". They have a big yellow M over the door.  :D

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Nice 1  :-DD
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