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[paulca]

It's the focusing. A bright light reduces the iris size and increases depth of field. You achieve similar by making a small aperture between both thumbs and forefingers and peeking through that, but brighter light is much nicer

Was going to say just that.  Same for screwing up your eyes to use your eyelids as a forced pinhole lense.  I'm sure every glasses wearer knows what I'm talking about trying to read your phone in the morning.

EDIT: One thing I did spend about £7.99 on was a ring light magnifying glass, which has a handle that expands into a stand.  It also has an independant (non charging) USB input so you don't need to keep replacing the batteries.   It's great for quick "rewiring" a breadboard or a quick solder when it's not worth pulling down the bit magnifier light.  It takes up very little room and can be folded and unfolded with one hand, with practice.

[trophosphere]

I got a used E-cal unit for my ZNB8 VNA and added on some new Type-N to SMA adapters.

[thm_w]

A Cuckoo Rice Cooker - after a second thought with amazon I went to another online supplier. These devices say 120V but I'll be surprised if I will have to use my uk/us autotransformer?

https://longdan.co.uk/collections/cuckoo

Says 240V on that site, for the one I checked.
Its a heater coil, so you'd want the right voltage.

[armandine2]

arrived today - impressed with the glossy jeff koons tech look. The voltage is right

[jonpaul]

A friend included this surprise Tektronix 2701 attenuator in a package of other parts via post.


The vintage 2701 attenuator is 0..80 db 50 Ohms, uses the same thick film céramique attenuators and cam switches as in wideband scopes and plug-ins.

1 ghz, 1.5 W rating . very useful and different than the HP attenuators.....

your thoughts appreciated!

Jon

[RAPo]

A Phillips PM5711 pulse generator will be delivered today.
Nice clean pulses and a rise time of 36.5ns

[beanflying]

Went to a Trade day at the local den of Tool Corruption who were offering 20% loyalty discounts toward my next purchase from todays purchases. Now what to spend these on 

So "another" 5" grinder but this one is corded and variable speed for better abrasive performance and to stop chewing up my batteries in the shop also lower speed is way way better for abrasives. Getting hard to buy corded but for a grinder it makes so much sense as an everyday one. Wasn't that fussed about staying with Makita here like all my cordless stuff but Metabo has always done Sanding and Grinding well in the past.

WEV11-125 Quick https://www.totaltools.com.au/98119-metabo-125mm-1550-watt-variable-speed-angle-grinder-wev15125?srsltid=AYJSbAc5CUZC8x5O5EvD1QrPk4yaX819prbsnkldbB9rIqaVnUC9K6QEWWQ

Also grabbed a 15W LiPo worklight (and BT speaker) for $30 AUD for the Aussie locals. Works great and cheap thing to add to the Car or tools. Powerbank capabilities, speakers and light so great value.

https://www.totaltools.com.au/138687-total-tools-15w-rechargeable-led-light-w-speaker-tt15wbtled

[rsjsouza]

Taking advantage of the black Friday promotions, I got a Western Digital Blue 8TB drive to be used as a tertiary file backup repo.

The 8TB is the only remaining CMR drive in the WD Blue line of products - something that gives me peace of mind for data storage.

[jonovid]

endoscope 5mm diameter camera
PC USB or Android phone
y pay for more cable length & higher resolution as I understand it.
also the 7mm  diameter cameras may run a bit cooler.
however 360p at 1 Meter will do most jobs, whether its a peek inside car doors looking for rust , in-to engine spark plug holes,
inside roof cavity's ,walls, body cavity's (veterinary or yourself at your own peril) it may not be waterproof.
peeking inside electronics cases without voiding your warranty ( if there is a 5.2mm hole or gap in the case)
when used the 5mm color camera tip got hot in just 2 minutes, so had to un-plug it for a cooldown.
the LED lighting bezel runs hot.
came with a handy 45 degree angle 5mm mirror tip. see image. also note- a good camera cleaning kit is also highly recommended.
as the lens window will get cruddy quickly with use.
just another set of cameras for my collection. I'm still on the lookout for a sub 3mm endoscope if its affordable.
then I can assault ant hills & make cool electronics videos from a bug's perspective, tip for you Dave. 

[jonpaul]

Just got a Shelly 1PM X1 Wifi 16A remote power switch and monitor

Needed this type of control for years....lots of DIY and hard to use similar ....

$18.50 Amazon...

100..240V or DC, control via mobile app or web on WiFi net

PERFECT!



Jon

[RAPo]

On Tuesday, a Simpson 303-3xl will arrive on my doorstep.
What a beauty:

[Sherlock Holmes]

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[richnormand]

@ jonovid

Got a few of these. They are very useful in many usage.
Good for the price but they vary a lot in quality, irrespective of the claimed specs.

Some will last a few weeks when used at max illumination (overheat). Some have very low fps and need to held in place for a second or so the have a useful image. Some are not waterproof as claimed.
You need to clean the front window to avoid reflections stray light from the led illumination but by the time you get to your objective the window gets dirty.
Also look at the 45deg mirror as it might have a plastic peel-off that is matched to the mirror size and not readily noticeable in normal light.
All worked well with the Win camera app, no need to download a dodgy app from an unknown source.

Ended up getting a pro model that is incredibly superior.

[PlainName]

Ended up getting a pro model that is incredibly superior

Do you have a model ref or URL for that?

[jonovid]

@ jonovid

Got a few of these. They are very useful in many usage.
Good for the price but they vary a lot in quality, irrespective of the claimed specs.

Some will last a few weeks when used at max illumination (overheat). Some have very low fps and need to held in place for a second or so the have a useful image. Some are not waterproof as claimed.
You need to clean the front window to avoid reflections stray light from the led illumination but by the time you get to your objective the window gets dirty.
Also look at the 45deg mirror as it might have a plastic peel-off that is matched to the mirror size and not readily noticeable in normal light.
All worked well with the Win camera app, no need to download a dodgy app from an unknown source.

Ended up getting a pro model that is incredibly superior.

Model?  allEx product description
5.5 7MM Android Endoscope 3 In 1 USB/Micro USB/Type-C Borescope Inspection Camera Waterproof for Smartphone

sold with or without end video screen with a handle & other accessories  seen on   pages 5 to 7 of the user manual
all have the same control box on the cable length end with a square button.
brightness control? mine did not have a thumbwheel.
however this maybe on the android app.  or the PC application. I did not download it.
as the endoscope works with existing plug & play video microscope applications.

[richnormand]

@jonovid and PlainName

Mine from almost a decade ago is an Olympus CYF-240 endoscope with the video attachment that I got used.
Now, considering  its prior history. That would mean a good IPA clean and autoclaving if you have a friend with one.

As stated I got a lot of the cheaper ebay and alibaba ones for a LOT (a BIG LOT cheaper!!) cheaper but they never matched the Olympus for electronics use and hidden parts inspection.
Another place to look would be used ones for the aircraft industry.

[macboy]

Got a new internet connection. Phone company was stuck with DSL in my area (no FTTH here yet) so went over to the cable company.
https://www.speedtest.net/result/14066618429
It's fast enough now! 
Much cheaper than my previous service too.

[paulca]

If you order off AliExpress as a kind of sleeping pill to put you to sleep.  You buy one or two cheap things two or three times a week.

It seems that AliExpress do everything they can to slow down your early orders so the later ones catch up to them at various "consolidation centres".

The net result for me was about 15 different orders I had open ALL arrived in one large AliExpress sack this morning.  Lots of little envelopes to go through now.

[gamalot]

The Fluke 83V that was delivered this morning, I don't understand where its market positioning is, but you have to buy when you can get it at a much lower price than the list price.

[beanflying]

  crazy deal on these 6 on evilbay. The Straight leg dividers points appear unused and totally unmolested so I think all of them have never been used. I paid less for all 6 than a set of 4" dividers sells for.

[basinstreetdesign]

Just received a 7000 series scope module extender (obviously not a genuine Tek article) from a chap in Illinois, USA.  Will try it out in next few days.

[basinstreetdesign]

Got a new internet connection.
Much cheaper than my previous service too.

I'm in Ontario.  Who was your previous service with?

[veedub565]

I bought a HP 3335A, don't know why but one of these just appealed to me. Decent resolution and flatness on these instruments. And a 75ohm output, which is handy as I already have an 8591C and W&G EPM-1.

It's got the odd scratch, but pretty much mint condition, really nice and tidy !

Fan is noisy, can hear it running wherever I am in the house. The rushing air I can cope with, the droning noise.. not so much.  May try a newer quieter one at some point. Care needs to be taken on CFM for these old units as they have quite a  positive air pressure in the case.

[pyr0boy]

Today I picked up my latest score;

A Matsusada REK 300 - 5.3
300V 5.3A Power Supply
https://www.matsusada.com/product/dcps/rack/rek/#models

&

A Matsusada RK250 - 4.8
250V 4.8A Power Supply
https://www.matsusada.com/product/dcps/handy/rk/

Total spend $320

[DiTBho]

Brooks England C17 Carved Cambium All Wheather Saddle
Modified with titanium rails