What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!

[RAPo]

A krohn hite 4300a oscillator came in today.

[beanflying]

Decided on an end of generation CPU rather than buy into what is for now an expensive new one. It also keeps my 4 fairly modern systems broadly compatible for phasing out say my main box in a few more years and prop up the others with the better bits for likely 5-8 years with the bits.

5900X and a Peerless Assassin 120SE cooler.

Also just picked up a 'deal' on a 12" Starrett machinists level for way less than the cost of a Chinese import 

[rdl]

I ordered a BenQ 27" monitor to replace an ancient 22" 1680x1050 with fluorescent back light.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072XFFQ4K

[DiTBho]

Campagnolo Victory headset! NOS!!!

Crazy purchase, not because steel is better than aluminum, but rather because of the late 80s style.

But, wait, Campagnolo Zonda 1995 wheels paired with Campagnolo Victory 1985 headset!? 10 years of difference and completely different styles, doesn't it look ... a bit steampunk-ish?

Yup, it does! 

these component choices make the definitive bicycle "not sellable", but it's personal, so I don't care too much.

[grumpydoc]

I found a 2001 for "reasonable money", not bargain basement but not super expensive either and it has a cal cert



Serial No 12XXXXX, not sure what manufacturing date that corresponds to.

[SiliconWizard]

I found a 2001 for "reasonable money", not bargain basement but not super expensive either and it has a cal cert

Nice one! Can we ask how much you paid for it?

[grumpydoc]

I found a 2001 for "reasonable money", not bargain basement but not super expensive either and it has a cal cert

Nice one! Can we ask how much you paid for it?

£665

[SiliconWizard]

I found a 2001 for "reasonable money", not bargain basement but not super expensive either and it has a cal cert

Nice one! Can we ask how much you paid for it?

£665

Not a super bargain, but seeing that the average 2001 on eBay can be found at around $1500-$2000, it's not bad at all!

[Ed.Kloonk]

I would have said if you have to ask, you prolly can't afford it. 

[porter]

Casio G-Shock

A self defeating watch: difficult to read the analog or digital part.    The manual is stuck in the 70s.
Gee, I could of bought one of those little oscilloscopes everyone is talking about. 

[SiliconWizard]

Casio G-Shock

A self defeating watch: difficult to read the analog or digital part.    The manual is stuck in the 70s.
Gee, I could of bought one of those little oscilloscopes everyone is talking about.

The color scheme doesn't work very well.

[DiTBho]

Casio G-Shock

Look at Suunto Core Classic packs. They are made for outdoor features in a robust construction with a comfortable elastomer strap, combining an altimeter, barometer, and compass with weather information, with a very nice digital display, easy to read!

~150 euro

[RAPo]

I'm in for some heavy lifting:
  Schlumberger FS30 &
  Schlumberger FSM 500 &
  Schlumberger BMD 501
will be picked up next friday.

[RAPo]

Yesterday the Bodnar pulser arrived (within 3  days of ordering).

[w.v.s.]

I found a 2001 for "reasonable money", not bargain basement but not super expensive either and it has a cal cert

Serial No 12XXXXX, not sure what manufacturing date that corresponds to.

I highly recommend to check/replace the electrolytic capacitors (see https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/restoration-glory-of-keithley-2001-dmm if you are not convinced) and when you do that, you will get an idea of the manufacturing year by the date codes of the components.

[grumpydoc]

Oh, I'm convinced - probably more critical for my 2000/2015's as I believe the caps in the 2001M are not so prone to leaking.

[w.v.s.]

Oh, I'm convinced - probably more critical for my 2000/2015's as I believe the caps in the 2001M are not so prone to leaking.

From my point of view the 2001 is very prone to leaking. In my impression it is a rather common defect with older devices of that type, because they placed the caps in a rather warm area of the device. Here is, how my caps looked like and they also took a power resistor and a custom transfomer ... with them.

[DiTBho]

I rented a gorgeous Pantani bicycle replica for half the weekend.
Exactly the one shown in the video!!!

Expensive, tired, but I'm satisfied 

[grumpydoc]

I highly recommend to check/replace the electrolytic capacitors [...] and when you do that, you will get an idea of the manufacturing year by the date codes of the components.

2009 by the look of the IC date codes, so that might be newer than the worst of the capacitor problems.

[SiliconWizard]

I rented a gorgeous Pantani bicycle replica for half the weekend.
Exactly the one shown in the video!!!

Expensive, tired, but I'm satisfied 

Not even electric! How are you gonna save the planet with this?
 

[Ed.Kloonk]

I rented a gorgeous Pantani bicycle replica for half the weekend.
Exactly the one shown in the video!!!

Expensive, tired, but I'm satisfied 

Not even electric! How are you gonna save the planet with this?
 

 

[armandine2]

I'd rather be looking at it than looking for it (cautionary principle), may be, but probably a case of TE acquisition 

[RAPo]

And the heavy lifting is done. A complete Schlumberger FS30+FSM500+BMD501 setup is in da house.

[DiTBho]

@Ed.Kloonk
LOL 

[DiTBho]

I am back to 90s light steel, Columbus TX tubing, used for the Coppi Mirage bicycle. A young dude made an auction to sell his father's bicycle.

All his photos showed a rather dirty mess of dust and oil with a horribly scratched saddle, but a wonderful long-cage Campagnolo Mirage derailleur and a Daytona derailleur mounted next to a triplex chainring crankset catch my attention 

So I immediately reached out to meet him in a car parking zone near a train station, with the precise idea of buying only a single ticket and putting a portable mini inner tubes pump able to pump up to 8bar, two inner tubes, grease, pedals, Allen keys, good for the derailleurs and rim brakes, but also for pedals, and other tools into my backpack.

No return ticket! Easy plan, meet the guy, pay for the bicycle, immediately mount a side stand to be able to work on the bike and fix primary issues: as changing the saddle,  changing inner tubes, cleaning gears, adding grease to the chain, regulating wheels, regulating gear registers, etc, and turn back home with it, fixing secondary issues along the way home.

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And so I did! A lot of things could have gone wrong on a bike that hasn't been ridden for 10 years.

210 km, 7 stops to regulate secondary issues, four bottles of water consumed along the trip, and 5 kg of metal (tools) in the bag on my shoulder.

It worked 

(except ... 5 km from the garage at home ... it started raining cats and dogs
d'oh)