you know youve been watching too much eevblog when...

[deth502]

you look at the pile of bills and ebay packages piling up on your kitchen table and think "i need to do a mailbag episode"

 

[karlmag]

*lol*   

Well, a friend of mine reads this forum *a lot*.
He was quite desperate earlier when the forum was down for a few hours.  Withdrawals?  Naaaaaaw... :-D

[echen1024]

I look at my lab and think... Damn these bloody boxes!

[AndreasF]

... you start calling your uncle "Bob".

[mcinque]

 

[Strada916]

or you start saying. "in like Flynn" when ever you open something or you enter the front door of your house.   

[nitro2k01]

When you have a snarky remark referencing a Dave-ism as your signature.

[mianchen]

When you have 10 more DMMs than you ever need as a bloody hobbyist.

[SeanB]

You close off conversations with " See you later" and a kizzap sound.......

[Terabyte2007]

... when your wife gives you that look as big brown brings another 5 boxes to your door.

... when you have more oscilloscopes than you know what to do with.

[SLJ]

When you have Vegemite in your cupboard and not peanut butter.

[TheWelly888]

When I have just looked at Rigol UK's website and ordered a 1022A function generator from them!

[GreyWoolfe]

When you more duplicates of all your test gear than hands to operate them.  To go along with that, when you turn everything on in your lab and the lights in the rest of the house dim.

Tom, NW0LF

[echen1024]

When you more duplicates of all your test gear than hands to operate them.  To go along with that, when you turn everything on in your lab and the lights in the rest of the house dim.

Tom, NW0LF

Does that seriously happen for you?

[GreyWoolfe]

No, but if I turn on the test gear and fire up all my light fixtures and have my computers running in the home office/ workbench, the 2 APC SmartUPS 1550 UPSs that everything is plugged into start getting a little wonky.  Maybe I should get replacement batteries for the 3rd back up unit I have and spread the load out some more 

Tom, NW0LF

[robrenz]

When you call your newest piece of gear "a schmick bit of kit"

[c4757p]

When you more duplicates of all your test gear than hands to operate them.  To go along with that, when you turn everything on in your lab and the lights in the rest of the house dim.

Tom, NW0LF

Does that seriously happen for you?

My Power Designs TP343A can singlehandedly dim the lights in the room with its inrush current. Not the whole house, but still, anyone present knows when I turn that beast on. It also sings a very satisfying 60 Hz song at the same time, and continues to hum softly the whole time it's running.

I'm sure you could "fly to the moon" on its quiescent current, but you could also fly to the moon inside it as your spaceship, which I why I like it so much.

[SeanB]

You debate which meter you want to use to check a single AA cell as to whether it is dead flat or still has some charge in it, and are stuck between 5 meters in the final selection.

[c4757p]

You debate which meter you want to use to check a single AA cell as to whether it is dead flat or still has some charge in it, and are stuck between 5 meters in the final selection.

Or just bounce it on the table and say "good enough for A'straya"

[mimmus78]

When during a video call some friends ask you what are all those background lights and if you are in a submarine ship.

[robrenz]

My Power Designs TP343A can singlehandedly dim the lights in the room with its inrush current. Not the whole house, but still, anyone present knows when I turn that beast on. It also sings a very satisfying 60 Hz song at the same time, and continues to hum softly the whole time it's running.

The Power Designs philharmonic orchestra is one of my favorites

[SeanB]

Not good enough distinction on the bounce test, you never know if it is the surface or the cell making the bounce with enough reliability to check. Motor caps do bounce nicely when they have started to build up internal pressure but before they blow off the end and ooze out some grey goop and a lot of very sticky palm kernel oil. Had one do that on Thursday, and had to go out and up a ladder to the unit to change it (again). They just do not last these days.

[c4757p]

Not good enough distinction on the bounce test, you never know if it is the surface or the cell making the bounce with enough reliability to check.

Eh, good enough for A'straya.

[SeanB]

That is normal with stuff made in China for me, you never know what nasties are inside.

[pickle9000]

Somehow your multimeter count exceeds the number test leads you have.