What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!

[Panourias]

@ Bendba
Because it is my current potato mill! 

Apart that being said by AF6LJ (which is totally true) i need that instrument for a redundant power supply (or-ing) that i am designing and the evaluation's board manufacturer of the IC that i am testing states in the datasheet that i need a current probe for proper-full testing.Who am i to say no? 

The funny thing is that i purchased the 6302 probe from another ebay user and the TM501 PSU from another ebay user.A lot of reading to be made because the PSU dates from 1985 or so and even though the seller listed the PSU as working,i think that the electrolytic capacitors might have another opinion.A new adventure just hit the bench.

[japasetelagoas]

Just received a package from China (Aliexpress) with thirty 4x6 cm blank PCB's.


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[PartialDischarge]

Just received a package from China (Aliexpress) with thirty 4x6 cm blank PCB's
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Beware of shorts between pads in those boards, barely visible. Can ruin a prototype and make you lose hours, happened to me.

[neo]

Just received a package from China (Aliexpress) with thirty 4x6 cm blank PCB's
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Beware of shorts between pads in those boards, barely visible. Can ruin a prototype and make you lose hours, happened to me.

I find a box cutter very useful for those shorts.
As for my latest purchase i bit an almost literal bullet and bought this, http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fluke-8200A-Digital-Voltimeter/301847051330?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 with two hopes.
A) That the burn isn't bad and is just a solder burn.
B) That it doesn't have some odd glitch like the ones that i seem to attract.

[Specmaster]

I find a box cutter very useful for those shorts.
As for my latest purchase i bit an almost literal bullet and bought this, http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fluke-8200A-Digital-Voltimeter/301847051330?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 with two hopes.
A) That the burn isn't bad and is just a solder burn.
B) That it doesn't have some odd glitch like the ones that i seem to attract.

I hope that it is a solder burn but I really have my doubts, I would not expect a soldering iron if it came into contact with the plastic button to leave the plastic as clean and shiny as it is or to cause burn marks on the fascia like that, especially over the top of an apparently untouched button. It bears the resemblance of a building that has had flames / extreme heat escaping from the top of window frames and scorching the building fabric above the windows.

Please keep us all updated with the outcome once you receive it?   

[djos]

I find a box cutter very useful for those shorts.
As for my latest purchase i bit an almost literal bullet and bought this, http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fluke-8200A-Digital-Voltimeter/301847051330?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 with two hopes.
A) That the burn isn't bad and is just a solder burn.
B) That it doesn't have some odd glitch like the ones that i seem to attract.

I hope that it is a solder burn but I really have my doubts, I would not expect a soldering iron if it came into contact with the plastic button to leave the plastic as clean and shiny as it is or to cause burn marks on the fascia like that, especially over the top of an apparently untouched button. It bears the resemblance of a building that has had flames / extreme heat escaping from the top of window frames and scorching the building fabric above the windows.

Please keep us all updated with the outcome once you receive it?

It looks like someone accidentally left their hot air station pointing at it for a few minutes.

[neo]

I find a box cutter very useful for those shorts.
As for my latest purchase i bit an almost literal bullet and bought this, http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fluke-8200A-Digital-Voltimeter/301847051330?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 with two hopes.
A) That the burn isn't bad and is just a solder burn.
B) That it doesn't have some odd glitch like the ones that i seem to attract.

I hope that it is a solder burn but I really have my doubts, I would not expect a soldering iron if it came into contact with the plastic button to leave the plastic as clean and shiny as it is or to cause burn marks on the fascia like that, especially over the top of an apparently untouched button. It bears the resemblance of a building that has had flames / extreme heat escaping from the top of window frames and scorching the building fabric above the windows.

Please keep us all updated with the outcome once you receive it?

If i get it and it don't work there will be a repair thread thoroughly stunted by lack of manual.
If i get it and it does work there will be another post here and/or on TEA.

[Specmaster]

I think you can find this service manual at Aretek Manuals, I'll post a link in the morning when I get back to my desktop pic.

[japasetelagoas]

Just received a package from China (Aliexpress) with thirty 4x6 cm blank PCB's
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Beware of shorts between pads in those boards, barely visible. Can ruin a prototype and make you lose hours, happened to me.

Thanks for the heads up!


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[Specmaster]

I find a box cutter very useful for those shorts.
As for my latest purchase i bit an almost literal bullet and bought this, http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fluke-8200A-Digital-Voltimeter/301847051330?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 with two hopes.
A) That the burn isn't bad and is just a solder burn.
B) That it doesn't have some odd glitch like the ones that i seem to attract.

I hope that it is a solder burn but I really have my doubts, I would not expect a soldering iron if it came into contact with the plastic button to leave the plastic as clean and shiny as it is or to cause burn marks on the fascia like that, especially over the top of an apparently untouched button. It bears the resemblance of a building that has had flames / extreme heat escaping from the top of window frames and scorching the building fabric above the windows.

Please keep us all updated with the outcome once you receive it?

If i get it and it don't work there will be a repair thread thoroughly stunted by lack of manual.
If i get it and it does work there will be another post here and/or on TEA.

Here are some links to service manual for a Fluke 8200A as promised.
http://www.parts-recycling.com/Metal-Working-Machine-/Stamping-Press-/Out-of-Area-/Fluke-8200A-op-service-manual-5-shipping.htm
https://www.surplussales.com/Manuals/man_fluke.html
http://artekmanuals.com/manuals/other-manuals/

Hope these help.

[neo]

I find a box cutter very useful for those shorts.
As for my latest purchase i bit an almost literal bullet and bought this, http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fluke-8200A-Digital-Voltimeter/301847051330?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 with two hopes.
A) That the burn isn't bad and is just a solder burn.
B) That it doesn't have some odd glitch like the ones that i seem to attract.

I hope that it is a solder burn but I really have my doubts, I would not expect a soldering iron if it came into contact with the plastic button to leave the plastic as clean and shiny as it is or to cause burn marks on the fascia like that, especially over the top of an apparently untouched button. It bears the resemblance of a building that has had flames / extreme heat escaping from the top of window frames and scorching the building fabric above the windows.

Please keep us all updated with the outcome once you receive it?

If i get it and it don't work there will be a repair thread thoroughly stunted by lack of manual.
If i get it and it does work there will be another post here and/or on TEA.

Here are some links to service manual for a Fluke 8200A as promised.
http://www.parts-recycling.com/Metal-Working-Machine-/Stamping-Press-/Out-of-Area-/Fluke-8200A-op-service-manual-5-shipping.htm
https://www.surplussales.com/Manuals/man_fluke.html
http://artekmanuals.com/manuals/other-manuals/

Hope these help.

Thank you very much, i spent an hour looking for those before i bought the thing and if nothing else you just gave me a little peace of mind knowing that they are out there if needed.

[Lord of nothing]

Yesterday I got an Ascom I62 from ebay who look very good condition for just 15,50€ !!!! 
In total with Shipping 30,50€!

I believe the Seller drive insane. I was the only one who was bid. 
It cost new ~280€.

[frozenfrogz]

Since my iPhone 4 is struggling to keep connected to the carrier network and the use as a phone has been very inconvenient lately, I got a used Cat S60 yesterday.
Now I can take pyroselfies.

[cdev]

Congratulations!  You did it!

[fanOfeeDIY]

Bought some components at the shop today,
thought it was good for preparing for a Typhoon coming.

[alank2]

12. 1x 50m 3M Double Sided Tape

They sell 3M double side tape at Walmart?

[SeanB]

How else do you put up mirrors then, if you want no holes.

I am a fan of the 3M VHB tapes though, they are nice, just expensive.

[Specmaster]

I know, I need help but I just bought another 2nd hand bench meter on Ebay, is was a Buy it Now or offer, so I made an offer and again I was surprisingly accepted. I figured that the price I offered, the leads that came with it would cost that much on their own to buy so was worthwhile gamble.

That's OK. At least two bench meters is a good thing to have. The curved "bar" graph is interesting. I haven't seen that before. Otherwise, it looks like the innards of a handheld living in a bench enclosure. When you get it, have a look inside to see if that's what they did.

You hit the nail right on the head here. It does however seem to be well made, it has 2 x 600v Bussman quick blow HRC fuses fitted. It has 6 AA cells and a mains power unit and surprisingly the AA cells are not rechargeable. Checked the manual and its correct, so the units simply has a AC mains detection sensor and in the event of no line supply being present, switches over to Alkaline cells, an opportunity lost.  I'll take a few pics and post here later of the internals       

[bitseeker]

Yeah, nothing wrong with having innards from a handheld. It may be more robust as a result. The backup battery power certainly is a benefit derived from its handheld roots. Although having the batteries be rechargeable would have been better, that'd require more development work. Could be a fun project, though.

Regarding photos, if this meter hasn't been covered on the forums before, start a thread for it for others who may be interested, already have one, or need to fix one.

[Specmaster]

My HP 3466A meter has battery backup which performs in the same fashion and the switch over on both is seamless but the HP does employ a sealed lead acid battery so has a built in charger as part of the auto changeover circuit. I just have replaced the battery in that as it only lasted 10 minutes on batteries. I couldn't find a direct replacement battery of 6V 2.5Ah so I used a 2.8Ah one, slightly smaller in dimensions so needed some packing to keep it in the retaining bracket and battery leads had to be extended. It now lasts for about 8 full hours, nice.

I'll open a thread in the Test Gear section and post the photos of the Isotech there.

In the meantime, I purchased today these two radios, HMV Diplomat, superior sound to a Hacker, and also a Vega Selena 215 radio.

[Gyro]

An EPS-301 Electrophoresis PSU.  5 - 300V out at 10 - 400mA (80W max), with constant voltage / constant current and 1V/1mA settability.

Unlike the rest of the range and most other electrophoresis PSUs it has a fully floating output, rather that being symetrical around ground. It also has no ground leakage or zero load detection, so it should work just fine as a HV bench supply.  I doubt I'll be needing the timer function but that can be turned off. From the limited voltage ranges on the mains input selector, it is linear rather than SMPS.

From the images it appears to power up and display ok so hopefully it will work on arrival, or be easily fixable. Worst case the seller has a very good returns policy.

All for the sum of £26 including postage, no other bids. 

Manual here for reference: http://www.iproweb.fr/test/0%20-%20MATOS%20GUILLAUME/AMERSHAM%20PHARMACIA%20BIOTECH%20-%20EPS301%20ElectroPhoresis/MANUAL.pdf

[URI]

Hi, all!

I'm new to the eevblog forum as a poster. In fact I'm regularly following several boards since more than two years.
I got to the eevblog forum through daves vblog on youtube that I really like! 

Since I own
1 Philips PM 2534 multimeter
1 Philips PM 2535 multimeter
1 HP 3457A multimeter
3 HP 3456A voltmeter

voltmeters seem to be a little addictive to me, I was a little undetermined in which board to place my first post.

The TEA board (I'm reading regularly) could have been the right board as well -because I also own a HP 3325B, a Philips PM 6680 and a PM 6685 Counter together with GPSDO, Rubidium Oscillator and several OXCOs (time-nuttery ahead?  )
I decided against the TEA board because I've already sold a classic & cool testgear without really regretting it (ok, because a HP 3456A succeeded it  ) :



Perhaps I am not completely lost to TEA..   

Ok back ontopic:
I received my third classic HP 3456A a few days ago and its completely functional though not cleaned up yet.
It's of the last generation with rubber keys. I like those "newest" of the 3456A's most because no service notes apply to them. 
I got it for 75US$ plus 96US$ shipping and ca. 30US$ customs. Not a real score for those living in the US, but over here in germany these machines are quite rare and the last version with rubber keys is also rare in the us:



By the way:
Does anybody know anything about HP 3456A's with a blue front?:



This was my first HP 3456A and it's one of the 2512A... generation the last one with classic keys.

[ChrisLX200]

Cheap gadget - batteries not included :-)

ChrisH

Edit: I just calmed down after laughing at this thing. They have BENT the Zif socket lever such that when the socket is open ready to insert a chip - the lever is in the way and it's really difficult to get the chip into the socket! LOL! I'm sure it's _supposed_ to be this way because when the socket is locked it needs the bend as even with the cut-out in the case there would not be room for the lever to lock otherwise. You've got to be kidding me!

[Rbastler]

Bought a DG1022Z today. It should arrive between wednsday and friday next week. The SDG1025 was too awfull.

[bitseeker]

I'm new to the eevblog forum as a poster.

Welcome to the posting side of the forum!

voltmeters seem to be a little addictive to me, I was a little undetermined in which board to place my first post.

The TEA board (I'm reading regularly) could have been the right board as well -because I also own a HP 3325B, a Philips PM 6680 and a PM 6685 Counter together with GPSDO, Rubidium Oscillator and several OXCOs (time-nuttery ahead?  )

Seems a good fit to me.

I decided against the TEA board because I've already sold a classic & cool testgear without really regretting it (ok, because a HP 3456A succeeded it  ) :

Perhaps I am not completely lost to TEA..   

Ah, you'll be alright. I've sold stuff too. Gotta pay for the new acquisitions, ya know.

Does anybody know anything about HP 3456A's with a blue front?:

First time I've seen one. My first impression is...not quite the right color palette. Thanks for the pic.