What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!

[beanflying]

Ordered one of them as I have a small lot of cables to do with a new 10Gig run to the shed (buying that one already made, gel filled & shielded 6A) but then 2.5Gig so moving from 5e to 6 mainly. Locally patch cables or mid length ones are not a thing so a roll of CAT6 is coming too.

Finished up going with OM4 fiber and a pair of SFP+ modules because it was cheaper than doing it with Cat6A and modules that would use more power as well $90 AUD inc tax and delivery. Still conduit and some fixing costs on top of this but I would still need most of that with the wire option.

[armandine2]

..for upcoming work on my 19-inch 3U enclosure 

went for the Bosch version (06019C500) of the Dremel tool, today

- I have batteries and charger from other Bosch 12V tools

[armandine2]

.. before anyone queries 10.8V 

[PA0PBZ]

.. before anyone queries 10.8V 

Ha, just had a discussion with my son about this, my Makita says 10.8V and his Bosch says 12V, both hold clearly the same 3 Li-ion cells 

[RAPo]

Got a new in the box Rohde & Schwarz (Hameg) HMO1024 oscilloscope.

[mendip_discovery]

Pi 4 with 8G RAM.

This means I can retire another Pi from its tasks and use this to take over, with the added feature of the BME280 to log conditions.

[gamalot]

Hioki L2101 kelvin clip lead.

After several years of use, I am very happy with the L2101 test leads that came with my Hioki RM3545 resistance meter, so I bought another one as a spare.

[jonovid]

100 meter VGA video & audio CAT5 extender
so I can have PC video & audio on my TV
I am yet to determined the isolation level between PC & TV.
as this can be a problem with more then 20 meters.

[DiTBho]

Got a new in the box Rohde & Schwarz (Hameg) HMO1024 oscilloscope.

how good is it? compared to RIGOL

[RAPo]

The postman delivered it 10 minutes ago ;-).
I applied the keygen for the options.
I bought it for the following reasons:
  -form factor
  -xy +z-axis setup
  -builtin component tester
  -quick view for all measurements.

All these options are not in my RIGOL MSO5104.

Now I only need to find an HO3516 logic probe.

Got a new in the box Rohde & Schwarz (Hameg) HMO1024 oscilloscope.

how good is it? compared to RIGOL

[gamalot]

I can't believe I made such a stupid mistake, I ordered a BR-2/3A lithium battery without solder tabs to replace the dead one in my power meter. 

[Smokey]

I can't believe I made such a stupid mistake, I ordered a BR-2/3A lithium battery without solder tabs to replace the dead one in my power meter. 

... but now you "have" to buy a battery terminal spot welder

[woody]

Your subconscience made you do it to give you a solid reason to get one of these:

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/guesses-on-what-i-am-attempting-here/

 

Oops, too late, beaten by Smokey

[gamalot]

I can't believe I made such a stupid mistake, I ordered a BR-2/3A lithium battery without solder tabs to replace the dead one in my power meter. 

... but now you "have" to buy a battery terminal spot welder

Your subconscience made you do it to give you a solid reason to get one of these:

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/guesses-on-what-i-am-attempting-here/

 

Oops, too late, beaten by Smokey

This time I will make a battery holder, of course I also think I need a spot welder, I have bought more than a hundred electrolytic capacitors, I want to try a capacitor array instead of batteries. 

[wkb]

An adequate soldering iron like a Metcal will solder wires to that battery. Use flux and be quick. Been there, done that succesfully.

[wkb]

Complete R&S measuring antenna set in case.
Fleamarket ~ 86$
- Rod antenna missing
+ 'Tastantenne' with coding plug for ESH-3
+ ext. PSU (looks like R&S, but seems homemade)

Been to Bad Bentheim today?

So was I 😉

[McBryce]

I can't believe I made such a stupid mistake, I ordered a BR-2/3A lithium battery without solder tabs to replace the dead one in my power meter. 

I'm not sure what's worse. Ordering the wrong part or having to openly admit that you don't own a battery spot welder. I'm going to go with the spot welder admission. 

McBryce.

[RAPo]

The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications 100th Edition Six-Volume Set.

[RAPo]

I am interested in (old) calculators. The book Empire of the Sum: The Rise and Reign of the Pocket Calculator is a great history lesson.

[Smokey]

The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications 100th Edition Six-Volume Set.

https://www.amazon.com/ARRL-Handbook-Radio-Communications-100th/dp/1625951582
$62.96 is actually really reasonable for something like that.  I was expecting the cost to be way more.

[RAPo]

Yep, that's the one I bought.

The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications 100th Edition Six-Volume Set.

https://www.amazon.com/ARRL-Handbook-Radio-Communications-100th/dp/1625951582
$62.96 is actually really reasonable for something like that.  I was expecting the cost to be way more.

[gamalot]

I can't believe I made such a stupid mistake, I ordered a BR-2/3A lithium battery without solder tabs to replace the dead one in my power meter. 

I'm not sure what's worse. Ordering the wrong part or having to openly admit that you don't own a battery spot welder. I'm going to go with the spot welder admission. 

McBryce.

I made an adapter using the terminals I removed from the old battery and a small piece of prototype board. It looks kind of ugly, but with this I think I can use almost any type of battery, which means I can save a lot of money!

The spot welder is still on the list, plus some small size 2 and 3 pin connectors.

[grumpydoc]

Terrible crimp job on the cable in that photo though 

[xrunner]

Terrible crimp job on the cable in that photo though 

That's why they need to test it! 

[beanflying]

Even my practice ones aren't that bad  Tester is in the country so I will test it's TDR or not qualities sometime next week I guess.

The shielded CAT6 is a bit of a fiddle compared to the 5E ones I have chopped up to test the crimper but the ones I made so far have got data going in and coming out so that is a start I guess.

** shielded plugs and boots coming too for the proper leads.