What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!

[gamalot]

I thought the price was quite low so I ordered one.

[Black Phoenix]

I thought the price was quite low so I ordered one.

Heck that price is a steal...

[Kjelt]

I thought the price was quite low so I ordered one.

Heck that price is a steal...

Normal MSRP is around €32 so where does this $100 come from?

[gamalot]

I thought the price was quite low so I ordered one.

Heck that price is a steal...

Normal MSRP is around €32 so where does this $100 come from?

https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B000CDSQF6

[armandine2]

I thought the price was quite low so I ordered one.

.. a good thing about Amazon is you can look back and see how much you spent:

I got the 300mm Knipex King Cobra in August 2020 for £26.99 and it is now £36.05

[PA0PBZ]

Normal MSRP is around €32 so where does this $100 come from?

I have no idea, Amazon shows me the same € 32, now €23.

[themadhippy]

Mint cond Studio dynamic microphone, Shure SM58  €5

Hope its a genuine one as there's plenty of very good fakes out there.

[elex_enthusiast]

The initial plan was to acquire a function gen as I dont have one yet, but a Rigol DL3021A suddenly turned out and it was a deal I couldnt resist. Ofcourse just like everybody else did, I hacked it!

[zapta]

Just order a JBC clone from Amazon. 153$ + tax after the $30 coupon.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BN5RSVZZ

[armandine2]

arrived today two Nitecore i4  ordered D4

not sure if I'll return, the quest for a D4 continues 

[tautech]

arrived today two Nitecore i4  ordered D4

not sure if I'll return, the quest for a D4 continues 

[PartialDischarge]

Lol, reminds of the Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CuttingEdgeEngineeringAustralia, always repairing Caterpillar stuff

[armandine2]

LOL
many years ago I was (technically) a plant mechanic - some horror stories to tell on Army D6s 

nowadays I just watch Curtis on his cutting edge YT channel

[tautech]

LOL
many years ago I was (technically) a plant mechanic - some horror stories to tell on Army D6s 

nowadays I just watch Curtis on his cutting edge YT channel

You can get your CAT fix watching Squatch253 restoring and maintaining his:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW_TtiTWGCaqa-leidqLnhB35AX3g-XUE

He also has a couple RD6 3cyl beasts from pre D6 days.

[SiliconWizard]

 

[Sredni]

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Just ordered 2 of those E27 neon flicker lamps.

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When I was a teenager, going outside to walk my dog I'd sometimes commit minor acts of vandalism. One evening I stole a regular lightbulb from an entrance to a staircase.

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Next evening I saw an eerie mesmerizing red glow there. When I got closer, I noticed that instead of a lightbulb, someone screwed in a flickering neon flame lamp, like the ones they have in churches. Of course I stole it too     I liked its gentle neon glow so much, I've put it into light fixture in my bedroom (it was the one with 2 circuits and 3 bulbs).

Telling my parents I'm going to bed, then long nights of staring at Trinitron CRT monitor, running Visual Studio 2005 on Win XP, in a room dimly illuminated by a stolen neon lamp. Then can't wake up in the morning, being late for school and falling asleep during classes. Man, those days are never coming back.

Anyway, I'll buy some E27 fixture, switch and put it on my desk to keep me lit during those long December nights when I'm coding.

[Sredni]

Working now. I believe I saw them in a video by Technology connections. They are kinda cool. And by cool I mean warm.

[gamalot]

I bought this on eBay and the seller listed it as a level. But when I picked it up at the post office, a woman there corrected me that's a leveler, so what should it be called? 

[RAPo]

I bought a Hdp4424b power supply.

[PlainName]

woman there corrected me that's a leveler, so what should it be called?

Since you're not quite down under it's a tilter.

Here it's a 'spirit level'. Without the spirit part, who knows.

[Messtechniker]

In Germany we officially call it "Wasserwaage". In northern parts of Germany more colloquially "Klugscheisser", i.e. smartass. Because it always knows better.....

[vk6zgo]

In Germany we officially call it "Wasserwaage". In northern parts of Germany more colloquially "Klugscheisser", i.e. smartass. Because it always knows better.....

Yeah, you put something in that looks right when you "eyeball it", but smartarse always shows it just a bit out!

[vk6zgo]

woman there corrected me that's a leveler, so what should it be called?

Since you're not quite down under it's a tilter.

Here it's a 'spirit level'. Without the spirit part, who knows.

I would call it a spirit level, too, but maybe the yellow plastic bits do some special magic.

[PA0PBZ]

When in doubt ask the manufacturer: https://www.wiha.com/int/en/tools/measuring-tools/spirit-level/41/electrician-s-spirit-level

(I went there to unravel the secret of the plastic sliders, now I know )

[Kim Christensen]

Here it's a 'spirit level'. Without the spirit part, who knows.

Depends on what they mean by "spirit" , the opposite could be:
dullness level
reality level
sober level
mortal level

The fluid inside is alcohol. So without it, I'd just call it a "broken" level.