Whats your Work-Bench/lab look like? Post some pictures of your Lab.

[mathsquid]

I moved recently and I've finally got my basement workshop mostly put together.  I've got my electronics bench on one side and my wood and metal tools on the other.

[Vgkid]

@ KetilB, What is the gear stacked on the rack case.

[nanofrog]

I moved recently and I've finally got my basement workshop mostly put together.  I've got my electronics bench on one side and my wood and metal tools on the other.

On the tool photo, there's a receptacle man-shaped being hung from a nail. My curiosity is piqued, so I have to ask; is it an attempted suicide or did it just piss you off?  

[mathsquid]

On the tool photo, there's a receptacle man-shaped being hung from a nail. My curiosity is piqued, so I have to ask; is it an attempted suicide or did it just piss you off?  

Now that you mention it, it does look a little morbid. 

[Mr.B]

Queens Birthday long weekend here in NZ.
I finally got round to cleaning it up...

[TSL]

Mr.B... very nice.

6 screens !! how ya doing that and what for ?

cheers

Tim

[nanofrog]

Queens Birthday long weekend here in NZ.
I finally got round to cleaning it up...

Very nice! 

Got any photos of it in it's normal state though (representative of the typical state of messiness)?   

[jadew]

Everyone seems to be making much better use of space than I am.

[lewis]

Love that 6-screen setup, I might have to steal that idea

[Smokey]

Love that 6-screen setup, I might have to steal that idea

Best monitor arrangement in my opinion.  I've been rocking that layout for about 4 years.  Only hard part is getting 6 quality monitor outputs from the PC.  I used to run three 2-output graphics cards, but now I'm doing two 2-output cards and 2 onboard motherboard outputs.

[R. Johnson]

DisplayPort capabilities might make it easier. 1.2 spec allows four monitors on a single port. Probably still too expensive right now, but it will probably become the standard in the future for multi display setups.

Great looking lab space Mr. B.

[mtdoc]

pfft. 6?  Real men have 24! 



Seriously though, traders have been using multiple monitors for years. Not sure what hardware they typically use

[nanofrog]

Seriously though, traders have been using multiple monitors for years. Not sure what hardware they typically use

PCIe expansion boxes will allow you to run enough cards on a suitable motherboard to run a 24 screen setup (example). Not exactly cheap, but doable.

[ketil b]

@ KetilB, What is the gear stacked on the rack case.

Hi so it a SINGER, Sideband Analyzer System SSB-50-1

Its a spectrum analyzer and a two tone generator, with the range extender I think the analyzer can go to 20 MHz

[Mr.B]

6 screens !! how ya doing that and what for ?

How = three dual graphics cards.
Why = because I can...

Very nice! 

Got any photos of it in it's normal state though (representative of the typical state of messiness)?   

Thank you...
No, I don't have any 'before' photos. I am a bit ashamed of the mess.

Love that 6-screen setup, I might have to steal that idea

Best monitor arrangement in my opinion.  I've been rocking that layout for about 4 years.  Only hard part is getting 6 quality monitor outputs from the PC.  I used to run three 2-output graphics cards, but now I'm doing two 2-output cards and 2 onboard motherboard outputs.

I have been using this configuration for about 4 or 5 years too.
The monitors are starting to get a bit tired. You can see the dramatic colour difference in the white, particularly the two on the left.
I have just purchased the kit to build a bigger and better PC. Now I need to decide if I want 6 new monitors or 3 bigger ones rotated 90 degrees.
3 new 16:9 aspect ratio 4K 34" monitors will cost a lot more than 6 new 5:4 aspect ratio 19" monitors.
I just cannot decide at the moment.

[xrunner]

Why = because I can...

Best reason ever given. 

[mtdoc]

Why = because I can...

Best reason ever given. 

Ha! Yes.  That's the same reason I give to justify why I have a lab full of vintage test equipment - most of which I do not need...  

[Darkvader]

There's some amazing workbenches here and it's great to see the variation in what people use and i admit, I'm Incredibly jealous.

This is my rather lackluster workbench, I don't have the much in way of equipment, simply because i'm the kind of person that will buy something when i need it. that being said i do plan to get an Oscilloscope soon

Oh and yes, it's in my bedroom, I sadly don't have that much space where i live currently :/

David~

[george graves]

This is my rather lackluster workbench, I don't have the much in way of equipment, simply because i'm the kind of person that will buy something when i need it.

Blah - I started out with an almost exact set up.  3-4  later I have a scope, counter, 4-3 power supplies and a 5 1/2 meter. You mentioned you'll buy what you need when you need it - actually - you'll get to the point where you buy stuff 3-6 months before you need it.  At least that's what I did.

[Halvmand]

Here it is. My humble electronics lab / one room apartment.
Good thing is, everything is within reach..... Most of the time.

Equipment worth mentioning:
HP 54501A oscilloscope
Homemade dual polarity psu. Made from a dvd player and some spare stainless.
Single supply psu I made in school
Amprobe AM520eur multimeter
Cargo Multimeter. Had it since I was about 10. Battery life is excellent. Not really sure if I ever changed the battery.
Dremmel w. the crappy drill press
Weller WTCP-S. Got it so cheap I can live without the temp control.

It's allmost to neat and clean for a lab, but my parents where visiting, so i kinda had to get rid off the mess 

[nfmax]

A couple of pictures of the electronics bench in my playroom. The first one was taken just after fitting the new antistatic mat, which is why it is so clean & tidy! the second one is a bit closer to normal. The PC on this bench is used only for instrument control, PIC development & PC-based things like my Intronix Logicport. My main computer is on the desk, out of shot.

[rx8pilot]

Lifting the test gear slightly off the surface buys a lot more room. Nice.

[Deathwish]

My mess

[lapm]

Ok, as promised heres my small home corner lab... Only couple of things missing from that picture, is one of those chinese nail owens i use to do photo resists pcb's (it has its own place on another nearby), few multimeters, wires, etc...

Most components are stored under that desk in plastic bins. Should install some led strips under there to have some light when i need it... Also starting to realize why people don't usually have corned desks... Should design a shelf for this on to move adjustable psu and oscilloscope up from desk surface.  But then that would require ledstrip for lighting too...

It newer ends... Darn you Dave for making such cool videos about electronics. Dont think i would have ever come back to this without them.... 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/133061229@N04/18465179326/

[signal]

- Agilent E2641 3 channel power supply

I am pretty sure that supply is a Agilent E3631, I have never heard of a E2641