Hello all,
this is my first post in this forum. I'm from Germany and I'd like to show you my lab which consists of two rooms in the basement. One is for electronics development, the other is equipped with a mini lathe, a micro mill and other mechanical tools.
As you can see on the photos I use a lot of old equipment which is still in excellent working condition.
Regards,
Alexander
Hi Alexander
Nice lab there. One question, in picture Labor2.jpg, is that an emergency button to disable all your AC power outlets? It looks like one.
Quite an installation you have there! Have you ever had the need to use one of your emergency buttons?
When you say RCD, do you mean a Residual Current Device?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residual-current_device
I'm surprised not too many labs have microscope, in fact only one lab on the pictures has it.
How do you solder smd components like 0204 or similar ?
Maybe I'm too old since I need one microscope for smd work.
Quite an installation you have there! Have you ever had the need to use one of your emergency buttons?
When you say RCD, do you mean a Residual Current Device?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residual-current_device
a few weeks ago I had a severe failure in a test setup with a step-down converter with 24V/20amps. I was lucky to find the emergency button quick enough...
RCDs with 30mA threshold are mandatory in Germany for power outlets.
Regards,
Alexander
i like this topic. here is my personal lab. i know its not good. but just would like to show off anyway
I'm surprised not too many labs have microscope, in fact only one lab on the pictures has it.
How do you solder smd components like 0204 or similar ?
Besides from that I have a carload of inverter grade 'lytics in the cellar (haven't got round using them but they were cheap!):
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Oh well, they are only 6000µF 350V so they are not really suitable for coilgunning in large scale.
Based on quick calculations, 200A*12v*1s=2400J
That amount of energy is attainable with just 6 4700uF, 450v capacitors charged to 430v and discharged to 100v. And they'll very likely outlast the car since capacitors do not degrade much when used within specifications.
However, traditional starters are very inefficient (high resistive losses), so the actual energy needed is lower. High voltages reduce resistive losses. Add some more tricks like unload solenoids to deactivate some of the cylinders and electric oil pumps to prime the bearings and the energy needed is even lower.
Where capacitors really excel is regenerative braking. The problem is the sheer size of the capacitor array needed. A 3000lb car going at 45MPH would need almost 3F of 450v capacitors to store all of the energy from regenerative braking. (As a joke, one of my friends would say that's a "Peggy-sized array"!) So the capacitive engine starter is already practical, but not the capacitive regenerative brakes.
well, glad to see this thread is alive again. in fact, currently i've made alot of movements. currently i'm transferring website which has not finished yet , i'm moving house but pending due to some renovation, and guess what? i'm going to move the lab too !!! and all the stuffs inside urghhh! when the time comes. so far, my new lab is just on sketch, this is what i think that will suits me to better organize my lab. any suggestions are welcomed
ps: the cyan colored line is my current (to be dismissed) lab (just as shown earlier in this thread few months back), so the new lab will have like twice the size of the current one.
i cant wait to move to my "new" lab more than to move to the house itself. haha, funny i guess.
errata: computering bench should be exchanged with printing/reading bench. so i can easily program PIC from computer ("ing") to the ee bench just next to the right.