Well i have found true obsession, i bought a fluke 8400A to fix my 8400A using funds that, technically, i don't have yet using bits and pieces of earlier conversations to give myself the answer i needed.
Well i have found true obsession, i bought a fluke 8400A to fix my 8400A using funds that, technically, i don't have yet using bits and pieces of earlier conversations to give myself the answer i needed.
Well i have found true obsession, i bought a fluke 8400A to fix my 8400A using funds that, technically, i don't have yet using bits and pieces of earlier conversations to give myself the answer i needed.Wait till the wallet finds out, she's gonna kill you...
Was that the HP one with the missing fuse holder? What did that go for in the end?
I won a buy it now finally. Been nearly a month now. Got a Fluke 8000A with the original 7 segment display where the segments are each made of two LEDs. Needs tidying up but is shown powered up and is listed as working. £26 was possibly a bit high but I figured the wife has spent more on ornaments that don’t do anything. 3.5 entire digits of cool
The pile-o-Flukes is go again!
Yes it was that meter and the bloody annoying thing is I missed it by 5p, it went for £33.55. There was also another Fluke 27, went for £39, grrr.
Was that 8000A the one from Amersham, the blue one? I looked at but decided against it because it has a manual switcher.
Gentlemen, I'm afraid I have some bad news to tell you. I don't think there's an easy way of saying this, so I'll just get it out. Yesterday I found out I'm an idiot. It's hard to swallow, I know, but it's true.
Naw - fuses aren't for idiots they are for those of us that have the power of extreme concentration which crowds out all other matters.Now that description I like
I'll agree it is very fair description.
I also suffer from Extreme Concentration Syndrome. Perhaps it plays a role in the myriad other afflictions in the TEA Glossary.
That's what keeps me from buying a compressor from Harbor Freight. Cheaptankexplosionphobia.If you're afraid of a cheap tank exploding, you should see the punch the more expensive sturdy ones pack when they go.
What's a good alternative for pressurized air for occasional cleaning duties? Attach a hose to the exhaust of a vacuum cleaner?
Well i have found true obsession, i bought a fluke 8400A to fix my 8400A using funds that, technically, i don't have yet using bits and pieces of earlier conversations to give myself the answer i needed.Wait till the wallet finds out, she's gonna kill you...
Well i have found true obsession, i bought a fluke 8400A to fix my 8400A using funds that, technically, i don't have yet using bits and pieces of earlier conversations to give myself the answer i needed.Wait till the wallet finds out, she's gonna kill you...
Well i have found true obsession, i bought a fluke 8400A to fix my 8400A using funds that, technically, i don't have yet using bits and pieces of earlier conversations to give myself the answer i needed.
Did you grab the really cheap one with the expensive shipping, or the expensive one with the cheap shipping?
-Pat
Compressed air in and of itself is NOT a serious hazard; like anything, you just need to learn and follow reasonable safety protocols. In general, an air compressor is more dangerous to iffy old house wiring due to high continuous and surge current draw than as a PVE hazard.
As long as you haven't bypassed any of the required safety equipment that comes pre-installed, the HFT compressors are perfectly safe (as are all consumer-grade air compressors); they are protected by a three-fold pressure safety system.
Well i have found true obsession, i bought a fluke 8400A to fix my 8400A using funds that, technically, i don't have yet using bits and pieces of earlier conversations to give myself the answer i needed.Wait till the wallet finds out, she's gonna kill you...
Well she said i could buy one earlier, when i had the money in hand. Now i don't have the money in hand but i do have it. Worst case, I'll run... very fast.
Well i have found true obsession, i bought a fluke 8400A to fix my 8400A using funds that, technically, i don't have yet using bits and pieces of earlier conversations to give myself the answer i needed.Wait till the wallet finds out, she's gonna kill you...
Well she said i could buy one earlier, when i had the money in hand. Now i don't have the money in hand but i do have it. Worst case, I'll run... very fast.Just hope and pray that she doesn't lull you into a false sense of security by getting all amorous with you and you decide to take her up on it, because its a well known fact that wallet (girl) can run faster with skirt up than boy can with trousers down.
You must be closer to him, then - the $28 one showed almost $60 for shipping to me, and it was a bit too rich for my blood. I was considering that one, but the shipping out me off. Good luck getting one (or even better, ultimately both) of them working again!
-Pat
Damnation; some good deals there!
That's the one. It is indeed a manual switcher. I'm a glutton for manual ranging. Even though I've got two spanking new fancy autoranging meters, they spend most of the time in manual range. It's a very early 8000A which are dangerous as fuck; live mains traces on the board underneath. If you ever get one, bring it up on a bench power supply if you're doing maintenance or you will die.
No.
You are (on the way to) an expert.
An expert is a person who made every possible mistake (Hans-Peter Dürr).
No.
You are (on the way to) an expert.
An expert is a person who made every possible mistake (Hans-Peter Dürr).See, I told you I'm an idiot, didn't I? To prove a point, I just did the same thing again
This time it was an AN8008. That's good, because the fuses are cheap, but I'm running out of functioning multimeters. Three to go, but another one en route. Maybe I should just get one of those unfused multimeters. So what did we learn today? Mr. Scram not being an electrician is the best thing that could happen to everyone, but mostly to Mr. Scram.
Well i have found true obsession, i bought a fluke 8400A to fix my 8400A using funds that, technically, i don't have yet using bits and pieces of earlier conversations to give myself the answer i needed.Wait till the wallet finds out, she's gonna kill you...
Well i have found true obsession, i bought a fluke 8400A to fix my 8400A using funds that, technically, i don't have yet using bits and pieces of earlier conversations to give myself the answer i needed.Wait till the wallet finds out, she's gonna kill you...
Well the wallet didn't kill me, i might though.
Trying to get a nixie out of the old one to test it, destroying the circuit board under it in the process. This is me right now, , except i'm both the horse and the guy beating it.
I'm not sure what you're using, but I got in on this deal last week.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/132337040262
-Pat
Well i have found true obsession, i bought a fluke 8400A to fix my 8400A using funds that, technically, i don't have yet using bits and pieces of earlier conversations to give myself the answer i needed.Wait till the wallet finds out, she's gonna kill you...
Well the wallet didn't kill me, i might though.
Trying to get a nixie out of the old one to test it, destroying the circuit board under it in the process. This is me right now, , except i'm both the horse and the guy beating it.
I'm not sure what you're using, but I got in on this deal last week.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/132337040262
-Pat
I'm not sure what you're using, but I got in on this deal last week.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/132337040262
-Pat
I got one of these solder suckers. Its the only one i found that actually does a reasonable job of removing solder. The thing is pretty huge, about twice the size of normal solder suckers but this gives it enough air capacity to actually do the job. Still not as nice as a proper desoldering iron, but it gets the job done for me as i don't often remove troughole parts with lots of legs.
Well i have found true obsession, i bought a fluke 8400A to fix my 8400A using funds that, technically, i don't have yet using bits and pieces of earlier conversations to give myself the answer i needed.Wait till the wallet finds out, she's gonna kill you...
Well the wallet didn't kill me, i might though.
Trying to get a nixie out of the old one to test it, destroying the circuit board under it in the process. This is me right now, , except i'm both the horse and the guy beating it.
I'm not sure what you're using, but I got in on this deal last week.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/132337040262
-Pat
Well i have found true obsession, i bought a fluke 8400A to fix my 8400A using funds that, technically, i don't have yet using bits and pieces of earlier conversations to give myself the answer i needed.Wait till the wallet finds out, she's gonna kill you...
Well the wallet didn't kill me, i might though.
Trying to get a nixie out of the old one to test it, destroying the circuit board under it in the process. This is me right now, , except i'm both the horse and the guy beating it.
I'm not sure what you're using, but I got in on this deal last week.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/132337040262
-PatI got a proper powered desoldering station so the tip melts the solder, give a little wiggle while squeezing the trigger to switch the vacuum pump on and the solder gets sucked up into a catchment chamber, easy peasy.
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/132337040262
I got the mini version, i'm tempted to get that too.
I'm not sure what you're using, but I got in on this deal last week.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/132337040262
-Pat
I got one of these solder suckers. Its the only one i found that actually does a reasonable job of removing solder. The thing is pretty huge, about twice the size of normal solder suckers but this gives it enough air capacity to actually do the job. Still not as nice as a proper desoldering iron, but it gets the job done for me as i don't often remove troughole parts with lots of legs.
Problem is the space i need it in is tiny.Well i have found true obsession, i bought a fluke 8400A to fix my 8400A using funds that, technically, i don't have yet using bits and pieces of earlier conversations to give myself the answer i needed.Wait till the wallet finds out, she's gonna kill you...
Well the wallet didn't kill me, i might though.
Trying to get a nixie out of the old one to test it, destroying the circuit board under it in the process. This is me right now, , except i'm both the horse and the guy beating it.
I'm not sure what you're using, but I got in on this deal last week.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/132337040262
-Pat
I got the mini version, i'm tempted to get that too.Well i have found true obsession, i bought a fluke 8400A to fix my 8400A using funds that, technically, i don't have yet using bits and pieces of earlier conversations to give myself the answer i needed.Wait till the wallet finds out, she's gonna kill you...
Well the wallet didn't kill me, i might though.
Trying to get a nixie out of the old one to test it, destroying the circuit board under it in the process. This is me right now, , except i'm both the horse and the guy beating it.
I'm not sure what you're using, but I got in on this deal last week.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/132337040262
-PatI got a proper powered desoldering station so the tip melts the solder, give a little wiggle while squeezing the trigger to switch the vacuum pump on and the solder gets sucked up into a catchment chamber, easy peasy.
Sent from my SM-J510FN using Tapatalk
Yes one of the automated ones would be so nice.... if they didn't cost 300 a piece.
]I got a proper powered desoldering station so the tip melts the solder, give a little wiggle while squeezing the trigger to switch the vacuum pump on and the solder gets sucked up into a catchment chamber, easy peasy.
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Metcal writ on the side wouldn't be bad.
In all seriousness what's the magic term, i type in desoldering and get a whole lotta useless results sub $300.
Also, the only problem with the big one is the space it can fit in, and while on the topic of desoldering anyone got any tips for double sided boards? I can desolder single sided like a champ but double side has been a permanent vexation.