There are a dozen or so Fluke 6080AN Synthesized Function Generators on Ebay for $125 that look like they were tossed from height into a dumpster. I found one with the best looking case without any damage to the front panel / connectors, but didn't power on. I tried talking the seller down to $75 but they said they are worth more than that as scrap metal(~60lb beast).
Hopefully it's a power supply fuse/fault and everything else works, if not there's a full user manual and service/calibration manual with schematics an will be a fun project to tear apart.
Man, I read gamalot's reply immediately after GreyWoolfe's without reading the quoted text in between.Man, I read gamalot's reply immediately after GreyWoolfe's without reading the quoted text in between.
So did I, and his profile picture didn't help the confusion either
McBryce.
I bought another one this afternoon.
There are a dozen or so Fluke 6080AN Synthesized Function Generators on Ebay for $125 that look like they were tossed from height into a dumpster. I found one with the best looking case without any damage to the front panel / connectors, but didn't power on. I tried talking the seller down to $75 but they said they are worth more than that as scrap metal(~60lb beast).
Hopefully it's a power supply fuse/fault and everything else works, if not there's a full user manual and service/calibration manual with schematics an will be a fun project to tear apart.
Children are very good--if marinated properly.
You clearly have read "A modest proposal", a satire from the 18th century, which I recommend everyone to read for a good laugh, it is short,
A MODEST PROPOSAL
For preventing the children of poor people in Ireland,
from being a burden on their parents or country,
and for making them beneficial to the public
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1080/1080-h/1080-h.htm
I got myself a nice Fluke 89iv a couple of days ago. It was really clean and tidy with no marks of scratches or anything like that. It was a tiny bit grubby as you'd expect from a 10+ years old meter. It's been well looked after and spent it's life on a clean bench somewhere and whoever owned it before me has looked after it real good. I gave it a quick wipe and it's came up like brand new!
I forgot to take a photo or 2 to show just how clean this meter is. I'll do that tomorrow and edit them into this post.
I've also had it on my DMM check thing and it's as near as damn it with my other meters.
The only thing wrong with it is one of the real feeble black plastic twist screws that hold the battery door closed has lost 1 side of it's shoulders.
Does anyone know where I could pick one of these up? It's a real shame this tiny thing is broken on it as it is otherwise minted.
I got myself a nice Fluke 89iv a couple of days ago. It was really clean and tidy with no marks of scratches or anything like that. It was a tiny bit grubby as you'd expect from a 10+ years old meter. It's been well looked after and spent it's life on a clean bench somewhere and whoever owned it before me has looked after it real good. I gave it a quick wipe and it's came up like brand new!
I forgot to take a photo or 2 to show just how clean this meter is. I'll do that tomorrow and edit them into this post.
I've also had it on my DMM check thing and it's as near as damn it with my other meters.
The only thing wrong with it is one of the real feeble black plastic twist screws that hold the battery door closed has lost 1 side of it's shoulders.
Does anyone know where I could pick one of these up? It's a real shame this tiny thing is broken on it as it is otherwise minted.
Sounds like a classic job for a 3D printer?
McBryce.
It's been a nice week for me. Got myself an Advantest TQ8346 optical spectrum analyzer. The specs for it are kind of missing because the only manual I found was in japanese, but the unit itself only lets me input ranges from 850nm to 1700 nm. I also did a brief teardown of the optical unit ans ut looks like that one supports also the visible spectrum (starting somewhere from 400nm, my guess)
Also, completely unrelated to electronics, I got myself a Tos dividing head. Weird part about that... I don't have a mill for it...yet But it was so cheap I couldn't pass the offer.
This is the teardown of the optical s.a.
I guess I must modify it to make it real safe
Hi all, I bought the ZD-8915 and JBC CD-2BE. Yeaahhhhh. The ZD-8915 I ran through some of it's paces and it works, so far, very well! The glass tube is a night mare to take out. Now in search of 1 eurocent coins as we never had those in the Netherlands. A US dime or perhaps some other copper (plated) smaller coins will do the trick as the mid-point stopper and solder catcher. I've now squeezed in from an previous de-soldering equipment (Philips rebranded SEM/FTM technologies). The JBC I did not try yet. Only connected it, played with the super fast heat and sleep mode. And of course updated the software. Very happy so far with these purchases and will definitely try out some other active tips for the JBC from other sources (.... express). Should I post pictures?
Very very happy with teh JBC CD-2BE. So nice, fast, lot's of power. Only a big smile on my face when soldering. Now I need start using other tips and let's see how long the tips last.
If you avoid violent cleaning on the brass brush - they last a long time. I have seen a few people that are really rough with the cleaning which offers no benefit and reduces the life of the tips.
Saved this current/voltage source from the iron junkyard container this morning for €15
No idea if it is worthwile, just could not see it being destroyed.
I guess I must modify it to make it real safeYeah. Be aware that the snap stud is not connected to the ground wire on these cheap connection points. You'll need to add a jumper wire on the back from the stud to the back of the sockets if you need to use it.
I guess I must modify it to make it real safeYeah. Be aware that the snap stud is not connected to the ground wire on these cheap connection points. You'll need to add a jumper wire on the back from the stud to the back of the sockets if you need to use it.
Yes, I know. There's a youtube there showing exactly what you say:
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