Yes, my timer works !!!! To hell with the skeptics !!!!
Good job.
For ref, if you want to save some cash and actually not have to build the entire thing twice, firstly on a flakey ass breadboard, I can thoroughly recommend "dead bugging" the circuit on some FR4 single sided PCB.
Example I built (crystal frequency source):
When you're done you cut the board to size, drill a couple of holes to it and screw it to the bottom of the box and job done
Looks cool BD but I have one problem with that
What if you need to replace one of the DIP IC for whatever reason, like t's defective to begin with, or you blow it while working on the device ? That does not look like a lot of fun to replace those ICs.... whereas a socket saves your bacon
I guess no solution is perfect, you gotta weight the pros and cons for each particular project / circumstances...
Looks cool BD but I have one problem with that
What if you need to replace one of the DIP IC for whatever reason, like t's defective to begin with, or you blow it while working on the device ? That does not look like a lot of fun to replace those ICs.... whereas a socket saves your bacon
I guess no solution is perfect, you gotta weight the pros and cons for each particular project / circumstances...
Yeah agree there. No complaints here.
Edit: fuck it to previous comment that was here. Now own a 34401A. Display looks mostly ok. Circa 1999 HP brand so just pre Agilent. Should have an -02 display board in it. Down the rabbit hole I go...
Edit 2: Seller confirmed 10-05-02 rev so fine
Yes, my timer works !!!! To hell with the skeptics !!!!
Good job.
For ref, if you want to save some cash and actually not have to build the entire thing twice, firstly on a flakey ass breadboard, I can thoroughly recommend "dead bugging" the circuit on some FR4 single sided PCB.
Example I built (crystal frequency source):
When you're done you cut the board to size, drill a couple of holes to it and screw it to the bottom of the box and job done
Now own a 34401A. ... Down the rabbit hole I go...
Yes, my timer works !!!! To hell with the skeptics !!!!
Good job.
For ref, if you want to save some cash and actually not have to build the entire thing twice, firstly on a flakey ass breadboard, I can thoroughly recommend "dead bugging" the circuit on some FR4 single sided PCB.
Example I built (crystal frequency source):
When you're done you cut the board to size, drill a couple of holes to it and screw it to the bottom of the box and job doneI hope you kept good documentation for that, especially the schematic and BOM. Be a nightmare for anyone to work on it without those items to hand.
Problem in this country is that too much of S Indian food is actually made by N Indian chefs - and they put too much chilli and sugar in it. Daughter even left a tripadvisor report to that effect at the last one we tried.
That takes me back to when I was a teenager and starting out with electronics. One of my best friends had just gotten a scanner and we picked up cordless phones and analog cell phones with it. To this day I remember one cell phone conversation we over heard from some guy asking how much further Yonge and Finch was in Toronto and said he was walking past some street near Yonge and Eglinton. The reply was, "Keep walking, you're almost there..." which was completely wrong. You're near Yonge and Eglinton and on foot wanting to get to Yonge and Finch? You get on the subway and ride it to the end of the line - that's Yonge and Finch. We cracked up laughing as this went on until the cell phone went out of range wondering how far the poor guy was going to end up walking.
So here is the teardown of the Stark capacitance substitution box:
So here is the teardown of the Stark capacitance substitution box:
How well does it match the values given?
Problem in this country is that too much of S Indian food is actually made by N Indian chefs - and they put too much chilli and sugar in it. Daughter even left a tripadvisor report to that effect at the last one we tried.
I can't speak for the rest of the country, but in London whatever it says on the front of the restaurant about the geographical style of the cuisine there's a 80-90% chance that it's actually being cooked by Bengalis, either from West Bengal proper, adjacent Indian states or from Bangladesh. If the restaurant is in Brick Lane that probability increases to 99%. Ironically, restaurants that explicitly centre around Bengali food are few and far between.
Problem in this country is that too much of S Indian food is actually made by N Indian chefs - and they put too much chilli and sugar in it. Daughter even left a tripadvisor report to that effect at the last one we tried.
I can't speak for the rest of the country, but in London whatever it says on the front of the restaurant about the geographical style of the cuisine there's a 80-90% chance that it's actually being cooked by Bengalis, either from West Bengal proper, adjacent Indian states or from Bangladesh. If the restaurant is in Brick Lane that probability increases to 99%. Ironically, restaurants that explicitly centre around Bengali food are few and far between.
Problem in this country is that too much of S Indian food is actually made by N Indian chefs - and they put too much chilli and sugar in it. Daughter even left a tripadvisor report to that effect at the last one we tried.
I can't speak for the rest of the country, but in London whatever it says on the front of the restaurant about the geographical style of the cuisine there's a 80-90% chance that it's actually being cooked by Bengalis, either from West Bengal proper, adjacent Indian states or from Bangladesh. If the restaurant is in Brick Lane that probability increases to 99%. Ironically, restaurants that explicitly centre around Bengali food are few and far between.
I believe there are a number of "genuine" Keralan restaurants just west of Euston station. I haven't investigated them.
Yes, my timer works !!!! To hell with the skeptics !!!!
Good job.
For ref, if you want to save some cash and actually not have to build the entire thing twice, firstly on a flakey ass breadboard, I can thoroughly recommend "dead bugging" the circuit on some FR4 single sided PCB.
Example I built (crystal frequency source):
When you're done you cut the board to size, drill a couple of holes to it and screw it to the bottom of the box and job doneI hope you kept good documentation for that, especially the schematic and BOM. Be a nightmare for anyone to work on it without those items to hand.
Much easier than a PCB, especially >2 layers.
So here is the teardown of the Stark capacitance substitution box:
How well does it match the values given?
It's a bit all over the map. Some values are spot on while others are closer to the next value up than the stated value. I also haven't tested any for leakage either so I might spot check a few with the insulation tester this weekend just for fun.
You have recovered well from the redheads-curries-walkabout-moving_house phase. I'm delighted and relieved at your return.
Not with the dead cockroach (deadbug) style of mounting the IC's, noway of identifying them, unless of course it is the builder who is working on it and thus should know what they are, if they can remember
I can't speak for the rest of the country, but in London whatever it says on the front of the restaurant about the geographical style of the cuisine there's a 80-90% chance that it's actually being cooked by Bengalis, either from West Bengal proper, adjacent Indian states or from Bangladesh. If the restaurant is in Brick Lane that probability increases to 99%. Ironically, restaurants that explicitly centre around Bengali food are few and far between.
Yes, my timer works !!!! To hell with the skeptics !!!!
Good job.
For ref, if you want to save some cash and actually not have to build the entire thing twice, firstly on a flakey ass breadboard, I can thoroughly recommend "dead bugging" the circuit on some FR4 single sided PCB.
Example I built (crystal frequency source):
When you're done you cut the board to size, drill a couple of holes to it and screw it to the bottom of the box and job doneI hope you kept good documentation for that, especially the schematic and BOM. Be a nightmare for anyone to work on it without those items to hand.
Much easier than a PCB, especially >2 layers.Not with the dead cockroach (deadbug) style of mounting the IC's, noway of identifying them, unless of course it is the builder who is working on it and thus should know what they are, if they can remember
I can't speak for the rest of the country, but in London whatever it says on the front of the restaurant about the geographical style of the cuisine there's a 80-90% chance that it's actually being cooked by Bengalis, either from West Bengal proper, adjacent Indian states or from Bangladesh. If the restaurant is in Brick Lane that probability increases to 99%. Ironically, restaurants that explicitly centre around Bengali food are few and far between.
Well I was served by a Ukrainian so YMMV with that assumption. The location was Crouch Hill for reference.
I can't speak for the rest of the country, but in London whatever it says on the front of the restaurant about the geographical style of the cuisine there's a 80-90% chance that it's actually being cooked by Bengalis, either from West Bengal proper, adjacent Indian states or from Bangladesh. If the restaurant is in Brick Lane that probability increases to 99%. Ironically, restaurants that explicitly centre around Bengali food are few and far between.
Well I was served by a Ukrainian so YMMV with that assumption. The location was Crouch Hill for reference.
Oh, it's not an assumption, it's based on what I was told by an accountant who specialises in the Indian restaurant business (or rather Indian owned Indian restaurants), and is a minority shareholder in a lot of them. It's not uncommon in that trade for the owners to want their accountant to have some 'skin in the game'. He's done quite well out of that, some of the people he's done that with have gone on to be very successful, a couple are even household names to people who watch 'foodie' TV. Weirdly his clients that aren't restauranteurs are professional photographers and it was through one of those I got to know him.
I've had some very good recommendations out of him over the years of places to try before they get good reviews, get popular and put their prices up, One of them was Cafe Spice Namaste which I visited when it's been open just a week or two. Nowadays it features in the Michelin guides.
In my experience, the quality of Indian restaurants in the South East (we never get any further than that on our day trips from Dunkirk) has been on a steady decline for years. Either that or they've tried to rip us off, claiming our Mastercard wouldn't work and charging us scandalous rates for paying in euros. We're still mourning the loss of Taste of India in Dover.