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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #2600 on: February 07, 2017, 01:56:33 am »
Holy crap - they got 20mil silk font height...would love to know who their PCB house is  :-+
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« Reply #2601 on: February 07, 2017, 05:08:40 am »
just got in some cheap 300ma AC to DC mini switch mode power supply's gives 11 volts dc from 250v ac
output needs to be double insulated or have an electrical earth.  uses ? night lights , bug lights or Mosquito repellent
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« Reply #2602 on: February 07, 2017, 07:52:09 am »
Thank you to nanofrog for the advise on the pliers.
You're welcome.  :)

As it happens, I snapped a jaw from my flat nose with minor force (brittle metal fatigue).  :o Working with Schmitz to get it sorted...
 

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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #2603 on: February 07, 2017, 11:40:20 am »
Some WERA screwdrivers from KCTOOLS.   Pliers and carbide cutter from manufacturer in Germany.    The magnet holder from eBay.
Thank you to nanofrog for the advise on the pliers.

When I was shopping on Amazon a while ago I thought Wera was just some crap brand trying to sound like Wiha. Apparently I'm wrong  :palm:

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« Reply #2604 on: February 07, 2017, 11:52:57 am »
Wera are pretty good. Have two of their kits :)
 
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« Reply #2605 on: February 07, 2017, 01:18:34 pm »
Some WERA screwdrivers from KCTOOLS.   Pliers and carbide cutter from manufacturer in Germany.    The magnet holder from eBay.
Thank you to nanofrog for the advise on the pliers.

When I was shopping on Amazon a while ago I thought Wera was just some crap brand trying to sound like Wiha. Apparently I'm wrong  :palm:

Wera (and Wiha) tools are top notch. The similarities in their names comes from the German semi-tradition of forming company names from the founders name(s):

Wera = Werner Amtenbrink
Wiha = Willi Hahn

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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #2606 on: February 07, 2017, 04:58:26 pm »
I'm less pleased with Wiha lately.  A lot of their stuff is made elsewhere and I certainly wasn't impressed with their diagonal cutters.   On the other hand, I love the quality of Wera screwdrivers, and Knipex pliers and cutters.

Oh, and to stay on topic, finally put this into place on the relevant area of my floor:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00O0Q3ITU

Not sure if it's any more durable than a cheap bench mat, but I don't use a chair there or anything that should tear it up quickly.  The resistance is in the right range, and I'll feel a lot less bad about forgetting my wrist strap. :)
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #2607 on: February 07, 2017, 09:23:42 pm »
Thank you to nanofrog for the advise on the pliers.
You're welcome.  :)

As it happens, I snapped a jaw from my flat nose with minor force (brittle metal fatigue).  :o Working with Schmitz to get it sorted...

Have you tried to solder it ?   Hot snot ?    :-DD
Did they break just by the pressure caused closing them or was it in a "special" operation?
Let us know how Schmitz handles it.
 

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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #2608 on: February 07, 2017, 09:33:37 pm »
Thank you to nanofrog for the advise on the pliers.
You're welcome.  :)

As it happens, I snapped a jaw from my flat nose with minor force (brittle metal fatigue).  :o Working with Schmitz to get it sorted...
Have you tried to solder it ?   Hot snot ?    :-DD
Did they break just by the pressure caused closing them or was it in a "special" operation?
Let us know how Schmitz handles it.
In a place I worked as a teenager years ago I had a buddy with an immensely powerful handshake that could lower a man to their knees. When the tool van came anything I was interested in was quietly passed to him for the crush test.  >:D
He busted a few.  ::)
Any pliers that survived were worth owning.  :-DD
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #2609 on: February 07, 2017, 11:59:28 pm »
As it happens, I snapped a jaw from my flat nose with minor force (brittle metal fatigue).  :o Working with Schmitz to get it sorted...

Have you tried to solder it ?   Hot snot ?    :-DD
Did they break just by the pressure caused closing them or was it in a "special" operation?
Let us know how Schmitz handles it.
I've not found the missing jaw to try anything.

I only closed them without gripping anything (was in the process of repairing my eye glass frames, and didn't want the serrated snipes to scar up the frames). And No, I wasn't using a Gorilla grip by a long shot.

As per Schmitz' offer, if I order another pair of pliers or cutters, they'll add a replacement 4221 HS 22 at no cost.  :-\
 

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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #2610 on: February 08, 2017, 01:03:12 am »
My second LeCroy DA1855A differential amplifier. Unique piece of gear to assist as I get deeper into power electronics.



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« Reply #2611 on: February 08, 2017, 02:11:55 am »
I bought a pitch-shifting amplifier so I can listen to Dave's videos without my eardrums being ruptured  :-DD
 

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« Reply #2612 on: February 09, 2017, 12:57:35 am »
Came in mail today
Please excuse crude images and the shaky hand. The ruller is really nice, great solder mask and gold plating.
Too bad the PCB-RULLER-ND Digikey part number is a decoy...

No it isn't a decoy:
CA: http://www.digikey.ca/product-detail/en/digi-key-electronics/PCB-RULER-12INCH/PCB-RULER-ND/5767550
US: http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/digi-key-electronics/PCB-RULER-12INCH/PCB-RULER-ND/5767550

I'll add one of them on my next digikey order.
 

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« Reply #2613 on: February 09, 2017, 05:08:07 am »
I would need one of each.
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #2614 on: February 09, 2017, 09:43:54 am »
Bought few RF-connectors (BNC) plus plastic sleeves for RG58 -> and RF adapters (Amphenol). Need those in testing of my TFG-3620E function gen together with Tek scope...
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« Reply #2615 on: February 10, 2017, 04:04:19 am »
As per Schmitz' offer, if I order another pair of pliers or cutters, they'll add a replacement 4221 HS 22 at no cost.  :-\

And you would have to pay the shipping    :(
 

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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #2616 on: February 10, 2017, 05:57:53 am »
Got a nice Chauvin Arnoux TrueRMS Multimeter clamp for free  :-+ lucky day!
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #2617 on: February 10, 2017, 07:59:56 pm »
I just received 2 Probemaster 8008S 60"  probes for my bench DMM's.  They are the nicest probes I have ever had.   Just WOW.  Putting together a test bench and I'm very glad I purchased these.
At least I'm still older than my test equipment
 
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« Reply #2618 on: February 10, 2017, 10:44:19 pm »
I just received 2 Probemaster 8008S 60"  probes for my bench DMM's.  They are the nicest probes I have ever had.   Just WOW.  Putting together a test bench and I'm very glad I purchased these.

Welcome to the ProbeMaster club. Actually, you'll be official after you've accidentally stabbed yourself with those super-sharp tips a time or two. :-DMM
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« Reply #2619 on: February 11, 2017, 01:43:10 am »
I've bought these LED strips intended to replace CCFL tubes in TFT panels. I might have a TFT conversion project coming up and finding the right CCFL backlight inverter for a specific TFT panel isn't always easy so these LED strips hopefully make life easier. They are cheap too at around US $5 including shipping from China.
The seller has them in various sizes and they can be cut to the right length: http://www.ebay.com/itm/361624462481
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #2620 on: February 11, 2017, 02:48:18 am »
As per Schmitz' offer, if I order another pair of pliers or cutters, they'll add a replacement 4221 HS 22 at no cost.  :-\

And you would have to pay the shipping    :(
Yes.

At least I won't have to send them the broken pair.
 

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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #2621 on: February 11, 2017, 05:18:09 am »
I just received 2 Probemaster 8008S 60"  probes for my bench DMM's.  They are the nicest probes I have ever had.   Just WOW.  Putting together a test bench and I'm very glad I purchased these.

Welcome to the ProbeMaster club. Actually, you'll be official after you've accidentally stabbed yourself with those super-sharp tips a time or two. :-DMM

Too late.

This fools finger wobbled back to the fire.   Ouch.
At least I'm still older than my test equipment
 

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« Reply #2622 on: February 12, 2017, 01:02:28 am »
Well, I lucked out, with NiCd batteries older than me not leaking.

 

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« Reply #2623 on: February 12, 2017, 01:29:12 am »
Wow!!  I'm amazed to see a nearly forty year old NiCd pack that's not leaking!  That's a nice score, and appears to be in pristine condition   Congrats.

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« Reply #2624 on: February 12, 2017, 02:47:52 am »
Wow, that does looks absolutely pristine. OK now, where are you hiding that time machine?
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