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[Black Phoenix]

Some more stuff:



Buy and Hobby Knife plus extra blades and for 140RMB more get a Pentel Orenz Nero.

Also got a Fluke case for my 87V, the same one as it comes with the Fluke 376 FC clamp meter. A little bigger (not a lot) but for the price since it was from someone who had a tool backpack and didn't need the included one, I can't say it was a bad deal for 80RMB.

[Robert Smith Eco Warrior]

My 'Precision Gold' (Maplin) soldering station turned up today. Seems fine.
 

[Robert Smith Eco Warrior]

I also got a Hot snot gun 

I also got a big box of guttering fittings for our polytunnel but that isn't so interesting 

Trying the 'inline full-size image' option to see what that does...

[Robert Smith Eco Warrior]

And, a Chinese ultrasonic cleaner...
Thomas

Congrats on your purchase.

Can't unsee the fat belly, though.

Thank god for the blue panel 

[bingo600]

A HackRF One + Portapack + metal case for less than € 120.00, couldn't argue with that!



https://www.banggood.com/2_4-Inch-PortaPack-H1-Updated-Version-+-HackRF-One-SDR-+-Metal-Shell-Kit-Software-Defined-Radio-1MHz-6GHz-p-1745547.html?cur_warehouse=CN

Not Nice to show things like that 

But i chose to get the CZ version , as DK-Mail always cathes those packages from CN , and add 25%VAT + 25$ Customs fee.
So in the end i even think i saved $3.50 , and get it in a week.

[mansaxel]

But i chose to get the CZ version , as DK-Mail always cathes those packages from CN , and add 25%VAT + 25$ Customs fee.
So in the end i even think i saved $3.50 , and get it in a week.

For helvede, mand! (what that means is a secret to everyone except Danes and those few foreigners who speak fluent Danish. I claim I'm in the top 5% of Swedes when it comes to speaking Danish. )

Here I thought Postnord were crappy in Sweden, where they add 25% VAT but stop at a 75SEK (US $8) handling fee. You have my sympathies.

[gamalot]

Some OPAMPs and MCUs. 

[Black Phoenix]

Also got a Fluke case for my 87V, the same one as it comes with the Fluke 376 FC clamp meter. A little bigger (not a lot) but for the price since it was from someone who had a tool backpack and didn't need the included one, I can't say it was a bad deal for 80RMB.

Regarding this, here a shot with everything inside:





Definitely I will use this one for the 289 instead and the one that come with my 289 FVF kit for the 87V.

This one is perfect for the 289 size plus the side could hold the roll up pouch of the Fluke TLK-225 SureGrip Master Accessory Set easily.

[beanflying]

A 150W halogen illuminator with 35" heavy-duty fiber-optic ring-light provides the smoothest overhead lighting possible. Active cooling and auto-shutoff avoids overheating in strenuous environments.

Wow.

Have fun !

Perhaps I'm the exception, but I gave up with ring illuminators on microscopes as I found they get in the way of tools, in particular the hot air gun. Instead I use a pair of 3W LED narrow spots on goosenecks mounted opposite each other clamped to the microscope.

Stupid thread made me go look at ring illumination so I brought a cheap LED one. It is coming with an included secondhand Microscope for 'testing purposes'.....  eBay auction: #224448558225 Same user has a hot air station listed too. eBay auction: #224448545312

Recent 'looking to buy' a ring illuminator escalated to 'buying' the Variable focus trinocular with the illuminator which turned up in good working order which led to looking to see what cameras I could add to the backend 

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32920664787.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.2ecb4c4dzREeCy Camera
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32855848880.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.2ecb4c4dzREeCy SZMCTV 1/2 focus adjuster
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32843818172.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.2ecb4c4dzREeCy 25mm C couplings (spacers) just in case it needs a tweak for focus

Some good videos from SDG Electronics helped narrow the search 

[bingo600]

Here I thought Postnord were crappy in Sweden, where they add 25% VAT but stop at a 75SEK (US $8) handling fee. You have my sympathies.

Hmm interesting .....
Maybe i should get those mailed to "Torpet" i Halland 

Prob. not , as we're only there every 2'nd .. 3'rd weekend , and the packet would be returned.
But yes PortNord DK charges DKK 160 for handling VAT

/Bingo

[Youthe]

Personally I have just picked up an amp for a Cherokee - my one went very bust at the start of lockdown and I've concluded it's not even worth trying to fix - it's that broke.    Bit the bullet and bought this second hand Cherokee amp which was considerably cheaper than anything else i could find on ebay where shipping was more than the product itself! I'll be upgrading the internals of it (I want to keep the OEM case and fixings, but want to have that extra oomph.) Probably more work, but less fun too, and it wouldn't be DIY now, would it? 

[pqass]

The stack is growing!   Newest edition addition is the 34401a.  And youngest of the bunch!

Dangling is an ADR4530 3.000V voltage reference; ±0.02% (600µV) tolerance.
Before the 34401a made its appearance, I'd made it to validate whether the 3478a was in the ball park.
The 34401a has a valid calibration sticker so I'm pretty happy considering they're 33 and 28 years old.

[dl6lr]

Newest addition is a HP 8482H power sensor. Included was a cable and a HP436A power meter. Had to clean it up a bit as some dirt was in the knurling.

[gamalot]

NEJE 30W Laser Module. 

https://www.banggood.com/8Pcs-or-Set-NEJE-30W-Laser-Module-2-In-1-Adjustable-Variable-Focus-Lens-and-Fixed-Focal-Modified-Laser-Air-Assist-For-Laser-Engraver-Machine-Laser-Cutter-3D-Printer-CNC-Millling-p-1758624.html?rmmds=myorder&cur_warehouse=CN

[bingo600]

Here I thought Postnord were crappy in Sweden, where they add 25% VAT but stop at a 75SEK (US $8) handling fee. You have my sympathies.

FSCK - here's an example of the greed of Post DK



I have to pay DKK 24 in vat ($3.91)
And end up paying $30.03 , due to DK-Mail fees 

PostNord DK are allowed to charge : $26.11  - To handle ANY amount of VAT
This is "State sanctionened robbery" ... Nothing to do 

So NOTHING slips through ... to much $$$ t earn 


/Bingo

[thm_w]

FSCK - here's an example of the greed of Post DK

Wow even get charged $5 VAT on the fee, talk about getting reamed.
That is UPS levels of extortion.

[PlainName]

Wow even get charged $5 VAT on the fee

That's not their doing - if they charge something they have to add VAT to it.

[maginnovision]

An S1000R. It's the small one. I'm currently in the process of buying "stuff" for it.

[Black Phoenix]

FSCK - here's an example of the greed of Post DK

Wow even get charged $5 VAT on the fee, talk about getting reamed.
That is UPS levels of extortion.

In Portugal is the same. If  DHL, TNT or UPS do receive a parcel for you that needs to clear customs, they will send you a bill with how much you have to pay regarding customs plus a 60€ of "Handling Fee" that is basically their tax for the documents needed to clear customs plus their work.

Even if you say that you don't want to pay that tax and don't want them to do anything, you can do the clearing of customs by yourself they don't allow it, saying that they have "special treatment" with the customs office and that doesn't allow end customers to do such job.

Because of that if possible all parcels that I received after that was always going via EMS, slower but it's me who takes care of the documentation.

By the way the documentation is 10€ for the customs office if you pay or not. If it stops and you have to show proof of an invoice or the price you bought the item, you are already paying 10€ just for they printing a sheet of paper saying you don't need to pay. I don't know if now is different since the Postal Service in Portugal changed hands from the Government to a Private, with an IPO some years ago but I know that now a lot more parcels stop than before. But a LOT MORE!

[beanflying]

In Oz we as individuals can do our own Customs Clearances so for small ones under $10k I used to fill out my own ('Nature 10' in Oz) https://www.abf.gov.au/imports/Pages/How-to-import/Import-declarations.aspx With larger shipments or partial container lots a Broker is generally $ well spent.

Worth having a look at your own Governments to see if there is a similar system. When you have done a few they are easy.

[Black Phoenix]

In Oz we as individuals can do our own Customs Clearances so for small ones under $10k I used to fill out my own ('Nature 10' in Oz) https://www.abf.gov.au/imports/Pages/How-to-import/Import-declarations.aspx With larger shipments or partial container lots a Broker is generally $ well spent.

Worth having a look at your own Governments to see if there is a similar system. When you have done a few they are easy.

I do my own custom clearances. Always done when I needed. My peeve is not not knowing how to, is DHL/TNT/UPS doing it without first inquiring if the customer wants or not.

Most probably would not care and pay gladly to have someone do their work. But I don't specially when I can do it for less than half they charge me.

[mansaxel]

I do my own custom clearances.

In the Postnord case it probably stems from the fact that mainland China, in the fees and tariffs scheme of the UPU, is a third world nation, and as such is exempt from paying a lot of the transfer costs for international mail. Sweden and Denmark, OTOH, are in the highest charging level, and then have to carry all the costs of that operation. Postnord basically get a shitload of $1 parcels with fake IC's, banana jacks, sunglasses and dildos dumped on them, and are expected, according to UPU rules, to deliver them for next to nothing.

Shipments that have declared value under ~ 75€ are exempt from customs fees, but not VAT free. And, the rules allow the import handler to charge a fee. The VAT goes to the tax authority, the handling fee to the shipper.  And no, they can refuse you the right to handle customs processing.

The loophole of course is the "Czech warehouse" which is a paper-thin store front to the same Shenzen merchant, but inside EU. Only one VAT process, and no customs. Most importantly, no handling fee.

[artag]

I also got a Hot snot gun 

I have the same snotgun - it's good.

I'd also recommend their small rechargeable snotgun. It warms up much faster than mains-powered guns, tells you that it's hot, turns itself off automatically and lasts a surprisingly long time on a charge. My only complaint is that the gluesticks tend to fall out until they're feeding the tip, and the squeeze mechanism works on the backend of the stick. So there's a relatively short period when the stick is both held firmly and pushed by the trigger.

[artag]

Another pretty piece of glassware
Osram ET1 electrometer valve

[gamalot]

Just ordered a Fluke 115 multimeter for AU$139

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/284285122725