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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #11475 on: August 29, 2022, 07:07:33 pm »
OK, I admit that was fast!
 

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« Reply #11476 on: September 01, 2022, 06:53:36 am »
bonjour à tous

Both Iwatsu and Yokogawa digital scopes are very fine quality and specifications, easy to use interface.

We had Yokogawa DL1520, 1740, 7440 since 1990s, highly recommended.

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« Reply #11477 on: September 01, 2022, 07:01:40 am »
Fowler digital caliper, mm, in, ft, new in pouch, excellent battery life, but plastic not metal....

 $5 NIB, at a USA CL contractor sale....

Much better than the Chinese clones of Japanese mitutoyo calipers....
The Fowler is sold for $50 on Amazon etc.

Very useful and light weight


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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #11478 on: September 01, 2022, 07:18:22 am »
I've bought this nice little gadget:

a VOLTCRAFT MB-701 battery measuring adapter

https://www.ebay.com/itm/403649748388



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« Reply #11479 on: September 01, 2022, 07:22:00 am »
I put this Iwatsu Bringo II oscilloscope in my collection because I like its small size, but when I first got it I found it was smaller than I thought. Not only that, but it has another thing that amazes me, which is how fast it is to boot up! I took a short video and put it on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/IxWcyei_6pc

It is booting faster than the fan reaching its final spinning velocity.  :-DD
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« Reply #11480 on: September 01, 2022, 07:34:16 am »
I put this Iwatsu Bringo II oscilloscope in my collection because I like its small size, but when I first got it I found it was smaller than I thought. Not only that, but it has another thing that amazes me, which is how fast it is to boot up! I took a short video and put it on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/IxWcyei_6pc

It is booting faster than the fan reaching its final spinning velocity.  :-DD

That don't impress me much, my TDS220 / TDS2024 scopes do this all the time ;)
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« Reply #11481 on: September 01, 2022, 07:44:54 am »
I put this Iwatsu Bringo II oscilloscope in my collection because I like its small size, but when I first got it I found it was smaller than I thought. Not only that, but it has another thing that amazes me, which is how fast it is to boot up! I took a short video and put it on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/IxWcyei_6pc

It is booting faster than the fan reaching its final spinning velocity.  :-DD

That don't impress me much, my TDS220 / TDS2024 scopes do this all the time ;)

What can I say, I'm just easily entertained.   :-DD
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« Reply #11482 on: September 01, 2022, 08:58:45 am »
I put this Iwatsu Bringo II oscilloscope in my collection because I like its small size, but when I first got it I found it was smaller than I thought. Not only that, but it has another thing that amazes me, which is how fast it is to boot up! I took a short video and put it on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/IxWcyei_6pc

It is booting faster than the fan reaching its final spinning velocity.  :-DD

That don't impress me much, my TDS220 / TDS2024 scopes do this all the time ;)

What can I say, I'm just easily entertained.   :-DD

I'm wondering why the oscilloscope manufacturers don't add a quick boot option like the PC manufacturers put in the BIOS settings.
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #11483 on: September 01, 2022, 11:40:19 am »
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a VOLTCRAFT MB-701 battery measuring adapter

That's a clever little thing.
 

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« Reply #11484 on: September 01, 2022, 12:16:14 pm »
I've bought this nice little gadget:

a VOLTCRAFT MB-701 battery measuring adapter

https://www.ebay.com/itm/403649748388



I have wanted something like this for a long time. I had no idea someone made such a thing.
But Conrad does not ship to USA.  :(
 

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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #11485 on: September 01, 2022, 12:18:14 pm »
I've bought this nice little gadget:

a VOLTCRAFT MB-701 battery measuring adapter

Oh, did I enable you?
 
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« Reply #11486 on: September 01, 2022, 12:37:12 pm »
I have wanted something like this for a long time. I had no idea someone made such a thing.


A small piece of thin double-sided unetched pcb and you're done.
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« Reply #11487 on: September 01, 2022, 12:41:18 pm »
I've bought this nice little gadget:

a VOLTCRAFT MB-701 battery measuring adapter

https://www.ebay.com/itm/403649748388



I have wanted something like this for a long time. I had no idea someone made such a thing.
But Conrad does not ship to USA.  :(

Let me know (PM) if I can help you.
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« Reply #11488 on: September 01, 2022, 12:44:01 pm »
I've bought this nice little gadget:

a VOLTCRAFT MB-701 battery measuring adapter

Oh, did I enable you?

Yes, thank you very much. :D
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« Reply #11489 on: September 01, 2022, 02:04:30 pm »
I have wanted something like this for a long time. I had no idea someone made such a thing.


A small piece of thin double-sided unetched pcb and you're done.

Have to be very thin. I think that one works because it's a flex PCB with stiffener, which is really very thin indeed.
 

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« Reply #11490 on: September 01, 2022, 02:21:42 pm »
I have wanted something like this for a long time. I had no idea someone made such a thing.


A small piece of thin double-sided unetched pcb and you're done.

Have to be very thin. I think that one works because it's a flex PCB with stiffener, which is really very thin indeed.
Copper tape + Kapton tape + stiffener sounds like a solution to me; I will try it. Alternatively, you can try 0.8mm copper clad; it would be interesting to know the thickness of the original  ;)
 

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« Reply #11491 on: September 01, 2022, 02:35:53 pm »
I have wanted something like this for a long time. I had no idea someone made such a thing.


A small piece of thin double-sided unetched pcb and you're done.

Have to be very thin. I think that one works because it's a flex PCB with stiffener, which is really very thin indeed.
Copper tape + Kapton tape + stiffener sounds like a solution to me; I will try it. Alternatively, you can try 0.8mm copper clad; it would be interesting to know the thickness of the original  ;)

0.1mm nickel (or nickel plated) strips are easy to find as many people use them for lithium battery packs.
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« Reply #11492 on: September 01, 2022, 03:24:01 pm »
I put this Iwatsu Bringo II oscilloscope in my collection because I like its small size, but when I first got it I found it was smaller than I thought. Not only that, but it has another thing that amazes me, which is how fast it is to boot up! I took a short video and put it on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/IxWcyei_6pc

It is booting faster than the fan reaching its final spinning velocity.  :-DD

That don't impress me much, my TDS220 / TDS2024 scopes do this all the time ;)

So does my Agilent 54641D. Given that one has a CRT, it is the CRT warmup that dictates when you can claim "it is up". No surprise really, the 68020 CPU is fast enough, and the whole firmware (I flashed it) fits on a single 1.44MB floppy disk.
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Re: What did you buy today? Post your latest purchase!
« Reply #11493 on: September 01, 2022, 04:23:52 pm »
I have wanted something like this for a long time. I had no idea someone made such a thing.


A small piece of thin double-sided unetched pcb and you're done.

Have to be very thin. I think that one works because it's a flex PCB with stiffener, which is really very thin indeed.
Copper tape + Kapton tape + stiffener sounds like a solution to me; I will try it. Alternatively, you can try 0.8mm copper clad; it would be interesting to know the thickness of the original  ;)

0.1mm nickel (or nickel plated) strips are easy to find as many people use them for lithium battery packs.

A piece of thin plastic (overhead projector foil) with copper tape on either side will probably give you the best results.

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« Reply #11494 on: September 01, 2022, 05:07:49 pm »
Although purchased a few months ago, the package finally arrived yesterday: a Brüel & Kjær 1501.
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« Reply #11495 on: September 01, 2022, 05:42:38 pm »
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A piece of thin plastic (overhead projector foil) with copper tape on either side will probably give you the best results.

Maybe. Would it be rigid enough? Only one way to find out... :)
 

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« Reply #11496 on: September 01, 2022, 09:39:25 pm »
Makita die grinder DGD800 with 6mm collet.

collected today - I anticipated that I would need a 1/4-inch collet, which proved correct.

... and the one I got of course wasn't suitable.

On the bright side we make Makita's in the UK. - pity you didn't put a 1/4-inch collet in guys.

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Robbing Peter to pay Paul - sorry Amazon

now have the 1/4-inch collet, and my Prime account will remain closed for sometime.
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« Reply #11497 on: September 02, 2022, 11:25:41 pm »
now , where did I put that die grinder?

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« Reply #11498 on: September 02, 2022, 11:28:55 pm »
Looks like a dremel on steroids, no speed adjustment though?
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« Reply #11499 on: September 03, 2022, 01:35:38 am »
now , where did I put that die grinder?

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