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Yet another resistance decade box
Back2Volts:
--- Quote from: JacquesBBB on September 03, 2016, 03:27:27 pm ---@Fortran :
I received the boards send with excellent packaging and labels.
I have done the first set. Due to the quality of the boards, it was a very pleasant soldering exercise.
I am now waiting for the switches that I ordered here
http://www.ebay.fr/itm/301726653090?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
By the same time I learned than Aland existed, which I had never heard of before. So thanks for everything.
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Excerpt from http://www.visitfinland.com/article/aland-a-special-piece-of-finland/
The Åland archipelago consists of more than 6 500 islands – most are rocky islets, but more than 60 are inhabited. There are around 25 000 residents on the Åland islands, who make their living primarily from tourism, maritime occupations and banking.
Macbeth:
I have to say, I prefer with the 4mm binding posts over all others because when it comes down to it practicality is much more important than aesthetics. The boxes with recessed shrouded sockets? They are taking up the same space but hidden inside the case. There is also absolutely no reason whatsoever to have stupid shrouded health & safety sockets on a tiny resistor box that will actually go up in smoke if you ever did put a >hundred volts onto it!
bitseeker:
--- Quote from: Back2Volts on September 03, 2016, 10:22:27 pm ---Micro jacks for breadboard use. The micro jacks are not press fit yet into the plastic.
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Hey, that's pretty neat.
--- Quote ---I cut the square window by drilling the corners and using a hand micro saw and some final filing.
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Nicely done.
--- Quote ---I have not soldered anything yet. That will be in a few days after I receive and destroy a cheap learning kit.
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I'm sure you'll do just fine based on the level of detail you've put into the enclosure.
Fortran:
--- Quote from: Macbeth on September 04, 2016, 12:57:10 am ---The boxes with recessed shrouded sockets? They are taking up the same space but hidden inside the case. There is also absolutely no reason whatsoever to have stupid shrouded health & safety sockets on a tiny resistor box that will actually go up in smoke if you ever did put a >hundred volts onto it!
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The shrouded sockets allows you to use multimeter probes.
Great when you just want to pull something up or down.
They are also nice on psu's when you want to power a part of a circuit, test led's or electromechanical stuff.
If you put a few hundred volts into it, you will see smoke no matter what socket you are using.
Back2Volts:
--- Quote from: Fortran on September 04, 2016, 07:28:54 am ---
--- Quote from: Macbeth on September 04, 2016, 12:57:10 am ---The boxes with recessed shrouded sockets? They are taking up the same space but hidden inside the case. There is also absolutely no reason whatsoever to have stupid shrouded health & safety sockets on a tiny resistor box that will actually go up in smoke if you ever did put a >hundred volts onto it!
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The shrouded sockets allows you to use multimeter probes.
Great when you just want to pull something up or down.
They are also nice on psu's when you want to power a part of a circuit, test led's or electromechanical stuff.
If you put a few hundred volts into it, you will see smoke no matter what socket you are using.
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There is no doubt that shrouded sockets give additional flexibility, but I wonder how many people with an extra pair of shrouded test leads would not have shorter plain banana leads with mini-clips or the like which probably would be more manageable in a testing environment where you would use these resistor sets. Obviously it is a matter of preference, and the fact that people puts them in these sets is an indication they think it is important.
I have to say they do look great!
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