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Offline MCCSolutionsTopic starter

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Portable LAB Project
« on: September 18, 2014, 01:10:01 am »
Hello EEV!

I figured this would be a great place to post my new project! Im making a Portable Electronics Lab! It will be contained in a Rubbermaid Tub  :palm: For now!

Containing the following items:

DMM
AMM
Analog Wave Generator
Digital Wave Generator
Analog tuned DC and AC Power supply
Precision Digital Power Supply
LCR Meter
Mini-PC
USB Oscilloscope
USB Bore Scope
17" LCD
+More!

Will add pictures of the items I have so far later!  :-+

Feel free to suggest any products and to make any helpful advice/comments!  :blah:
 

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Re: Portable LAB Project
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2014, 03:47:47 am »
Amp Hour Chris mentioned something similar. He even planed to buy a gun to help transporting it, yes a real gun :)
 

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Re: Portable LAB Project
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2014, 05:09:35 am »
Amp Hour Chris mentioned something similar. He even planed to buy a gun to help transporting it, yes a real gun :)

Ha I dont blame him lol, as much as some of this equipment costs.  :'(
 

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Re: Portable LAB Project
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2014, 05:15:20 am »
Will add pictures of the items I have so far later!  :-+

Pics or it didn't happen  ;D
 

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Re: Portable LAB Project
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2014, 06:20:36 am »
Will add pictures of the items I have so far later!  :-+

Pics or it didn't happen  ;D

Lol, will do bud! At work at the moment but when I get home I will put of some of what parts I have already  :-+

BTW: Thanks for your videos!
 

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Re: Portable LAB Project
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2014, 06:38:27 am »
Will add pictures of the items I have so far later!  :-+

Pics or it didn't happen  ;D
Yeah, we can all trust something we have a picture of.  ;)
 

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Re: Portable LAB Project
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2014, 10:35:28 pm »
Ok here is what I have so far:

A old school Analog wave gen and PSU
The Rubbermaid tub and other compoinets

Currently the Tub has a old tactical UHF repeater in it  :-/O











 

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Re: Portable LAB Project
« Reply #7 on: September 19, 2014, 08:17:16 pm »
Interesting, High school repair of a track back in 86!  O0




 

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Re: Portable LAB Project
« Reply #8 on: September 19, 2014, 10:34:24 pm »
And we have a start! Leaving in the 48v 30a Power supply and the GE Efficant DC(42-56v) to DC 12v converter  :blah:




 

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Re: Portable LAB Project
« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2014, 10:51:47 pm »
Currently trying to figure out how I want to arrange everything, Vertical would be easier but I really want an horizontal setup  :phew:




 

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Re: Portable LAB Project
« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2014, 02:47:58 am »
Yep thats right! Im putting in a New APC 1000  >:D Plus the Mini-PCs power supply can run on AC or DC 12v so it will have its own backup SLA 12ah battery providing a back up to the back up lol..... I also upgraded the Mini- PC with a 60gb Corsair SSD and upgraded the ram from 1gb to 2gb.  :-+ I have alot of work to do!


 

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Re: Portable LAB Project
« Reply #11 on: September 21, 2014, 08:27:05 am »
Getting there:






 

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Re: Portable LAB Project
« Reply #12 on: September 22, 2014, 12:25:38 am »
Interesting, High school repair of a track back in 86!  O0



It took three people to solder that wire on!  :-DD

What's the Corsair CPU cooler for? (This one:)


Also, since the screen is horizontal, you may want to cover it with a sheet of acrylic or polycarbonate to protect it from dropped objects.
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Re: Portable LAB Project
« Reply #13 on: September 22, 2014, 08:05:06 am »
Lol the Corsair fan is strapped to a amd heatsink that's strapped to a GE 48v dc to 12v dc converter. Very efficient but still gets hot.... Maybe the fan is overkill lol. As far as the screen is concerned there is a lid to this and when it's in use it will be setting on its side. When I said horizontal I was speaking of the arrangement of the stuff inside long ways.
 


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