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Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
Specmaster:
--- Quote from: mnementh on May 31, 2018, 02:16:02 pm ---
--- Quote from: tggzzz on May 31, 2018, 01:27:00 pm ---
--- Quote from: mnementh on May 31, 2018, 01:20:15 pm ---It appears there are about a zillion different models available in any given form factor (looking at the Schaffner site which has lots of reference packets to educate yourself with); We could have some headaches if we don't select carefully.
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It becomes interesting when you want to replace the input filter in a 1982 Solartron 7081 8 digit voltmeter - because it also contains a fuse and a rather complex voltage selector.
Fortunately Schaffner still make the same type (+1 Schaffner!), so the only pain is that it cost about half the price of the voltmeter :)
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Yeah, that's where it becomes worth the arseache to disassemble the damn thing and repair it, I'd think.
With all due respect to the 7081, I am quite thankful to be able to cling to THIS side of the voltnuttery line. :phew:
mnem
But it is SUCH a slippery slope... :-DD
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Excuse me while I grease your driveway for you [emoji48]
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tggzzz:
--- Quote from: Specmaster on May 31, 2018, 02:20:27 pm ---
--- Quote from: mnementh on May 31, 2018, 02:16:02 pm ---
--- Quote from: tggzzz on May 31, 2018, 01:27:00 pm ---
--- Quote from: mnementh on May 31, 2018, 01:20:15 pm ---It appears there are about a zillion different models available in any given form factor (looking at the Schaffner site which has lots of reference packets to educate yourself with); We could have some headaches if we don't select carefully.
--- End quote ---
It becomes interesting when you want to replace the input filter in a 1982 Solartron 7081 8 digit voltmeter - because it also contains a fuse and a rather complex voltage selector.
Fortunately Schaffner still make the same type (+1 Schaffner!), so the only pain is that it cost about half the price of the voltmeter :)
--- End quote ---
Yeah, that's where it becomes worth the arseache to disassemble the damn thing and repair it, I'd think.
With all due respect to the 7081, I am quite thankful to be able to cling to THIS side of the voltnuttery line. :phew:
mnem
But it is SUCH a slippery slope... :-DD
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Excuse me while I grease your driveway for you [emoji48]
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The real pain with the 7081 is that it didn't have input connector and lead. Hence
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/the-unobtanium-connector-of-solartron-7061-what-to-do-please-help/msg1538429/#top
followed by
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/buysellwanted/group-buy-fischer-connector-plug-s104-a053-130/msg1538426/#msg1538426
As for my drive, it is quite steep enough (~10%) that algae is a sufficient grease :(
Specmaster:
--- Quote from: tggzzz on May 31, 2018, 02:38:41 pm ---
--- Quote from: Specmaster on May 31, 2018, 02:20:27 pm ---
--- Quote from: mnementh on May 31, 2018, 02:16:02 pm ---
--- Quote from: tggzzz on May 31, 2018, 01:27:00 pm ---
--- Quote from: mnementh on May 31, 2018, 01:20:15 pm ---It appears there are about a zillion different models available in any given form factor (looking at the Schaffner site which has lots of reference packets to educate yourself with); We could have some headaches if we don't select carefully.
--- End quote ---
It becomes interesting when you want to replace the input filter in a 1982 Solartron 7081 8 digit voltmeter - because it also contains a fuse and a rather complex voltage selector.
Fortunately Schaffner still make the same type (+1 Schaffner!), so the only pain is that it cost about half the price of the voltmeter :)
--- End quote ---
Yeah, that's where it becomes worth the arseache to disassemble the damn thing and repair it, I'd think.
With all due respect to the 7081, I am quite thankful to be able to cling to THIS side of the voltnuttery line. :phew:
mnem
But it is SUCH a slippery slope... :-DD
--- End quote ---
Excuse me while I grease your driveway for you [emoji48]
--- End quote ---
The real pain with the 7081 is that it didn't have input connector and lead. Hence
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/the-unobtanium-connector-of-solartron-7061-what-to-do-please-help/msg1538429/#top
followed by
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/buysellwanted/group-buy-fischer-connector-plug-s104-a053-130/msg1538426/#msg1538426
As for my drive, it is quite steep enough (~10%) that algae is a sufficient grease :(
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Hmm algae and grease, you might as well give up then cos you're a voltnut. 😂
bd139:
When I see connectors and inlet provision like that Solartron, they get IEC-ized instantly!
....
Not really TEA but I have been suitably impressed today. Playing with some PIC10F320 microcontrollers. I think it is bloody amazing that you can get a whole damn computer in a SOT-23 package now. Literally all I'm using it for is generating two digital signals 180 degrees out of phase to drive inverter MOSFETs and enable/disable itself based on an ADC sample. This does however replace an entire 74hc14, regulator, a 2n3904, a trimmer and some external passives that were doing the job before with just itself, a tant and a much smaller regulator. Impressed :-+
It's bloody tiny. That's a DIP / SOIC footprint board.
And yes I did lose the first one on the floor :-DD
Specmaster:
--- Quote from: bd139 on May 31, 2018, 03:31:23 pm ---When I see connectors and inlet provision like that Solartron, they get IEC-ized instantly!
....
Not really TEA but I have been suitably impressed today. Playing with some PIC10F320 microcontrollers. I think it is bloody amazing that you can get a whole damn computer in a SOT-23 package now. Literally all I'm using it for is generating two digital signals 180 degrees out of phase to drive inverter MOSFETs and enable/disable itself based on an ADC sample. This does however replace an entire 74hc14, regulator, a 2n3904, a trimmer and some external passives that were doing the job before with just itself, a tant and a much smaller regulator. Impressed :-+
It's bloody tiny. That's a DIP / SOIC footprint board.
And yes I did lose the first one on the floor :-DD
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Never mind the hoover will announce that it's found it when you do the hoovering, shame it'll bugger it as well though 🤣
From mobile device so predictive text might have struck again [emoji83]
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