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Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
mnementh:
--- Quote from: Cubdriver on July 13, 2022, 07:57:22 pm ---
--- Quote from: med6753 on July 13, 2022, 07:05:59 pm ---I spy a blue Philips crapacitor in both versions. :o
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'tis actually a late 1975 vintage Sprague (note no waist pinch, which seesm to be common on the Philips ones IIRC):
I haven't tested it yet. -Pat
Edit to add - guess I should have read a few posts further along before replying. :-DD
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Make sure you keep the leads as short as possible on the new replacement. >:D
mnem
"Agitating... moi?"
med6753:
--- Quote from: Cubdriver on July 13, 2022, 08:09:59 pm ---
Now working on the enclosure - those stains are rather stubborn.
-Pat
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Good luck getting that clean. You might have to resort to spray paint. Might I suggest a shade of blue? ;D
Papa Smurf's Shade Tree Painting Service ready to help. :-DD
factory:
--- Quote from: Cubdriver on July 13, 2022, 08:14:35 pm ---
--- Quote from: factory on July 13, 2022, 06:58:54 pm ---Both of mine seem to be a later revision, one is so late that the serial number sticker is missing, bloody cheapskates for not stamping them on both. |O
David
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Mine's a 1538A s/n prefix. Did they switch to a label from the stamped serial number on the later units, or is it possible that the enclosure bottom was replaced at some point? A replacement part could be one possible explanation for the lack of serial number...
-Pat
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Good question, I don't have the answer though, but some other HP TE here, does have a paper S/N label.
Board in the later 3476A is a Rev E, the one with the 1619A prefix is Rev B.
Got another that I haven't taken any pictures of yet, the time interval multimeter wart, option 035 on the top of my 1725A scope.
David
mansaxel:
--- Quote from: TERRA Operative on July 13, 2022, 04:22:38 pm ---In Japan the Shaken (pronounced with a hard 'a' as in cat or shat) costs roughly between US$800 and USD$1600 and is performed every 2 years on passenger vehicles.
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In Sweden, it's about 45€ and done annually. Mine just passed with no errors. "Empty paper" as the saying goes.
If you have errors, they come in 3 categories, 1,2,3 where 1 is "fix this, or", 2 is "fix this, and prove it within a month", and 3 is "You shall be towed." Shops can take out #2 if they're audited and hold a clearance to do it -- in principle, they are allowed to fix the error and report the fix to the authorities as OK.
Cerebus:
--- Quote from: Specmaster on July 13, 2022, 07:30:04 pm ---
--- Quote from: Cerebus on July 13, 2022, 05:57:42 pm ---
--- Quote from: Specmaster on July 13, 2022, 05:01:26 pm ---
0 to 60 of 10 seconds, where did you get that from, I can assure you that the quoted figure for my car is 8.6 seconds to 62mph.
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Like I said, I didn't know which model you have, and 10 is the middle of the range for the "Superb".
So, 8.6? The last time I had a car that slow was the 1980s. >:D
--- Quote from: Specmaster on July 13, 2022, 05:01:26 pm ---Likewise I'm not sure that a car that measures just 4.8 metres long can be called a land yacht, there are plenty of cars longer ...
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And 'twas not me that described it as a land yacht, but 4.8 metres sounds pretty much at the upper end of car lengths, 95%ile or thereabout. In Euro-NCAP terms it would be E-segment "executive cars" the next size up from D-segment which is labelled as "large family cars". The British Parking Association recommends 4.8 metres for the length of a parking space (2.4 wide) and that includes an allowance for access to the boot, space between vehicles and so on, so your car is too big for a "standard" parking space. So Land Yacht? Probably not. Land Gin Palace? Maybe.
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I'm not going to be drawn into a long debate here, but I'd just like to point out the following:
By your own admission, you have had mid-engined cars, which by default are sports cars surely?, you also stated that you had a MGF (which was introduced in 1995), length of 3.9 metres, (assumed you had the biggest engine, 118 Kw) kerb weight of 1060Kg 0-60mph time of 6.9 seconds.
Mine is only 900mm longer, 125Kw but has a kerb weight of 1634Kg and is designed to carry 5 people who are 1.93m tall, so that was the car that I needed and no more to transport my family, of which 4 of us are 1.93m in height.
Given that your MGF had to move just 9Kg per 1Kw to my 13Kg per 1Kw so its not to shabby for a Skoda and 8.6 seconds 0-60 is plenty fast enough for all my needs, it can leave most cars in its wake at traffic lights.
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You're the one making it into a debate, I originally said that you were less likely to notice the turbo lag compared to a performance car driver. You're the one who reacted to a ballpark 10s 0-60 guess as if I'd said your dick was too small with a "it's 8.6 seconds I'll have you know". That's not performance car territory anytime in the last two decades so the comparison still applies, you're not driving the kind of car where you'd be likely to notice turbo lag. Now, simmer down, have a G&T and make sure you don't spill it while you drive round a corner.
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