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| mansaxel:
--- Quote from: grizewald on July 21, 2022, 12:25:12 am --- I live in the apartment marked by the red dot at the end of the building. If the forest that my bedroom looks out towards ever caught fire, it's game over and probably so quickly I wouldn't be able to save more than my passport, my daughter and our skins. --- End quote --- I used to live three stops closer to town. Nice area, that. Yours probably more so than where I lived. Now am on the other side of the city, but with much more forest: That, too, will burn if lit. We'll have to make sure it does not. |
| cyclin_al:
--- Quote from: med6753 on July 19, 2022, 08:30:49 pm --- --- Quote from: 25 CPS on July 19, 2022, 08:02:50 pm ---For everyone working on 465B scopes, GC Surplus has half a dozen up for auction with a bit over 15 hours to go: https://gcsurplus.ca/mn-eng.cfm?snc=wfsav&sc=enc-bid&scn=422225&lcn=571280&lct=L&srchtype=&lci=&str=1&lotnf=1&frmsr=1&sf=ferm-clos It might be local pickup only in Dartmouth, NS, so if they won't ship, that could be geographically inconvenient for just about everyone. Edit: Browsing through the listings, it looks like there's six lots of five Tektronix 465B scopes for 30 in total plus a lot of five of the military version of the 2235: https://gcsurplus.ca/mn-eng.cfm?snc=wfsav&sc=enc-bid&scn=422200&lcn=571255&lct=L&srchtype=&lci=&str=526&lotnf=1&frmsr=1&sf=ferm-clos If they're lucky, a government lab received new equipment and they're blowing out the old stuff. If they're not lucky, a government lab got closed down and they're fire sale-ing the equipment after laying everyone off. Either way, if they won't pack up and ship scopes, I'm not sure the local market within an easy drive of the Halifax/Dartmouth area can absorb 30 vintage Tek scopes like that all at once. Even if they are willing to pack up and ship them out, I'm not sure there'd be much market for them given what the packing and transportation costs would be like even if each lot sells for very little money. --- End quote --- There is no mention of shipping and but even if there was shipping a lot of 5 across the border will not be cheap. I have a strong suspicion that if they don't get sold they will most likely be crushed. --- End quote --- My experience is they will re-list them later on. In fact, this same location of GCSurplus had a huge package of oscilloscopes for sale about two years ago in the midst of pandemic lock-down. It was mentioned in this thread ... about 6 pallets if I recall. I wonder if the same lot has been stored and then broken down into smaller lots. Hmmmm, let me see ... 15 hours of driving one way. EDIT: It was March 2021 when GCSurplus had the huge package of oscilloscopes in New Brunswick, not Nova Scotia. At the time, none of us were allowed to travel there due to lockdown. We were discussing it when the bidding was at $200 and Kosmic was thinking of circumnavigating the travel restrictions by using a canoe :-DD I think that lot eventually sold for $3k+... :( |
| Robert763:
--- Quote from: AVGresponding on July 20, 2022, 09:27:49 pm --- --- Quote from: bd139 on July 20, 2022, 05:45:11 pm ---Ok just bought a dead Marconi 2022E signal generator from scottrade12. Down the rabbit hole we go :scared: Almost certainly it's one of several problems: 1. The osc is duff and this runs the synth and CPU -> run off external one and test then replace it. 2. The power supply is duff -> debug and fix 3. Probably several dead OM345's -> MAR6 MMIC + friggery. 4. Attenuator duff -> kill me with fire. --- End quote --- And just like the Keithley 199 that Robert bagged, someone snaffled the Fluke 8505 he had. Oh well, there's always more... That 34401 I linked at the weekend went for just over £200 including shipping, not a bad price. --- End quote --- No options on the Fluke, an expensive DC voltmeter. |
| Neper:
--- Quote from: mansaxel on July 21, 2022, 04:00:37 am --- --- Quote from: Zoli on July 20, 2022, 02:46:52 pm --- --- Quote from: mnementh on July 20, 2022, 01:24:18 pm --- --- Quote from: Saskia on July 20, 2022, 08:59:18 am ---WRT my recent question regarding very specific pinball transformers it seems that I was able to dig one up, I have the Hermes shipping number. I had to cough up 300 Brussels sprouts Pesos for it though. --- End quote --- You can have my Brussels sprouts for all eternity if you're feeling short. :-DD mnem now my broccoli... that's another story altogether. I'll fight you over that. ;) --- End quote --- If I prepare the Brussel sprouts(insert a (relatively thin)slice of garlic in each cut open stem; add a hint of fresh ground black pepper; steam it just crunchy; salt), after the first you will fight me over the rest :-DD :-DD :-DD /off to count how many ATMega128A-AU is hiding in those pieces of tapes --- End quote --- Cut them in halves, dip them in boiling water for 1 minute --- End quote --- ...which is the accepted trick to make the bitter taste go away, no matter how you cook them afterwards. |
| tggzzz:
--- Quote from: mansaxel on July 21, 2022, 04:00:37 am --- --- Quote from: Zoli on July 20, 2022, 02:46:52 pm --- --- Quote from: mnementh on July 20, 2022, 01:24:18 pm --- --- Quote from: Saskia on July 20, 2022, 08:59:18 am ---WRT my recent question regarding very specific pinball transformers it seems that I was able to dig one up, I have the Hermes shipping number. I had to cough up 300 Brussels sprouts Pesos for it though. --- End quote --- You can have my Brussels sprouts for all eternity if you're feeling short. :-DD mnem now my broccoli... that's another story altogether. I'll fight you over that. ;) --- End quote --- If I prepare the Brussel sprouts(insert a (relatively thin)slice of garlic in each cut open stem; add a hint of fresh ground black pepper; steam it just crunchy; salt), after the first you will fight me over the rest :-DD :-DD :-DD /off to count how many ATMega128A-AU is hiding in those pieces of tapes --- End quote --- Cut them in halves, dip them in boiling water for 1 minute, then fry them in a generous amount of butter with equally generous amounts of salt and pepper, until there's some browning. Serve. This can be done to many cabbages; savoy cabbage is especially tasty this way. --- End quote --- Cabbage Thoran. Saute finely chopped onions, add finely chopped (savoy) cabbage, add cumin and salt (plus turmeric and chilli if you like), serve topped with grated dessicated coconut. Fast, delicious, low calorie. Meanwhile, over here https://www.eevblog.com/forum/cooking/ ... |
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