Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread

[BU508A]

I have posted my story of the Braun Visacoustic projector in the Repair section because of this:

"Ask for repair help or describe how to repair equipment"

This is an example of any and all tree-like hierarchical catalogue systems, from filing cabinets to the Dewey Decimal system, and fleabay. They can't unambiguously guide you to where things are; the best they can hope to acheive is to guide you away from where they aren't.

My report has been found by a guy from Italy, I think because of google. That's why I've placed some keywords in my text, hoping, that a search engine will indexing it. Not the best solution I admit but I have no better idea how to organize those things.

[bd139]

Corporate firewall and VPN fun this morning, the tantalum capacitors of the IT industry 

I'm actually getting withdrawal symptoms from tant hunting now 

[Saskia]

fixing end user errors and doing staff requisition ppts while waiting for my boss to be available.

it is an effing setup when an auditor tries to set up technical hiring criteria ...

[BU508A]

Corporate firewall and VPN fun this morning, the tantalum capacitors of the IT industry 

I'm actually getting withdrawal symptoms from tant hunting now 

Pulling out the high ESR ones and replace them with something more performant?

[med6753]

Sitting here drinking coffee and deciding what I'll do today.

The non-corporate world of retirement. 

[psykok]

Hi,

Just received this nice EIP 454 counter.
It's working, only the band 3 (1-18GHz) is apparently not working correctly from what the vendor was saying. It doesn't matter for me ,I'm not very interested in this band and do not have instrument playing in this range.

Alex

[mansaxel]

Hey guys... I just got done doing a bolt extraction on the Juki sewing machine by slotting with a Dremel, etc... I took a few pics and was thinking of doing a little "Tinkering 101: Bolt Extraction" post as a New Topic. Just... I have no idea where would be the right area on eevBlog. 

Suggestions...?

mnem
 

Repair. As the others wrote.

[tautech]

Ages since I did anything with Altium and trying to bash out a PCB for a 74HC14 fast edge pulser. 
Not going that well as my Libraries are old so not looking forward to making models for a USB-B TH socket and edge mount SMA connector......at least we're just down to the last 2 !

[med6753]

Hi,

Just received this nice EIP 454 counter.
It's working, only the band 3 (1-18GHz) is apparently not working correctly from what the vendor was saying. It doesn't matter for me ,I'm not very interested in this band and do not have instrument playing in this range.

Alex

Most likely a blown input from some Gorilla applying too much voltage. Should not be all that difficult to find the damaged components. But what might be difficult is getting replacement components.

[Specmaster]

Hey guys... I just got done doing a bolt extraction on the Juki sewing machine by slotting with a Dremel, etc... I took a few pics and was thinking of doing a little "Tinkering 101: Bolt Extraction" post as a New Topic. Just... I have no idea where would be the right area on eevBlog. 

Suggestions...?

mnem
 

100% in the repair section.

[tonyalbus]

Hi,

Just received this nice EIP 454 counter.
It's working, only the band 3 (1-18GHz) is apparently not working correctly from what the vendor was saying. It doesn't matter for me ,I'm not very interested in this band and do not have instrument playing in this range.

Alex

pretty cool i must say!

[VK5RC]

Repair re the dremel slotting, I am happy to put it in the summary of the vintage restoration etc thread if you think it is appropriate.
Recently I came across a set of 'nut' extractors, like a socket set with left hand course threads that help remove rounded off nuts. I had to buy it of course!

[tggzzz]

I have posted my story of the Braun Visacoustic projector in the Repair section because of this:

"Ask for repair help or describe how to repair equipment"

This is an example of any and all tree-like hierarchical catalogue systems, from filing cabinets to the Dewey Decimal system, and fleabay. They can't unambiguously guide you to where things are; the best they can hope to acheive is to guide you away from where they aren't.

My report has been found by a guy from Italy, I think because of google. That's why I've placed some keywords in my text, hoping, that a search engine will indexing it. Not the best solution I admit but I have no better idea how to organize those things.

There is not and cannot be a single right way!

[BU508A]

I have posted my story of the Braun Visacoustic projector in the Repair section because of this:

"Ask for repair help or describe how to repair equipment"

This is an example of any and all tree-like hierarchical catalogue systems, from filing cabinets to the Dewey Decimal system, and fleabay. They can't unambiguously guide you to where things are; the best they can hope to acheive is to guide you away from where they aren't.

My report has been found by a guy from Italy, I think because of google. That's why I've placed some keywords in my text, hoping, that a search engine will indexing it. Not the best solution I admit but I have no better idea how to organize those things.

There is not and cannot be a single right way!

I didn't say that. 

[tonyalbus]

  oh.. what just happened..
This ebay seller from poland.. the story continues.
Thanks you guys for al your tips..  
i contacted ebay and i was given a proper link to complain at paypal.. i did.. now the seller answares to me: Dear Tony we have now send you a good, best unit to you, you will receive a tracking code.
so there was a good unit after all? or the story continues .. haha lets see

[Brumby]

Just keep track of cut-off dates, so that you don't get screwed by the delaying tactic of promising you satisfaction if you wait a little longer ... then a little bit longer .... then just a bit more.

If you wait too long and your window of opportunity to escalate to a claim expires, in most cases you'll be very quickly forgotten and your complaints and protestations will be ignored all around.

[tonyalbus]

Just keep track of cut-off dates, so that you don't get screwed by the delaying tactic of promising you satisfaction if you wait a little longer ... then a little bit longer .... then just a bit more.

If you wait too long and your window of opportunity to escalate to a claim expires, in most cases you'll be very quickly forgotten and your complaints and protestations will be ignored all around.

i answered back that i am happy to send back the broken unit after i have received the good working unit and a return label.

from TNT:
Good news. TDM ELECTRONICS S.A. has arranged for us to deliver your shipment. Your shipment will be delivered on July 01, 2020 .

... we will seee

[Specmaster]

Have you got a tracking number yet? This then also proves that the listing was extremely misleading and also proves that had more than 1 unit to sell, which was never mentioned in the listing. As other have said, keep track of the dates to make sure that you do not miss the deadline, beyond which you are on you're own. Some sellers will keep you on a string until the deadline has passed.

[med6753]

Doesn't Ebay have a banning process and should this clown be invited to join the band with choice of instrument? 

Clearly he's committing fraud. 

[tonyalbus]

Have you got a tracking number yet? This then also proves that the listing was extremely misleading and also proves that had more than 1 unit to sell, which was never mentioned in the listing. As other have said, keep track of the dates to make sure that you do not miss the deadline, beyond which you are on you're own. Some sellers will keep you on a string until the deadline has passed.

Thanks again, i felt really bad about it, first time i have a bad experiance on ebay. i am usualy lucky...
also only one problem with bangyougood, but now almost only shopping at aliexpress.
Wish never arrives now in covid and untracked...so stoped there too.

yes have a code from TNT directly and from seller, it should arrive around 1/7 ..

[tonyalbus]

Doesn't Ebay have a banning process and should this clown be invited to join the band with choice of instrument? 

Clearly he's committing fraud. 

Somehow he gets a lot of positive votes.. i think he has 95% ... only a few buyers really are in pure rage! if you read the comments..
i will pass next time, what ever the outcome

[Kosmic]

I am such as bad boy. I can't stop snickering. RE: Scope Wars.

Somebody smack me. 

That thread has become the usual EEVBlog DSO thread. 95%+ noise and you have to dig for the signal.

So true 

The preferred sports on eevblog, arguing about scopes.

[mnementh]

Spent the morning being repeatedly kicked in the balls by the internet... you'd think "sewing machine oil" would be a pretty UN-ambiguous search term; but I keep getting page after page of everything but that. (iPwn cases...? SERIOUSLY...?) Or something that could work, only ridiculously priced or an eyedropperful of product when I need a pint.

I think I'm just going to say "fuck it" and go with some light hydraulic oil; viscosity will be a bit high, but at least I can get a quart at Princess Auto without killing myself. 

mnem

[tggzzz]

Have you got a tracking number yet? This then also proves that the listing was extremely misleading and also proves that had more than 1 unit to sell, which was never mentioned in the listing. As other have said, keep track of the dates to make sure that you do not miss the deadline, beyond which you are on you're own. Some sellers will keep you on a string until the deadline has passed.

Thanks again, i felt really bad about it, first time i have a bad experiance on ebay. i am usualy lucky...
also only one problem with bangyougood, but now almost only shopping at aliexpress.
Wish never arrives now in covid and untracked...so stoped there too.

yes have a code from TNT directly and from seller, it should arrive around 1/7 ..

Make sure you understand what such a code doesn't mean.

Once I had such a code but the shipment never moved; I even allowed an extra week for delivery to occur. Eventually I cancelled the order via ebay, since it was clear the sender (an Israeli company) had not given the part to the shipping company. A week or so later the company said they could send it to me. Suspicion: if not an outright fraud, they were advertising something they didn't have but thought they could get after somebody had ordered it.

As others have said, don't let the clock tick down past a threshold.

[tonyalbus]

Spent the morning being repeatedly kicked in the balls by the internet... you'd think "sewing machine oil" would be a pretty UN-ambiguous search term; but I keep getting page after page of everything but that. (iPwn cases...? SERIOUSLY...?) Or something that could work, only ridiculously priced or an eyedropperful of product when I need a pint.

I think I'm just going to say "fuck it" and go with some light hydraulic oil; viscosity will be a bit high, but at least I can get a quart at Princess Auto without killing myself. 

mnem

Do you have this brand?

on amazon btw i get a lot of matches on that term
https://www.techniekwebshop.nl/kroon-oil-smo-1830-02217-1-l-flacon-bus.html