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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65750 on: August 06, 2020, 09:37:17 am »
That's the charme of this thread. Whenever you are visiting it, one can watch

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- Saskia playing with 50g of ceefour
- bd139 is buying / selling something
- tony is buying a counter.
- nixiefreq is ranting about RPN calulators
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- tautech is playing with Siglent stuff
- BU508A is trying to find strange R&S gear
- Zucca has this ongoing marriage-project
- bitseeker is trying to catch-up
- ...

please feel free to add any thoughts to this list.    :-DD

All the others are busy writing a post about the best wire stripper tool.
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65751 on: August 06, 2020, 09:55:01 am »
All the others are busy writing a post about the best wire stripper tool.
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Was given one of these by a sparky and now it's the first I reach for:
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65752 on: August 06, 2020, 10:15:30 am »
All the others are busy writing a post about the best wire stripper tool.
:P
Was given one of these by a sparky and now it's the first I reach for:
https://nz.rs-online.com/web/p/wire-strippers/2968245/



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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65753 on: August 06, 2020, 10:17:54 am »
That's the charme of this thread. Whenever you are visiting it, one can watch

- med painting something blue, except it is his bedroom
- Saskia playing with 50g of ceefour
- bd139 is buying / selling something
- tony is buying a counter.
- nixiefreqq is ranting about RPN calulators
- the Dwagon is lamenting on <insert topic of your choice here>
- tautech is playing with Siglent stuff
- BU508A is trying to find strange R&S gear
- Zucca has this ongoing marriage-project
- bitseeker is trying to catch-up
- ...

please feel free to add any thoughts to this list.    :-DD

No painting today, blue or otherwise. Gonna work on the 3A6. Tomorrow finish up the bedroom.
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65754 on: August 06, 2020, 10:19:04 am »
All the others are busy writing a post about the best wire stripper tool.
:P
Was given one of these by a sparky and now it's the first I reach for:
https://nz.rs-online.com/web/p/wire-strippers/2968245/

(Attachment Link)

wire stripper

Where do I stick the dollar bills?  :-DD
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65755 on: August 06, 2020, 10:20:41 am »
3478A refurb continues today. Replacement Y2 capacitors arrived. Will shove in at lunch time if all the fires go out at work  :scared:
 
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65756 on: August 06, 2020, 10:24:59 am »
3478A refurb continues today. Replacement Y2 capacitors arrived. Will shove in at lunch time if all the fires go out at work  :scared:

Ready and standing-by!

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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65757 on: August 06, 2020, 10:26:56 am »
 :-DD

This one should fortunately be quite straightforward and prevent that. In theory anyway  :-DD
 
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65758 on: August 06, 2020, 10:35:07 am »
That's the charme of this thread. Whenever you are visiting it, one can watch

- med painting something blue, except it is his bedroom
- Saskia playing with 50g of ceefour
- bd139 is buying / selling something
- tony is buying a counter.
- nixiefreqq is ranting about RPN calulators
- the Dwagon is lamenting on <insert topic of your choice here>
- tautech is playing with Siglent stuff
- BU508A is trying to find strange R&S gear
- Zucca has this ongoing marriage-project
- bitseeker is trying to catch-up
- ...

please feel free to add any thoughts to this list.    :-DD
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65759 on: August 06, 2020, 10:44:23 am »
You don''t think they have a bunch of these pre-filled-in stickers on stock right...... neahhhh

[Edit] only needed to post 5 time for the pictures....
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65760 on: August 06, 2020, 10:58:49 am »
Anybody in need of a Keithley DMM7510?
This is a used one. I've bought my DMM7510 from this seller and I'm very happy with it. NAWTS except for being a happy customer.
The price (1698.- Euro) is excluding VAT and shipping.

https://www.instrumex.de/de/8768
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65761 on: August 06, 2020, 11:04:12 am »
That's the charme of this thread. Whenever you are visiting it, one can watch

- med painting something blue, except it is his bedroom
- Saskia playing with 50g of ceefour
- bd139 is buying / selling something
- tony is buying a counter.
- nixiefreqq is ranting about RPN calulators
- the Dwagon is lamenting on <insert topic of your choice here>
- tautech is playing with Siglent stuff
- BU508A is trying to find strange R&S gear
- Zucca has this ongoing marriage-project
- bitseeker is trying to catch-up
- ...

please feel free to add any thoughts to this list.    :-DD

you left out oculus buying another GD rpn calculator........and cub's cat warmers.
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65762 on: August 06, 2020, 11:45:31 am »
You don''t think they have a bunch of these pre-filled-in stickers on stock right...... neahhhh

[Edit] only needed to post 5 time for the pictures....
Others have found the numbers are actually relevant to the specific unit. That's my experience too. :)
 
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65763 on: August 06, 2020, 11:46:14 am »
Anybody in need of a Keithley DMM7510?
This is a used one. I've bought my DMM7510 from this seller and I'm very happy with it. NAWTS except for being a happy customer.
The price (1698.- Euro) is excluding VAT and shipping.

https://www.instrumex.de/de/8768

Very dangerous info, I got mine 2 years ago for 2400€.  :horse:
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65764 on: August 06, 2020, 12:08:59 pm »
Anybody in need of a Keithley DMM7510?
This is a used one. I've bought my DMM7510 from this seller and I'm very happy with it. NAWTS except for being a happy customer.
The price (1698.- Euro) is excluding VAT and shipping.

https://www.instrumex.de/de/8768

Very dangerous info, I got mine 2 years ago for 2400€.  :horse:

And now you want a second one?  ;D
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65765 on: August 06, 2020, 12:11:18 pm »
And now you want a second one?  ;D

I sent a PM to my friend HighVoltage, he was the second highest bidder in the Ebay auction I won.... I hope he will speak with me again (<--- Good or bad joke?  :popcorn:)
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65766 on: August 06, 2020, 12:17:03 pm »
And now you want a second one?  ;D

I sent a PM to my friend HighVoltage, he was the second highest bidder in the Ebay auction I won.... I hope he will speak with me again (<--- Good or bad joke?  :popcorn:)

He is a nice guy, I know him from the metrology meeting 2019 in Stuttgart. I'm sure, he will.  :-+  :D
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65767 on: August 06, 2020, 12:32:03 pm »
Anybody in need of a Keithley DMM7510?
This is a used one. I've bought my DMM7510 from this seller and I'm very happy with it. NAWTS except for being a happy customer.
The price (1698.- Euro) is excluding VAT and shipping.

https://www.instrumex.de/de/8768

It's a good deal! I'm on the wrong side of the pond  :(
 
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65768 on: August 06, 2020, 12:34:45 pm »
Caps replaced. Look at these bastards. The cracked ones were actually across the switch not the mains which was interesting. One of the smaller ones is missing the top because I popped it with the pliers getting it out.

 
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65769 on: August 06, 2020, 12:40:55 pm »
How many devices on the planet has still those gremlins inside?
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65771 on: August 06, 2020, 12:53:06 pm »

How many devices on the planet has still those gremlins inside?
Always too many !
Caps replaced. Look at these bastards. The cracked ones were actually across the switch not the mains which was interesting. One of the smaller ones is missing the top because I popped it with the pliers getting it out.
Yeah, I also find these in my 3478A. But can't replace them yet because I want get cal values out first before I mess them.
 

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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65772 on: August 06, 2020, 01:01:11 pm »
How many devices on the planet has still those gremlins inside?

Too many.  >:(

BD,
Are you including the backlight mod?

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/hp-3457a-lcd-backlight-mod-(also-for-3478a)/msg227880/#msg227880

Frans

Not with this one. My objective with kit is a relatively uncompromising restoration to original condition and repair only. I will suffer the shitty display for that  or at least until a 3456A turns up :-DD


How many devices on the planet has still those gremlins inside?
Always too many !
Caps replaced. Look at these bastards. The cracked ones were actually across the switch not the mains which was interesting. One of the smaller ones is missing the top because I popped it with the pliers getting it out.
Yeah, I also find these in my 3478A. But can't replace them yet because I want get cal values out first before I mess them.


It isn't as easy as it looks to get them out but you can do it without messing up the cal data:

Rear ones (1000pF Y2's between line and ground):

1. Unplug the rear IEE488 cable from the board.
2. Replace (easy but a bit fiddly)

Side ones (22nF Y2's across switch):

1. take side frame of instrument off (7 screws)
2. Loosen power switch
3. Desolder old ones wiggling slowly and pull out with tweezers
4. Stuff new ones in (painful but doable)

No cal data risk there. Unless you drop something on the board  :-DD
 
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65773 on: August 06, 2020, 01:18:00 pm »
That's the charme of this thread. Whenever you are visiting it, one can watch

- med painting something blue, except it is his bedroom
- Saskia playing with 50g of ceefour
- bd139 is buying / selling something
- tony is buying a counter.
- nixiefreqq is ranting about RPN calulators
- the Dwagon is lamenting on <insert topic of your choice here>
- tautech is playing with Siglent stuff
- BU508A is trying to find strange R&S gear
- Zucca has this ongoing marriage-project
- bitseeker is trying to catch-up
- 0culus buying another RPN calculator
- cubdriver is frolicing around with his cats
- ...

please feel free to add any thoughts to this list.    :-DD

- The sound of a grinding wheel is coming from a corner, where Cerebus sits with a bottle of schnapps, sharpening all his cutlery and feeling ignored.
Anybody got a syringe I can use to squeeze the magic smoke back into this?
 
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #65774 on: August 06, 2020, 01:23:53 pm »
look what I found in the mail.

Guess what it is.

(In catch up mode)

That's too easy. I've never had one of the originals, used one, or even been knowingly close to one. The giveaway is the "VIC", "SID" and "64" on the silkscreen.

No spoiler, just in case.
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