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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72850 on: October 21, 2020, 11:23:01 pm »
I've got one too.


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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72851 on: October 21, 2020, 11:45:15 pm »
I feel your pain.

The best stuff I've ever found for repairing plastic is this:  https://www.amazon.com/Devcon-22045-Plastic-Welder-Dev-Tube/dp/B003NUGL9S

It smells so evil you just know it has to work.  And it does.  I've even glued paddle switches back together with this stuff, strong as new. This product has a shelf life of a year, make sure you get fresh stuff and you're golden.

Too thick. I need the wicking action of CA. I have a bottle of Bondene ABS welding solvent on the way; I just need to stop glancing over to the the side of my bench where the 54645A sits, mocking me. :o

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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72852 on: October 21, 2020, 11:51:32 pm »
That red one was the first one I ever got; mine was preassembled tho. Postmortem revealed the 3.3V reg was dead short and the Atmega328 took it personally. Shocking. That's when I got the Yiwangia unit you guys may have seen on my bench; it came built into a recycled caller ID shell. That one runs on a recycled puffy LiPo from my Delta wing.  :-DD

   

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2060353.m570.l1313&_nkw=ESR02&_sacat=0

Since then, I've upgraded... got one of these BSIDE ESR202 Pro units for CAD$27 WITH the tweezers; vendor had the black one on sale, and the red one $10 less for some reason.  :-// Only took 3 weeks from China. :-+

I highly recommend it; the ZIF socket pinout on the 328 Component Tester is a wee bit confusing; the slots on this one are much more straightforward. Also, it reliably tests LEDs and generally gives more consistent results than older firmwares.

But the big thing for me is the SMD test panel being all up high and easy to get to; that is just... the shit. Nothing else makes testing tiny chip parts as ... well, not easy. I'm too old and too bad eyesight for it to ever be easy again.  ::)  But at least it's not like volunteering to get kicked in the junk over and over again, like most handwork with SMDs is. :-DD  I can reliably get valid results even with 0602 and SOT-23 parts using this thing.  :-+

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Are the specs on the listing correct, it only does 0-50 \$\Omega\$  :wtf:, what about the ESR of caps?

I expect it does and this a classic case of a lazy seller?
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72853 on: October 22, 2020, 12:37:06 am »


I have no idea which vendor's listing you're talking about; I posted two eBay searches in thread...  :-//

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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72854 on: October 22, 2020, 12:38:17 am »


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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72855 on: October 22, 2020, 01:06:47 am »
I feel your pain.

The best stuff I've ever found for repairing plastic is this:  https://www.amazon.com/Devcon-22045-Plastic-Welder-Dev-Tube/dp/B003NUGL9S

It smells so evil you just know it has to work.  And it does.  I've even glued paddle switches back together with this stuff, strong as new. This product has a shelf life of a year, make sure you get fresh stuff and you're golden.

Too thick. I need the wicking action of CA. I have a bottle of Bondene ABS welding solvent on the way; I just need to stop glancing over to the the side of my bench where the 54645A sits, mocking me. :o

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The urethanes can also be used to strengthen something on the back, even if you pieced the jigsaw back together with CA for aesthetic reasons.  Basically cut a V groove in the crack on the back, and fill it in with the high strength stuff - and you get the best of both worlds.

 

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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72856 on: October 22, 2020, 01:09:39 am »
I'm having one of the earlier models of these universal testers. As Spec wrote, very useful for repairs and for characterizing unkown parts. I've putted mine in a Bopla case and created a little storage for the testing leads.

The DUT here is a TIP132.




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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72857 on: October 22, 2020, 01:12:59 am »


I have no idea which vendor's listing you're talking about; I posted two searches in thread...  :-//

mnem
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Almost all the vendors quoted 0-50 \$\Omega\$, some quote nothing but I did see one or two that quoted 50M \$\Omega\$ which is a bit more like it. Quite an interesting item through but for now, I'll stick with what I have.





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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72858 on: October 22, 2020, 01:37:50 am »
Mega M328 328 Atmel.
Those little useful component testers
- what is this 3 legged thing... it will tell you..

https://youtu.be/geClqpqGQcc



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Dave reviewed one ca. 5 months back.
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72859 on: October 22, 2020, 01:50:19 am »
I'm having one of the earlier models of these universal testers. As Spec wrote, very useful for repairs and for characterizing unkown parts. I've putted mine in a Bopla case and created a little storage for the testing leads.

The DUT here is a TIP132.


BU508A, I strongly advise to give some consideration to the wellbeing of your ears!
Klemmkästen sind KEINE Geraetegehaeuse!
(Junction boxes are NOT instrument enclosures!)

Och menno! Nix darf man! *kicking little pebbles*

In my defense, I was left unsupervised.

And the enclosure from Bopla is no Klemmenkasten, it is a Euromas II EM 217 F and even Bopla is offering feet for it.

Hoping, this time my ears will be left alone.   ;D
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72860 on: October 22, 2020, 02:13:10 am »
   I have no idea which vendor's listing you're talking about; I posted two eBay searches in thread...  :-//

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Almost all the vendors quoted 0-50 \$\Omega\$, some quote nothing but I did see one or two that quoted 50M \$\Omega\$ which is a bit more like it. Quite an interesting item through but for now, I'll stick with what I have.

      

Oh, I wasn't suggesting you should kick yours to the curb; I was just promoting my current favorite for folks who are actually looking for such a beast or who might have a few TEA-assignable shekels burning a hole in their pockets. ;) I bought mine primarily because my collection of the things are still in a trailer in Buffalony.  :o

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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72861 on: October 22, 2020, 03:40:06 am »
All TEA inmates are invited to help me choose what to buy on my next equipment purchase.  >:D

>> Rigol MSO5074 or Siglent SDS2104X Plus ? <<

PS: "Buy both" is NOT ALLOWED  :-DD
 
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72862 on: October 22, 2020, 04:18:45 am »
All TEA inmates are invited to help me choose what to buy on my next equipment purchase.  >:D

>> Rigol MSO5074 or Siglent SDS2104X Plus ? <<

PS: "Buy both" is NOT ALLOWED  :-DD

Is buy neither allowed? Get one of these.   :P :-DD

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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72863 on: October 22, 2020, 04:23:05 am »
Yes, every self respecting lab needs at least one Tek glowing scope.  :-+
 
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72864 on: October 22, 2020, 04:55:25 am »
looks like one of the old radar operator panels. When the Japs bombed Pearl Harbor ...
 
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72865 on: October 22, 2020, 05:10:03 am »
Yes, every self respecting lab needs at least one Tek glowing scope.  :-+

And an RPN calculator  :popcorn:
 
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72866 on: October 22, 2020, 05:17:23 am »


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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72867 on: October 22, 2020, 05:24:56 am »
When you see TWO handles on a bit of kit, you just know you're in the market for a forklift .... or spinal damage.
 
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72868 on: October 22, 2020, 05:32:57 am »

Klemmkästen sind KEINE Geraetegehaeuse!
(Junction boxes are NOT instrument enclosures!)

Doch! Das sind sie. Vielleicht nicht so elegant wie gewünscht, aber doch.

(Oh indeed they are, perhaps not as elegant as you'd wish, but still!)

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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72869 on: October 22, 2020, 06:14:42 am »
All TEA inmates are invited to help me choose what to buy on my next equipment purchase.  >:D

>> Rigol MSO5074 or Siglent SDS2104X Plus ? <<

PS: "Buy both" is NOT ALLOWED  :-DD

iwould always go for siglent ...
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« Reply #72870 on: October 22, 2020, 06:18:00 am »
Mega M328 328 Atmel.
Those little useful component testers
- what is this 3 legged thing... it will tell you..

https://youtu.be/geClqpqGQcc



Tony, where is your fume extractor?

Dave reviewed one ca. 5 months back.

on the floor, bench full  :-DD.  for little solder job, i open window... i would be defferent if its my day job... but you are correct...
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72871 on: October 22, 2020, 06:26:54 am »
All TEA inmates are invited to help me choose what to buy on my next equipment purchase.  >:D

>> Rigol MSO5074 or Siglent SDS2104X Plus ? <<

PS: "Buy both" is NOT ALLOWED  :-DD
That's what Howardlong did !

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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72872 on: October 22, 2020, 06:31:34 am »
Howardlong is slightly insanely well equipped and probably should be in here. I bought a Tek 465 off him years ago and his place was up to the ceiling with gear  :-DD
 
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72873 on: October 22, 2020, 06:50:46 am »
Howardlong is slightly insanely well equipped and probably should be in here. I bought a Tek 465 off him years ago and his place was up to the ceiling with gear  :-DD

Someone I can look up to. I'm not too far behind him.  :-DD
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
« Reply #72874 on: October 22, 2020, 07:00:31 am »
And an RPN calculator  :popcorn:

I am reading the 48GX manual at the age of 40 in 2020. Those are my sins father.

PS: Why nobody told me about RPN 20 years ago when I was a student?
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