Test Equipment Anonymous

That's a very unusual Farnell power supply; never knew they made a programmable version. In the 80s and 90s, Farnell LT30 supplies were ubiquitous in teaching and at the BBC. Wireless World was full of adverts for them from the 70s onwards. As mentioned, they also made quite reasonable signal gener...

Hey I used to get all my ripped off Cisco IOS firmware from .ru domains

Realism: you didn't say "find the faulty tant" :) Hey I did find it in the end. It was however disguised as a silver mica! post6_vJAH1z1_gpEbN.jpg The yellow bead one with the brown dot? Oh no that'd be too easy. Yes that is actually indeed a tant. post6_vJAH1z1_gpEbN.jpg

tggzzz wrote: ↑Fri Oct 03, 2025 10:09 am Realism: you didn't say "find the faulty tant"

Hey I did find it in the end. It was however disguised as a silver mica!

It's probably fine. Those things go off all the time like the paranoid crackies they are.

Good to know it was ripped off though.

I’ve wrestled a 7L12 before. Hours of fun! Even when they are fully functional, as this one happily seems to be, they are not "user friendly". It is bit like having a performing bear! :D That's part of the fun! :lol: Also playing find the tant at 2AM! post15_7sAY8gf_anzWF.jpg

I’ve wrestled a 7L12 before.

Hours of fun!

So went on a little trip at the weekend. Came across this bit of gear lurking in a museum. I have all the luck!

Oh yea.....lots of unwashed grubby looking hobos sitting at a table with coffee and donuts. Is it a requirement that hams must look like they come out of the cellar once a year? :roll: Amateur radio is an ageing hobby in the UK, so there aren't that many young people at these events. There's a type...

On the subject of grubby looking hobos, the Tesla coil people seem to wash up quite well compared to the hams. See https://teanonymous.com/f1/viewtopic.php?t=428 Please excuse the lack of replies on the forum for a bit. Been rather busy. Discord allows immediacy and brevity so that is getting some a...

Sounds like hell. Would rather have a couple of CFM56's shoving me along. At least if you do something wrong it indicates to you verbally that you're a retard. Don't need to be told anything in a glider. If you do something wrong in a glider one of three things happens: it gets very quiet (and the ...

It is nice, isn't it :) Most occupations seem to have such slang in-jokes that aren't used in other circumstances. Given the minuscule amount of force necessary to move the stick, the concept of bending it is unthinkable. I always assumed it meant the same as it does in model aircraft - you've slam...

On top of that due to the physical properties of the equipment it's likely to be very difficult to commercialise on any scale anyway. It's another graphene: even if we succeed, it doesn't mean it's going to change the world much once real-world practicalities are evident. AFAIK, quantum computing d...

That's about it. Quantum computing is one of those things. There's progress on the left hand side (physics) and progress on the right hand side (mathematics). But for commercial viability there needs to be more than just a meet in the middle, there has to be a huge overlap and it has to result in vi...

"pole bending" What a great, descriptive phrase! It is nice, isn't it :) Most occupations seem to have such slang in-jokes that aren't used in other circumstances. Given the minuscule amount of force necessary to move the stick, the concept of bending it is unthinkable. Reminds me of fint...

Yes. It is the "achievement by proxy" that unsettles me. Absolutely no idea why that is (too?) prominent in my mind. Boasting about what she has achieved isn't pride :) I suspect you've worked for a company who took all credit for your work too :lol: Surprisingly, pleasingly, I managed to...

She did good, indeed :) Never understood pride in daughter's achievements. Pleasure, amazement, quiet satisfaction w.r.t. a job well done, dinner table story - yes. It depends on the person using the word I find. Pleasure from a closely related person's achievements is the textbook definition of pr...

Graduation day today. She got a 1st class BSc Biochem and starts an MRes in Biological and Physical Chemistry at Imperial College in October :shock: She did good. So proud :) She did good, indeed :) Never understood pride in daughter's achievements. Pleasure, amazement, quiet satisfaction w.r.t. a ...

Now Hulk Hogan too. Oh no, anyway... RIP Ozzy. (My dislike for Hulk Hogan spans decades but that's a whole new thread) --- Anyway some good news. IMG_0028.jpeg Graduation day today. She got a 1st class BSc Biochem and starts an MRes in Biological and Physical Chemistry at Imperial College in Octobe...

You do indeed. Owned by Raytheon of course. I started at Cossor and left after the Raytheon rebrand which involved introduction of all the Americanisms like Six Sigma and Dilbert Ethics Challenge. Six Sigma is not an Americanism, it's a Japaneseism....mainly Toyota. I remember IBM trying to adopt t...

Minor rant. Things always happen at once. ... viewing a new rental and bagging it quick because my current landlord is a wanker ... Need a holiday. I'm so glad I don't have to rent in today's market. What went wrong this time, or is it a case of 99% of landlords being wankers? Once you've cleared y...

Zenith wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 8:26 am

nixiefreqq wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 1:02 am what would compel you to replace it with that "thing"?

I'd guess it caught his eye as a bit of junk to play with, as a diversion from the other things that crowd his hours.

It's TTL, well documented, cheap and broken. Perfection!

didn't you used to be the proud owner of an hp 5334b? what would compel you to replace it with that "thing"? we know you prefer counters without fans........but geeeeeze. in future consult with a time nut before giving in to an impulse that leads to this kind of shameful situation. ps it ...

Minor rant. Things always happen at once. It's Monday and we already have just today ... viewing a new rental and bagging it quick because my current landlord is a wanker, organising moving with pickfords, eldest's boyfriend currently conked out on fentanyl post-surgery after badly broken arm being ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mouse_Problem A most unfortunate associate for honourable daughter. Try Rodine, if you can still get it these days. Was unaware of that one. Hilarous :lol: I like the trick of broadcasting David Frost's company's phone number. I wonder whether there was a grudge ag...