Test Equipment Anonymous

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1KRueLhJv4 https://www.youtube.com/@ReBootRewindDoc https://linktr.ee/rebootrewind I dunno aboot you guys, but ReBoot was an important part of my youth, and there's a project trying to restore it and re-release it in its original glory. This involves resurrecting 30...

I like that. I did it slightly differently. I'd go see my boss, say that I wanted a Tek but that I didn't think we could justify the list price of £xxxxx. I'd suggest that we could perhaps justify £xxxxx and what did he think? We would generally agree on an absolute limit and I'd go back and haggle...

mnem
that is all.

https://teanonymous.com/f1/download/file.php?mode=view&id=3241 In yesterday's Discord, someone mentioned "The Wandering Earth II" , which turned into a bit of a rabbit-hole for me; these movies are Chinese Domestic productions of Liu Cixin's other works. That led me here: https://www....

https://teanonymous.com/f1/download/file.php?mode=view&id=3205 Jeebus... just dug ourselves out, and now blizzard conditions again starting right in the middle of the morning commute. Fuck, but mother nature is being a cunt this winter. mnem ehhh… she probably saw Rump's State of the Onion Addr...

https://teanonymous.com/f1/download/file.php?mode=view&id=3202 https://teanonymous.com/f1/download/file.php?mode=view&id=3203 https://teanonymous.com/f1/download/file.php?mode=view&id=3204 Pics from digging ourselves out yesterday after the 2nd "Storm of the Century" in the la...

So far the "blizzard" here has been a non event. Yes, we have significant snow and some blowing but so far it's much less than the storm a month ago. Easily managed and dealt with. But not so in NYC, Long Island, and where Paul and Pat are located in Connecticut. I'm about 50 miles from t...

https://teanonymous.com/f1/download/file.php?id=3173&mode=view Well, I foolishly bought another treasure on fleabay, without realising how big it is. I've decided to use it as scenery for a futuristic (no steam engines!) OO/HO train layout, representing some form of electrical grid installation...

https://teanonymous.com/f1/download/file.php?mode=view&id=3198 . https://teanonymous.com/f1/download/file.php?mode=view&id=3199 . https://teanonymous.com/f1/download/file.php?mode=view&id=3201 https://teanonymous.com/f1/download/file.php?mode=view&id=3200 a few pics from the last st...

https://teanonymous.com/f1/download/file.php?id=3197 This storm is projected to be much worse than the last one; supposedly 13-20"/33-50cm over the next 2 days, and they're warning that with expected freezing rain power outages could last 3-8 days. This is the first we've seen where the severe...

MED6753 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 21, 2026 4:24 pm Batten down the hatches.

Welp… that’s enough of that…

mnem
*fucks off back inside where there’s hot fresh home-made waffles and bacony eggs*

Started tweaking the calibration on the P11 485. First on the agenda was to clean the attenuator switch decks, especially the 1M path. They were dirty. A dab of deoxit then flush with 100% IPA and blow dry. The 50 ohm path on both channels looks pretty good. 10MHz square. The trailing edge ringing ...

Sweet! https://photos.smugmug.com/Animals/2502-16-Felines/i-X9S9d3K/0/KJ7mPDRhztTrW2255j5wJDNt64zh3PC99gDCHHw6v/XL/25-03-15%20Marconi%2011-XL.jpg That cat has an air of brooding malevolence and barely contained rage. He saw somebody reaching for the power switch on his nutsack-warmer! :lol: mnem &q...

...and NOW:



And it is still BLIZZARD conditions... and some wingnut is out there in it down the street with a snowblower.

mnem

MED6753 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 23, 2026 1:50 amThis is why I'm glad Harley is an indoor cat. I can just imagine what he might drag home.

mnem

This morning over coffee: https://teanonymous.com/f1/download/file.php?mode=view&id=3161 Just now: https://teanonymous.com/f1/download/file.php?mode=view&id=3162&sid=717a6c550daed2b0b2e8aadaa9c02850 It was 4°F/-16°C this morning; now 14°F/-10°C. As Mike said; we're not goin' nowhere, jus...

mnem
And so... it begins.

Going to be a fun weekend. Frigid temps, winds, and snow.....lots of snow. Upwards of 2 feet predicted. That's a once in 5 to 10 year storm. We'll see if the predictions are accurate. I'll post photos from the balcony. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/923/zx1E3U.jpg https://teanonymous.com/f...

While walking the dog I came across a semi-autonomous paint pot trundling along a lane towards some playing fields. Somewhat like this one in Milton Keynes The first time I saw one of those, the thing which occurred was the scope for mischief such contraptions offered. This is an early model. The n...

Happy Nude Ears, everyone!

Hope you have some good oomox!

mnem
”oooh, yessss… do that; that be niiiice…”

@menmenth Why have the switch epoxied to the PCB? Surely just soldering to the pads is going to be mechanically strong enough? The only force being applied to the switch is going to be straight pressure back onto the PCB? What happens if the repair later fails? Breaking the epoxy bond is likely to ...

another heads up for the agilent 54622d fan boys. (i'm lookin' at you dragon) those 6 damn soft buttons under the crt have resisted all my bodges. tried silver leaf from the hobby store over the carbon buttons and it lasted a couple of days. tried cleaning the buttons with ipa and it lasted a week ...

. https://teanonymous.com/f1/download/file.php?mode=view&id=3131 The cowl vent grille was pretty repairable; it responded well to ordinary CA once I got it inside & warm... mnem i need to run out and buy a LOTTO ticket right now... https://teanonymous.com/f1/download/file.php?id=3132&mo...

A very unwelcome development, however you may have gotten off lightly. It looks as if it hit the windscreen and slid down. Windscreen replacement is a streamlined process. It could have hit the roof or the bonnet (hood). Dealing with the dents, spraying, paint matching is all expensive. I am very a...

. So... this was my big surprise on Christmas Day: :o https://teanonymous.com/f1/download/file.php?mode=view&id=3130 And yes, it was my own damned fault; I forgot to check the tank in the base & add antifreeze this fall. :roll: https://teanonymous.com/f1/download/file.php?mode=view&id=3...