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by mnementh
Mon Mar 31, 2025 12:34 pm
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: Post a picture of a cat
Replies: 213
Views: 105508

Re: Post a picture of a cat

What I find much more telling is how many owners of such animals' appearance is so very much like them. It's as if looking like you were swallowing your face were a cultural value or something. :lol: mnem "It's like watching a train wreck; you're horrified, but you can't look away..."
by mnementh
Mon Mar 31, 2025 12:29 pm
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
Replies: 3524
Views: 1427227

Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread

"I suspect that, as with the BBC, that is because there is no pressure from the advertisers to create ever more episodes until the content becomes homeopathic. Yes M*A*S*H, I'm looking at you" probably why we still praise the quickly canceled "firefly" . if they had killed off &...
by mnementh
Mon Mar 31, 2025 11:58 am
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
Replies: 3524
Views: 1427227

Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread

I can't remember the series. It was about 1958. I remember those other series including Lost In Space and Voyage To The Bottom of The Sea. There are some episodes on Youtube. They seemed great at the time but crude and dated now. I always thought Space Patrol was silly. Star Trek wasn't much later ...
by mnementh
Mon Mar 31, 2025 11:37 am
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: Post a picture of a cat
Replies: 213
Views: 105508

Re: Post a picture of a cat

I've got this t-shirt from my sister for Christmas (name of my cat is Loki) https://teanonymous.com/f1/download/file.php?id=2618&mode=view - Real men cuddle with cats - And this is the cat to the t-shirt: Loki_smiling.jpeg https://teanonymous.com/f1/download/file.php?mode=view&id=2753 mnem ...
by mnementh
Mon Mar 24, 2025 8:40 pm
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
Replies: 3524
Views: 1427227

Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread

The Strand is in the West End; that would have been deserted since most things would have been shut by law on a Sunday, except newspaper shops and corner shops. In some ways I miss Sunday being special, but not in others. There are some counties in New Jersey that still have Sunday "Blue Laws&...
by mnementh
Mon Mar 24, 2025 8:32 pm
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: Post a picture of a cat
Replies: 213
Views: 105508

Re: Post a picture of a cat

Image

mnem
that is all.
by mnementh
Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:33 am
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
Replies: 3524
Views: 1427227

Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread

That unit is old enough to collect a pension. Those caps are all living on borrowed time. ;)

mnem
https://www.hpmemoryproject.org/an/pdf/sf_8620.pdf
by mnementh
Tue Mar 18, 2025 2:56 pm
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
Replies: 3524
Views: 1427227

Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread

As for the larger issue surrounding the whole shitty mess... yeah, it's a shitty mess. As has been mentioned; "volunteer" shitty mess. :roll: It sucks, but I think this is a "pick your battles" scenario. You're probably best off treating it as a life lesson about working with dum...
by mnementh
Tue Mar 18, 2025 2:17 pm
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
Replies: 3524
Views: 1427227

Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread

In this case it'll be a bit drawn-out, I'd wager. My experience with 3DP suggests this process: 1: Get parts to a nerd-friend who 3DPs. Bring lots of favorite food/alcohol. 2: Brainstorm a design in Frustion3D; print it. 3: Get close; redesign, print again. 4: repeat step 3 n times, where n = point ...
by mnementh
Mon Mar 17, 2025 1:34 pm
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: TEK RM5110
Replies: 25
Views: 9546

Re: TEK RM5110

*looks again*

Yeah, it does appear that even on these those traces might be Siamesed into a single trace... I didn't see that at first. A trap for new players, yo. :roll:

mnem
"Itz always somethin'." ~Rosanne Rosannadanna
by mnementh
Mon Mar 17, 2025 1:28 pm
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
Replies: 3524
Views: 1427227

Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread

Yeah, the Summer Swapmeet at VRCMCT is April 12th... I should be able to make that one. Time to pick some sacrifices and make a bit of room... ;)

mnem
*tzzzzzzzt.*
by mnementh
Mon Mar 17, 2025 12:31 am
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: TEK RM5110
Replies: 25
Views: 9546

Re: TEK RM5110

I believe the connectors if not the supply voltages and the pinning (most certainly not!) are the same as for the TM500 series modular instruments. For those, a so-called JAMMA extender cable reportedly can be used, once a bridge in the PCB joining a couple of adjacent pins has been removed. I've g...
by mnementh
Sun Mar 16, 2025 10:38 pm
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: HP 211A
Replies: 13
Views: 3705

Re: HP 211A

Just enough hollow-state to light your arse up. I approve! :lol:

mnem
*kicks Amazon delivery in the nards on GP*
by mnementh
Sun Mar 16, 2025 10:32 pm
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: Rohde & Schwarz NGL 20 3-channel PSU
Replies: 1
Views: 1332

Re: Rohde & Schwarz NGL 20 3-channel PSU

Mmmhmmmmmm... somebody's got some big BOM in their near future... :lol:

mnem
ehh... it's only money...
by mnementh
Sun Mar 16, 2025 10:27 pm
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: Project: Building a RoeTest
Replies: 12
Views: 2618

Re: Project: Building a RoeTest

That is quite a bit more complete "kit" than I was expecting. Tho I suspect still a considerable BOM of remainder parts... I get the feeling somebody wants to be able to characterize choobs for U-47 mic preamplifiers and the like... :ugeek: More power tooya, my friend. mnem https://teanony...
by mnementh
Sun Mar 16, 2025 10:16 pm
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
Replies: 3524
Views: 1427227

Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread


A visit from @bd139: the gift that keeps on giving. :lol:

mnem
we can't take you any-fucking-place... :shock:
by mnementh
Fri Mar 14, 2025 6:45 pm
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
Replies: 3524
Views: 1427227

Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread

https://teanonymous.com/f1/download/file.php?mode=view&id=2694 Your mention of the Quangsheng brand prompted me to actually do a little Gurrgling on them, something I've been "gonna do" for a while now. Looks like these little Chinesium nipple-warmers have advanced quite a bit since I...
by mnementh
Fri Mar 14, 2025 6:37 pm
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
Replies: 3524
Views: 1427227

Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread

"Broken" and "Expensive". Everything was going fine until someone asked to borrow my clamp meter and then destroyed it. I won't be lending my tools out anymore after this. (SNIP) ...everything was fine until this guy decided to spray out the whole equipment cabinet with some aer...
by mnementh
Fri Mar 14, 2025 6:24 pm
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: Recent Deep-Dive: Cassette Deck Maintenance and Calibration Resources
Replies: 4
Views: 507

Re: Recent Deep-Dive: Cassette Deck Maintenance and Calibration Resources

These are excellent sources and resources. Still, tape is only interesting as a historical medium, and all possible effort should be directed towards transferring their content to ones and zeros and storing those on hard drives. I find the "very mechanical" nature of these devices... and ...
by mnementh
Thu Mar 13, 2025 12:38 pm
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
Replies: 3524
Views: 1427227

Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread

https://www.banggood.com/BSIDE-HX3-Hand ... 28939.html

Hmmmm... 240x240 thermal res @25Hz... for ~$100. Seems a wee bit too good to be true. What am I missing?

mnem
BSIDE HX3.JPG
by mnementh
Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:31 pm
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: Recent Deep-Dive: Cassette Deck Maintenance and Calibration Resources
Replies: 4
Views: 507

Recent Deep-Dive: Cassette Deck Maintenance and Calibration Resources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a3cbfZU730 This was a response to a discussion in the Discord; I realized after I posted it that it is in fact a valuable collection of resources for anyone wanting to tune up a cassette deck after doing repairs and realizing they needed to adjust/verify transport s...
by mnementh
Sun Mar 09, 2025 2:00 am
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
Replies: 3524
Views: 1427227

Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread

https://teanonymous.com/f1/download/file.php?mode=view&id=2694 Your mention of the Quangsheng brand prompted me to actually do a little Gurrgling on them, something I've been "gonna do" for a while now. Looks like these little Chinesium nipple-warmers have advanced quite a bit since I...
by mnementh
Thu Mar 06, 2025 3:22 pm
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
Replies: 3524
Views: 1427227

Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread

It's the same concept as having a Aneng 800 x in your glovebox or under the bench as a sacrificial element for "when you're gonna do somethin' stoopit" . Saves risking a decent piece of TE... plus when you do nuke it, you get the fun of trying to figure it out before you give up and smash ...
by mnementh
Mon Mar 03, 2025 4:19 am
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
Replies: 3524
Views: 1427227

Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread

Used on stage, in studios and for broadcast applications, the OM5 hypercardioid microphone has a reputation for clarity, resistance to feedback, and the ability to handle SPLs in excess of 144 dB without distortion. Mmmmhmmm... I have a venrable AKG over-the-ear boom mic that is the only thing my w...
by mnementh
Mon Feb 24, 2025 3:18 am
Forum: Test Equipment
Topic: Interesting findings on the internet
Replies: 858
Views: 304625

Re: Interesting findings on the internet

https://teanonymous.com/f1/download/file.php?mode=view&id=2678&sid=6a2a7e7c76ca97d8f331c940a76145c8 https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupportmacgyver/ https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupportgore/ These came up in my search results while I was trying to figure out how to get my X-Arcade's trackball ...