Test Equipment Anonymous

So what was the outcome, new motherboard and processor? I take it that you were building a new computer so the motherboard was at fault. I think that they could have made the die of the processor larger and used the same pins that they used on earlier processors which had stood the test of time? No...

So what was the outcome, new motherboard and processor? I take it that you were building a new computer so the motherboard was at fault.

I think that they could have made the die of the processor larger and used the same pins that they used on earlier processors which had stood the test of time?

My cat was watching me build my son a new computer last night and as I was about to fit the processor into (or rather on to its nail bed, haha) my lab cat suddenly started talking to me with the same voice she uses when she sees a reflected spot of light that she loves to chase. I looked at her and ...

Those that haven't yet been to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford and the one at London, RAF Hendon Museum and the Science Museum in London all are well worth visiting.

Chinesium TE has its place on a working workbench or on a tinkerer's sidebench. No judgement from this tinkerdwagon. :D mnem whatever it takes. The same from me as well, perfectly acceptable for the type of stuff that I do, not that I've done much of anything these days except moderating on platfor...

I have to agree about moderation being an impossible task. I'm a moderator on another local forum/social media platform that is actually a global platform but run as local areas to keep things more manageable, Some of my moderator colleagues, in my opinion, are not upto the job as they lack any comp...

... MIL being rushed into hospital with a stroke and being placed on palliative care and DNR. Eventually passing after 4 days and now begins the process of clearing of her house and disposal ... Firstly, my condolences. Secondly I went through something similar a couple of years ago, so let me know...

Quick update on the ultrasonic cleaner, it did arrive all safe and sound along with enough jewellery cleaner concentrate to make upto about 20 litres but apart a quick unbox to check unwrap to check that is arrived in an undamaged state, which it did, nothing else has been done with it yet due to MI...

Arriving early part of next week, something that has been eluding me at the right price for years. This beauty will take boards upto 240 mm long and a tad over 100 mm in depth, 3.2 litres in fluid capacity, just what I needed when I did that Black Star 4503 bench meter with that very high impedance...

Arriving early part of next week, something that has been eluding me at the right price for years. This beauty will take boards upto 240 mm long and a tad over 100 mm in depth, 3.2 litres in fluid capacity, just what I needed when I did that Black Star 4503 bench meter with that very high impedance ...

Civilisation comes in waves I suspect. People who lived through wars tell stories. Eventually they wear off and new people demand more wars. —— And now for something completely different… or not. Another civilisation failure. Just spent the day wandering around here … IMG_3837.jpeg Pray, do tell, w...

have never seen strings like that. (maybe I just need to get out more?) was unable to open the link. are they molded directly on to the wires? (no sockets? can you replace dead ones?) are they just white? are they purpose made for indoor tree lighting or can you use them outside in the weather? are...

IMG_1054.jpeg Whew... and with that, all remaining evidence of our own Hogswatch Festivities have been safely stowed away in the attic for another year, and our little hovel in Old New Ank can finally return to its normal state of abnormal... mnem *casts a worried eye about, still looking for that ...

My 50" LG is flipping heavy, I would not be too happy about wall mounting it on a stud board wall that's for sure.

MED6753 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 16, 2024 11:03 pm It's +15V coming in from the mainframe at pin 18. The +5V is the error. It should read +15V.

Thats what I was saying, but kind of badly

Finally got some time to troubleshoot this plug-in. The defect with this plug-in was staring me right in the face. The Main Triggering Mode/Coupling/Source switches are supposed to light up. DS1 and DS3 on attached schematic. Verified that there's no +5V to the lamps. So in the process of tracking ...

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q70/924/2UHslt.jpg This Sangamo Type F portable watt hour meter was the main item I was interested in though. It'll count up to 20 kWh. It's limited to 5 Amps though so that limits what kind of device testing you can do with it. Higher powered appliances li...

How about a seasonal cat picture?

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MED6753 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 05, 2024 12:43 am

Specmaster wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2024 9:50 pm Seasonal cat picture.

cat and tree.jpg

Ain't that the truth. Harley has already broken several.

Arh, yes, but he's still a young kitten at heart, give him a couple of years and that will be a thing of the past.

Seasonal cat picture.

I think that Ginger would have a bit of a problem with a TV these days.

I was just over on "the other place"----No, not the Australian Senate Chamber, but EEVBlog. In their "Projects" section, there is a seriously weird guy called "artbyrobot" , who purports to be building a humanoid robot. His methods are very unlikely to be successful, h...

OK gang, I opened up the assembly and I found the problem. And my hunch was totally correct. As proof, the unit on the bench and measuring the 9MEG resistor. NFG. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/923/zsm4Gm.jpg I opened it up with a dremel. That large resistor clearly says 9MEG/0.1%. https:/...

Ha! See post by me at top of previous page involving PS Waverley :) I think that was what prompted me to post. That reminds me of a test equipment enthusiast who vanished some years ago, possibly now deceased. He was known as Archivist on IRC and he had a self-hosted website cataloguing his collect...