Test Equipment Anonymous

Can you travel with discharged super capacitor in checked luggage on airplane? https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/(discharged)-super-capacitor-in-checked-luggage-on-airplane/ anyone knows if it is possible or not? Rob , with you immense know how on aviation and electronics, can you maybe drop me a l...

Probe for cheap

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Robert wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 3:27 pm I've been thinking about getting a NewScope LCD replacementfor the CRT display in my HP 8753B VNA.

VNA is another rabbit hole, no no please do not tempt me....

Now you just need a 12 or i6 bit Picoscope.... Stop spending my money! Anyway the four TA150 I got do not have all the accessories, and I am allergic to that. I am thinking to flipping them on Ebay and get nice Probe Master 5900 oscilloscope probe kits . The only difference it could matter is the c...

Now you just need a 12 or i6 bit Picoscope.... Stop spending my money! Anyway the four TA150 I got do not have all the accessories, and I am allergic to that. I am thinking to flipping them on Ebay and get nice Probe Master 5900 oscilloscope probe kits . The only difference it could matter is the c...

Hey Rob, this is for you....
My first Pico! 6403D.

Quick one... why they put the "tuned probe TA150" in the label, can't I just use the 10:1 probe I want? Sure I will compensate them....

Saving what could be useful in the future from that horrific DELL PSU
PS: I could divorce and marry my Metcal MX-DS1

was at a municipal meeting the other day where some of the commissioners said they did not have to worry about recommending approval for solar PV systems because in a couple of years we will have all the fusion electricity we need. I would had explosed and start to yell at them with some italian ho...

Mindblowing this can happen in 2022 in UK. Wish you all a safe and fast recovery from this unfortunate event.

Is it normal for a 9V battery to drop to 7.2-8.1 V when loaded with 50mA? mmmm no...

Merry XMas to all you addicted!

red mushroom pushbuttons on my bench too, cuts the entire bench off the mains.

Have you tried just throwing it in the bin and switching the light on yourself? Seriously. It's useless. All of it. The only reason Amazon even introduced Alexa was to provide a sales uplift of "hey alexa, order me some more shitpaper" at which point it can ship you "480 rolls of ove...

bd managed to piss off Louis Rossmann

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Every post from Rob is always a surprise, I have no idea what you got...

And again... try booting with just one or two DIMMs. Good hunting! :thumbsup: The more I dig into it, the more I am realizing those DELL PSU/MOBO are just POS even in working condition.... No worth my valuable time. I will try to rescue the mini tower case and the i7. Wish me luck. I would like a S...

One day I will have my PIcoscope too.... damm Rob you are a professional sniper on evil bay.

https://www.amazon.com/Comidox-Computer-Supply-Tester-Automatic/dp/B07J9LRC6T/ mnem Stop spending my money! Anyway the DELL PSU is a strange unicorn with strange spec. I already swapped the PSU with a brand new one EV3A 700W Bronze. Same shit. Turns on, passes self PC diag with LED white. but nothi...

PC dump saga, RAM installed, pass POST (Power On Self Test) on LED Diagnostic level (solid LED white on the power button)... but no image on monitor. from service manual: Power-supply unit Built-in Self Test (BIST) XPS 8930 supports a new power-supply unit Built-in Self Test (BIST). BIST can now be ...

While you could do it through calculation (I don't know any instrument that does) From the datasheet.... A 3-wire connection is a compromise approach that uses one less conductor than the 4-wire approach. To compensate for the voltage drop across the return wire, the voltage between FORCE+ and RTDI...

Don't beleive all you read on the web. There are lots of "experts" on all subjects spouting rubbish. Thanks Rob, you read my mind. I will try to contact Adafruit to correct it. That said in the 3 wire configuration they are somehow right, the ADC remove the imaginary drop on the negative ...

Isn't it better with Type K thermocouple sensors here? Or are you constrained by Circumstances? Seems that there are interface boards from Adafruit for thermocouples too (going on the simplistic assumption that the place you linked to has something to do with your application). Having played with m...

This 4 wire meas explanation https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-max31865-rtd-pt100-amplifier/rtd-wiring-config#4-wire-rtds-2928771 is not what I was expecting ( I mean ) Datasheet MAX31865 https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/037/309/original/MAX31865.pdf bah.... Anyone with experience ...

TL/DR version is I don't trust those little boxes of fire as far as I can fling 'em. :rofl: For makers of pre-built PCs, PSUs must be a tempting target for corner cutting. Dell always had a reputation for cutting the spec on their power supplies right to the limits. Got it, but I will not exchange ...

Remember a milliohm meter is like a microscope, you will see stuff you won't believe is there.
Nice deal.... one day I will have one too....