Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
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Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
Batten down the hatches, turn on the A/C, and stay the hell inside.
An old gray beard with an attitude. I don't bite.....sometimes 
Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
it has been 29C here, 33C near London, looks like bits of France hit 38C. Definitely pants[1] and beer weather. RH is 50-60% so relatively tolerable.
No aircon, unless you count an electric fan.
[1] UK meaning, of course.
No aircon, unless you count an electric fan.
[1] UK meaning, of course.
Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
What is the UK meaning of "pants"? Pants as in a wearable item or panting such as breathing heavy?
An old gray beard with an attitude. I don't bite.....sometimes
Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
Wearable item. With the exception of Superman (who is famously sartorially confused), walking down a street wearing only pants can be grounds for being arrested.
Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
The parks will be full of semi-naked Poms working on their melanoma!tggzzz wrote: ↑Sat Jun 21, 2025 9:55 pmWearable item. With the exception of Superman (who is famously sartorially confused), walking down a street wearing only pants can be grounds for being arrested.
Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
Heatwave for the Poms seem now sent to the Yanks in NY where 34C is forecast......nothing special, just a good old warm day in Perth.vk6zgo wrote: ↑Sun Jun 22, 2025 4:05 amThe parks will be full of semi-naked Poms working on their melanoma!
Siglent Distributor NZ, TE Enabler
Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
Mid-winter, we note
Even so, being next to the sea moderates the extremes compared with, say Coober Pedy.
Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
Yeah now Perth is a little chilly, just 16C but Jan temps are normally double that.
Last we were there we left 42C for mid 20's back in AKL.
Hoped to catch up with vk6zgo but it didn't happen, maybe this Xmas when we plan to get across the Tasman to WA again.
Siglent Distributor NZ, TE Enabler
Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
The air conditioning ran flat out here until about 3:45 AM. It's been cycling since, now that the heat's finally started to break.
Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
Here's some random Saturday Heathkit test equipment that I took pictures of for someone:
The HP 211AR's still sitting apart on the bench waiting for me to get back to it. I did finally get to the store and picked up fuses and fuse holders so hopefully a power test will be possible soon.
The HP 211AR's still sitting apart on the bench waiting for me to get back to it. I did finally get to the store and picked up fuses and fuse holders so hopefully a power test will be possible soon.
Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
I'm very curious to see if you have symmetry issues like I did.
An old gray beard with an attitude. I don't bite.....sometimes
Re: Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) : Discussion and Group Therapy Thread
Same here - that’s the million dollar question. I’m debating measuring off the capacitors you ended up changing for that to see if they’ve moved off value before attempting a power test. Let me see if I can deal with the fuse and power cord situation on the 211 when I get home from work and I’ll try to spin it up.