This weekend's "to-do" is supposed to be getting the Xmas tree up. Problem is, I need to put this huge flupping box away to have a place to put it, and it's too damned big to fit up the attic stairs or down the basement stairs.
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FMOB...
Keeping the box in case you move?
A good woman in the house can do that.....
The cat has already been all over it.
At least 2 weeks early, if you ask me. We usually decorate the (real) tree the 23d, late.
Mike, you have zip ties, right?
Photos please when you're ready.
I have four DMMs and four analogue multimeters, plus a couple of VTVMs and a couple of bench multimeters, one of which needs some serious TLC.
Will do...
Like Paul the tree goes up over US Thanksgiving weekend (November 24 -26) and comes down on New Years. Of course Harley went nuts when It was first put up and it was a struggle to keep him out of it. But he seems to have lost interest in it and pretty much leaves it alone but I still find an occasional ornament on the floor. He likes to sleep next to it or under it which is OK as long as doesn't climb in it, which he has. Hasn't knocked it over.
These are really great meters. Do you have the slightly odd GPIB board that takes up two addresses fitted to either of them?
No, both doesn't have any interface. Strange but both have a sticker on top with INTERFACEABLES IEEE-488.
Another meter you can add to the list with big LEDs is the Thurlby1905a, it has the same size LEDs as the BlackStar 4503AVGresponding wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 7:30 pm Possibly because the fashion was for LCD and backlighting a large one evenly was difficult with the LEDs of the time, hence the CCFL backlighting in LCD scope screens of the era.
I think I can beat the 177 for late date big LED display though, the Black Star 4503 has big LED digits.
In fact, all the Keithley 19x-series do... though they are also fat bastard double-height jobbies.
I really need to get around to the planned LED backlighting for my Keithley 197, I'm sure I'd use it more then.
Harley is the first cat I've seen who is not afraid of the vacuum. He drives Blondie nuts when she tries to vacuum. He grabs the cord and refuses to get out of the way.
He already knows all 3 moves. No additional lessons needed.
Interestingly both the Keithley and the Thurlby were rebadged as Racal models. The 4003 and 4009 respectively. I have one of each. The Keithley 178 was the Racal 4002.Specmaster wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 11:04 pmAnother meter you can add to the list with big LEDs is the Thurlby1905a, it has the same size LEDs as the BlackStar 4503AVGresponding wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 7:30 pm Possibly because the fashion was for LCD and backlighting a large one evenly was difficult with the LEDs of the time, hence the CCFL backlighting in LCD scope screens of the era.
I think I can beat the 177 for late date big LED display though, the Black Star 4503 has big LED digits.
In fact, all the Keithley 19x-series do... though they are also fat bastard double-height jobbies.
I really need to get around to the planned LED backlighting for my Keithley 197, I'm sure I'd use it more then.
It also has the horrid membrane keyboard. I'm glad I sold mine, and also my 1906, which is a much better meter but still has a near incomprehensible menu system. I'm not selling my 4503; it's my go-to bench meter when I don't need digits.Specmaster wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 11:04 pmAnother meter you can add to the list with big LEDs is the Thurlby1905a, it has the same size LEDs as the BlackStar 4503AVGresponding wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 7:30 pm Possibly because the fashion was for LCD and backlighting a large one evenly was difficult with the LEDs of the time, hence the CCFL backlighting in LCD scope screens of the era.
I think I can beat the 177 for late date big LED display though, the Black Star 4503 has big LED digits.
In fact, all the Keithley 19x-series do... though they are also fat bastard double-height jobbies.
I really need to get around to the planned LED backlighting for my Keithley 197, I'm sure I'd use it more then.
I don't use my membrane keyboard much at all, but it all works just fine, as does my 1906, but like you I don't find the menu system intuitive at all, but then few things in life are, its more a case of what is your meter that you go to first which tends to the one that you learn more about how to drive it well, and that for me is the 1906, but I don't need the extra functions very often, so not a major issue to me. I do love the 4503 as well, and the thing that stops me using it as much as I would love to is, just like the 1905a it has the flipping power switch at the rear, unlike my Flukes, 1906 and HP 3466A have it in the sensible location, on the front panel.AVGresponding wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 11:24 amIt also has the horrid membrane keyboard. I'm glad I sold mine, and also my 1906, which is a much better meter but still has a near incomprehensible menu system. I'm not selling my 4503; it's my go-to bench meter when I don't need digits.Specmaster wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 11:04 pmAnother meter you can add to the list with big LEDs is the Thurlby1905a, it has the same size LEDs as the BlackStar 4503AVGresponding wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 7:30 pm Possibly because the fashion was for LCD and backlighting a large one evenly was difficult with the LEDs of the time, hence the CCFL backlighting in LCD scope screens of the era.
I think I can beat the 177 for late date big LED display though, the Black Star 4503 has big LED digits.
In fact, all the Keithley 19x-series do... though they are also fat bastard double-height jobbies.
I really need to get around to the planned LED backlighting for my Keithley 197, I'm sure I'd use it more then.
Sadly, my elderly cat, Bindi has done the "wandering off to find somewhere to die" thing that old cats are wont to do.