EEVblog #445 - Fluke Contest Draw - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 08:55:18 am
content: The live drawing for the Fluke CNX3000 Multimeter

author: Rerouter
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 09:13:18 am
content: thank you. it was downright painful to try and get it working on u-stream, both in getting it to recognize i even have java-script and then to play the video past a minute then looping ad breaks :/

author: Baliszoft
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 09:15:27 am
content: Congrats "!"

author: ddavidebor
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 09:53:24 am
content: Uuuuuuh i was the 8thAny second prize? XD

author: casper.bang
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 10:05:11 am
content: Quote from: Rerouter on March 29, 2013, 09:13:18 amU-stream uses Flash though, not Java/JavaScript. It works on most computers, even Linux (which I am on) but the chat is funky though (I.e. no cursor). If you only want to watch, I can recommend the U-stream player for smartphone (Android/iOS) which "just works". Also. I have yet to see any ads popping up there!Congrats to the winner!

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 11:20:15 am
content: Well done !, a nice present for you.

author: DenzilPenberthy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 11:51:15 am
content: Ah, so close but no cigar for meThanks anyway Dave! Cheers.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 12:02:29 pm
content: Quote from: ddavidebor on March 29, 2013, 09:53:24 amYou get everlasting fickle fame?

author: M0BSW
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 01:18:55 pm
content: Congratulations to the winner, one less item to buy, you did well Dave, looked a complicated thing to do, and to be seen making it fairwhat's the next Video then , as the TV over here has loads of crap on, why do TV companies put all the crap on over a holiday

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 01:25:44 pm
content: Quote from: M0BSW on March 29, 2013, 01:18:55 pmIronically, it's about a TV...

author: firewalker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 01:31:24 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on March 29, 2013, 01:25:44 pmA 42" tv repair?Alexander.

author: mohf
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 01:49:20 pm
content: Congrats winner!I was secretly hoping to get my name over there, but I would most likely not survive the last test you did, seeing that I have only so little posts.

author: ShiftPlusOne
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 02:02:51 pm
content: Well, I am really quite happy right about now.Can't wait to do the drop tests!In all seriousness though, thanks guys. Aside from my scope, this is the most expensive bit of equipment I'll have for quite a while.

author: Fezder
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 02:41:51 pm
content: gratz shift, take good care of it

author: M0BSW
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 02:49:09 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on March 29, 2013, 01:25:44 pmI'm sure it will be good

author: Fezder
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 03:05:30 pm
content: Quote from: M0BSW on March 29, 2013, 02:49:09 pmhopefully about repairing one(recently made my first succeeded repair, samsung syncmaster which had bad caps, cind of OT as its only monitor...)

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 03:36:14 pm
content: Fixed a TV this week as well, dying Nichicon capacitor, 1000uF 25V, datecoded 93........ Easy to find, turned on the TV, connected a video source ( it is used as a monitor) and it worked perfectly ( fault is sync tearing when on) so left it for 3 hours, then turned off and unplugged, and looked for warm caps. Found this one next to one I had done a few months before, it was rather toasty, getting warmed up from a power resistor next to it. Looked for a suitable replacement and found it on an old pay TV receiver, nice newish looking 1000uF 35V, a little taller but still looking good. Tested, and capacitance was close to nominal, ESR was under 0.2 ohm, as opposed to the old one having 200uF capacitance and an ESR of around 100R. Popped it in, turned it on and all working again. Closed it up ( left speaker disconnected, never used and has a buzz) and put it back on the table to sit and burn a nice image again into the tube.

author: Fezder
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 04:11:37 pm
content: Quote from: SeanB on March 29, 2013, 03:36:14 pmhmm, newer thought finding fault that way, thanks for info, wheter it was your purpose or not. my other monitor under repair is bit tricky, turns off after being on couple of seconds :S. and one audio amp is too under repair, burned out, killing my subwoofer along it -_-.

author: Rodville
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 04:21:44 pm
content: Congratulations Shiftplusone!As for the comment Dave made about the number of posts required to enter. I think they way it was done is good enough. If you make say a 50 post minimum then there will be people that make 50 spam posts. 5 is good as he checked to make sure they were not spam. The "being a member for x amount of time" has merit. But if you go that route make sure that the member not only has been a member for the time but has actively been posting the whole time and not just posting when a contest is announced.

author: Slothie
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 05:26:54 pm
content: Congrats ShiftPlusOne, a worthy winner. There's no perfect set of rules for entry to a competition like this but fortunately the eventual winner was uncontrovertial. And another vote for more competitions - they are fun even when your not the winner!!

author: Goophy629
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 07:11:35 pm
content: Quote from: ddavidebor on March 29, 2013, 09:53:24 amthe multimeter was malfunctioning

author: Eviltech
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 07:46:36 pm
content: This is veeery furstrating! Why the hell does the whole page refresh when you request another image?!?! I just lost 10 rows of mesage!

author: jancumps
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 07:59:13 pm
content: Quote from: Eviltech on March 29, 2013, 07:46:36 pm

author: Goophy629
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 29, 2013, 10:35:20 pm
content: Quote from: Eviltech on March 29, 2013, 07:46:36 pmyead, i lost some just yesterday when posting my first thread...anyway, i Ctrl+C before hitting any button as i know this is a very common problems(and time-out, connection reset, etc...)..

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2013, 09:40:57 am
content: The "IAmNotASpamBot" annoyance goes away with time, as you are deemed to be at least Human. Annoy the mods a lot ( Hi Simon and GeoffS) or TheGodDaveHimself and the problem will be solved permanently.

author: McMonster
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2013, 05:11:50 pm
content: Damn, that was close! :|Congratulations to the winner, but wish me more luck next time. At least my nick was immortalized in Akamai caches all around the world.