Have you ever seen a cat on top of a spectrum analyzer? - Page 1
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author: Hugoneus
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2012, 03:05:10 am
content: My cat seems to love doing this. I have also seen him on top of the oscilloscope when I am not paying attention!

author: bullet308
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2012, 04:06:51 am
content: I would love to get my Sadie to sleep on top of my old Tek 465 next to my bench, but alas, she much prefers either my lap or right in front of my soldering station...

author: Hugoneus
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2012, 04:09:53 am
content: Quote from: bullet308 on October 08, 2012, 04:06:51 amThat is great!My cat is terrified of the soldering iron. He tried to attack it in rapid paw slaps! I have also caught him chewing on my active probe once... My 3-GHz active probe has teeth marks!

author: miceuz
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2012, 06:46:39 am
content: we had problems with our cat sleeping on laptops, so we made her a heating pad, it worked!

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2012, 07:18:10 am
content: We did the same thing, a blanket plus a heated pet pad inside it.

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2012, 08:07:43 am
content: But is that an ESD-safe cat?

author: ablacon64
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2012, 10:32:23 am
content: heheheh.... It's because of the equipment heat, cats love it!

author: George_Race
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2012, 10:38:26 am
content: We have 3 short hair black cats, they are full of mischief most of the time. Your picture is great! Maybe the heat of the instrument attracted her.Great Picture! ! ! !George

author: Mediarocker
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2012, 11:00:44 am
content: Quote from: Hugoneus on October 08, 2012, 03:05:10 amDelicate electronic machinery are butt warmers to them. It can be worth thousands and in the end it's all still a butt warmer. Lucky it's not getting sprayed. Most males, especially those not fixed would spray it in an instant because that DSO is now theirs. It warmed their butt. LOL Giving them a heating pad (also mentioned in here) seems to be the course of action to prevent cat hair and other contaminants from clogging up and damaging your DSO.

author: Ed.Kloonk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2012, 11:32:30 am
content: There is no pussy here.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 08, 2012, 11:59:28 am
content: Quote from: Hugoneus on October 08, 2012, 03:05:10 amIs that cat a Russian Blue ?

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2012, 12:27:59 pm
content: Adafruit hashttp://www.adafruit.com/catsofengineeringI wonder ifwww.catsonmytestgear.comis available

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 08, 2012, 12:40:49 pm
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on October 08, 2012, 12:27:59 pmLots of furry cuteness!I know how much Dave loves cats, so here's a link for himhttp://www.mycathatesyou.com/

author: Hugoneus
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2012, 04:20:54 pm
content: Quote from: jucole on October 08, 2012, 11:59:28 amNot completely. Got him when he was a kitten from a shelter!

author: grumpydoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2012, 04:38:51 pm
content: QuoteIf it curled up on top of your latest teardown would you have a cat scanner?I'll get my coat.......

author: Gall
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2012, 05:18:40 pm
content: My cat is trying to catch that running green spot.

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2012, 06:00:58 pm
content: cats like warm things ... and walking over keyboards...now, there is a problem with that. make sure the cat doesn't wee on a piece of equipment with burst caps in it.... older equipment that has leaky cap's smell like cat wee, and kitty may just want to mark it as his or her's .....

author: Hugoneus
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2012, 08:10:02 pm
content: I have quiet a bit of equipment which my cat likes to sleep on. Sometimes while I use them. I have to regularly vacuum stuff to make sure his hair is not in there.I have found a way to keep him off lately, put double sided tape on some locations, he hates that!

author: billclay
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 12, 2012, 08:30:59 pm
content: Make sure that Rigol is CAT I rated first!!!