Favourite pieces of equipment - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: M0BSW
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 29, 2012, 03:45:21 pm
content: As I'm fairly New to serious electronics, I enjoy using different pieces of gear, some home made some commercial this small unit from Atlas it's called the DCA for looking at semi's diodes ect, is my most favourite at this time,Whats yours and why

author: Tube_Dude
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 29, 2012, 09:10:42 pm
content: Can't say it's my absolute favorite, but I love it. Like the Peak ESR meter too...

author: w2aew
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 29, 2012, 10:06:46 pm
content: Narrow it down to just one, no can do!In my home lab, it's a toss up between two of my old Tek analog scopes: the 2467 and the 485.In my work lab: the Tek MDO4104-6 Mixed Domain Oscilloscope and the RSS6120A Real Time Spectrum Analyzer.

author: rollatorwieltje
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 29, 2012, 10:42:44 pm
content: A cheap Turnigy power meter.Very useful if you need energy measurements. Of course it is not a high precision instrument, but for stuff that draws an amp or two (or 60... haven't tried 130 yet) it's good enough.

author: JuiceKing
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 29, 2012, 11:42:20 pm
content: I don't need to use it very much, but love it when I do. Balancing the bridge with two hands is like driving with a stick--you become one with the machine, and it's cool.

author: bullet308
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 30, 2012, 01:30:37 am
content: I love the build quality and obvious attention to detail that Tek put into my 454A and 465...they are jewels as compared to so much modern stuff.But, even though it does not ooze build quality vibes the way the Teks do, my Hameg HM 605is the best working scope I have ever played with.Oh, and my Simpson 260-6XLPM VOM...I just have to keep one of those around. Love the analog readout...has its own ambiance. :-)

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 30, 2012, 06:10:00 am
content: My precious ancient cro Tektronix 2465B with a pair of P6137 400Mhz passive probes.

author: M0BSW
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 30, 2012, 06:44:34 am
content: This is nice to see your favourites pieces, note I did say "at the moment my favourite piece of equipment is", I must say I do like the look of the TEK scopes, they seem to be everywhere, and the old one's do seem to last , I just have I think is classed as a entry level scope Telequipment D61a, which suits my needs at the moment, until I learn how to use it properly, thanks for replying makes a change from the normal high tech questions.Paul

author: SoftwareSamurai
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 30, 2012, 02:46:22 pm
content: My favorite equipment: Paper and pencil.(I was going to attach an picture of a paper and a pencil from a Google image search, but these days every picture on the internet is probably copyrighted, patented, or otherwise rigged to cause pain.)

author: NiHaoMike
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 30, 2012, 03:10:43 pm
content: A good PC:Details:http://priuschat.com/threads/proud-owner-of-a-hybrid-pc.109768/Really, in today's embedded world, it's hard to get much done without a PC. Even when working on old fashioned discrete logic and analog stuff, a PC is still very useful.

author: Amarbir[Lynx-India]
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 30, 2012, 03:16:38 pm
content: Quote from: bullet308 on September 30, 2012, 01:30:37 amSir ,Last Time In My import to india i did have a triplett ,That thing has awesome accuracy .This Time i have one of these simpsons comming lets see how those stack up .BTW i already have a avometer also .Too bad its not made for vertical operations at all ,I hate that .The best thing it has three pots for adjusting different ohm ranges and once done its just flipping the same .I have the Avometer 8 Mark 5

author: T4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 30, 2012, 04:19:40 pm
content: Quote from: NiHaoMike on September 30, 2012, 03:10:43 pmOh you mike.

author: FenderBender
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2012, 10:26:26 pm
content: Tektronix equipment made between ~1950-1980 always gives me the chills. Really just a great sense of quality and reliability, even by just looking at it.

author: ptricks
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2012, 12:23:42 am
content: Quote from: FenderBender on October 01, 2012, 10:26:26 pmI love the tektronix 465 scope , it is old, isn't the lightest thing to carry around, but it hasn't let me down yet after years of work, and I bought it used, just really well made.My other favorite item is the simpson 260 multimeter, yeah digital is the thing now but that simpson still measures as good as any digital meter, possible better and it does so much faster, also shows transients much better.

author: FenderBender
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2012, 01:04:11 am
content: Quote from: ptricks on October 02, 2012, 12:23:42 amI have a Tektronix 465M. Not the 465 you are probably thinking about but it's still an awesome piece of equipment.I've always thought about getting a Simpson. Price is still too much for me to justify...don't really need one.

author: Amarbir[Lynx-India]
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2012, 04:44:22 am
content: Quote from: FenderBender on October 02, 2012, 01:04:11 amCome on sir ,in your country on ebay simpson sells for under 50 bucks too

author: deephaven
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2012, 08:22:43 am
content: When I was about 10 I was given one of these for Christmas:http://www.museumoftechnology.org.uk/expand.php?key=997I think it was my favourite present of all time.

author: T4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2012, 08:24:09 am
content: Doesn't mean that he needs it. After all that 50bucks can be better put forward to a project

author: Amarbir[Lynx-India]
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2012, 08:59:16 am
content: Quote from: deephaven on October 02, 2012, 08:22:43 amHee Hee ,We Do Not Believe It , We Do Not Believe It Until You Show It .

author: Amarbir[Lynx-India]
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2012, 09:00:21 am
content: Quote from: T4P on October 02, 2012, 08:24:09 am,Well on The Contrary He Never Said The Other Way Around Also

author: ElektroQuark
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 02, 2012, 01:16:18 pm
content: Amarbir, please, can you stop using capital letters in all your words?It make more difficult to read.Thank you.

author: Amarbir[Lynx-India]
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2012, 01:32:41 pm
content: Quote from: EdoNork on October 02, 2012, 01:16:18 pmEeek,I do not write in CAPS .I write in title case .PS : Caps Means shouting ,Title Case nothing

author: T4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2012, 02:27:04 pm
content: Keep your lines single file, don't start a sentence and drop it down after the comma

author: ElektroQuark
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 03, 2012, 06:49:05 am
content: Quote from: Amarbir[Lynx-India] on October 02, 2012, 01:32:41 pmO.K., you know what I am meaning. It's harder to read. (Sorry, English is not my native language).

author: Amarbir[Lynx-India]
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 03, 2012, 08:26:01 am
content: Well,Friends lets talk about the subject and not about my english .