Showing off my mini lab - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: technix
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2015, 06:45:49 pm
content: Almost all gear is aged and some are outright dangerous. But for now this is all I have...Items (L-R):Suntek A6243L digital LC meter, bought new recently.Fuke (not Fluke) A830L DMM, bought in my high school years, really a piece of crap, only as a backup now.Zhenxing DT-890 DMM, hand-me-down from my mom, made in late 1980s, seem like a pretty solid meter to use if not touching anything over 50V.Luyang YB4325 20MHz CRT digital readout oscilloscope, made in early 2000s, bought as second hand from Shanghai Jiaotong University.

author: Hugoneus
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2015, 07:13:52 pm
content: What country are you in?

author: aryasridhar
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2015, 07:40:02 pm
content: Damn man, that oscilloscope of yours looks just like my GW Instek....here, check out the picture of my scope...I at first thought the one in your picture was a GW, but then you mentioned some other brand name....

author: technix
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2015, 07:51:51 pm
content: Quote from: aryasridhar on April 24, 2015, 07:40:02 pmI know that brand as a friend of mine had one. Mine had some extra feature as it supports digital readout and used encoder switches for attenuators and time controls.

author: Hugoneus
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2015, 08:33:36 pm
content: What do you intend to use your lab for mostly? What kind of projects? What kind of power supply do you use?

author: Grapsus
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2015, 08:57:39 pm
content: Oh, I want the same waste bin !!!Do you have some kind of bench or table dedicated to electronics? I used to live in a small flat and it was a real pain to have only a small desk for a computer, electronics gear and the actual projects. Ideally you want to be able to leave a circuit or a setup in place for the next day, but if you don't have room, maybe you should think of some clever cupboard, I have seen a few on sites like Hack a Day over the years.

author: technix
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2015, 05:15:25 am
content: Quote from: Hugoneus on April 24, 2015, 08:33:36 pmResearch and some simple repair for now. I have three power supply options: a hacked wall wart turned bench supply capable of adjustable 13.5V 1A, a spare 250W ATX power supply from my computer upgrade, and a DC-DC boost module that can take the 5V or 12V rail from the ATX supply and output maximum 36V at 1A. Also I have a few LiPo's with charge control and protection board attached.

author: technix
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2015, 05:29:15 am
content: Quote from: Grapsus on April 24, 2015, 08:57:39 pmNo sadly I don't. Electronics share a table with all my computer gear and my stereo (as almost all wall sockets and connection points for Ethernet in my room are behind the stack of equipment) However since most of my project somehow involves a computer that would not really be a problem at all.

author: aryasridhar
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2015, 08:51:25 am
content: Here's my little lab setup...I also need to get a better bench made and maybe have a rack up there to keep the test equipment, bench power supply (yet to get) and stuff like that.I still need a few important tools that I do not have at this point...1) A good DMM that can measure current as well. looking at a fluke 87V2) A good bench power supply, 2 channels atleast3) A Function Generator4) A vise to hold my PCB's for soldering.Also observe my oscilloscope, it looks pretty much as yours