What's On Your Bench?

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Too_Many_Tools

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I have always liked seeing and learned from what others have for a
test bench.

So what is on yours?

Equipment, tools, lighting, storage...what?

Links to pictures would be great.

Thanks

TMT
 
Add to that, current projects!

I have roughly the bare minimum...
Wavetek 193 20MHz function generator
Tektronix 475 oscilloscope (aging a bit..)
An Eico 377 signal generator I never use, I just like it for the nostalgia
Heathkit (I didn't build it) V-7A VTVM.

http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/Images/Bench964.jpg

A few small cabinets/trays of parts, and a +/-15 2A bench supply.
At the moment, I also have two car batteries in the room, for messing with
these beefy servo motors.
http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/Images/ServoMotors.jpg
The circuit:
http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/Images/Motor_Driver.gif
Desperately needs current limiting on the MOSFET ala UC3844 type circuit.

On the right, the induction heater project stagnates. Actually, I was going
to add per-cycle current limiting today...
http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/Images/Induction803.jpg

And, hairy me in front of the bench...
http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/Images/Me2.jpg

Tim

--
Deep Fryer: A very philosophical monk.
Website @ http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/tmoranwms

"Too_Many_Tools" <too_many_tools@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1174761009.824524.92620@y66g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
I have always liked seeing and learned from what others have for a
test bench.

So what is on yours?

Equipment, tools, lighting, storage...what?

Links to pictures would be great.

Thanks

TMT
Click to expand...
 
Tim Williams wrote:

http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/tmoranwms/Elec_IndHeat7.html

I love it. Well done.
 
Only state of the art test equipment in my workshop:

http://www.hovnanian.com/images/StateOfTheArt.jpg

Note the latest in o'scopes and computing technology as well:

http://www.hovnanian.com/images/WkShop.jpg

--
Paul Hovnanian mailto:paul@Hovnanian.com
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In article <4605CEFC.EA31747D@hovnanian.com>,
"Paul Hovnanian P.E." <paul@hovnanian.com> wrote:

Only state of the art test equipment in my workshop:

http://www.hovnanian.com/images/StateOfTheArt.jpg

Note the latest in o'scopes and computing technology as well:

http://www.hovnanian.com/images/WkShop.jpg
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nice museum...
:)
except the scopemeter !

--
Jean-Yves.
 
On Mar 24, 1:30?pm, "Too_Many_Tools" <too_many_to...@yahoo.com> wrote:
I have always liked seeing and learned from what others have for a
test bench.

So what is on yours?
Click to expand...
http://www.advil.com/

Need I say more?




Well OK.
3 multimeters, a scope, a few logic tracers and injectors, a PC, 1 or
2 "universal" programmers - (which you wouldn't need two of if they
were truly "universal"...), a Pace desoldering / vacuum extractor, and
the most important of all: a magnifying glass to see what the hell
I'm doing.

My last project had me hand soldering a 8-pin MSOP part for a
prototype.
So, that explains the Advil...!!

-mpm
 
"Too_Many_Tools" <too_many_tools@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1174761009.824524.92620@y66g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
I have always liked seeing and learned from what others have for a
test bench.

So what is on yours?

Equipment, tools, lighting, storage...what?

Links to pictures would be great.

Thanks

TMT

Marconi 1370 AF generator 10Hz-10 MHz
Click to expand...
Marconi HF 2115+2171 Generator 10 MHz - 512 MHz + synchronizer
MiniVNA network analyzer
HP141
HP432
Trio dual channel scope (35 MHz)
Philips 10 Hz 10MHz pulse generator
Frequency counter from kit to 1 GHz
Homebrew powersupply 3-30V 3A with adjustable current limit (723 based)
Homebrew powersupply -12 -5 +5 +12 1A
3 Digital multimeters
2 Analog multimeters
Atlas transistor tester
AADE L-C meter (replacement for homebuilt LCR bridge)
Weller soldering iron
4x Magnifying lamp
10x stereo microscope (ideal if you are 50+ and doing SMD work ;-)
Tweezers
Kocher clamps
Chinese clones of dental hooks
Small Dremel drill
The usual set of screwdrivers and pliers

Wim
 
http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/Images/Induction803.jpg
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Tim, I looked at the web page, but need a little background. I'm curious...
what in the heck are you using that induction heater for? You doin'
home-based bronze sculpture casting? Why the inverter?

Thanks,
Sparky
 
On Mar 24, 1:30 pm, "Too_Many_Tools" <too_many_to...@yahoo.com> wrote:
I have always liked seeing and learned from what others have for a
test bench.

So what is on yours?

Equipment, tools, lighting, storage...what?

Links to pictures would be great.

Thanks

TMT
Click to expand...
One VERY useful item on my bench is a "Lazy Susan" (turntable), with a
wood top that's about 20 inches in diameter. If I'm working on a
piece of equipment, it makes it very easy to turn it around, without
scraping the bench or the equipment. I made it by attaching the top
of a small round table to a "TV Turntable" from WalMart.

One of my sons made my bench, for me, using some ideas I gave him.
The benchtop is a very large, thick, salvaged (formerly unused)
desktop, with a front edge that's curved. It's supported by two sets
of under-the-kitchen-counter-type drawers, one under each side. There
are two deep shelves above the bench. The left and right shelf
sections are angled, so they face directly toward me, and are about as
easy to reach as the center section. The shelves also slope downward
toward the front (there are lips on their front edges), so that the
test equipment's front panels are all facing more-or-less directly
toward my face, making them easier to reach and easier to read.

I also installed some hooks, above the bench, from the ceiling, so
there are convenient places to hang all of the probes and cables that
are usually used with the test equipment, within easy reach but not in
the way.

I can't list all of the test equipment I have. I used to buy,
refurbish, and resell it and have hundreds of pieces "left over". In
the USA (and at a few sites abroad), you can get almost all of the
test equipment (and probably _anything_ else) you'd ever need, through
http://www.govliquidation.com . But beware: You almost have to go
pick it up, in person (or pay exorbitantly), and should go inspect it
before bidding (usually QUITE an interesting and enjoyable experience;
recommended!). It's not guaranteed to work, or be complete, and can
not be tested before bidding. Their pictures and itemized listings
might be somewhat fictitious. Their Condition Codes may be lies (but
maybe in your favor). Only a few of their warehouse sites have the
really-big test equipment sales, usually monthly. Prices are not
nearly as low as they used to be, now that the auctions are mostly
"live" on-line, with much smaller lot sizes in many cases. But, in a
lot of cases, you should still be able to get three or more of
whatever you want for the price of one on ebay, which might make up
for the fact that some (or all) of them are non-functional (However,
with Tek scopes, for example, a few years ago at least, if I was very
careful, usually at least 75% of them worked fine. But it might
depend on where they were used. Mine were mostly from research
labs.). There are also, occasionally, some truly-great pieces
available, there. For example, sometimes you can find _unused_ older
equipment, maybe sold because of the military's "shelf life"
regulations. And sometimes you can find "perfect" stuff that was only
sold because someone's Calibration budget was empty but their New
Equipment budget was not empty (I've seen yellow tags that said things
like "Unit is perfect. No money for Cal."). And regulations usually
require that all equipment must be calibrated, or it can't be used.
Check it out. But be prepared to "lose" a few days, perusing.

- Tom Gootee

http://www.fullnet.com/~tomg/index.html

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Check out the rest of my website (see sig).

Eventually, I want to melt about 10 pounds of steel. At the moment, I've
melted an ounce or two of copper and done a few alkali fusions (producing
sodium manganate and chromate).

The inverter is required to run this power level. I figure about 10kHz for
10kW.

Tim

--
Deep Fryer: A very philosophical monk.
Website @ http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/tmoranwms

"SparkyGuy" <SparkyGuy@mumcrank.ck> wrote in message
news:0001HW.C22CC1AB0235371EF01826C8@news.sf.sbcglobal.net...
http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/Images/Induction803.jpg

Tim, I looked at the web page, but need a little background. I'm
curious...
what in the heck are you using that induction heater for? You doin'
home-based bronze sculpture casting? Why the inverter?

Thanks,
Sparky
Click to expand...
 
On 24 Mar 2007 11:30:09 -0700, "Too_Many_Tools"
<too_many_tools@yahoo.com> wrote:

I have always liked seeing and learned from what others have for a
test bench.

So what is on yours?

Equipment, tools, lighting, storage...what?

Links to pictures would be great.

Thanks

TMT
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Here is an old photo. The bench is still in use, but the Heathkit gear
has pretty much been upgraded.


Current equipment that sits on the bench is:

Tek TDS2024B
Protek 9301 function generator
B&K 5492 bench multimeter ( a HIGHLY underrated unit)
EZ Digital 1 GHz counter
Various power supplies
Heath audio generator
Extech LCR meter
Weller WPS soldering station
3 GHz Pentium computer w/LCD screen

There is more equipment available, but that is the stuff that sits on
the bench, primarily due to space. Closet contains Tek 7904A, 547,
both with lots of plugins, a few 2225/2235s mess of audio test gear.
 
On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:34:06 -0400, BFoelsch wrote:

[image]

Please don't post binaries to a textual group. Either get access to
alt.binaries.schematics.electronic, or put it on a website somewhere.

Thanks,
Rich
 
"BFoelsch" <BFoelsch@comcast.ditch.this.net> wrote in message
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The jpg picture came through fine, supposedly on this non binary group.
Wonder who else can see it?. Or can we all see it and don't need the ABSE?.






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"john jardine" (john@jjdesigns.fsnet.co.uk) writes:
"BFoelsch" <BFoelsch@comcast.ditch.this.net> wrote in message
news:uhbg03l3mn0u5j1p0o6magc1aasegot0ji@4ax.com...

The jpg picture came through fine, supposedly on this non binary group.
Wonder who else can see it?. Or can we all see it and don't need the ABSE?.

You miss the point kid.
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Binaries are a resource hog, in terms of transporting them and in terms
of storage. Since Usenet is not a centralized system, every single message
has to be moved from newsserver to newsserver, and stored at each. This
happens whether or not anyone at that site actually looks at the message.
Binaries are far bigger in size than the average text message.

Which is why binary messages are segregated. Keeping them in dedicate
newsgroups means that any given news site can decide whether or not to
allocate resources to the binary newsgroups. Many don't bother, the
value of them not matching the resources they use up.

When you mix binary messages in with discussion newsgroups, you are
using up resources without letting the various news administrators decide
whether or not to allocate those resources. Binaries are a leech in
themselves, but you are leeching even further by trying to get something
by the news administrators when you know, or should know, that binary
messages do not belong in non-binary newsgroups.

Smart news administrators won't let the binary messages pass. Others
may cancel such messages. If it happens enough, some sites may decide
that they won't carry newsgroups where some fool(s) is routinely
posting binary messages.

It amazes me that people can pose as "electronic designers" but they
can't figure out how to post diagrams to their own personal space
at their ISP, most ISPs do allocate space for this. It isn't difficult
at all, likely it's harder to figure out how to post to a binary newsgroup.
Posting to your own space at your ISP shows all kinds of benefits. First,
only people who want to see it cause the graphic file to be transferred,
instead of shuffling it around Usenet even if only a handful of people
are interested. Second, it solves the problem of people who don't have
access to binary newsgroups, because their ISP or newsserver has rightly
decided there's little value in binary newsgroups. Third, since it will
all be in one piece, you won't have complaints when people get only parts
of the multiple part message, which is likely a result of the way the
messages travel, and the the low retention time placed on resource
hogging binary newsgroups.

Michael
 
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