What's on your workbench ????

[Damon Hill]

Originally Posted by simon7000

Mine used to short the high voltage filter capacitor until I put in an overrated one. The the power transformer developed a short from the CRT filament supply. After one transformerectomy the second time I used a flat pack transformer as a 1/1 isolation transformer. Use a 6 or 12 volt unit one secondary winding in the other out and leave the primaries open. I put it in a small plastic box on the back of the unit. After that the only issue was it's DC drift.

Mine shorted the transformer early on; Heath replaced it under warranty. No major failures since, although I've worried about unreplaceable parts like the transformer. I still use it because it works and fits in the available space, so the HP 'scope only gets hauled out once in a while! I replaced an input JFET on one of the preamps, which fixed a serious linearity problem; the other channel isn't quite so bad but I haven't figured it out yet.

Now working on a rebuild of a Son of Ampzilla; sounds pretty darn good so far.
I've been promised a broken Hafler DH220 as my next challenge!

[WildOne]

I just started collecting stuff for the bench, I have just started to learn how to use some of this equipment. (2 months now) I have a teacher that has been very good to me and has helped me design a very nice bench with all pieces linking together through a panel box with switches and buttons that will allow me to run multi tests at a time without fiddling with any equipment. Just flip a switch, push of a button and that is it.

WO

[davygrvy]

Just after a clean-up, so I had to take a photo.

Gear includes:
Tek 575 characteristic curve tracer,
Panavice,
Tek FG501A function generator,
Tek DC5009 GPIB counter/timer,
Tek DM5010 GPIB multimeter,
Tek AA501A distortion analyzer (broken, waiting for parts),
Tek AA5001 GPIB automatic distortion analyzer,
Tek DC5010 GPIB counter/timer,
Tek FG5010 GPIB function generator,
Tek DM5010 GPIB multimeter (another),
Tek MI5010 GPIB multifunction interface with (2) 50M30 DIO cards,
Tek PS5010 GPIB power supply,
Tek SC502 15MHz scope,
Fluke,
Tek 465B with DM44,
HP 3582A GPIB spectrum anlyzer,
weller,
variac of love,
Tek RM565,
16 channel mixer,
poweramps for the monitors on the right wall,
TiePie HS3 usb scope.

[Algar_emi]

My bench, a lot of RF stuff from my previous life:

Model Description Manufacturer
ClioWin Audio Analyzer, PC based Audiomatica
336 Oscilloscope, Analog/Digital, Portable, 50 Mhz Tektronix
475 Oscilloscope, Analog 200 Mhz Tektronix
453 Oscilloscope, Analog 50 Mhz Tektronix
7403N Oscilloscope, Frame Tektronix
7L12 Spectrum Analyzer, 0.1Mhz @ 1.8 Ghz, module Tektronix
7A26 Dual Traces Amplifier, Module Tektronix
7B53AN Dual Time bases, Module Tektronix
P6201 FET Probe Tektronix
101 Accessory Power Supply Tektronix
P6131 Hi-Freq, Oscilloscope probe Tektronix
8640B RF Generator, AM/FM/Pulse 05.@1024Mhz HP
461 Amplifier 20/40dB, 1K-150Mhz HP
3551A Line TestSet HP
334A Distortion Analyser HP
5315A Multifunction Counter, Oven Ref, Prescaler 1.2Ghz HP
3581A Wave Analyser HP
778D Directional Coupler HP
PM5776 Pulse Generator, 1Hz-100Mhz, 2 outputs Phillips
F47 Function Generator Log-Linear, 4Mhz DEC
130 L-C Meter, high Impedance Tektronix
TF2304 Modulation Meter AM-FM Marconi
92E RF Millivoltmeter + Probe 952001A Boonton
42A MicroWattmeter + 0-7 Ghz Power Head 41-4A Boonton
440 Transistor/FET Curve tracer Hicock
LCR-740 LCR Bridge Leader
PRO1 Multifunction Counter, Oven Ref, Prescaler 1.2Ghz S. Bergeron
PRO5 Portable Power Supply, +/-12V,+5V S. Bergeron
PRO20 Portable Function Generator (battery) S. Bergeron
PRO21 Pulse Generator, 100Khz, Digital S. Bergeron
PS1 Power Supply, 0-20Vdc, 0.5A, Dual Outputs S. Bergeron
PS2 Power Supply, Dual 30V-3A, 5V-1A, S. Bergeron
611 Dummy Load 60W with Wattmeter 15/60W Bird
PM2525 Bench DVM 5-1/2 digits Philips
22-174A DVM Radio-Shack
270-5 Analog VOM, Serie 5, with case Simpson
666 Analog VOM, Active 10M input, 100Khz AC Weston
3550R Adjustable Filters Krohn-Hite
BUFF05 Logic Analyzer, 8 channels, (soft on PC) Logixell
EC2000 Soldering Station, Electronic Variable Weller
80K-40 Hi-Voltage Probe Fluke
00193 RF Probe Simpson
RS-1007 Clamp-On Meter Amprobe
22-302 Logic Probe TTL/CMOS Micronta
MU150 Tube Tester Sencore
747 Tube Tester B&K
171B 120V Isolation Transformer, 200VA Hammond
A lot of step attenuators, attenuators, adapters and test cables

[jackinnj]

I wish I could put stuff on the floor -- but we never know when it's going to flood!

[dont care]

Well my work bench is just pretty cool and I do like it lot to while working on it..!

[c1ferrari]

Originally Posted by jackinnj

Current state of civilization:

Audio Precision -- NICE

[amptech]

thinking about joining the show and tell....bench pic's..soon!

[amptech]

try as we might some times we can't keep our work bench tidy! or we run out of space to put the ever growing collection of equipment..