Hmmm, I remember the days of 3.2% beer. I drink mixed drinks mostly. We had one 6.5% from the East Coast. You had to respect it, deadly to Americans who were not prepared for that. We had so much fun with our American friends with that beer. Brador I think it was.
Boxing day! Yeah, every store is shut down, or was. Decent bar tender, I think I like that guy!
Taxation is a Liberal thing, they have increased it even more as of late. We are not happy about it.
Nice career! I used to design Telecommunications systems and some small test equipment aside from audio. I also worked at Transcat for a bit, calibrating equipment. Keysight seems to think bench meters are ATE equipment now. Confused they are! Don't ask what I can no longer do with my 34465A and 34461A that all other meters have no trouble with. All I will say is that the right answer is worth a great deal more than the quick answer. I brought back a 34401A, along with my 3456A and 3457A. I was hoping to reduce equipment boxes.
It is less than 30 F°outside now. So I know you will suffer along your journey for beer.
Boxing day! Yeah, every store is shut down, or was. Decent bar tender, I think I like that guy!
Taxation is a Liberal thing, they have increased it even more as of late. We are not happy about it.
Nice career! I used to design Telecommunications systems and some small test equipment aside from audio. I also worked at Transcat for a bit, calibrating equipment. Keysight seems to think bench meters are ATE equipment now. Confused they are! Don't ask what I can no longer do with my 34465A and 34461A that all other meters have no trouble with. All I will say is that the right answer is worth a great deal more than the quick answer. I brought back a 34401A, along with my 3456A and 3457A. I was hoping to reduce equipment boxes.
It is less than 30 F°outside now. So I know you will suffer along your journey for beer.
LED tube light, 20W, 129 Rupees, about US $1.50.
Much brighter than previous one purchased about 2 years back.
The LED color is a bit more blue, and the light appears brighter than the 40W fluorescent next to it, which is now looking dimmer.
It also claims 4 kV surge protection, up from 2 kV on the previous unit, from a different brand.
So it seems I will grudgingly shift to LED for future installations, but have hoarded the difficult to obtain 40W 38 mm tubes, and some extra electronic ballasts for those, even have Philips copper chokes in stock...
Much brighter than previous one purchased about 2 years back.
The LED color is a bit more blue, and the light appears brighter than the 40W fluorescent next to it, which is now looking dimmer.
It also claims 4 kV surge protection, up from 2 kV on the previous unit, from a different brand.
So it seems I will grudgingly shift to LED for future installations, but have hoarded the difficult to obtain 40W 38 mm tubes, and some extra electronic ballasts for those, even have Philips copper chokes in stock...
Hi NareshBrd,
I tried tubes with electronic ballasts. A lot more expensive here, and they emit very high amounts of HF energy. I had to remove them. Now absolutely everything is LED here, except the stove and microwave lights. LEDs don't do well in those environments.
The LED modules still emit electronic interference, but it is much lower in level. I would think you would be very happy to change over to LED products.
I tried tubes with electronic ballasts. A lot more expensive here, and they emit very high amounts of HF energy. I had to remove them. Now absolutely everything is LED here, except the stove and microwave lights. LEDs don't do well in those environments.
The LED modules still emit electronic interference, but it is much lower in level. I would think you would be very happy to change over to LED products.
The older LED tubes started at 2000 Rupees some 10 years back, and they gradually gained traction when they became the same price - 250 Rupees - as tube + ballast sets, those come with the fixture, ready to fix in place.
I have changed over to electronic ballasts 20 odd years back, only 1 failed so far at home, many at the factory, power consumption is about 35W on 40W tubes, the chokes would take 60-65 Watts, and hum after some years, and those run hot.
Also start surge means shorter tube life on magnetic ballasts.
And the electronic ballasts are going out of production as well, retail stock is low, distributors do carry them, just bought a few two months back for 120 Rupees each, $ 1.50.
26 mm tubes are still in production so far as I am informed, and some batches of 38 mm as well.
But now LED is the better option, I saw a lot of the old ones fail and end up in trash, driver blows, LEDs are okay...part of the reason for hesitation.
Now at that price, taking 20 Watts instead of 35, if it lasts a couple of years...acceptable.
I have changed over to electronic ballasts 20 odd years back, only 1 failed so far at home, many at the factory, power consumption is about 35W on 40W tubes, the chokes would take 60-65 Watts, and hum after some years, and those run hot.
Also start surge means shorter tube life on magnetic ballasts.
And the electronic ballasts are going out of production as well, retail stock is low, distributors do carry them, just bought a few two months back for 120 Rupees each, $ 1.50.
26 mm tubes are still in production so far as I am informed, and some batches of 38 mm as well.
But now LED is the better option, I saw a lot of the old ones fail and end up in trash, driver blows, LEDs are okay...part of the reason for hesitation.
Now at that price, taking 20 Watts instead of 35, if it lasts a couple of years...acceptable.
I did exactly that with an Osram candle shaped LED bulb and it has just failed after about three years. I thought it'd last for the remaining life of the microwave considering the claimed life of these lamps. Maybe the heat does make a difference, or the microwaves leak slightly into the lamp cavity through the holes and reduce the working life.
The original style incandescent bulbs failed around yearly and I thought it was caused by the shock of the door closing while the filament was hot.
In the latest repair, I used a G9 style LED which is much smaller.
The original style incandescent bulbs failed around yearly and I thought it was caused by the shock of the door closing while the filament was hot.
In the latest repair, I used a G9 style LED which is much smaller.
4 of these 1mtr clamps from lidl.
They were in the "reduced bin" @ a tenner each.
Just wish I'd had 'em about 3 weeks ago when I started my speaker build.. Ah well...
They were in the "reduced bin" @ a tenner each.
Just wish I'd had 'em about 3 weeks ago when I started my speaker build.. Ah well...
That's quite a "reduced bin" they got there. Wonder what the tubes on the saucer are going for? ;')
Haha. That pic makes my garage look like a right **** hole..
Hang on... Oh yeah.. It is.
A Baseus 140W battery. Bought it to power my rigol dmm and waveform generators offline. Crazy how much power they can squeeze into a little package. I figure it is good for around 3-4 hours of use on the dmm and maybe only 2 or 3 on the generator.
@Borats Baby You are not alone sir ...
My garage has become an unusable ****hole over the last few months. It'll take at least a day of work before I can call it a shop again. I'd start now, amidst a power outage, if I didn't have to get ready and travel 2 hours to a #@/&%$ 80's themed Birthday party.
What was bought? A hair-metal suitable wig, a bandana, a Def Leppard t-shirt and various dumb*** jewelry trinkets.
My garage has become an unusable ****hole over the last few months. It'll take at least a day of work before I can call it a shop again. I'd start now, amidst a power outage, if I didn't have to get ready and travel 2 hours to a #@/&%$ 80's themed Birthday party.
What was bought? A hair-metal suitable wig, a bandana, a Def Leppard t-shirt and various dumb*** jewelry trinkets.
You're so fine, you blow my mind Hey, Mickey, hey, Mickey Oh, Mickey, you're so ... Oh, Mickey, you're so fine You're so fine, you blow my mind
Have fun!
Lol, that song was popular at our jr/sr prom 🙂
Currently putting powdered sugar in a small baggie cuz... we're living in the 80's
Currently putting powdered sugar in a small baggie cuz... we're living in the 80's
1.8 meter 1/4" patch cord and a Moondrop Chu II IEM. For metal detecting. Bringing woo to dirt. 
Finally, a visit to myfavourite Binny’s shop in C Chicago:
Kentucky Coffee Whiskey (Kentucky)
Woodinville Straight Bourbon (Washington)
Pinhook Flagship Orange Wax Straight Bourbon (Kentucky)
High West Straight Bourbon (Utah)
I tried to find a good compromise - price/quality … sort off. And get some non-Kentucky bourbon.
Will be out a bit later and fix a sim-card for my phone.
Kentucky Coffee Whiskey (Kentucky)
Woodinville Straight Bourbon (Washington)
Pinhook Flagship Orange Wax Straight Bourbon (Kentucky)
High West Straight Bourbon (Utah)
I tried to find a good compromise - price/quality … sort off. And get some non-Kentucky bourbon.
Will be out a bit later and fix a sim-card for my phone.
A Enstrom toffee tin can.
Two VCA/panner pcbs from Barton.
A MIDI2CV pcb (incl mcp4822 chip) also Barton.
A graphic envelope generator (incl PIC) from Barton.
Two VCA/panner pcbs from Barton.
A MIDI2CV pcb (incl mcp4822 chip) also Barton.
A graphic envelope generator (incl PIC) from Barton.
I bought myself (as who else would know?) a Soundcraft UI 24, used. Arrived yesterday. looks like this;
It's a mixing desk without a physical control surface. Uses the web-page UI technique which I'm fond of. Can do that both wired and wireless, so that means someone could sit in the back of an audience and mix from that vantage point. On a tablet, phone or laptop. It's not particularly new tech, but me being 10 years behind is typical.
I got the 20 channel version because I read that one has the best preamp hardware design, while the 12 and 16 channel version of the exact same idea are built with lesser circuitry. Go Figure... I probably could have saved myself $500 for the 12 channel version and never heard the difference anyway, but who knows?
Been playing around with the wireless and wired setups, on both a W10 and Linux systems. A cheap Asus chromebook with a big screen I flashed with Linux Mint can handle it. Had some usb to 10T adapter sitting for years in my cord box, plug 'n play on the Linux system. These Soundcraft systems are known to be sketchy on wireless, so I want to have the wired connection option.
Every input has independent parametric EQ (with a RTA display just underneath), compression, squelch gate and 4 different reverb/echo/ambient effects. It looks like 31 band EQ on the output and another compressor for the whole mix. 8 Aux outputs which - I assume - anything coming in can be routed to. It's also a DAC and can take multi-channel output from a DAW. It can record all 20 channels, raw, to a USB stick. It can play back wav files from a USB stick, limited to 32G storage.
Too bad the compression ratio doesnt go less than 1. Supposedly the lead designer hangs out on FB (yecch) in a dedicated "group". It'd be nice to ask: "Can you make this "1" a "0.1"?"
I imagine I'll be immersed in its space for just a little bit going forward. What are toys for, if not to get into?
It's a mixing desk without a physical control surface. Uses the web-page UI technique which I'm fond of. Can do that both wired and wireless, so that means someone could sit in the back of an audience and mix from that vantage point. On a tablet, phone or laptop. It's not particularly new tech, but me being 10 years behind is typical.
I got the 20 channel version because I read that one has the best preamp hardware design, while the 12 and 16 channel version of the exact same idea are built with lesser circuitry. Go Figure... I probably could have saved myself $500 for the 12 channel version and never heard the difference anyway, but who knows?
Been playing around with the wireless and wired setups, on both a W10 and Linux systems. A cheap Asus chromebook with a big screen I flashed with Linux Mint can handle it. Had some usb to 10T adapter sitting for years in my cord box, plug 'n play on the Linux system. These Soundcraft systems are known to be sketchy on wireless, so I want to have the wired connection option.
Every input has independent parametric EQ (with a RTA display just underneath), compression, squelch gate and 4 different reverb/echo/ambient effects. It looks like 31 band EQ on the output and another compressor for the whole mix. 8 Aux outputs which - I assume - anything coming in can be routed to. It's also a DAC and can take multi-channel output from a DAW. It can record all 20 channels, raw, to a USB stick. It can play back wav files from a USB stick, limited to 32G storage.
Too bad the compression ratio doesnt go less than 1. Supposedly the lead designer hangs out on FB (yecch) in a dedicated "group". It'd be nice to ask: "Can you make this "1" a "0.1"?"
I imagine I'll be immersed in its space for just a little bit going forward. What are toys for, if not to get into?
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