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Confess your impulse purchases!

Fred27
Fred27 over 2 years ago

I'm sure everyone is all too familiar with spotting some cool stuff and not being able to resist. I know I'm definitely guilty.

Fess up to the stuff you really shouldn't have bought but did! Let's be honest, the most likely outcome is that some of us will likely join you - but then you'll probably feel less guilty about it.

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  • anniel747
    anniel747 over 2 years ago in reply to cstanton

    For about the same price you can get the GMC-800.

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  • cstanton
    cstanton over 2 years ago
    Fred27 said:
    Fess up to the stuff you really shouldn't have bought but did! Let's be honest, the most likely outcome is that some of us will likely join you - but then you'll probably feel less guilty about it.

    This has been sat in my shopping basket for a while. I have a habit of putting something that I'd like, but intentionally forget to buy, and then when I put an order through say, amazon and add other things to basket, if I happen to accidentally buy it, whoops! Smiley

    But a list of kit that I have bought, but haven't put as much time into them as I'd like:

    - Chipwhisperer

    - HackRF One

    - HamShield for Arduino (VHF/UHF transceiver)

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  • electronicbiker
    electronicbiker over 2 years ago in reply to dougw

    With the shelf life in mind, I hope the batteries were not included...

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  • electronicbiker
    electronicbiker over 2 years ago in reply to dougw

    My first multimeter didn't even have a rotary switch - the ranges and type of measurement were selected by plugging the positive probe into one of about eight sockets. It was ok for testing fuses, switches, and batteries, including the ones on various motorcycles. One day I accidentally used it to measure the voltage from the dynamo on one bike, but as the regulator was faulty some of the smoke escaped from inside it. Another day I slipped while checking the timing on a magneto, causing it to rotate far faster than I intended. The meter didn't like that either, more smoke gone...

    Some weeks later I paid Tandy a visit to buy some more solder, and they had a special offer on some of the multimeters. So on impulse I bought a TMK 500, which served me well for years because I kept it well away from motorcycles. That was over half a century ago and I've still got it.

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  • Maxbiggair
    Maxbiggair over 2 years ago in reply to dougw

    Don't worry you can give me one of themJoyJoy

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  • dougw
    dougw over 2 years ago in reply to kmikemoo

    It sounds like healthy fun to me.

    Hopefully I am over my addiction to buying multimeters...but I still have urges..

    I have multimeters I have never turned on.  Relaxed

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  • obones
    obones over 2 years ago

    Well, that would be the soap bubble gun that just got recently delivered.

    4 AA batteries, a tiny liquid reservoir and dozens of bubbles all at once. The kid is thrilled, and so am I !

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  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 2 years ago

    Well this afternoon it was "LEGO Classic Creative Space Planets Brick Box".

    Currently less than half price in the supermarket and we are overdue another Lego-themed challenge from shabaz  Slight smile

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  • DAB
    DAB over 2 years ago in reply to dougw

    I bought an SDR at the local maker fair.

    It took me two years before I actually plugged it into my computer.

    It is an older model, but I could get some interesting information just scanning the RF spectrum.

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  • e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor over 2 years ago

    I've been very bad with impulse-buying 3D printer filament, probably because I "have to have" those new and interesting colours in my collection.

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