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Seeking Your Interest in Roadtesting Products Used Off the Bench

rscasny

For years, we have primarily roadtested products for the PCB engineer (dev/eval kits), bench test equipment and soldering equipment -- all products typically used on a bench. On a rare occasion, we have roadtested hand tools.

In 2023, we have mostly roadtested dev/eval kits for electronic design engineers who are seeking to evaluate components. 

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But there are lot of products that engineers, electronic techs, field/lab engineers use "off" the bench. Would you be interested in roadtesting products used "off" the bench? If so, take a look at the Anything But The Bench poll below. I've listed a variety of products and some examples of what this might include. Vote for your primary preference. If you have other preferences, kindly leave a comment below.

Thanks

  • Like many, "Most of the above".  But more specifically...
      Connectors & Cable (repair kits)
      Motors & Motor Controls (drives, motor controllers, etc)
      Storage Products, Shelving, & Accessories
      Tools - Hand & Workholding
      Tapes & Adhesives
      Laser Distance Meters
      Drills and Accessories

  • There's a good list above. My votes would be for

         Storage

         Tools

         Tapes & Adhesives

         Gauges

         Drills & accessories

         Heat guns and especially heat shrink

  • in reply to gpolder

    I am in awe. I thought I had no rival. You beat me fair and square. 

  • in reply to robogary

     to the rescue !

    Chris, do you have some pictures of your old desk?

  • Heavy check mark️ Smart Home, IoT (esp Matter, new standards)
    Heavy check mark️ UPS uninterruptible power supplies (esp smaller in-line types)
    Heavy check mark️ Heating / Cooling / Air Filtration


    I’d love to see more IoT / Smart Home devices, like smart switches, sensors, etc. Especially with the new Matter devices starting to come out. That also includes the hub, something like HomeAssistant.

    Somewhat related to that: UPSs (power reliability and backup). I’ve been hoping to find smaller lithium battery type units, but oddly they all seem to still be big bulky things. Ideally it’d be great to have something in a thick-power-bar kind of style. So yes, if something like that were to be presented I’d be lining up!

    I’m not sure what was meant by the heating/cooling option above, but heaters / air conditioner / air filtration are always good things.

    One thing I love about the RoadTests is that they often present new items I didn’t know existed, so even if I don’t get selected or if I don’t have time to apply, it’s still really interesting.

  • in reply to Jan Cumps

      I was going to reply and then I found your request. So withoutimage any more eloquence here they are!:

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    So you wonder how I find stuff here?? On the left please take note of the crappy screen  (never mind) I did a screen capture: this is the MySQL database that has ALL the parts the table shown is called info and there is another pair of tables one is History, and the other is Location in the shop. anybody who wants it I will give you the SQL to create it. but without the data. I use categories to subdivide the data as there is a lot. It also has a manufacturer table that includes things like CAGE Codes and is the company is active, dead, or replaced.  I currently have about 600 items. No that is not a lot, but when I start to build the aircraft that this simulator is for you are talking about tens of thousands. just for jollies. I have categories for semiconductors, and as I get a new family I add to the list.

    123 Integrated Circuits, Analog
    208 Integrated Circuits, Array, Diodes
    126 Integrated Circuits, Array, Transistors
    121 Integrated Circuits, CPU
    209 Integrated Circuits, Digital, 40xxx
    206 Integrated Circuits, Digital, 74ALS
    210 Integrated Circuits, Digital, 74HC
    204 Integrated Circuits, Digital, 74LS
    119 Integrated Circuits, Digital, 74xx
    124 Integrated Circuits, Diodes 2 leads
    125 Integrated Circuits, Diodes 3 or more leads
    122 Integrated Circuits, Interface
    120 Integrated Circuits, Memory

  • I need a really good crimper for connectors. No not crappy 30-dollar crimpers. But really crimpers for military round connectors. these are from Daniels image