Home labs of electronics engineers?

I'd like to see this at the Smithsonian (among a lot of other things, natch). They've recreated Ralph Baer's home workshop as an exhibition, and his original Brown Box console prototypes are there too. I spoke with Baer on multiple occasions, and he was a really nice guy; sharp as a flint right up to the end, and still hacking and inventing.

Everyone's workbench says something about them. Loved both Jan Sir's and John Sir's bench.

Would love a glimse of the man cave of fvan , Workshopshed, mark bekett and Robert Peter Oakes

I would ask shabaz but that would just be too much IMHO(IoT Berlin?)

My home lab is small and dispersed across three places

That is mainly because he doesn't really sleep and has so much on the go.

It was tidier than mine is .....

Mark

Hi Mark, it was great to meet up! I hope you're enjoying your work this week. Regarding sleep (lack of) well, these are exciting times! The problem is tea/coffee only works for a few days at a time...

Why does Illya have soooo very many Multimeters? It's not fair he has more than me ...he's very scarey ..Shabaz make him go away !!

Not only does he have them but he really knows how to make them stand up and do tricks. He is a master of the Keithley DMM.

Yeah Keithley are good. Bagged myself a Keithley THD2015 recently..recommended it to Shabaz only to find he already got one

There can be never enough precision instruments. Man with one multimeter knows exactly what is the voltage measurement. Man with two multimeters - have no idea what is actual voltage. So I asked myself how many multimeters can tell you true voltage quest :). Still have two units to repair. I like messing with test instruments, and learning how big boys design them. And what can be better than getting broken one and trying to fix it in way of learning? Have still Model 2000 to repair to complete current Keithley DMMs collection.

Yeah agreed, I must have 3 precision ones and the same again basic ones so I really don't know what any voltage is

Nice to see you are spending time to repair them..I bet you are learning loads... Have you checked out Dave Jones' EEVBlog he does a lot of equipment videos  or Signal Path as an alternative

Shabaz

It was great to finally meet in person.

I'm curious why someone from 12,000 km away has to come to get two groups of TMs together  ....

Cheers

Mark

PS you can have you lab back thanks ...

Hi Mark,

Hehe if only.. that room has now been repurposed by the family members you met, so you set the precedent ; )

I've been moving boxes the past couple of days!

Chat soon.

that room has now been repurposed by the family members you met

<insert> Famous Toyota advert phrase </insert>

For those outside NZ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbBx4Ql6Umo

Mark

that room has now been repurposed by the family members you met

<insert> Famous Toyota advert phrase </insert>

For those outside NZ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbBx4Ql6Umo

Mark

Love it

Oh so funny. I never saw this in the USA.

C

Well I'll be bug3%%d

These are only some of the adverts.

They were very clever.

The previous series was when a well known backcountry type used to take the salesman (scotty) up country in one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyHBKX29_Q8&list=PLml0Ebe3sC5n3lRqx1m8zBeu4IWOmYGFU

Scottys revenge is a good one where he comes into town.

There is quite good and was shot down Skippers Canyon by Queenstown.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An765S6-VHg

Those adverts were actually a pleasure to watch.

Mark

I love them thar commercials with Crumpy and Scotty...

C