PedroDaGr8

Just a heads up, I usually don't link to ebay sales but this one is too good. The following seller on ebay is selling the Der EE DE-5000 for $82 shipped to the USA. This is a STEAL of a deal (about $30 cheaper than usual when you factor in the options that are included), several people have ordered and received it as described. It includes the optional SMD tweezers, optional short aligator leads and optional guard lead. For those that don't know, Der EE is the OEM for the IET Labs DE-5000. This is a true LCR meter which measures a variety of funcitons in a controlled manner. It can measure at DC/100Hz/120Hz/1kHz/10kHz/100kHz. This is a big deal (especially the 100kHz) as you get very controlled and accurate values. Many budget meters either only use a single frequency (or worse a variable frequency). The meter has true four wire measurements, for much more accurate readings.
 
You can measure the Dissipation factor, Q, phase angle, ESR, serial or parallel capacitance, serial or parallel resistance, serial or parallel inductance. You can also automatically "bin" based on specified variances down to 0.2%, this can be very useful when you need matched parts for an applicaiton.
 
If you need/want a real LCR (or ESR meter) and not one of those toys. This is BY FAR the best deal out there right now. The next step up in performance will cost you easily 5-10 times more.
 
Manual with accuracy specs:
http://akizukidenshi.com/download/ds/deree/DE-5000_manu_en2p.pdf
 
Link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261527961316

By the way I posted an enormous teardown and review at DIYAudio. I can post it here if you want. I wasn't sure where it would fit though.
 
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/equipment-tools/259415-der-ee-de-5000-true-lcr-100khz.html

Enjoy. Let me know if you find it handy.
 

Just a heads up, I usually don't link to ebay sales but this one is too good. The following seller on ebay is selling the Der EE DE-5000 for $82 shipped to the USA. This is a STEAL of a deal (about $30 cheaper than usual when you factor in the options that are included), several people have ordered and received it as described. It includes the optional SMD tweezers, optional short aligator leads and optional guard lead. For those that don't know, Der EE is the OEM for the IET Labs DE-5000. This is a true LCR meter which measures a variety of funcitons in a controlled manner. It can measure at DC/100Hz/120Hz/1kHz/10kHz/100kHz. This is a big deal (especially the 100kHz) as you get very controlled and accurate values. Many budget meters either only use a single frequency (or worse a variable frequency). The meter has true four wire measurements, for much more accurate readings.
 
You can measure the Dissipation factor, Q, phase angle, ESR, serial or parallel capacitance, serial or parallel resistance, serial or parallel inductance. You can also automatically "bin" based on specified variances down to 0.2%, this can be very useful when you need matched parts for an applicaiton.
 
If you need/want a real LCR (or ESR meter) and not one of those toys. This is BY FAR the best deal out there right now. The next step up in performance will cost you easily 5-10 times more.
 
Manual with accuracy specs:
http://akizukidenshi.com/download/ds/deree/DE-5000_manu_en2p.pdf
 
Link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261527961316

Was browsing GarageJournal and came across this. KC Tool Co is having a sale on some Wera Screwdrivers:



Wera Precision Screwdriver Set A $20.99
Wera Precision Screwdriver Set B $20.99


Wera Kraftform PLUS 900 series Set $34.99



Wera Kraftform PLUS 300 Series Set $26.99

Plus some others:
Sale Link

These screwdrivers seem like the perfect sets for your usual electronics hobbyist. Wera is one of the top screwdriver makers in the world (Wiha, Wera, PB Swiss, etc. etc.) Note I emphasized the PLUS on two of the kits because they look the same as the non-plus versions. They Kraftform 300 sets have the laser etched tips that supposedly help the bits bite better into screws.

Was browsing GarageJournal and came across this. KC Tool Co is having a sale on some Wera Screwdrivers:



Wera Precision Screwdriver Set A $20.99
Wera Precision Screwdriver Set B $20.99


Wera Kraftform PLUS 900 series Set $34.99



Wera Kraftform PLUS 300 Series Set $26.99

Plus some others:
Sale Link

These screwdrivers seem like the perfect sets for your usual electronics hobbyist. Wera is one of the top screwdriver makers in the world (Wiha, Wera, PB Swiss, etc. etc.) Note I emphasized the PLUS on two of the kits because they look the same as the non-plus versions. They Kraftform 300 sets have the laser etched tips that supposedly help the bits bite better into screws.

Was browsing GarageJournal and came across this. KC Tool Co is having a sale on some Wera Screwdrivers:



Wera Precision Screwdriver Set A $20.99
Wera Precision Screwdriver Set B $20.99


Wera Kraftform PLUS 900 series Set $34.99



Wera Kraftform PLUS 300 Series Set $26.99

Plus some others:
Sale Link

These screwdrivers seem like the perfect sets for your usual electronics hobbyist. Wera is one of the top screwdriver makers in the world (Wiha, Wera, PB Swiss, etc. etc.) Note I emphasized the PLUS on two of the kits because they look the same as the non-plus versions. They Kraftform 300 sets have the laser etched tips that supposedly help the bits bite better into screws.

Just got an email about this- http://news.vfd-itron.com/wp-content/plugins/mailpress/mp-includes/action.php?action=view&id=1064&key=79a0418a7e547d1aa215ec106bc40ecf
 
Noritake 12-key captouch pad with soda-lime glass, uses Atmel QTouch technology. I think I'm going to pass on it as I have no need (their VFDs are mainly what I'm interested in).
 
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Yep, its back again.

This time you get to chose between a 114x16 graphic display or a 16x2 character display.

The 16x2 is HD44780 compatible making it very easy to retrofit into existing code.
 
 
http://www.noritake-elec.com/evalkit-sample.php
 
 

Congrats to the forum for this new sponsor. Hope it proves top be fruitful for both parties.
 
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@@abecedarian,you will like this. Ported to Stellaris Launchpad
 
 
 

A quick in unboxing:
 
I have to say this thing NICE!
 

 

Oh no, leaded solder might contain lead.
 

The manual is actually decently detailed including how to diagnose a broken wire in the soldering iron.
 

 

 

 

 
Mmm 70W of power (likely at least 50W at the tip)
 

 

 

 
 

The title says it all. An amazing price for a great station.
 
http://www.frys.com/product/7550776?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
 
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Brought my 128x32 VFD to play with this morning (slow day)... That SBUSY signal really must be heeded cause you can't send data too fast to this thing.  I'm having a __delay_cycles(9000) in between writing each character to the serial port and it seems to be stable.  8000 won't cut it.
 
Of course, it is a "graphical" VFD where I'm writing characters, so that must be considered too.
 
PS- For what it's worth, the element14 Fuel Tank Boosterpack delivers plenty of 5V juice to run this thing

Also looks like you must sent \r\n, not just \n for a newline.
 
\r moves cursor to the left end of the same line, \n does the linefeed scroll.

and for kicks, pic of it running w/ fuel tank:

A few years? Try about a decade ago when Orgy was around
 
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Same here getting the 512x32! There is another guy on EEVBlog that is getting a 512x32 as well. So that alone accounts for 4 of their limit

By the way, I just noticed one of my favorite ebay sellers has these as well:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/40-x-20cm-8-Male-Female-Jumper-Wires-Ribbon-Cable-Breadboard-Arduino-/171151258341?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27d968f2e5
 
Frankie is awesome, he lives in HK so shipping is via HK post which tends to arrive much faster than China Post. Additionally, he is a stand up guy who participates a lot on the EEVBlog forum (as well as MJLortons forum). I know dozens of people which have purchased UT61E multimeters from him. His way of selecting stuff to sell in the store is that he purchases some stuff first, tries them out and if they are good quality he lists them. He tries to avoid gimmicky cheap feeling crap so I have a feelign these will be good though I haven't purchased them myself from him. Just a heads up for those that care (he also sells a few DMMs, silicone multimeter wire, connectors, etc.)

But of course!

By the way, I just noticed one of my favorite ebay sellers has these as well:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/40-x-20cm-8-Male-Female-Jumper-Wires-Ribbon-Cable-Breadboard-Arduino-/171151258341?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27d968f2e5
 
Frankie is awesome, he lives in HK so shipping is via HK post which tends to arrive much faster than China Post. Additionally, he is a stand up guy who participates a lot on the EEVBlog forum (as well as MJLortons forum). I know dozens of people which have purchased UT61E multimeters from him. His way of selecting stuff to sell in the store is that he purchases some stuff first, tries them out and if they are good quality he lists them. He tries to avoid gimmicky cheap feeling crap so I have a feelign these will be good though I haven't purchased them myself from him. Just a heads up for those that care (he also sells a few DMMs, silicone multimeter wire, connectors, etc.)

But of course!

But of course!

But of course!

For those that are curious, I did a little "tear-down" on a TIP35C from Tayda Electronics using nitric acid and a hotplate. Usually, fake power transistors have tiny signal transistor dies inside a large case. These have the real deal large power transistor dies, which when included with some other internal features that I compared to a blown real one made me conclude that they are selling real deal TIP35Cs. Mind you to get their price at digikey or mouser I would have had to purchase 2000-10000 of them.