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Tag Archives: equipment

Slowly Contracting Test Equipment

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Matt
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My last post concerning unused and little used test equipment got me thinking. I decided that maybe some of the equipment I’ve accumulated over the years should really be put to better use.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged equipment, meter, oscilloscope, test | 2 Replies

Slowly Expanding Test Equipment

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Matt
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It never ceases to amaze me how much test equipment I have seemed to have accumulated in the last 40 years or so. And some of it has been largely overshadowed by the continuing march of technology. It seems that everything now is so feature packed that lots of the old equipment is (nearly) totally obsolete.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged equipment, frequency, test, testing | 6 Replies

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