Hi,

DVM, LCR meter, sig gen plus SMD tweezers.
cannot vouch for practicality, but sure is cute as hell:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaE5-_t5jO0

About US$ 75 or so.

..... Phil

08.01.22 04:10, Phil Allison wrote:
>Hi,
>
>DVM, LCR meter, sig gen plus SMD tweezers.
>cannot vouch for practicality, but sure is cute as hell:
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaE5-_t5jO0
>
>About US$ 75 or so.
>
>
>
Very nice, thanks. Just ordered on Aliexpress

--
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On Friday, January 7, 2022 at 10:10:58 PM UTC-5, palli...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> DVM, LCR meter, sig gen plus SMD tweezers.
> cannot vouch for practicality, but sure is cute as hell:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaE5-_t5jO0
>
> About US$ 75 or so.

I don't know why they didn't include the oscilloscope function. Certainly they feel the screen is large enough! There's no way I could use that for anything as I could not read it without bringing it up to my eyes and wearing binocular magnifiers. They could easily make the screen twice as large without any impact on the device functionality. These sorts of gadgets are targeted to teenagers, like the 2.3 inch oscilloscopes.

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08.01.22 22:21, Rick C wrote:
>On Friday, January 7, 2022 at 10:10:58 PM UTC-5, palli...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> DVM, LCR meter, sig gen plus SMD tweezers.
>> cannot vouch for practicality, but sure is cute as hell:
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaE5-_t5jO0
>>
>> About US$ 75 or so.
>
>I don't know why they didn't include the oscilloscope function. Certainly they feel the screen is large enough! There's no way I could use that for anything as I could not read it without bringing it up to my eyes and wearing binocular magnifiers.

You must be close to blind then?

Even in the video it is clear...

--
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On Sunday, January 9, 2022 at 11:22:33 AM UTC-5, Klaus Kragelund wrote:
> 08.01.22 22:21, Rick C wrote:
> >On Friday, January 7, 2022 at 10:10:58 PM UTC-5, palli...@gmail.com wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> DVM, LCR meter, sig gen plus SMD tweezers.
> >> cannot vouch for practicality, but sure is cute as hell:
> >>
> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaE5-_t5jO0
> >>
> >> About US$ 75 or so.
> >
> >I don't know why they didn't include the oscilloscope function. Certainly they feel the screen is large enough! There's no way I could use that for anything as I could not read it without bringing it up to my eyes and wearing binocular magnifiers.
> You must be close to blind then?
>
> Even in the video it is clear...

Of course it is clear in the video. That's like having a 3x magnifier. Maybe they need to combine it with a big lens like the CRTs in Brazil?

www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/02/console-brazil.jpg

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Klaus Kragelund wrote:
=================
> Rick C wrote:
>>
> >> DVM, LCR meter, sig gen plus SMD tweezers.
> >> cannot vouch for practicality, but sure is cute as hell:
> >>
> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaE5-_t5jO0
> >>
> >> About US$ 75 or so.
> >
> >I don't know why they didn't include the oscilloscope function. Certainly they feel the
> screen is large enough! There's no way I could use that for anything as I could not read
> it without bringing it up to my eyes and wearing binocular magnifiers.
>
> You must be close to blind then?
> Even in the video it is clear...
>

** The *back lit* blue display looks OK to me.
Anyone working with SMD (and over 40) is likely wearing reading glasses anyhow.

FYI:
My current technology is a pair of DMM probes with small sewing needles soldered to the tips.
Yes, needles are nickel plated steel and easy to solder.

...... Phil

Phil Allison wrote:
===============
>
> ** The *back lit* blue display looks OK to me.

** Not blue LED is it ?

..... Phil

On Sun, 9 Jan 2022 13:18:36 -0800 (PST), Phil Allison
<pallison49@gmail.com> wrote:

> Klaus Kragelund wrote:
>=================
>> Rick C wrote:
>>>
>> >> DVM, LCR meter, sig gen plus SMD tweezers.
>> >> cannot vouch for practicality, but sure is cute as hell:
>> >>
>> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaE5-_t5jO0
>> >>
>> >> About US$ 75 or so.
>> >
>> >I don't know why they didn't include the oscilloscope function. Certainly they feel the
>> screen is large enough! There's no way I could use that for anything as I could not read
>> it without bringing it up to my eyes and wearing binocular magnifiers.
>>
>> You must be close to blind then?
>> Even in the video it is clear...
>>
>
>** The *back lit* blue display looks OK to me.
> Anyone working with SMD (and over 40) is likely wearing reading glasses anyhow.
>
> FYI:
>My current technology is a pair of DMM probes with small sewing needles soldered to the tips.
>Yes, needles are nickel plated steel and easy to solder.
>
>..... Phil
>

One comfort is that most anyone needs optical assistance for 0603 and
smaller.

I have one of my eyes focussed at 8" and one at 20". That works for
computing and reading and most bench work. I can wear glasses
outdoors.

--

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In article <gclmtglrelftqmnrihhmuck1q1psg4lbjm@4ax.com>,
jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com says...
>
> One comfort is that most anyone needs optical assistance for 0603 and
> smaller.
>
> I have one of my eyes focussed at 8" and one at 20". That works for
> computing and reading and most bench work. I can wear glasses
> outdoors.
>
>
>

I have a 10x stereo scope for the SMD. I did get bifocal glasses set
for normal reading and the computer screen about 2 feet away. Another
set for close in and far away for driving.

On Sun, 9 Jan 2022 13:18:36 -0800 (PST), Phil Allison
<pallison49@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>My current technology is a pair of DMM probes with small sewing needles soldered to the tips.
>Yes, needles are nickel plated steel and easy to solder.
>
>..... Phil

Got some DMM probes that were very pointy but the metal is soft &,
easily damaged. A sewing needle would solve that.

I've also got those DMM probes with replacable pogo pins in the tips.
Also some inexpensive Kelvin tweezer probes.

--
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Spehro Pefhany

On Sunday, January 9, 2022 at 4:40:27 PM UTC-5, palli...@gmail.com wrote:
> Phil Allison wrote:
> ===============
> >
> > ** The *back lit* blue display looks OK to me.
> ** Not blue LED is it ?

OLED. Eevblog talks about it at length if you can take the voice.

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On Sun, 09 Jan 2022 17:33:04 -0500, Spehro Pefhany
<speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote:

>On Sun, 9 Jan 2022 13:18:36 -0800 (PST), Phil Allison
><pallison49@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>My current technology is a pair of DMM probes with small sewing needles soldered to the tips.
>>Yes, needles are nickel plated steel and easy to solder.
>>
>>..... Phil
>
>Got some DMM probes that were very pointy but the metal is soft &,
>easily damaged. A sewing needle would solve that.
>
>I've also got those DMM probes with replacable pogo pins in the tips.
>Also some inexpensive Kelvin tweezer probes.

I stuck force-fit replaceable pogo pins in this monstrosity.

http://ve3ute.ca/query/191011_calipers-03.jpg

~ Shielded, anyways.

RL

Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sunday, January 9, 2022 at 11:22:33 AM UTC-5, Klaus Kragelund wrote:
>> 08.01.22 22:21, Rick C wrote:
>> >On Friday, January 7, 2022 at 10:10:58 PM UTC-5, palli...@gmail.com wrote:
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> DVM, LCR meter, sig gen plus SMD tweezers.
>> >> cannot vouch for practicality, but sure is cute as hell:
>> >>
>> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaE5-_t5jO0
>> >>
>> >> About US$ 75 or so.
>> >
>> >I don't know why they didn't include the oscilloscope function. Certainly they feel the screen is large enough! There's no way I could use that for anything as I could not read it without bringing it up to my eyes and wearing binocular magnifiers.
>> You must be close to blind then?
>>
>> Even in the video it is clear...
>
> Of course it is clear in the video. That's like having a 3x magnifier. Maybe they need to combine it with a big lens like the CRTs in Brazil?
>
> www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/02/console-brazil.jpg

Haven't seen a Beam-Scope in years. They were sold in the USA too.

On Mon, 10 Jan 2022 16:32:43 -0000 (UTC), Cydrome Leader
<presence@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote:

>Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sunday, January 9, 2022 at 11:22:33 AM UTC-5, Klaus Kragelund wrote:
>>> 08.01.22 22:21, Rick C wrote:
>>> >On Friday, January 7, 2022 at 10:10:58 PM UTC-5, palli...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> >> Hi,
>>> >>
>>> >> DVM, LCR meter, sig gen plus SMD tweezers.
>>> >> cannot vouch for practicality, but sure is cute as hell:
>>> >>
>>> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaE5-_t5jO0
>>> >>
>>> >> About US$ 75 or so.
>>> >
>>> >I don't know why they didn't include the oscilloscope function. Certainly they feel the screen is large enough! There's no way I could use that for anything as I could not read it without bringing it up to my eyes and wearing binocular magnifiers.
>>> You must be close to blind then?
>>>
>>> Even in the video it is clear...
>>
>> Of course it is clear in the video. That's like having a 3x magnifier. Maybe they need to combine it with a big lens like the CRTs in Brazil?
>>
>> www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/02/console-brazil.jpg
>
>Haven't seen a Beam-Scope in years. They were sold in the USA too.

In the film 'Brazil', homologation wasn't a priority, in society.

The clerk is using a miniscule crt display, located behind a large
magnifying glass, not a projector screen. A gigantic technological
advance.

RL

legg <legg@nospam.magma.ca> wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Jan 2022 16:32:43 -0000 (UTC), Cydrome Leader
> <presence@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote:
>
>>Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Sunday, January 9, 2022 at 11:22:33 AM UTC-5, Klaus Kragelund wrote:
>>>> 08.01.22 22:21, Rick C wrote:
>>>> >On Friday, January 7, 2022 at 10:10:58 PM UTC-5, palli...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>> >> Hi,
>>>> >>
>>>> >> DVM, LCR meter, sig gen plus SMD tweezers.
>>>> >> cannot vouch for practicality, but sure is cute as hell:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaE5-_t5jO0
>>>> >>
>>>> >> About US$ 75 or so.
>>>> >
>>>> >I don't know why they didn't include the oscilloscope function. Certainly they feel the screen is large enough! There's no way I could use that for anything as I could not read it without bringing it up to my eyes and wearing binocular magnifiers.
>>>> You must be close to blind then?
>>>>
>>>> Even in the video it is clear...
>>>
>>> Of course it is clear in the video. That's like having a 3x magnifier. Maybe they need to combine it with a big lens like the CRTs in Brazil?
>>>
>>> www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/02/console-brazil.jpg
>>
>>Haven't seen a Beam-Scope in years. They were sold in the USA too.
>
> In the film 'Brazil', homologation wasn't a priority, in society.
>
> The clerk is using a miniscule crt display, located behind a large
> magnifying glass, not a projector screen. A gigantic technological
> advance.
>
> RL

Nice AI reply. It's still called a beamscope and that's how they were
used. It's a dated product, but no more obscure than a paper welder for
office use.

On Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:14:27 -0000 (UTC), Cydrome Leader
<presence@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote:

>legg <legg@nospam.magma.ca> wrote:
>> On Mon, 10 Jan 2022 16:32:43 -0000 (UTC), Cydrome Leader
>> <presence@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On Sunday, January 9, 2022 at 11:22:33 AM UTC-5, Klaus Kragelund wrote:
>>>>> 08.01.22 22:21, Rick C wrote:
>>>>> >On Friday, January 7, 2022 at 10:10:58 PM UTC-5, palli...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>>> >> Hi,
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> DVM, LCR meter, sig gen plus SMD tweezers.
>>>>> >> cannot vouch for practicality, but sure is cute as hell:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaE5-_t5jO0
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> About US$ 75 or so.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >I don't know why they didn't include the oscilloscope function. Certainly they feel the screen is large enough! There's no way I could use that for anything as I could not read it without bringing it up to my eyes and wearing binocular magnifiers.
>>>>> You must be close to blind then?
>>>>>
>>>>> Even in the video it is clear...
>>>>
>>>> Of course it is clear in the video. That's like having a 3x magnifier. Maybe they need to combine it with a big lens like the CRTs in Brazil?
>>>>
>>>> www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/02/console-brazil.jpg
>>>
>>>Haven't seen a Beam-Scope in years. They were sold in the USA too.
>>
>> In the film 'Brazil', homologation wasn't a priority, in society.
>>
>> The clerk is using a miniscule crt display, located behind a large
>> magnifying glass, not a projector screen. A gigantic technological
>> advance.
>>
>> RL
>
>Nice AI reply. It's still called a beamscope and that's how they were
>used. It's a dated product, but no more obscure than a paper welder for
>office use.

catch the film sometime. Michael Palin air.

RL