My lab at this point consists of several bench multimeters, a scope, function generator, counter, power supply (which I hope to upgrade soon), couple soldering irons, and some handheld meters, LCR meter, etc. While most of my work is doing repairs, I have done some basic design at the bench as well.
| Make | Model | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aim-TTi | EL302P | 30V 2A Bench power supply |
| Aim-TTi | TG1000 | 10Mhz DDS Function Generator |
| Amscope | SE400-Z | SE400-Z |
| Anatek | Blue ESR Meter | My first ESR meter. Still use for in-circuit testing |
| Arachnid Labs | Re:load Pro | Small programmable DC Load. Only does about 50W continuous, but that’s fine for almost everything I need. |
| Energy Concepts, Inc | ECI 30820 | Analog Scope, identical to Iwatsu SS-5702. |
| DER (IET) | DE-5000 | My LCR Meter of choice (well, my only one). Works great, and quite affordable via eBay. |
| Flir | e4 (e8) | Amazing Thermal Camera. Amazingly hackable, at a great price point. |
| Fluke | 12 | Awesome tiny meter. May actually be my favorite go to meter now, as it autoranges EXTREMELY fast. |
| Fluke | 189 | Great logging meter. Though I probably use the 87 more. |
| Fluke | 8060a | I mainly have this meter for nostalgia sake, but it is an awesome meter if you have a chance to pick one up. |
| Fluke | 87 | One of my two go to handheld meters. The other being the Fluke 189. |
| Hakko | 936 | Go to soldering Iron. Still a workhorse after all these years. |
| Hakko | FG-100 | Soldering Iron calibrator. |
| Hakko | FR-300 | Amazing Desoldering Gun. Use it all the time for thru-hole work. |
| Hakko | FR-810 | Amazing Hot Air Rework Station. |
| Hakko | FX-888D | Basic Hakko Soldering Station. Just have the base unit so I can use with Hot Tweezer Kit.
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| Hakko | FX-951 | Great Prosumer Soldering station. Amazing thermal capacity, and tip selection. |
| Galvant Industries | GPIB USB rev 4 | GPIB to USB Adapter for my older multimeters. |
| Keithley | 196 | I have two of these 6.5 digit bench Multimeters. |
| Keithley | 199 | 5.5 Digit Bench Multimeter |
| Malone Electronics | DMMCheck Plus | Voltage, Current, Resistance, Frequency low cost calibration standard. |
| PEAK | Atlas DCA Pro (DCA75) | Advanced Semiconductor Analyser with Curve Tracing. |
| Racal Dana | 1992 | 1.3Ghz Frequency Counter, old 80’s gear but amazingly accurate and useful. |
| Rigol | DP832 | Triple Output, 195 Watt Power Supply
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| Rigol | DG1032Z | Arbitrary Waveform Function Generator
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| Rigol | DS2072 | 70Mhz (hacked to 300Mhz), dual channel digital oscilloscope. |
| Textronix | 2465 | 300Mhz 4-channel Analog Oscillosope |
| Tektronix | MSO2012 | 100Mhz, dual channel, Mixed Signal Digital Oscilloscope. |
| Toroid Technology | ISB-060W | Medical Grade Isolation Transformer (International Model, Secondary Neutral not grounded. Modified to remove Isolated side ground. |
| Trimble | Trimble Thunderbolt GPSDO | 10Mhz GPS Disciplined Oscillator. |