On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 11:17:00 -0700, (Dave Platt)
wrote:

"Experience is directly proportional to equipment destroyed."

"Learn By Destroying(tm)".
"You don't understand it until after you've repaired it."
"Fire and smoke are good indicators of a major screwup".

Sitting on my messy workbench are two almost identical and unlabeled
coax cables ending in N connectors with BNC adapters attached. One
goes to a militarized dummy load and power guesser. The other goes to
the output of my HP8656A signal generator. It took about 5 years, but
I finally got them mixed up and plugged a transmitter into the
generator. Fortunately, either the HP8656A apparently has some manner
of idiot protection inside, or I was simply lucky, as it survived my
stupidity.
http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/pics/home/slides/BL-shop6.html
Maybe if I clean up the mess...



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Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

"Jeff Liebermann" wrote in message
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http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/pics/home/slides/BL-shop6.html


That maroon-colored thing in the lower right corner? I'm guessing part of
chair, an incredibly useful piece of furniture for stacking things that
don't belong on the floor. :-)

On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:50:08 -0700, "Sal" wrote:

"Jeff Liebermann" wrote in message
.. .
http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/pics/home/slides/BL-shop6.html

That maroon-colored thing in the lower right corner? I'm guessing part of
chair, an incredibly useful piece of furniture for stacking things that
don't belong on the floor. :-)

No chair... standing room only. It's part of a furniture dolly that I
use to move the two MSF5000 repeaters around the shop.
http://www.harborfreight.com/1000-lb-capacity-movers-dolly-38970.html
http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/K6BJ-MSF5000/backup-repeater.jpg
It's leaning against one side of the backup repeater. The shop also
is used for small engine repair, chemistry experiments, general
fabrication, bicycle repair, and radio repair. Bench work came to a
standstill for 2 weeks while I was waiting for chain saw parts.



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Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558