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it's another early morning Silicon Valley Electronics Flea Market!

West Valley College. it's on Saturday again, but we have to share the parking lot with a farmers market now for some reason.

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someone's got a clock generator
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macintoshes
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very old video switcher
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wire bonder
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huh, some old HP scope. now where have I seen this before
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guess what this is
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cool tv!
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ouch
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this thing is crazy. plugs into a logic analyzer and uses like all the pods!
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box of CRTs!
Show threadLaberpferdMar 14
@tubetime would immediately buy
Show threadRue MohrMar 14
@tubetime oooo I see electrostatic deflection!
Show threadjgeorgeMar 14
@tubetime Oh I want! Bummer
Show threadpescoMar 14
@tubetime looks like it's tube time.
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Mar 14
@tubetime what are these?
Show threadAnthony, of courseMar 14
@whitequark @tubetime micromanipulators, by the looks of it
Show threadMarcus MüllerMar 14
@tubetime what was this before it became that?
Show threadLaíns ⚡🌈🇵🇸Mar 14
@funkylab @tubetime micromanipulator needle probes (for probe stations)
Show threadMarcus MüllerMar 14
@MissingClara @tubetime oh.
ouch indeed.
Show threadLaíns ⚡🌈🇵🇸Mar 14
@funkylab @tubetime eh the actual needles seem okay(?) and they're not hard to get anyway, they're even DIY-able per your specific spec. the micropositioners themselves seem okay, and the needle holder arms can be bent back or replaced. they just need a little bit of love and I bet they'd be back into working order.
Show threadLaíns ⚡🌈🇵🇸Mar 14
@funkylab @tubetime about the needles https://hackaday.com/2023/09/14/homebrew-probe-tip-etcher-makes-amazingly-sharp-needles/
Homebrew Probe Tip Etcher Makes Amazingly Sharp Needles

There’s a simple reason why high-tech gadgets like PCs, TVs and smartphones are so cheap: they’re mass-produced. By spreading out huge engineering costs over equally huge production vol…

Hackaday
Show threadMarcus MüllerMar 14
@MissingClara @tubetime don't know, the rod on the rightmost one (2871) seems pretty bent?
Show threadMarcus MüllerMar 14
@MissingClara @tubetime ah, no it's configured to that angle through the hind screw.
Show thread🏳️‍⚧️ Chloé: IA VeganMar 14
@tubetime
What is it?
Show threadRealGene ☣️Mar 14
@tubetime
A 1948 Admiral model 19A11.
Bakelite cabinet and 7 inch screen.
Show threadNorman WilsonMar 14
@tubetime Admiralable!
Show thread🏳️‍⚧️ Chloé: IA VeganMar 14
@tubetime
A multi-meter with RLC measurement.
Show threadChristian Berger DECT 2763Mar 14
@tubetime It's an LCR bridge of course.
Show threadroot42Mar 14
@tubetime Looks similar to a Videobridge 2100 by Electro Scientific Industries! But I could be wrong...
Show thread🏳️‍⚧️ Chloé: IA VeganMar 14
@tubetime
Will it interest #CuriousMarc ?
Show threadF4GRX SébastienMar 14
@jenesuispersonne @tubetime he probably has several @CuriousMarc
Show threadOzzelot Mar 14
@tubetime
wow
Show threadRob E.Mar 14
@tubetime wirebonder at a flea-market.. only in silicon valley..
Show threadRue MohrMar 14
@tubetime I think I want one to dead bug small leadless chips.