Electronics needs tools! Badly!

Electronics
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If there are any funds for hand tools, we could use some in the Electronics Lab

These are inexpensive, insulated, and made in Germany:
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200328353_200328353

They would make a great start.

Raymond

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A supply of common consumables like heat shrink would be good also

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Would these work?

http://amzn.com/B00CES30AS

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Don’t know their quality as compared to Bondhus, but they should work fine. A couple sets would be very nice.

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Be sure to check out the local dealers, too. For example, Micro Center:

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Yes, but those are not insulated screwdrivers like the others we’re looking at.

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I have some director funds available so I went ahead and purchased 3 sets from the amazon link. I can bring them to the space Tuesday.

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Simply awesome! Thanks! :smiley:

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How about a couple of these magnifiers/lights for the other two work tables that don’t have them? The light on here could double for a light for the inspection scope at the soldering table too.

$44 isn’t bad

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Magnifier-Lamp-5x-Lens-Swing-Arm-Light-Facial-Fluorescent-Clamp-Mount-Magnifying-/351140878015?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51c1a096bf

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And power strips for each desk.

Right now there are surge protectors plugged into surge protectors…not good…

These have 12 outlets over 4 feet (about the width of each desk), with ONE power switch to kill the whole strip…

http://www.amazon.com/Outlet-Super-Power-Mountable-Button/dp/B00678O2JE

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Those do not have any surge protection in them. :frowning:

They will either need to be modified with MOVs or a different strip should be found.

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Harbor Freight usually has similar strips for about half that price. The HF ones are easy to add three MOVs to. I’ve done it to several of them.

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Well, I doubt that the crappy “surge protectors” in the 'lec room now are worth much at all… But I am all for spending whatever money 'lec is comfortable with to get good ones… If someone is comfortable with the MOV setup, I could solder some into whatever strips we get.

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Actually both of these items are on our next shopping list. Just waiting for some class funds to post to our fund. if not I will ask the board for some $$ for basic gear.

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I guess I’d better get my honorarium request submitted…

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No worries Richard, thanks for earning the bread!

The BOD much rather likes requests in the hundred dollar range than the $4,000 range.