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[TomGeorge]

I'm really missing the fun of keeping the turbo spun-up, and the kick-in-the-back of a stick shift.
Driving the automotive equivalent of a PS2 is dull. I call it "the milk float"

I even tested a VW plug-in hybrid with a dual-clutch, flappy paddle thing, but it just wasn't the same.
(that, and the fact that the 30km-range battery (whoop-de-do) took up all the space my scuba gear is supposed to live in, plus, I don't trust VW. And there was no spare wheel.)

Avoid dual clutch gearboxes like the plague.
Overly complicated device that tries to guess your next move.

[TomGeorge]

My home DMM, less than $30.00 AUD, died yesterday, so must look inside and see what I can hack/use.

I went to my local electronics supplier this morning and picked up this;

• Voltage ac: 400mV, 4V, 40V, 400V, 600V (±0.8%+6d)
• Voltage dc: 400mV, 4V, 40V, 400V, 600V (±0.5%+4d)
• Current: 400µA, 4000µA, 40mA, 400mA, 20A (dc ±1.0%+10d), (ac ±1.5%+10d)
• Ohms: 400, 4k, 40k, 400k, 4M, 40M Ω (±0.8%+1d)
• Temperature: -20°C to 1000°C (±1.0%+10d)
• Freq. range: 1Hz to 30MHz (±0.5%+4d)
• Continuity: Less than 50Ω (±10Ω)
• Capacitance: 4nF, 40nF, 400nF, 4µF, 40µF, 200µF 3(±3.5%+8d)
• Transistor test: Measures hFE
• Diode test: Included­
• Display: 3.75 digit LCD, 3999 count

$53.50 AUD.. So I have upsized.

CAT II meter with a set of nice CAT III leads and good backlight.

Tom...

[aarg]

This week, built a PC based on the AMD Ryzen 5 to replace my main system that had a motherboard failure. But the bigger change is a leap from W10 Pro to Linux Mint. I like it so much, I plan to give a donation. MS will never get another penny from me unless it's via a refurbished system or gift.

[TomGeorge]

Hi,
Getting a project sorted out for Halloween crazed 4yo grandson.
Got these Gravity UART MP3 voice modules.
https://core-electronics.com.au/gravity-uart-mp3-voice-module.html



Works well, but makes clicking noise when changing volume, will have to investigate.

Tom...