Your latest purchase

[Qdeathstar]

who doesn't?

[raymw]

Not my latest purchases, but my most recent ones vaguely interesting, one of these handy little usb current/voltage testers

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06XFZFZX6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and one of these component testers - saves squinting at faded resistance colours

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/All-in-1-component-tester-transistor-diode-capacitor-resistor-inductor-meteDLOI/153591547519?hash=item23c2c5067f:g:sJoAAOSwlkpcPsqs

or similar - based on the atmel 328.

[groundFungus]

I bought one of those component testers (like in the link) a while back.  It is indeed very handy.  Especially for less than $10.00.

[CrossRoads]

I just bought a bottle of this cleaning concentrate.


Worked well to clean bugs off airplane wings. Wonder if it be effective to remove solder flux.]

[TomGeorge]

Hi,
@raymw be  very careful you don't put the ribbon, where it is coming out of the display, under any stress.
I bought two of these and only one would work if the flex strip was positioned in a certain way.

The bend in the ribbon is more extreme than is shown in the picture.

For work I purchased the unit that came in a case.

Tom...

[larryd]

I just bought a bottle of this cleaning concentrate.


Worked well to clean bugs off airplane wings. Wonder if it be effective to remove solder flux.]

Are there any bugs at 1000 feet?
Flying to Calgary?

[raymw]

@raymw be  very careful you don't put the ribbon, where it is coming out of the display, under any stress.

Thanks for the warning. It probably needs putting in a case, if only to keep the bottom of the pcb away from any metal, bare wires, etc. (My Unos, I double sided taped an old credit card on the bottom! They are about the right size, and have rounded corners.)

[ChrisTenone]

I think it really ties the room together:



It helps me get 'in the zone', or maybe just zone out.

[larryd]

I like the lamp

[ChrisTenone]

I read about a random number generator somewhere, that used a lava lamp and a camera. The number was generated by the positions, shapes and sizes of the blobs. That would be cool. Wouldn't even need to be a camera - perhaps just put light detectors all over the glass surface.

[westfw]

LavaRand random number generator
(Patented!)

[ChrisTenone]

Cool! Thanks for the link West.
^{(karmal added)}

[Coding Badly]

One of the Cloudflare sites uses LavaRand.

[larryd]

50 PCS NDP6020P NDP6020 FSC MOSFET P-CH 20V 24A TO-220 NEW

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/381761716659     

[larryd]

KUUQA 50 Pack Cable Gland Waterproof Adjustable 3-16mm Cable Connectors PG7 PG9 PG11 PG13.5 PG16 PG19 Plastic Cable Gland Joints with Gaskets in PP Box

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07MBMSNG4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1