[HN Gopher] Mobile Electronics Workbench (2017) ___________________________________________________________________ Mobile Electronics Workbench (2017) Author : walterbell Score : 45 points Date : 2022-08-06 06:21 UTC (16 hours ago) (HTM) web link (www.nisker.net) (TXT) w3m dump (www.nisker.net) | 0x20cowboy wrote: | Neat. The wooden box version reminds me of a Civil War field | desk: | https://duckduckgo.com/?q=civil+war+field+desk&iax=images&ia... | JKCalhoun wrote: | Or camp boxes: | https://duckduckgo.com/?q=camp+box&iar=images&iax=images&ia=... | stoolpigeon wrote: | Very cool. I've seen somewhat similar set ups for fly tying. | tra3 wrote: | That's gorgeous. I'm getting into Fpv drones and it requires lots | of soldering and associated tools as well as tons of little | parts. Right now it's all over the place. I like how self | contained that is. I'm gonna have to think about similar | organization. | | Edit. Immediately side tracked. Hey, looks like he prototyped the | chest in some sort of 3d app. I should probably do the same. The | first step is to learn sketch up. Now I'm 3 steps removed from | actually flying drones. | JKCalhoun wrote: | I fantasize about having a small setup like this -- small enough | for a van that I can travel around in.... | qbasic_forever wrote: | A lot has changed in the last 5 years or so especially with USB-C | tools. Check out the TS-80P soldering iron | (https://www.adafruit.com/product/4244) and a USB-C variable | power supply (lots of simple DIY designs, | https://hackaday.com/2021/07/18/its-super-easy-to-build-your... | ). Those plus a USB logic probe or oscilloscope depending on your | needs, and a nice USB programmer/debugger like the Black Magic or | a clone of it is a pretty nice and compact setup ( assuming you | have a laptop too). You can even power most tools from a good | USB-C power bank. | mgdlbp wrote: | There's also the Pinecil, a pretty reputable TS-100 clone with | USB-C and barrel jack, and at an impressively low price. | | https://pine64.com/product/pinecil-smart-mini-portable-solde... | | Tends to be out of stock though - apparently even more so | currently with the v2 release. | | (oh wow, v2 is rated for _88_ W?) | whatatita wrote: | Thanks for the links! That tiny USB-C power supply is | wonderful. I think I'm going to have to build something like | this now. Maybe with a case that can be mounted into a portable | workstation. | | Ricardo - the builder of the linked power supply - also linked | this DC6006L [1] by FNIRSI if a non-DIY route is more | appealing. | | [1]: http://www.fnirsi.cn/productinfo/556155.html | contingencies wrote: | See also the newer DP100 | https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=676139724711 | slig wrote: | What's the state of the portable oscilloscopes nowadays? Is there | any modern/portable equivalent of the DS1054Z? | contingencies wrote: | Alientek DS-100. For a bench, cheaper than Rigol is UNI-T | UTD2102CEX. | mdorazio wrote: | > My oldest kid got a very noisy police toy and rather than just | removing the batteries I decided to lower the volume instead. | | I know it's not the point of the post but this kind of thing gets | posted by engineers entirely too often. A normal person would | unscrew the plastic body and put a piece of tape on the | noisemaker to achieve the same effect in two minutes flat. Zero | electronics tools or skills needed. | | As for the bench, it's quite nice. As other posters have pointed | out you can do a surprising amount in a modern kit with a usb | recharged soldering iron, decent multimeter, and a handheld | oscilloscope. I personally use stackable clear plastic divider | bins I got at target instead of a drawer setup. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2022-08-06 23:00 UTC)