MN Electronics

We have four electronics benches, each of which is (or should be, if left in proper condition) equipped with a small set of standard equipment including various hand tools (wire cutter, stripper, needlenose pliers, ...), a multimeter, soldering iron and fume extractor, and antistatic mat. A couple other, larger, tables are equipped with ample desk-level outlets and can serve as fifth and sixth benches. Eventually, we hope to decide what items should have those tables as their permanent "homes", but they currently hold a possibly-shifting miscellany of gear.

Elsewhere around the periphery of the room are

• tables holding additional soldering and unsoldering equipment, and miscellaneous other small tools;

• a collection of oscilloscopes, additional multimeters, and other test equipment; and

• some shelves of components that have been donated. You are free to use the donated components. However, if you're doing a big project using a lot of something, then you should buy your own supply - and maybe add some to the donation shelf?

Bring equipment and supplies from those areas to your workbench or table as you need, and please return them (or the unused remainder in the case of components) to where you found them when you are done.

In a hallway just outside the Electronics Room are an area for donated equipment and the cable-swap rack.

Read on for more details about all the above.

Soldering

Our soldering equipment is a mix of brands and models:

• Weller WES51 soldering station

• Velleman VTSS5 soldering station

• Hakko FX888D-29BY soldering station

We likewise have a variety of fume extractors:

• Weller WSA350 Solder Fume Extractor

• Antidious FA-400 Smoke Absorber

A couple soldering safety notes (not an exhaustive list):

• Be sure soldering irons are turned off and unplugged before you leave. For example, don't create a situation where someone else might turn on a power strip to run some other piece of gear and unwittingly start an iron heating up.

• We ask that you always use a fume extractor when soldering, regardless of whether you are using lead-free or or lead-containing solder, as fumes from the flux can also have health impacts.

Lead Free or Lead Containing solder? An interesting article.

Power Supplies

• TENMA 72-2690 Digital-Control 30V 5A DC Power Supply (x4)

• Caswell SPC-9250 1-15V 1-25A Switching Mode Power Supply

• Kenwood PD56 10D Regulated Power Supply

Oscilloscopes

• Multicomp PRO MP720107 300 MHz 2.5GSa/s Oscilloscope

• Tektronix TDS 320 Oscilloscope

• Tektronix TDS 380 Oscilloscope

Multimeters

• Etekcity MSR-R500 DIgital Multimeters
• Adafruit DT-9205B Digital Multimeter
• Cen-Tech 98025 Digital Multimeter
• DT-830B Digital Multimeter
• Mastech MAS830L Digita Multimeter
• RadioShack 22-820 Auto-Range Digital Multimeter
• GB Instruments GMT-18A Analog Multimeter

Microscope and accessories

• Olympus SZ-PT Stereo Microscope
  • Panasonic WV-CL830/G Color CCTV Camera
  • Olympus LG-PS2 Fiber Optic Light Source

Miscellaneous test equipment

• G.T.POWER Rc 130A High precision watt meter and power analyzer
• Jack Test 2 UTP/COAX Tester
• BSR Model SA-3X Real Time Spectrum Analyzer

This is for audio frequencies, not RF.

• GB Instruments Circuit Tracker Transmitter GET-1200

(Outlet Tester)

Miscellaneous other electrical/electronic devices

• Bluetooth Controller (marked with QR code)
• Netgear Powerline 100 Mini Adapter XAV 1201
• iMAX B6AC V2 AC/DC Dual Power Professional Balance Charger/Discharger
• Ryobi CD100 12V Drill Driver
• Texas Instruments TI-36X Solar Calculator

Miscellaneous Hand Tools, etc.

TBW

Community Components

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Donations Area

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Cable Swap Rack

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