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Electronics Repair: Fixing a Signal Conditioner Older Than Me
In this video, we take on the challenge of troubleshooting and repairing a vintage DCDT signal conditioner card used in a servo-hydraulic triaxial rock deformation machine. This particular card, older than I am, came to us from a customer who needed it restored for critical rock mechanics experiments. Despite its age and complexity, I was able to diagnose the problem, repair the card, and have it fully operational in just half a day.
Watch as I dive into the issues, utilizing tools like multimeters and oscilloscopes to track down the fault. Along the way, I’ll explain the principles behind the circuit and share insights into how I approach repairing electronics.
This repair highlights the importance of understanding both modern and legacy electronics, and it’s a great example of how troubleshooting fundamentals remain timeless-even for equipment designed decades ago. Whether you’re an engineer, a student, or just curious about electronics repair, this video is packed with tips and strategies to help you tackle your own challenges.
If you enjoy this content, don’t forget to subscribe for more electronics tutorials, repair walkthroughs, and insights into the world of geophysical instrumentation. Visit our website to learn more about the advanced scientific equipment and services we offer.
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DIY Strainmeter for Measuring Ground Movement - GEARS 2024 Student Group Presentation
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In this GEARS 2024 student presentation, Team Strainmeter shares their journey building a wireline extensometer to measure displacement and strain. They walk through the design process, explaining how they built the strainmeter using a combination of rotary and linear sensors, including potentiometers and a rotary encoder. With hands-on experimentation and troubleshooting, they developed a devi...
Building a Temperature Sensing String - GEARS 2024 Student Group Presentation
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In this presentation from GEARS 2024, students from the "Temperature Sensing String" team share their experience designing, building, and testing a multi-sensor temperature string. The project aimed to create a robust and cost-effective solution for measuring temperature gradients in various environments such as ice, water, etc. Using TMP36 sensors, the team worked through challenges like wirin...
DIY Conductivity, Temperature, Depth, and pH Sensor - GEARS 2024 Student Group Presentation
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How to Detect Lightning with a Slow Antenna - GEARS 2024 Student Group Presentation
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DriveCommand DAC - Product Showcase
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Voltage Transducer Simulator: The Perfect Tool for Scientists and Technicians - Product Showcase
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Facing the Chasm of Measurement: Dr. Michael Stock’s Instrumentation Parable - GEARS 2024
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Can You Use Modeling Clay in the Geologist's Squeeze Box? Let's Find Out!
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Pull Pin Switch - Product Showcase
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How to Make Sediment Peels from the Geologist's Squeeze Box
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Introducing FieldVolt: The Ultimate Power Solution for Field Instrumentation
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Geologists’ Squeeze Box - Product Showcase
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How to Hookup 3 Wire RTDs to the 4 Channel RTD Interface
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  • @L0wSkiller
    @L0wSkiller วันที่ผ่านมา

    Magnets, how do they work!

  • @lwilton
    @lwilton 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It looks like that may have been a tantalum cap. They are known for going dead shorted. Sometimes this just happens randomly with time. Other times it happens when they go over-voltage. And on a tantalum, over-voltage could be a volt or two over the rating. If that was an under-speced 15V or 20V cap, it could have failed at 22 or 23V. Hopefully the replacement cap you put in is at least a 25V cap, even though normal electrolytics aren't quite as sensitive to a small over-voltage.

  • @tetrodotoxin3863
    @tetrodotoxin3863 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What happens if you put your head in it?

    • @Wranorn
      @Wranorn 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You have a very large hat.

    • @AtlasReburdened
      @AtlasReburdened วันที่ผ่านมา

      Someone takes a picture and then it's on the internet forever.

  • @michaellatif
    @michaellatif 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    A Faraday cage around those coils and you are assured no outside interference; An inexpensive addition by comparison... That device *may* "cancel" out Earth's magnetic fields (upto 4.5 Tesla's) the effectiveness of that device will greatly depend on a handful of factors: location, time of day, position of the moon... A Faraday cage (even using inexpensive perforated iron) would negate these. The Dance Theater at the UofA has a unique construction where perforated iron is used as part of the aesthetics; Well grounded and covering ceiling, sides... Limits environmental signal interference though I don't think that was the intent.

    • @AtlasReburdened
      @AtlasReburdened วันที่ผ่านมา

      4.5 *Teslas?...* Dude, neither the Earth nor this build is ever producing a field that even remotely approaches a single Tesla.

    • @michaellatif
      @michaellatif วันที่ผ่านมา

      @AtlasReburdened That's not really a whole lot; I forgot the conversion to Gauss... Also, the main reason environmental chambers exist; I used one at IBM to earthquake simulate test a LTO tape drive decades ago.

    • @AtlasReburdened
      @AtlasReburdened 22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@michaellatif It's literally 90,000 times stronger than earth's magnetic field. Again, there's zero posibility that earth, or this device will ever even remotely approach a single Tesla.

    • @michaellatif
      @michaellatif 8 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@AtlasReburdened Units, I missed a factor and you multiplied two because 1 Tesla equals 10,000 Gauss. So, 4.5 Tesla is 45,000 Gauss. Not 90,000. Guess what *useful* skill I acquired from this?

    • @AtlasReburdened
      @AtlasReburdened 8 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@michaellatif I said 4.5 Tesla is 90,000 times the strengh of Earth's magnetic field. I did not say that it's 90,000 Gauss.

  • @AITCHESSPEE
    @AITCHESSPEE 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Portable magnetic field? Nice. 😎

  • @DrDeuteron
    @DrDeuteron 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    that's 2 sets of almost Helmholtz coils, which are supposed to be circular.

    • @AtlasReburdened
      @AtlasReburdened วันที่ผ่านมา

      There's clearly 3 pairs of coils there.

    • @DrDeuteron
      @DrDeuteron วันที่ผ่านมา

      @ wasn’t clear to me, obviously. That makes for sense , since an (axial) vector has 3 DoF, it also means “a set” of Hh coils mean 3 pairs. It all makes sense now.

  • @GoblinKing-im2uz
    @GoblinKing-im2uz 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I can hear the agony in the silent tears shed by the student when the prof called it “a little bit of code magic”

  • @logiclrd
    @logiclrd 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Now do the same thing for gravity. :-D

    • @leemangeophysical
      @leemangeophysical 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      If we figure that out, we'll be sure you let you know :)

  • @fashizzlemanizzle4808
    @fashizzlemanizzle4808 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Don’t tell the flat earthers. They won’t understand why every object placed inside the device and earth’s magnetic field cancelled out doesn’t equal floating objects.. aka “anti-gravity” tech.

    • @kodirovsshik
      @kodirovsshik 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Are you saying that in a flat earthers framework, gravity = magnetism?

  • @BlankBrain
    @BlankBrain 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Looks like the intern did a nice job!

  • @steffenkarl7967
    @steffenkarl7967 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Way cool ❤😊

  • @fancyfox5847
    @fancyfox5847 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Can it make stuff float?

    • @unbasedcontrarian
      @unbasedcontrarian 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@DesertedhailMaglev trains, not gravlev

    • @Desertedhail
      @Desertedhail 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@unbasedcontrarian magnetic levitation, its in the name, not everything that uses magnets is the same. You’re just a bit dumb

    • @leemangeophysical
      @leemangeophysical 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      No, if it was a lot stronger, it would be able to with adequate controls, though. Check out the work done at the National High Magnetic Fields Lab though - they can make things float!

  • @BenVonHandorf
    @BenVonHandorf 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks for sharing! Always enjoyable to watch others debugging something like this.

    • @leemangeophysical
      @leemangeophysical 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Glad you enjoyed it! Troubleshooting can be relaxing, especially when its over!

  • @sagizm0nd
    @sagizm0nd 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    beware of the porousity of 3d prints. any oils, leaks, moisture from air or such, coolant from machines will accumulate over time and possibly creep into structure. and uvgonna kill it too.

  • @nicholasobrochta8188
    @nicholasobrochta8188 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Why so big though? That's a ton of empty space for the size of the actual components. Could you make it smaller and use heat resistant/sound dampening foam to make it smaller?

    • @leemangeophysical
      @leemangeophysical 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Mounting the LabJack on top took up a lot of space. Also much smaller than the machine its associated with. Thanks for watching!

    • @nameofsomthing1731
      @nameofsomthing1731 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@leemangeophysicalEven then you can pretty much fit the entire LabJack inside of the box because its so big. I see no reason why you can't make the box the same size as the labjack and just have slightly longer cables. And thats only if the labjack needs to be outside because of heat which it doesn't if you just 3d print a box with ventilation.

    • @leemangeophysical
      @leemangeophysical 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @nameofsomething1731 It's a lab instrument, so the LabJack needs to be accessible for modifications. Our customer was quite happy.

    • @nicholasobrochta8188
      @nicholasobrochta8188 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@leemangeophysicalmakes perfect sense now

  • @the_mr_green
    @the_mr_green 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Ė

  • @Gabriel-i1z1z
    @Gabriel-i1z1z หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those tools are selling fast

  • @CarbonKevin
    @CarbonKevin หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have to question the wisdom of putting a hygrometer right in the dessicant holder - if there was a lot of air movement it might be OK, but really the only air reaching the hygrometer is that which has passed through the dessicant - literally the dryest air possible in the entire AMS enclosure. I suppose this would be okay if users understood this was the "minimum humidity" in the enclosure, but it's not necessarily reflective of the average humidity of the enclosure.

    • @leemangeophysical
      @leemangeophysical หลายเดือนก่อน

      Very fair point. Humid air is less dense than dry air oddly enough, so dry air will settle to the bottom of the enclosure. When printing the spools moving do help with mixing, but how effective that is would be an interesting investigation.

  • @lonewolfsstuck
    @lonewolfsstuck หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just got a Kobra 3 combo. the ACE pro is also a dryer, so i dont have to worry about passive drying or replacing desiccant. Will likely be using PETG on this printer so it will help a ton.

  • @jcenergy2493
    @jcenergy2493 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Desiccants won't really dry filament, but can help them from absorbing it. Use color changing desiccant to know when to change it.

    • @leemangeophysical
      @leemangeophysical หลายเดือนก่อน

      Color changing desiccant is great!

    • @ingGS
      @ingGS หลายเดือนก่อน

      Be careful when drying color changing desiccant, especially the blue one, it contains a very toxic substance, so keep it in mind when using your own oven or microwave.

  • @microponics2695
    @microponics2695 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just Run ABS

    • @leemangeophysical
      @leemangeophysical หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's a good material, but not for every part!

    • @jcenergy2493
      @jcenergy2493 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ABS will absorb moisture as well, just slower. There are better filaments for most ABS use cases now as well, and easier to print. Unless you are going for a speed benchy lol, then use ABS and 40% fan.

  • @ObservationofLimits
    @ObservationofLimits หลายเดือนก่อน

    The packets are definitely renewable. Cut them open and cook until dry.

    • @leemangeophysical
      @leemangeophysical หลายเดือนก่อน

      According to Bambu they should be replaced. Beads have been a lot more effective in lowering humidity for us in this and other applications, but good to know that they *can* be cooked.

  • @sanstheskele-bro6102
    @sanstheskele-bro6102 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was under the impression that petg wasn't moisture sensitive?

    • @leemangeophysical
      @leemangeophysical หลายเดือนก่อน

      We've found it to actually be very sensitive to moisture. Even more than ABS. See some examples here: www.reddit.com/r/ender5plus/comments/11nvesa/wet_vs_dry_filament_petg_wow/?rdt=53094

    • @jcenergy2493
      @jcenergy2493 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It 100% is. Not sure where you heard this, but it's bad information.

    • @sanstheskele-bro6102
      @sanstheskele-bro6102 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jcenergy2493 mostly because I haven't had any problems with it whatsoever

    • @earthday78
      @earthday78 หลายเดือนก่อน

      the g in petg after print the g is gone and pet stabilized against moisture reactions, well at least mostly

  • @destraye
    @destraye 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have no use for the information, but I love the matter-of-factness

  • @darrenerickson1288
    @darrenerickson1288 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Quis sanadates ipsos sanidatores?

  • @yodaman8015
    @yodaman8015 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    no, but that sounds radical

  • @Llorx
    @Llorx 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cut whatever. I just want to see that beauty working!!

    • @leemangeophysical
      @leemangeophysical 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We're working on it now and trying some thick materials! Stay tuned!

  • @Cragified
    @Cragified 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Talk about solving a problem that didn't even exist.

    • @leemangeophysical
      @leemangeophysical 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That must be why we sell so many!

  • @raymondeemon125
    @raymondeemon125 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ayyy first comment! 👍🏼 🤙 This meter is freaking awesome for it's price only like $55 online. I'm about to buy one!

    • @leemangeophysical
      @leemangeophysical 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We think it's the best value for the money for most people that need a meter... which is everyone!

  • @Yodaddynyomama
    @Yodaddynyomama 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of the best? It is vital

    • @leemangeophysical
      @leemangeophysical 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What meter do you like to use?

  • @richardguevara787
    @richardguevara787 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The look on an end user's face says exactly what this sounds like. ....plus a bit of, "When is this over?"

  • @Lets_Go_Canes
    @Lets_Go_Canes 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Agreed

  • @MegaM249saw
    @MegaM249saw 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    bullshit.

  • @aguccislide6132
    @aguccislide6132 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i see that mini delta in the back

  • @marvinpage4624
    @marvinpage4624 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You sound like wally cox

  • @mr_DIY
    @mr_DIY 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice toolset. Don't know if I like Klein screwdriver handles, kind of too bulky. I like Wera better

    • @firemanleeman
      @firemanleeman 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don't like them for auto work with oil/grease, but for other things they are pretty good. I'm still looking for a screwdriver with a handle I really like. Maybe I'll try Wera!

  • @brianz9783
    @brianz9783 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So good I picked up a second on sale.

  • @booboo9257
    @booboo9257 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just remember, you have to pay a $25/year membership fee to have the privilege to "save" any of this money he is talking about, by buying at this discount tool store.

  • @domosautomotive1929
    @domosautomotive1929 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If this was shot unrehearsed it would have been interesting to see the look on his face if by chance he put in the extension in the way it sides thru the head and makes a T-handle.

  • @mattwarner5912
    @mattwarner5912 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Don’t forget that if you line up the dot on the ratchet and the dashes on the exterior you can slide the extension halfway through and create a “T” handle

    • @firemanleeman
      @firemanleeman 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That will have to be another video!

  • @shannonann7
    @shannonann7 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's SO CUTE!!

  • @OnusBones
    @OnusBones 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice setup. It will make me re-examine mine for bloat.

    • @leemangeophysical
      @leemangeophysical 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Trust me - my bigger tool bag is the definition of bloat, but I've been amazed at what I can do with just this one.

  • @baddogdax69
    @baddogdax69 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If your A&P is shopping at Harbor Freight, you need to pay him more!

    • @leemangeophysical
      @leemangeophysical 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We love our A&P, but agree with him that Icon is pretty good for the price!

  • @Clawson_customs
    @Clawson_customs 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We use these same kind of a tool at the coal mine. Working on the longwall. They are a different brand but same tools

  • @MrSilvervw
    @MrSilvervw 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic content 👌 👏 👍

    • @leemangeophysical
      @leemangeophysical 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks! Glad you found it useful.

  • @Caden07123
    @Caden07123 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ima get it it’s perfect price

    • @leemangeophysical
      @leemangeophysical 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      For what they are it's a bargain

  • @nerdthingofficial
    @nerdthingofficial 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice

    • @leemangeophysical
      @leemangeophysical 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks! We have had this one for about 4 years and it has held up pretty well.

  • @christopherhayden7422
    @christopherhayden7422 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    my ocd is satisfied

    • @ryanb4533
      @ryanb4533 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Even with the random black handle boxes mixed with the yellow?

    • @christopherhayden7422
      @christopherhayden7422 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ryanb4533 Yup!! Labels cancels that out.

    • @leemangeophysical
      @leemangeophysical 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ryanb4533 Yeah we couldn't get one brand after awhile and had to switch. It was unfortunate.

  • @judgemental9253
    @judgemental9253 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That’s actually kind of neat, you can easily grab a whole section instead of accidentally dropping a bin with 70 washers all over the shop floor

    • @leemangeophysical
      @leemangeophysical 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We're working on a revised system - stay tuned!

  • @bobby4360
    @bobby4360 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome!

    • @leemangeophysical
      @leemangeophysical 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks! They aren't too hard to build.