Equipment/Electronics Workbenches

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Equipment / Electronics Workbenches

Workbenches for electronics and precision work.

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Enthusiast Bench

A 1800mm x 900mm ESD cantilever bench from here

Equipment

  • Hameg HM-203s 20MHz analogue oscilloscope
  • Black*Star Jupiter 500 0.1Hz-500kHz function generator (sine, square, sawtooth)
  • Philips PM6622 80MHz counter


Expert Bench

A 1800mm x 900mm ESD cantilever bench from here

Equipment

  • BlackJack BK6000 Rework station
  • Philips PM 3217 50MHz analogue Oscilloscope
  • Thurlby Thandar TG212 0.1Hz-2MHz function generator (sine, square, sawtooth)
  • Thurlby Thandar TF830 1.3GHz high resolution reciprocal measurement

Shared equipment

  • Soldering irons:
    • 2x Tenma AT60D soldering stations (up to 400C)
  • Bench power supplies (e.g. a mix of 5V, 12V, variable, and multi-rail PSUs)
    • Farnell AP20-80: up to 20V at up to 80A
    • Hameg HM7042-3 dual: each channel up to 32V at up to 2A
    • Tenma 72-8695 two channels each up to 32V at up to 3A, plus a single fixed 5V/2A channel
  • Logic analyser:
    • HP 16500A (status unknown: may not be operational but has probes pack)
    • Currently assumed dead.

Components and small tools

  • PCB holders or "helping hands"
  • Magnifying lamps
  • Side cutters
  • Multimeters
  • Wire
  • Selection of basic components (res, caps, v-reg, basic digital logic, basic IC's - 555,358, connectors, cable)

Notes

It would be nice if someone could dig out URLs for manuals for the above, if available, and link to them from their listing lines.

Wishlist

Need

  • Abrasive pen
  • Heatsink tweezers
  • Tweezers
  • ESD handling equipment, eg. anti-static mats, wrist-strap, earth points, tester

Want

  • Logic Analyser
  • 100MHZ Digital Oscilloscope

Would Be Nice

  • USB microscope with monitor
  • Spectrum Analyser

Archive

Bench Requirements (based on conversations with lots of people!)

  • Height: Standard workstation/stool height (~840mm) rather than desk/chair height - allows working standing or sitting on stools
  • Depth: Standard electronics workstation depth of ~900mm to allow for equipment at the back whilst still giving decent workspace
  • ESD - whilst some people don't care, other seem to care a lot, so assume antistatic worksurface
  • Structure - A long workbench surface along the wall of the main workshop, approximately 4m; Options:
    • Standard electronics workbenches (metal structure bench with drawers below left/right, back power strip at back, raised shelf)
    • Basic electronics workbences without storage below, cantilever or 4-post design
    • Worksurface (e.g. kitchen) fixed to wall with some drawer units as stands (e.g. ikea)
  • Other considerations:
    • Allow for a variable number of people to sit at it (i.e. bunch up, couple of people around same project)
    • Decent storage for all the basic tools, components
    • Some form of raised area for scopes/test equipment
    • Very sturdy - i.e. wont move if lent on, pushed against etc