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[Bushbaby]

Impractical may have been a bit harsh - big and heavy is very true....my workbench isn't that big. I do wish I had a bigger workshop, less clutter and a new big shed too!

Oh well.

Rob

[AlanBeckett]

Waste of time Rob. Tackle expands to fill the Shed available.

Alan

[pwdrive]

Ditto.

I built a new workshop a couple of years ago, looked nice at the time:

http://golbornevintageradio.co.uk/forum/...p?tid=3623

I'd be too embarrassed to show a photo of it now, other stuff has taken over

Lawrence.

[Skywave]

Impractical may have been a bit harsh . . .

Not necessarily: the degree of 'impracticality' of any device is clearly related to what an individual wishes to use that device for. In your case - and guessing your needs - I suspect the word 'overkill' might be more appropriate.

. . .big and heavy is very true . .

The main cause of substantial weight in any quality sig. gen. is largely contributed by the extensive internal screening that is necessary. A quality S.G. (read: accurate measurements) will be heavy: it's unavoidable. Now I wouldn't stake my reputation on this, (FWIW), but I reckon that the HP 8640B sig. gen. is a lot heavier. Moreover, it's a lot easier to operate, (IMHO, Marconi were very fond of their quirky front panel controls), and the HP has a much wider freq. range. Just a pity about the common disintegration of the Delrin gearing . . . but that's another matter for another thread.

Al.

[Skywave]

Waste of time Rob. Tackle expands to fill the Shed available.
Alan

a.k.a. Nature abhors a vacuum.

But tell me about it, do! As you know, right now, we're packing up here to re-locate. It isn't until your faced with moving all the stuff you've accumulated over the years that you're suddenly brought up sharp by just what a lot of stuff there is! So how can that realisation so suddenly arise? My theory is that on a day-to-day basis, you just don't really 'see it': it's just there, sorta blending into the infrastructure of the containing environment. And as we all know, of the kit we use (electrical, electronic, power tools, etc., etc.) it's always so heavy.

Al.

[Bushbaby]

I agree with all of you. Unfortunately I dont like to through any thing away or part with anything where I have a belief that 'it will be usefully one day'.

Mt Trebus in 'Life of Grime' comes to mind.

Al - you are probably very right - the TR2002 is a bit of kit that I should use more often give that it was built to serve a particular purpose and not designed as cheap 'tat'.

Regards

Rob