Electronics Engineering | Repair | Misc Projects
The Zebra LP2844 thermal label printer is a good addition to any electronics lab. It is really easy to print labels for component drawers and projects. It is a 4″ model that can print shipping labels too, great for Ebay. The 203DPI print head is adequate to print labels, although there is some blockiness to them.
Canberra is a company that specializes in radiation / nuclear instrumentation. This unit comprised of a ‘Nuclear Instrument Module’ (NIM) and a data acquisition unit (essentially a basic computer and an ADC). The NIM is part of a gamma spectrometer unit.
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The BK Precision 820 capacitance meter measures capacitor values. A range selection switch selects the various ranges of the meter from 1000pF to 1F full-scale. The user-guide/service manual can be found here. This manual features a full schematic and block diagram of the unit.
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