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Tube❄️Time

neat gauges that you might expect to find in a power plant

Tube❄️Time replied to Tube❄️Time

a Heathkit calculator with a Panaplex display

in_sympathy replied to Tube❄️Time

@tubetime had to read it three times because I really got stuck at thinking like what the hell is a “heaLthkit” calculator 😆

Tube❄️Time replied to Tube❄️Time

this card comes apart in two halves. very odd

Ozzelot :anarchy: :linux: replied to Tube❄️Time

@tubetime I heard you like cards, so I put a card on your card so you can card while you card

Tube❄️Time replied to Tube❄️Time

wonder what these boards were from

Tube❄️Time replied to Tube❄️Time

some sort of early Apple chip kit.

Tube❄️Time replied to Tube❄️Time

this toaster gets along with bread like a house on fire

Tube❄️Time replied to Tube❄️Time

caution: radiation from polonium is dangerous if the said material is ingested or inhaled. do not

Tube❄️Time replied to Tube❄️Time

the existence of this gauge makes me uneasy

Stefan Reinauer replied to Tube❄️Time

@tubetime Might come in handy in the next decades! Just keep it generally below 2.

Tube❄️Time replied to Tube❄️Time

extra long life battery. put in service before Feb 1943. think it's still good?

sadmac356 replied to Tube❄️Time

@tubetime …y'know what, I've been surprised before, it might actually have some charge still. I would still replace it if possible though

RealGene ☣️ replied to Tube❄️Time

@tubetime
I found a nice old Beckman DVM in a junque shop. Unfortunately, the 9V battery terminal had corroded away and I had to tack in a new one…

A red Eveready general purpose 9V battery with the 9 Lives electro-kitty logo, lots of corrosion, and a missing terminal.
Tube❄️Time replied to Tube❄️Time

the seller *gave* it to me! it's a D cell manufactured during World War II and it hasn't leaked and still has voltage! "extra long life battery" indeed!

in_sympathy replied to Tube❄️Time

@tubetime I was really hoping you’ll do just that - measure if it’s still any good 😃

Tube❄️Time replied to Tube❄️Time

my other flea market finds include this prototype of the PrairieTek 240, the 40MB followup product to the 220, which was the first 2.5" hard drive on the market.

Tube❄️Time replied to Tube❄️Time

i also got this Shugart 606 hard drive (10MB). i don't think they did very well in the PC market.

SmittyHalibut replied to Tube❄️Time

@tubetime oh, DANG! A logarithmic current meter?! That’s amazing! I mean, 10k mA is … carry the two… 10A, so not too scary. But the log scale is AMAZING.

Ben A L Jemmett replied to Tube❄️Time

@tubetime "Well, either the battery's good or we've got a problem, it's too soon to tell..."

Jean-Baptiste "JBQ" Quéru replied to Tube❄️Time

@tubetime My wife and I were discussing the other day that VLB is what truly killed 16-bit computers.

Chuck replied to Tube❄️Time

@tubetime Looks like a fiber optic cable splicer

Cat Head Eagle replied to Tube❄️Time

@tubetime all I can see is a turntable, I need one and see them everywhere :blobcatdunno:

Take It EV Podcast 🎙️ replied to Tube❄️Time

@tubetime envious, that’s like a 3 episodes of YouTube videos hour long each !
How much did you pay for it ?

Probertd8 replied to Tube❄️Time

@tubetime *sniff* Where they'll finally find the actual number for Pi and the square root of -1.

poleguy replied to Tube❄️Time

@tubetime I think that says "solid material" not "said material". Although I wonder what distinction the word might be trying to make. Is it safe to inhale and eat the dust? Or should we vaporize it first? :-) Yikes.

𝙹𝚘𝚃𝙾𝚔𝚕𝚊 replied to Tube❄️Time

@tubetime
ooh... we've been using an old flopper for ages. IMO it makes the best toast!

Tydence replied to Tube❄️Time

@tubetime hey! My parents toaster!
Of course they didn’t go get a normal one. It was that thing!

djb_rh replied to Tube❄️Time

@tubetime Always wonder about the stories behind stuff like this. I mean someone assembled that and likely used the heck out of it. Those things were cheaper than a manufactured one, but still not cheap!

cos replied to Tube❄️Time

@tubetime I also have bunch of such gauges.

Not sure what to do with them, but maybe hook them up to Home Assistant to display some important data.

wb x64 replied to Tube❄️Time

@tubetime this needs to be preserved if only for the excellent fonts

Lord Prof. Thomas Klopf of CZ

@tubetime I wonder if there is some award if you can use all those plugs at once

In Re: the 🏳️‍⚧️✨ of Rylie

@tubetime that's an interesting time point. It both has inputs for multiple VCRs, and optical digital audio.

Christian Berger DECT 2763

@tubetime I was always fascinated by the backs of AV receivers..

RealGene ☣️

@tubetime
Looks like they only used it to listen to AM radio.

Owen Mehegan

@tubetime for the home theater geek who has everything!

Jason Crowther

@tubetime I don’t miss component video connectors, but back then I didn’t have to restart TV and components over and over again like today because HDMI is terrible

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