So I stopped in at a recycling centre while out for a drive...

[restorer-john]

We don't have recycling centres or 'tip shops' anymore, so I was surprised to see when out for a country drive over the border yesterday, a sign that took my eye.

A winding road through cane fields and I came to a volunteer run 'tip shop'.

$11 total and I picked up :

• Yamaha CDR-HD1300 CD/CDR/HDD recorder in average condition, but functional.
• A brand new, unused Corsair Computer PSU still in it's box
• A original U-Turn Orbit turntable with belt and AT cartridge (unused by the looks of it). Lid needs a polish as it's a bit scuffed.

• Two nice small cut-glass bowls (for our two cats)
• An extremely cool retro 6 digit early 70s Japanese handheld calculator (I collect them)

• And a monster HP signal generator (1-1200MHz). 8660D with 86634A, 86602B and internal 11661B options. It weighs over 30Kg.

• A couple of plugpacks and a CD

The list price of the signal generator with the options fitted was just under US$30,000 back in the day. It's missing its top and bottom panel but other than that, it works. You want to see build quality? Look no further.

I found a price list for the C version, this is the D version with a more 'modern' keypad and entry system. Just that perforated can in the middle (the 11661B was US$5100 on its own!) price list attached as a pdf. (scroll to last page to see the prices)

What a waste to throw away, but they are worthless now I guess. Anyway, I'm going to use the old girl for a bit, just for fun.

 

[Thomas savage]

Ha ha , that's quite some exciting finds . Every town here has a council run tip, you would be in hog heaven.

Was the Mrs as delighted with your finds ? Planning another visit already?

 

[Wombat]

We don't have recycling centres or 'tip shops' anymore, so I was surprised to see when out for a country drive over the border yesterday, a sign that took my eye.

A winding road through cane fields and I came to a volunteer run 'tip shop'.

$11 total and I picked up :

• Yamaha CDR-HD1300 CD/CDR/HDD recorder in average condition, but functional.
• A brand new, unused Corsair Computer PSU still in it's box
• A original U-Turn Orbit turntable with belt and AT cartridge (unused by the looks of it). Lid needs a polish as it's a bit scuffed.

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• Two nice small cut-glass bowls (for our two cats)
• An extremely cool retro 6 digit early 70s Japanese handheld calculator (I collect them)

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• And a monster HP signal generator (1-1200MHz). 8660D with 86634A, 86602B and internal 11661B options. It weighs over 30Kg.

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• A couple of plugpacks and a CD

The list price of the signal generator with the options fitted was just under US$30,000 back in the day. It's missing its top and bottom panel but other than that, it works. You want to see build quality? Look no further.

I found a price list for the C version, this is the D version with a more 'modern' keypad and entry system. Just that perforated can in the middle (the 11661B was US$5100 on its own!) price list attached as a pdf. (scroll to last page to see the prices)

What a waste to throw away, but they are worthless now I guess. Anyway, I'm going to use the old girl for a bit, just for fun.

I have a mate who always finds a convenient car parking space. The Aussie term is 'tinny'.

Not to be mistaken for a can of beer or aluminium dinghy type of boat, also so termed down under.

Of course I am too polite to say arsey.

 

[Blumlein 88]

I've sworn off such things for a decade now. I would have been able to resist everything you picked up except............that HP unit. It would have come home with me for sure. Have you tried it yet, and does it work? When HP was a real company.

 

[restorer-john]

Have you tried it yet, and does it work? When HP was a real company.

Yes, it fires up. I'm going to dismantle and clean the beast, make sure there are no creatures or insects inside, and then see if I can drive it.

It's truly an amazing piece of gear construction wise. We tend to forget how incredibly well made HP gear was.

Was the Mrs as delighted with your finds ?

She was understanding. I'm not dragging the HP inside until I have a spot to hide place it. It's on the back deck plugged-in at the moment.

The U-Turn orbit is being given away to a mate who only asked me about an entry level TT the other day- good timing for him. There could likely be beer in it for me...

 

[gvl]

When HP was a real company.

It is called Keysight Technologies now.

 

[restorer-john]

Here's a little video of the 8860 starting up. I have a few (hopefully) minor PSU issues and a small logic issue to deal with, but it appears to work (mostly)

 

[Sal1950]

A winding road through cane fields and I came to a volunteer run 'tip shop'.

$11 total and I picked up :

You should have headed straight to the nearest seller and bought a lotto ticket. !!!

 

[restorer-john]

You should have headed straight to the nearest seller and bought a lotto ticket.

I did actually. Three winners last week, $33.6M each. Sadly, I wasn't one of them...

 

[Sal1950]

I did actually. Three winners last week, $33.6M each. Sadly, I wasn't one of them...

In the 3 decades they've been doing lottos I've only won once. $50

 

[Frank Dernie]

In the 3 decades they've been doing lottos I've only won once. $50

I heard a splendid quote "a lottery is a tax on people who don't understand mathematics"

 

[garbulky]

Yes, it fires up. I'm going to dismantle and clean the beast, make sure there are no creatures or insects inside, and then see if I can drive it.

It's truly an amazing piece of gear construction wise. We tend to forget how incredibly well made HP gear was.



She was understanding. I'm not dragging the HP inside until I have a spot to hide place it. It's on the back deck plugged-in at the moment.

The U-Turn orbit is being given away to a mate who only asked me about an entry level TT the other day- good timing for him. There could likely be beer in it for me...

Oh darn! I was looking for a good turntable! I think my old Pioneer is on its last legs and I found U-Turn. Seemed interesting.

 

[sergeauckland]

I heard a splendid quote "a lottery is a tax on people who don't understand mathematics"

The odds of winning the National Lottery are given as 45,000,000 to 1, whilst the Euromillions is approx 140,000,000 :1 It therefore seems to me that the odds of winning, in practice, are only a little worse if I don't buy a ticket at all, which is what I do every week.

S

 

[mansr]

The odds of winning the National Lottery are given as 45,000,000 to 1, whilst the Euromillions is approx 140,000,000 :1 It therefore seems to me that the odds of winning, in practice, are only a little worse if I don't buy a ticket at all, which is what I do every week.

The odds of buying a winning ticket are probably about as good as those of finding one on the street.

 

[Sal1950]

I heard a splendid quote "a lottery is a tax on people who don't understand mathematics"

The odds of winning the National Lottery are given as 45,000,000 to 1, whilst the Euromillions is approx 140,000,000 :1

All very true but the fact is that SOMEONE wins every week or whatever. I get suckered in about twice a year when the pot gets so high I can't resist.
The problem with all gambling, but specially the goverment sponsered numbers games, is the people that particiapte the most are the ones who can afford it the least.

 

[restorer-john]

I get suckered in about twice a year when the pot gets so high I can't resist.

Me too. We just had one of those runs where nobody won for about two months and it got to AUD$110M.

 

[Thomas savage]

Never done the loto, just worry about the money you've earnt is my Moto.

 

[Sal1950]

Never done the loto, just worry about the money you earned is my Moto.

Yea but word on the street (Amir) is that your one of those trust fund kids getting a huge check monthly.

 

[Zog]

I have a mate who always finds a convenient car parking space. The Aussie term is 'tinny'.

Not to be mistaken for a can of beer or aluminium dinghy type of boat, also so termed down under.

Of course I am too polite to say arsey.

Tinny and Arsey were also well known and loved expressions in South Africa. Here in NZ Tinny also means a cannabis cigarette. $20.00 buys you a small quantity of weed wrapped in tinfoil. A Tinny-house, is a (usually suburban) house were Tinnys (if that be the plural) are sold.

 

[Sal1950]

$20.00 buys you a small quantity of weed wrapped in tinfoil.

Sounds great, pick me up a $100 worth.

A Tinny-house, is a (usually suburban) house were Tinnys (if that be the plural) are sold.

I thought tinning was something we did to our soldering iron.