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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Those little Lepei mini amps are great. I have a couple of them running music in my workshop and garage, and another for testing. Cheap, small, and they sound pretty good<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Synth-diy <synth-diy-bounces@synth-diy.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tom Wiltshire<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 7, 2018 10:38 AM<br><b>To:</b> Quincas Moreira <quincas@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> synth-diy mailing list <synth-diy@synth-diy.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [sdiy] What test gear do you use?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rather like Qunicas, I mostly use just a scope (Owon PDS7102T) and a multimeter (Uni-T UT58D). I have a Lepy mini-amp for monitoring signals and a Sequential Pro-One handy as a signal generator. I also have several homemade power supplies on my desk (+/-15V for modular, +/-12V for Eurorack, variable 4-18V for stomp boxes). The other tool I use all the time is a PICKit3 USB programmer - couldn’t live without that.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>About the only thing I sometimes miss is some digital logic analysis of some type for debugging comms (I2C, SPI, UART etc) since that’s always a pain in the neck.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tom<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>==================<br> Electric Druid<br>Synth & Stompbox DIY<br>==================<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 6 May 2018, at 20:58, Quincas Moreira <<a href="mailto:quincas@gmail.com">quincas@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>As mentioned in my other thread, I have the Rigol DS1104Z, but I hear one can purchase the much cheaper Rigol DS1054Z and hack the firware making it identical to mine, since the hardware is the same: <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Hack-Upgrade-a-Rigol-DS1054Z-Digital-Oscill/">http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Hack-Upgrade-a-Rigol-DS1054Z-Digital-Oscill/</a><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I now have the DSO Shell which I honestly think suits 90% of synth DIY needs. Used to have the DSO 128 kit which was ok too.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have had a slew of cheap DMMs, just waiting to have the cash to buy a better one. Timmy Churches of O&C fame has recommended I buy this one: <br><br><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eevblog/eevblog-121gw-multimeter">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eevblog/eevblog-121gw-multimeter</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Other than that I use a cable I made with some alligator clips on one end and a 1/4¨plug on the other, which I stick into a fender pocket battery powered Bassman amp just to hear signals when troubleshooting.<br><br>That's it for test equipment here....<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>