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tverbeureyesterday at 9:15 PM1 replyview on HN

Nice, so I'll get even more entertainment out of it!

The equipment that's bought and sold at the electronics flea market typically isn't used as a means to an end, it is the end. There's disappointment when you buy something there and it just works. There's no fun in that.

I don't really have a use for a R&S AMIQ, but replacing all the PC motherboard caps taught me a lot about good desoldering practices. https://tomverbeure.github.io/2026/06/28/Rohde-Schwarz-AMIQ-...


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sdcfgyyesterday at 9:26 PM

Yeah agreed. I’ve fixed more Tek equipment than most people out there. In the order of hundreds of units.

These are just exceptionally bad.

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