Mailbag Monday 128

Mail opening and beer opening. My favourite combination.

In addition to some interesting things I ordered months ago, I have a multimeter and some wire strippers from Kaiweets to look at.

If you want to hear more about the Kaiweets multimeter, here's Julian Illett's video

Links:

Electronic Funny Kits Voice Control LED Melody Light DIY

1pc High Speed Straight Angle 6Gbps 6GB/s III SATA 3 Cable for 2.5" SSD

Internal 480Mbps PCI to 4+1 USB 2.0 Adapter Expansion Card for Computer Sanwood

3D Printer Parts Filament Welder Connector For Ender 3 PRO SKR Aluminum Block 1.75mm PLA ABS Filament Sensor With Allen Key

Kaiweets wire strippers:

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This isn't the only way to do it.
It's probably not the best way to do it.

But it's how I do it.

[andymouse]

Those screw cutters can come in realy handy, I remember not Knowing about them for years, I was quite young

[TheDefpom]

Kaiweets are sending me a meter to look at too, I plan to hook it up to my calibrators to check accuracy etc.

[ravenbarsrepairs]

I originally bought flush cutters for zipties, but I recently noticed Harbor Freight started carrying a zip tie gun that sheers the tail off flush with the end.

[ErikZarth]

I like those USB cards that have the internal port.
Handy for having a boot drive, storage drive, wifi or bluetooth dongle that isn't hanging out the back of the case.

[johnfoster]

I had posted in another video of purchasing Kaiweets KM601 multimeter and HT206B clamp-on meter.
I do calibration for the company I work for and decided to run both of these pieces through a calibration check.
Both of them meet -OR- exceed standards as laid down by FLUKE for the same pieces of test equipment.
Add to that the cost is far below what Fluke would demand - Kaiweets is a very good investment if you want good equipment.
Just adding my 2 cents (USD) worth.
I've enjoyed watching your videos - Thank You

[Jaycsee]

If you cut the end of the filament at an angle, they will join without leaving a bulge. There are a lot videos on Youtube showing you how.

[douro]

Arrow wanted $45 to ship two small automotive grade NIC hybrid polymer electrolytic capacitors. The capacitors we're $1.06 each.

[garyhart]

I had to buy a new SATA cable (Red) because the (Orange) one on my D: drive kept dropping the drive ?!?!
I have a Drive Bay USB hub which connects to a (4 pin ?) header on the mobo...

[meinsda]

How old is your Computer? Do you have PCI Slots? I only know modern Computer with PCI-ex slots?

[markusallport]

I do like the new meter, I will seriously consider buying one. I have an Ideal, mainly used for electrical purposes and HVAC work. It does work for electronics, but not as tuned for my applications. I hope you enjoy your holiday season, and thank you for the videos :)

[frankowalker]

I got one of those USB ports years ago, I find it realy reliable, the internal port has my Bluetooth dongle in it.

[andymouse]

Oh just noticed the new meter doesn't have a microamp scale and the other one does, thats a shame....cheers.

[GnuReligion]

A stripper that does a good job with 28/30awg bodge wire, wrapping wire, esp Kynar, is a rare animal.
Sure would like to try out one of those fancy strippers that melts the insulation.

[SidneyCritic]

I'm finally adding more USB3 to my 4th gen motherboard, which only has 2 USB3 ports 🙂, so I got 2 off 4 port USB hubs. And yeah, they are not as cheap as USB2 even after all these years, ie, even the 12 wire USB3 extensions are triple the price.

[markfergerson]

Is it just me or is the display on the new meter more angle-sensitive than the old one?
Personally I think I'd have a hard time adapting to white- and color-on-black despite having to go with Dark Theme on my computer(my eyes are a lot worse than yours, apparently). Let us know how that works for you.
Liking the auto-strippers. I've always liked them when I used them at work but never owned any. Definitely let us know how they hold up.

[dennischerry]

Is the multi-meter auto-power OFF fixed or user defined?

[liadweinberger]

Seems like you are missing an LED in that kit mate.

[fumthings]

maybe you can get an on screen / screen capture multi-meter for your 10k...

[alexstone]

2:23 it hurts me when someone rips a reusable plastic ziplock bag

[fumthings]

hmmm, is it official chinese when they say plastic sheet they mean fiberglass pcb? alternately most of the package was plastic...