{"id":8,"date":"2023-10-06T03:56:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T03:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/index.php\/shop\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T14:45:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T14:45:32","slug":"my-lab-setup","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/index.php\/my-lab-setup\/","title":{"rendered":"My workbench"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8\" class=\"elementor elementor-8\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a9e26 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47a9e26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f82e8b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f82e8b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My workbench<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae4a4b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae4a4b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While I could pile up more test gear I have acquired for a more impressive display, I have found that the setup shown below is sufficient to get the job done correctly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1095280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1095280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/workshop-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1947\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/workshop-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/workshop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/workshop-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/workshop-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/workshop-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280bd78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"280bd78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My work area flanked by test speaker pairs (Klipsch RB-10, EPI M50 and Bose 901 series IV).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2 large 500 watt load resistors (8 ohms each) are barely visible sticking down in the shadows under the desktop.<\/p>\n<p>Wall-mounted Klipsch RP600Ms are part of my personal system.<\/p><p><br><\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce3b80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dce3b80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sprays-and-SGs-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1948\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sprays-and-SGs-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sprays-and-SGs-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sprays-and-SGs-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sprays-and-SGs-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sprays-and-SGs-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09185fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09185fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Left -&gt; right<\/p>\n<p>Cleaning products<\/p>\n<p>Sencore 165 stereo analyzer (used primarily to generate FM MPX stereo signal for tuner alignment)<\/p>\n<p>HP 8656A signal generator (FM modulation of Sencore MPX output plus AM generator)<\/p>\n<p>Wavetek model 110 audio signal generator (signal path function testing and amp performance)<\/p>\n<p>Phillips PM6666 frequency counter (used during tuner alignment)<\/p>\n<p>Along bottom are my transistor and capacitor testers<\/p><p><br><\/p><p><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-420b3ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"420b3ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/scopes-and-analyzer-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1949\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/scopes-and-analyzer-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/scopes-and-analyzer-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/scopes-and-analyzer-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/scopes-and-analyzer-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/scopes-and-analyzer-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81e9da3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81e9da3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Top -&gt; down,\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Rigol DS1054 oscilloscope (probing signals to debug issues, amp test output monitor, etc)<\/p><p>Tektronix 2246 oscilloscope (X\/Y mode for tuner alignment, love old Tek scopes from my youth)<\/p><p>HP 333A distortion analyzer (amp performance testing, classic bit of test gear)<\/p><p>Lazy susan with 1000lb capacity bearings \ud83d\ude42<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-139283d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"139283d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/power-and-solder-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1964\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/power-and-solder-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/power-and-solder-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/power-and-solder-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/power-and-solder-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/power-and-solder-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a3dfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12a3dfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Left -&gt; right<\/p><p>Wide screen computer display (especially nice for schematics)<\/p><p>Bose 901 series IV equalizer<\/p><p>Fluke 115 multimeter (voltage and current measurements)<\/p><p>&#8220;dim bulb&#8221; tester (limits 120V current for initial power up tests)<\/p><p>Variac (allows controlled AC line voltage bringup for initial testing)<\/p><p>Hakko FR301 (vacuum assist de-soldering tool)<\/p><p>Variable temperature soldering station and solder spool<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a63e07d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a63e07d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Not shown<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c472f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c472f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Drawer full of tools<\/p>\n<p>Stock of capacitors, resistors, diodes, transistors, lamps, relays, etc<\/p>\n<p>Several more receivers, amps and tuners I will be restoring and adding to this site over time<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4062d7b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4062d7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08ddc31 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08ddc31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My workbench While I could pile up more test gear I have acquired for a more impressive display, I have found that the setup shown below is sufficient to get the job done correctly. 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