The most useful tool ever for electronics repairs - (PWJ212)

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• JU

  @judd_s5643 · 2 years ago

  We built our own in the early 70’s out of a OS-8 Oscilloscope. We called it a  “Octopus”.

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• RI

  @richj120952 · 2 years ago

  We always called it a "knee bender".  It also gives you a circle for a capacitor.

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• JJ

  @jj74qformerlyjailbreak3 · 3 years ago

  The Value in this video ☝️ is priceless. <br>Well done 👍

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• WA

  @waynecummings5021 · 2 years ago

  OMG! Amazing watching this. Like back to basics and really well explained. I love it when people EXPLAIN EACH STEP AND WHY. I find many videos leave this out _ suppose to protect their art. Thanks buddy! Subscribed.

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• JI

  @JimmerSD · 3 months ago

  I have used a device called a Rca Quick Check for 50 years. It saved me so much time troubleshooting. Octopus testers are the best.

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• BE

  @beefchicken · 3 years ago

  That reverse mounted transistor is a weird choice. But so is mounting the power switch <i>through</i> the heatsink. Weird.

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• JE

  @jeromekaidor7254 · 4 months ago

  I built one of these in the 70&apos;s. &nbsp;Bolted it to the top of an HP oscilloscope. &nbsp; I also made one that connected to a high frequency oscillator - came in very handy for troubleshooting passive filters.

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• M0

  @M0UAW_IO83 · 3 years ago

  <b>SUCH</b> a useful device for analogue repairs, I must have repaired hundreds if not thousands of power supplies, monitors, televisions, amplifiers etc. etc. with the help of one of these built into a Hameg &apos;scope. <br><br>Brilliant for testing individual components and if you&apos;re lucky enough to have a working board the same type as the faulty one you can race through them and track down faults/suspicious areas <b>so</b> quickly.

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• IA

  @iainjackson2638 · 2 years ago

  So basically a component tester that comes with most hameg scopes... So useful it&apos;s unreal. Must have if you repair stuff without schematics

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• GL

  @GlenWhatley · 3 months ago

  I&apos;ve got an older one made by RCA model WC-528B. &nbsp;Comes in handy to see if transistors are exhibiting hard to detect resistance in the knee. &nbsp;Also have one of the Sencore Super Cricket for xistors &amp; diodes.

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• EL

  @ElPasoTubeAmps · 2 years ago

  We used this type circuit at NASA and WSMR starting in 1970 onward, to repair TTL logic. <br>We built our own and used an oscilloscope for display. Great little device for a few bucks you can build yourself.

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• JJ

  @jj74qformerlyjailbreak3 · 3 years ago

  Thank you very much sir. This is the first tool I’m building to go with my BK Precision 2120B. <br>I love how YT knew I needed this video.<br>As always a pleasure being learned by Play With Junk channel. <br>❤️

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