On the left you see a big old CRT screen. Thats because the LCD i wanted to use is broken. So luckily i convinced my parents to not throw away this monitor back then (yes i never throw stuff away that still works, or sell it, because i know i will need it one day).
Behind the screen is the computer. Its a pretty old one. Only has a single core Celeron with 2.66 GHz. With Windows 8.1 it kind of works, but the browser has a hard time rendering websites if the cpu is used by something else... like my oscilloscope :D.
Yes thats right. I have an USB oscilloscope! It sits on the first shelf a bit right to the monitor (on some aluminium foil for shielding from the monitor. Actually that doesnt do anything but safe is safe :P). It cost me 100€ and can measure up to 250 KHz (well 250k samples a second). The special thing about it is, that it has 8 channels. So if i have to measure many things at once, im on the safe side. The downside of this is that the 8 channels are multiplexed, meaning that i only get half the accuracy when i use 2 Channels, and only a third when i use 3.
Next feature: The laboratory power supply sitting right next to the screen (red display). It can supply 0 to 32.3V at 0 to 5.1 Amps (actually 30V at 5A but they added some buffer to make sure it reaches the specified values). Well it can't give you a stable 30V at 5 A (it just cant do 150W output). It only cost 50 € so its okay (Good PSUs are expensive!). If i need Amps i can just get one of my old PC PSUs which then burn up the hood :P.
Lets get to the less technical stuff. Before i made this workshop, there was just the shelf on the bottom with all my crap on it. This was horrible to work with and i got backpain, because its too low to work on it when standing. So i got myself a nice Beechwood plate (250x50x18mm). I put 2 coatings of varnish on it, but i doubt it will hold up very long :P as you see im doing some heavy stuff on there. To raise the height of the working surface i used some 8x8cm pieces of wood that i glued together and screwed onto the plate.
Now for the shelves. Those are 2,80m long and 20cm deep. I can store all my crap on there that i dont need at the moment. If that is full i can still put stuff under the working surface :D. Oh i forgot to mention the outlets. we (my dad and i) placed 3 double outlets on the wall. the outlets can be controlled by a switch on the right (which you can't see in the pic). So when i build a tesla coil and it goes crazy i can use the switch to restore safety :P.
Thats it for the workshop. i can now do some nice electric stuff. I will probably post more entries on my progress. Next up is a controller for the big motor that you see there.
