Electronics lab equipment

When I got serious about my electronics lab — I found it useful to see what equipment other people have in their labs. I got a lot of information from EEVblog’s video on How To Set Up An Electronics Lab.

So — here is my contribution 🙂 Below you’ll find a list and photo gallery of my electronics lab equipment 👇

Table of contents

Instruments

Bench

Power supplies
- PeakTech 6225, 150W 30VDC
- Aim-TTi EL-302RT, 130W 30VDC
Digital multimeter, Keysight 34461A
Function generator, Rigol DG1022Z
Oscilloscope, GW Instek GDS-2062
Stereo microscope, AmScope SE400-Z

Handheld

Multimeters
- UNI-T UT61E
- UNI-T UT210E (clamp)
- AN8008
- Fluke 26III
- AMECaL ST-9810 (earth leakage clamp)
Light meter, HS1010
Sound level meter, UNI-T UT353
Thermometer, infrared, Gastools

Tools

Power

Drill press, Bosch PBD 40
Hot air blower, Steinel HL STICK
Hot glue gun, Bosch PKP 18 E
Air compressor, Stanley FatMax, 70 l/min
- JWL spiral hose and blow gun
Cordless hammer drill, Makita BHP458
Rotary tools
- Dremel 800 (cordless)
- Dremel 4000 with accessories

Soldering

Desoldering pump and wick
Flux pen
Weller soldering station WSD 81i
- Weller soldering iron WP65, holder WDH10
Solder spool holder
Soldering wire 0.5mm, Sn60/Pb40, HS 10 (2.5%)
Soldering tip, chisel, 1.6mm
Solder helping hand

Misc

Lots of tweezers
Safety goggles
Magnifying glass and headband
Side cutter
Nippers, pliers
- Needle nose
- Straight
- Angled
Wire strippers
Allan keys
Wrenches
Set of files
Ruler
Calipers, regular and digital
Lots of screwdrivers
- Screwdriver sets
ESD brushes
Calculator
Drilling accessories
- Drill bits
- Milling tools
- Hole cutters
Crimping tools
Scribing tool
Scalpel
Spudgers
Label maker

Accessories

Test cables
- Jump wires
- BNC
- Laboratory plug (banana)
- Clip (crocodile/hook)
Bread boards, multiple

Consumables

Cleaning accessories
- Pump bottles with Acetone and 2-propanol
- Electronic cleaner spray
Cleanroom accessories
- Wipes
- Gloves
- Finger gloves
- Swabs
Perf- and strip boards
Pin header connector assortment
Heat-shrink tubing in lots of dimensions
Tape
- Electrical
- Masking
- Double-sided
- Kapton
- Gaffa
Zip ties
Wire crimp ferrules

Facility

Heat-pump, Panasonic NZ25VKE
Good lighting (2000 to 5000 lx)
- Work lamp, IKEA Tertial, 1500 lm
- Magnifying lamp, Anslut, 900 lm
Fume extraction arm, Metcal Omniflex EA1122
- Backward centrifugal extractor, RK 125L
ESD protection, mat and wrist strap
Part storage, drawer cabinets and plastic storage boxes
Easily available mains power — for testing
- Desktop mains sockets, Brennenstuhl Alu-Office-Line