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What is your "inexpensive" hobby that turned out to be expensive/ you gradually invested lots of money into? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by plactagonic@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Edit: so it turns out that every hobby can be expensive if you do it long enough.

Also I love how you talk about your hobby as some addicts.

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[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Lol I feel ya. I ended up making and selling electronics kits to fund the hobby somewhat.

I have been using cheap vintage oscilloscopes the whole time.

Not sure what they go for now but $100 for a 20MHz scope and $200 for a 100MHz was what it was several years ago. Cheapest I got off a buddy for $40. I am still using that one.

Sometimes I fix broken ones and sell them. One time I got one that they thought was broken but turned out it was just the basic settings. I like trying different ones so I have gone through a dozen or so by now.

Now* that I think about it, o-scopes are a whole other hobby lol.

Anyway. Yeah by the time you get the test gear and enough sensors and microcontrollers and whatever it adds up.

Right now I'm working on a power supply design for a 50W class D stereo. Found out big toroidal transformers are not cheap. Oof. And enclosures big enough (especially if labeled "amplifier" or "stereo") are ridiculously spendy.

[–] teamevil@unilem.org 2 points 1 year ago

My next project is to make an oscilloscope clock

[–] NaoPb@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This sounds like the point where you dive into the next rabbit hole of making enclures. At least I could see that happening.

I'm looking to make some wooden enclosures for some things myself.

[–] Goopadrew@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Just be careful or you might go fullDIY Perks after long