Thanks John, I forgot about capacitive issues and assumed it had to be mechanical. Even if capacitive I assume it has to have something to do with the DCU and...
Hi, my nice 1980b recently lost its readout. It worked when i switched it on, after maybe a minute or two and some messing with the contrast/focus pots i...
Hi, my nice 1980b recently lost its readout. It worked when i switched it on, after maybe a minute or two and some messing with the contrast/focus pots i...
Hi Group, Thanks to John and Ray for advice. It looks like thr problem was indeed the connector on the A9A1 cable loop assembly shorting thru the plastic ...
Happy 4th ! My AtekMedia manual is for models with prefixes 1416A or earlier. My 8660C has a 2520A prefix. Does anyone know what the mods or changes were...
Some useful stuff out there . . . but I could not open any of the files related to the 8640B or the 8657. Nor do I see any PAR files for them. Anything else I...
... Try the look and smell approach. There could well be a bad bypass cap and blown decoupling resistor in the display section. D/As don't really fail very...
This may not be directly applicable to the 8660 (mine works fine, thank goodness) but I've spent many hours working on AIL (Eaton) 360 and 380 synthesizers of...
I don't see the 8640b or the 8657 listed on my server anymore. But before it got taken off my server I downloaded 2 copies of the 8640b (one from the army 10MB...
a PAR file fixes up (or kind of appends) a bad upload. Instead of uploading the whole thing again and taking up even more space on the server. AFAIK Ray J ... ...
... cap and blown ... very much. ... Did that, at least on any board i could acess.Looks good, no faulty-looking part and all voltage testpoints that are...
Hi guys! I know this is out of the topic but Anybody here who have ASQ CCT examination reviewers / CCT primer? I am going to take an examination this coming...
Hi Guys, I recently repaired a front panel that had been gouged deeply. It was not too hard to do it using readily available materials, though it would take a...
Hello everybody: I am planning to buy a second hand 8510C or 8510B network analyzer system and I would like to hear some comments or recommendations regarding...
Hello, I have a HP 8563e rev 970326 and a HP 85620A rev C card reader. When I put a 85704A (256 ko memory card) inside it says 128 ko card and I can't format...
Hi Gang, I'm looking for an affordable Vector Network Analyzer -- something like an HP 8505A system, etc. Anyone have one that has been replaced with a newer...
The HP Operating and Calibrating Guide for the 8657A "Standard" signal generator does not list a specification for Line Voltage variation in the time base...
Fifteen hours to go and sat at 122.50 Euro!!! At that price it has to be the bargain of the decade for a 30Hz to 26.5GHz SA. I'd love it but finances forbid...
That is an obvious scam. Do not bid on it! He is using a phished account to solicit a "buy-it-now" (sic) transaction via a direct email address. This has...
Appears to be a scam: - seller hasn't sold anything since July - seller registered in US but is selling a spectrum analyzer in Milan - photos have a definite...
HI chaps, Might be getting/loaning/swapping/borrowing VEEPro version 7 from agilent for HP/Agilent instruments, has anyone any experience with this package, I...
Something strange here, look at the normal starting / BIN price for 8563E's
on ebay
> Fifteen hours to go and sat at 122.50 Euro!!! At that price it has to...
If you right click on the images and then properties, you will find the images belong to brltest.com If you look to see what brltest is offering for sale on...
Yes, but the one from brltest is at $27,000. I prefer the one at $150 :-) Good sleuth work! Didier KO4BB ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Also interesting that the seller, prior to "selling" this nice HP spectrum analyzer, has been mostly buying artificial fishing bait. Quite a change in...
