After finding no replacement VFDs under $230 plus tax on eBay, I located a company called PDA Parts that has the Samsung INB-12MM53T VFD in stock. It's the latest iteration of the 53132A display and their photo confirms that it's the correct one. It's "only" $108, but I have no other options so it seems. Anyway, one should be arriving sometime this week or early next week.
I hope that's the only problem, but I'm pretty sure it is. There will be either screams of delight or screams of anguish after I install the new display and power it up!
Stan
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[email protected]Subject: Re: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] SMD rework on an HP PCB
On 11/21/21 8:07 PM, Stan wrote:
Turns out that it's the VFD in my 58503A that is bad, and not the
driver chip.
Damn. :-(
The good news is that I don't have to do any PCB rework. The bad news
is that I have to find a replacement VFD at a reasonable price.
Any ideas (besides eBay)? And if I do end up buying on eBay, does
anyone have any experience with replacement VFDs from China?
I have no direct experience with them, but a lot of people have said they are actually pretty good.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
