Yes. There was a time when a 3458A was on my list of expensive instruments to acquire for my lab, but I ended up with the 3456A as an interim solution and it has fulfilled my needs. I wish I could find a replacement for the small aluminum panel on the RH side on which the binding posts are mounted because mine is badly and deeply scratched, but tha's a nit.
It sounds as if i should scan my 3456A manual and upload a copy of the PDF to the HP Wiki. I an in the process of scanning a Tektronix 7934 manual (the foldouts are tedious to properly scan), so the 3456A manual scan would be queued behind that.?
Everyone should own an HP 345xA, a Fluke 27 and af least one Simpson 260, lol.
On 4/2/25 22:48, Dave Daniel via wrote:
> They made 3455s, 3456s, 3457s and 3458s. I think but am not sure that
> these were all "A" models, i.e., 3456A. My understanding is that the
> 3458A is the (or one of) gold standard(s).
? ?The 3458A is indeed the gold standard, and one of the few instruments
to be made with all three names on the front.
> I own a 3456A.
? ?They are great meters, even (especially?) by today's standards.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? -Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
