Re: Agilent E2050A ethernet GPIB adapter
On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 3:42 AM, timhughes@... [hp_agilent_equipment] <hp_agilent_equipment@...> wrote:
We had a discussion of the newer HP agilent ethernet to GPIB adapters previously.
Does anybody know if these older (E2050) 10base T ,adapters will work with current Agilent software suite when identifying adapters/equipment on the network etc.
They were being supported at least in about 2000 or so.
They are sometimes available quite cheaply on ebay.
Anybody have any comments on them?
Tim Hughes
According to the Keysight IO Libraries Suite Unsupported Interface Support Matrix - Technical Overview the last release to support the E2050A/B LAN/GPIB Gateway was version M.01.01 released on 2003-04-10 supporting up through Windows XP SP3. I have an E2050A that I haven't tried using in a while. I forget if I ever checked whether the E2050A was in fact actually not recognized by the next available release (version 14.0.7202.1 released on 2004-12-02), or whether version M.01.01 could still be installed on systems later than Windows XP SP3.
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Other than the LCD display, is the 8753ES any ¡°lesser¡± of a VNA than a similarly outfitted ¡°D¡±? I ask because it seems that many ES¡¯s go for less money than the ¡°D¡±s. is this just a fluke of a lot of supply of the ESs? Any thoughts on this? Thanks Eugene W2HX ?
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Power button (not switch) for 8970A noise figure meter.
Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd)
I've got a 8970A, but the power button is missing - the switch is there. I'm not quite sure how it can fall out, but it seems to have done. Does anyone have one of these spare?
Looking on eBay at some 8970As, the colour should be a lightish cream, the same as the numbers on the numeric keypad, but I am not too bothered about that. Just hopefully something that will not look out of place.
Dave
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Agilent E2050A ethernet GPIB adapter
We had a discussion of the newer HP agilent ethernet to GPIB adapters previously. Does anybody know if these older (E2050)? 10base T ,adapters will work with current Agilent software suite when identifying adapters/equipment on the network etc.
They were being supported at least in about 2000 or so.
They are sometimes available quite cheaply on ebay. Anybody have any comments on them?
Tim Hughes
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Re: HP 83592B hangs 8350B sweeper
I Tee¡¯d the video and set very narrow span and now I see pulses. The A8R55 RTC COMP moves pairs together but does not change the shape. Some pulses are on the flat part of the sweep waveform and some are on the slopes. ?
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Subject: RE: [hp_agilent_equipment] HP 83592B hangs 8350B sweeper? ? I got as far as step 5-5, YO retrace compensation. I am using an HP 8566A Spectrum Analyzer but cannot see the signal shown. I assume the top trace is the chan B input sweep from the 8350B, I see that and can delay along it. The bottom trace would be the video from the 8566A but which video. There is one jumpered at the back but if disconnected there is no display on the 8566A. The other is the plotter video and I doubt it is this one, it does nothing anyway. I suppose it does not matter that I disconnect the jumper, however I see nothing on the ¡®scope but a straight line. I get that I am looking for the 7 GHz switch point that shows up at 3.5 GHz because the Aux is half freq. What should the span be? ? ?Hi Peter, I have done this calibration several ?time , I think ?the A vs B is the X-Y display on the scope , I was using the HP 1740A oscilloscope to do this. The intensity must set to the high position because it is difficult to see the crest of the ramp to 0V. Regards ON1EV Belgium
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Re: HP 83592B hangs 8350B sweeper
I got as far as step 5-5, YO retrace compensation. I am using an HP 8566A Spectrum Analyzer but cannot see the signal shown. I assume the top trace is the chan B input sweep from the 8350B, I see that and can delay along it. The bottom trace would be the video from the 8566A but which video. There is one jumpered at the back but if disconnected there is no display on the 8566A. The other is the plotter video and I doubt it is this one, it does nothing anyway. I suppose it does not matter that I disconnect the jumper, however I see nothing on the ¡®scope but a straight line. I get that I am looking for the 7 GHz switch point that shows up at 3.5 GHz because the Aux is half freq. What should the span be? ?
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Subject: RE: [hp_agilent_equipment] HP 83592B hangs 8350B sweeper?Hi Peter, I have done this calibration several ?time , I think ?the A vs B is the X-Y display on the scope , I was using the HP 1740A oscilloscope to do this. The intensity must set to the high position because it is difficult to see the crest of the ramp to 0V. Regards ON1EV Belgium
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Re: HP 83592B hangs 8350B sweeper
Thank you, and the others that responded. Yes that worked and the TP8 signal appeared as shown. R37 must alter BND SW and somehow change what is sent from the BandSw DAC or the TV buffer. I don¡¯t understand but it does adjust as described. I counted the number of turns and noted them just in case. Peter. ?
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Subject: RE: [hp_agilent_equipment] HP 83592B hangs 8350B sweeper? ? Hi Peter, I have done this calibration several ?time , I think ?the A vs B is the X-Y display on the scope , I was using the HP 1740A oscilloscope to do this. The intensity must set to the high position because it is difficult to see the crest of the ramp to 0V. Regards ON1EV Belgium ? ? Has anyone done a calibration on one of these plug-ins? Step 20 in adjustments: What does A vs B mode on an oscilloscope mean? I think HP means trigger on B and look at A ??(A + B or A ¨C B will not work. The waveforms are completely different time/div and shapes) A6-TP8 does not have positive sweeps as shown. They go negative from 0 to -10v. Step 22: A6R37 will not affect TP8 an far as I can see. Am I missing something? ? ? ? GREAT PROGRESS! Thanks Steve, you are quite correct. My A7 board is marked 83595 and works in this 83592 plug-in. However I suspected that the A6 board that was causing all the trouble was actually from an 83595 not an 83592. I removed the 4L and 4H pots, installed the R63 pot, moved the Band jumper, ?and concentrated on the Sweep Control and Bandswitch circuits. The A3 SW1 forces the signals to go through the variable gain amplifier for troubleshooting. Using this setting I could sweep band 0 but was finding that the TP7 signal was going positive by 2.4 volts. It should start at 0v and go negative to -10v max. There was an offset in the variable gain amplifier! I had also noticed that the gain seemed high. The schematics showed the gain resistors to be the same as the ones on the bad A6 board but they were different from the ones on the good A6 board. The parts list agreed with the resistors on the good A6 board so I assumed them to be correct. This was not the first error on the schematics I had found. Troubleshooting: Set sweep from 1 MHz to 1.1 MHz so TP5 is essentially at 0v. Check TP1 (BandSw DAC O/P) is 1.195v on good A6 and 1.194 on bad A6. So far so good. Check U5-6 is -10.05v on good A6 but is? -12.73v on bad board. TP7 is 0v on the good A6 but is +2.4v on the bad board. Conclusion: the gain is too high and is tripping U14 in the Bandswitch Comparator. Change all 4 gain resistors: R29???????? B0?????????? was 109.73k??????? change to 82.541k (TP7 is now 0v with the above test) R27???????? B1?????????? was 57.014k??????? change to 42.884k R25???????? B2?????????? was 40.423k??????? change to 30.423k R23???????? B3????????? was 40.423k??????? change to 30.423k Now the plug-in sweeps from 0.01 to 20 GHz and the INSTR PRESET no longer hangs the 8350B. Conclusion: The A6 board was from an HP 83595. I can now proceed with the calibration bu expect some problems because the resistors I used were 1%, not 0.1%, and are not the exact values. I may not have enough range of adjustment. I may also run into problems in the SRD and PIN diode bias circuits because of component values. Some of the analog switches are normally closed (PMI SW06) but are shown open on the schematic. U2A pins 1 & 2 are switched, U2A-2 goes to U13-11. Peter. ? ? ? ? I have an 83594A and an 83595A wth boards that have mismatched part numbers so it may not have been anything nefarious but if so its contagious! There are a couple of boards that don't match any of the manuals I've been able to find, and there are switches that open parts of loops, and pots for adjustments, and none are mentioned in any manual. The "joys" of working on older gear!
Steve ? Has anyone noticed that boards in HP 8350 plug-ins have part numbers different from the plug-in model? My 83592 has two boards, A6 and A7, that have part numbers starting with 83595-x. The others start 83592-x. ? I know that replacing the A6 board (83595-60106) with a good one (83592-60106) gets the plug-in working, even with the 83595-x A7 board. ? On the bad A6 board I have found that a pot (R63, SRD bias) was missing and the Band 0 jumper was in the B1 position. The board also has two extra pots which are not shown on the schematic or component location. There are seven single turn pots on the top left, viewed from component side. They are shown in the 83595 manual. Did someone try to get it running with the board from a 83595 (0.01 to 26.5 GHz) plug-in? I need to look carefully at every component. The 60106 in the number is the same (83592-60106) and the boards look identical but I¡¯m sure there are component differences as I have found. I do not believe that this is the original board for the plug-in. ? I have seen instruments put together with odd parts before. I have an HP8656A chassis that is part 8656A and part 8657A inside. I gave up troubleshooting when I discovered this. This is a very dishonest practice to do this and sell the items as-is, for parts, etc. ? ?
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FS: Parts from an 8515A 26.5 GHz S-parameter test set (used on 8510 VNAs)
Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd)
Over the next few weeks I will be stripping down an 8515A S-parameter test set. I will not be selling the bridges, but anything else might be up for grabs.
If you have any damaged or missing parts, send me a photo, part number and offer. Send it off-list. Dave
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Re: HP 83592B hangs 8350B sweeper
Hi Peter, I have done this calibration several ?time , I think ?the A vs B is the X-Y display on the scope , I was using the HP 1740A oscilloscope to do this. The intensity must set to the high position because it is difficult to see the crest of the ramp to 0V. Regards ON1EV Belgium De?: hp_agilent_equipment@... [mailto:hp_agilent_equipment@...]
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Objet?: RE: [hp_agilent_equipment] HP 83592B hangs 8350B sweeper ? ? Has anyone done a calibration on one of these plug-ins? Step 20 in adjustments: What does A vs B mode on an oscilloscope mean? I think HP means trigger on B and look at A ??(A + B or A ¨C B will not work. The waveforms are completely different time/div and shapes) A6-TP8 does not have positive sweeps as shown. They go negative from 0 to -10v. Step 22: A6R37 will not affect TP8 an far as I can see. Am I missing something? ?
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Subject: RE: [hp_agilent_equipment] HP 83592B hangs 8350B sweeper? ? GREAT PROGRESS! Thanks Steve, you are quite correct. My A7 board is marked 83595 and works in this 83592 plug-in. However I suspected that the A6 board that was causing all the trouble was actually from an 83595 not an 83592. I removed the 4L and 4H pots, installed the R63 pot, moved the Band jumper, ?and concentrated on the Sweep Control and Bandswitch circuits. The A3 SW1 forces the signals to go through the variable gain amplifier for troubleshooting. Using this setting I could sweep band 0 but was finding that the TP7 signal was going positive by 2.4 volts. It should start at 0v and go negative to -10v max. There was an offset in the variable gain amplifier! I had also noticed that the gain seemed high. The schematics showed the gain resistors to be the same as the ones on the bad A6 board but they were different from the ones on the good A6 board. The parts list agreed with the resistors on the good A6 board so I assumed them to be correct. This was not the first error on the schematics I had found. Troubleshooting: Set sweep from 1 MHz to 1.1 MHz so TP5 is essentially at 0v. Check TP1 (BandSw DAC O/P) is 1.195v on good A6 and 1.194 on bad A6. So far so good. Check U5-6 is -10.05v on good A6 but is? -12.73v on bad board. TP7 is 0v on the good A6 but is +2.4v on the bad board. Conclusion: the gain is too high and is tripping U14 in the Bandswitch Comparator. Change all 4 gain resistors: R29???????? B0?????????? was 109.73k??????? change to 82.541k (TP7 is now 0v with the above test) R27???????? B1?????????? was 57.014k??????? change to 42.884k R25???????? B2?????????? was 40.423k??????? change to 30.423k R23???????? B3????????? was 40.423k??????? change to 30.423k Now the plug-in sweeps from 0.01 to 20 GHz and the INSTR PRESET no longer hangs the 8350B. Conclusion: The A6 board was from an HP 83595. I can now proceed with the calibration bu expect some problems because the resistors I used were 1%, not 0.1%, and are not the exact values. I may not have enough range of adjustment. I may also run into problems in the SRD and PIN diode bias circuits because of component values. Some of the analog switches are normally closed (PMI SW06) but are shown open on the schematic. U2A pins 1 & 2 are switched, U2A-2 goes to U13-11. Peter. ? ? ? ? I have an 83594A and an 83595A wth boards that have mismatched part numbers so it may not have been anything nefarious but if so its contagious! There are a couple of boards that don't match any of the manuals I've been able to find, and there are switches that open parts of loops, and pots for adjustments, and none are mentioned in any manual. The "joys" of working on older gear!
Steve ? Has anyone noticed that boards in HP 8350 plug-ins have part numbers different from the plug-in model? My 83592 has two boards, A6 and A7, that have part numbers starting with 83595-x. The others start 83592-x. ? I know that replacing the A6 board (83595-60106) with a good one (83592-60106) gets the plug-in working, even with the 83595-x A7 board. ? On the bad A6 board I have found that a pot (R63, SRD bias) was missing and the Band 0 jumper was in the B1 position. The board also has two extra pots which are not shown on the schematic or component location. There are seven single turn pots on the top left, viewed from component side. They are shown in the 83595 manual. Did someone try to get it running with the board from a 83595 (0.01 to 26.5 GHz) plug-in? I need to look carefully at every component. The 60106 in the number is the same (83592-60106) and the boards look identical but I¡¯m sure there are component differences as I have found. I do not believe that this is the original board for the plug-in. ? I have seen instruments put together with odd parts before. I have an HP8656A chassis that is part 8656A and part 8657A inside. I gave up troubleshooting when I discovered this. This is a very dishonest practice to do this and sell the items as-is, for parts, etc. ? ?
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Re: HP 83592B hangs 8350B sweeper
X = horizontal axis
Y = vertical
There is no sweep, no trigger : the "sweep" results from the ramp applied to the horizontal deflection amplifier. X v. Y exits almost only on analog scopes (1741A on the 83592X manual)
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On Sun, 10/18/15, 'Bill Lauchlan' bill.lauchlan@... [hp_agilent_equipment] <hp_agilent_equipment@...> wrote:
Subject: RE: [hp_agilent_equipment] HP 83592B hangs 8350B sweeper
To: hp_agilent_equipment@...
Date: Sunday, October 18, 2015, 3:03 AM
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I think A vs B means
like an X-Y Plotter. You probably connect a Sweep Output
Ramp to ¡°B¡± and then some other Test Point to ¡°A¡±.
Rgds Bill Lauchlan ?From:
hp_agilent_equipment@...
[mailto:hp_agilent_equipment@...]
Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2015 7:48
PM
To:
hp_agilent_equipment@...
Subject: RE: [hp_agilent_equipment] HP
83592B hangs 8350B sweeper ?? Has anyone done a
calibration on one of these plug-ins?Step 20 in
adjustments: What does A vs B mode on an oscilloscope mean?
I think HP means trigger on B and look at A ??(A + B or A
¨C B will not work. The waveforms are completely different
time/div and shapes)A6-TP8 does not have
positive sweeps as shown. They go negative from 0 to -10v.
Step 22: A6R37 will
not affect TP8 an far as I can see.Am I missing
something??From: hp_agilent_equipment@...
[mailto:hp_agilent_equipment@...]
Sent: October-17-15 5:54 PM
To: hp_agilent_equipment@...
Subject: RE: [hp_agilent_equipment] HP
83592B hangs 8350B sweeper?? GREAT PROGRESS!Thanks Steve, you are
quite correct. My A7 board is marked 83595 and works in this
83592 plug-in.However I suspected that
the A6 board that was causing all the trouble was actually
from an 83595 not an 83592. I removed the 4L and 4H pots,
installed the R63 pot, moved the Band jumper, ?and
concentrated on the Sweep Control and Bandswitch
circuits.The A3 SW1
forces the signals to go through the variable gain amplifier
for troubleshooting. Using this setting I could sweep band 0
but was finding that the TP7 signal was going positive by
2.4 volts. It should start at 0v and go negative to -10v
max. There was an offset in the variable gain amplifier! I
had also noticed that the gain seemed high. The schematics
showed the gain resistors to be the same as the ones on the
bad A6 board but they were different from the ones on the
good A6 board. The parts list agreed with the resistors on
the good A6 board so I assumed them to be correct. This was
not the first error on the schematics I had found.Troubleshooting: Set sweep
from 1 MHz to 1.1 MHz so TP5 is essentially at 0v. Check TP1
(BandSw DAC O/P) is 1.195v on good A6 and 1.194 on bad A6.
So far so good. Check U5-6 is -10.05v on good A6 but is?
-12.73v on bad board. TP7 is 0v on the good A6 but is +2.4v
on the bad board. Conclusion: the gain is too high and is
tripping U14 in the Bandswitch Comparator.Change all 4 gain
resistors:R29????????
B0?????????? was 109.73k??????? change to
82.541k (TP7 is now 0v with the above test)R27????????
B1?????????? was 57.014k??????? change to
42.884kR25????????
B2?????????? was 40.423k??????? change to
30.423kR23????????
B3????????? was 40.423k??????? change to
30.423kNow the
plug-in sweeps from 0.01 to 20 GHz and the INSTR PRESET no
longer hangs the 8350B.Conclusion: The A6 board
was from an HP 83595. I can now proceed with the calibration
bu expect some problems because the resistors I used were
1%, not 0.1%, and are not the exact values. I may not have
enough range of adjustment. I may also run into problems in
the SRD and PIN diode bias circuits because of component
values.Some of the
analog switches are normally closed (PMI SW06) but are shown
open on the schematic. U2A pins 1 & 2 are switched,
U2A-2 goes to U13-11.Peter.??From: hp_agilent_equipment@...
[mailto:hp_agilent_equipment@...]
Sent: October-16-15 12:10 PM
To: hp_agilent_equipment@...
Subject: Re: [hp_agilent_equipment] HP
83592B hangs 8350B sweeper?? Peter,?I have an 83594A and an
83595A wth boards that have mismatched part numbers so it
may not have been anything nefarious but if so its
contagious! There are a couple of boards that don't
match any of the manuals I've been able to find, and
there are switches that open parts of loops, and pots for
adjustments, and none are mentioned in any manual. The
"joys" of working on older gear!
SteveWB0DBS??
On Oct 16,
2015, at 10:47 AM, 'Peter' bunge@...
[hp_agilent_equipment] <hp_agilent_equipment@...>
wrote:? Has anyone noticed that boards in HP
8350 plug-ins have part numbers different from the plug-in
model?My 83592 has two boards, A6 and A7,
that have part numbers starting with 83595-x. The others
start 83592-x.?I know that replacing the A6 board
(83595-60106) with a good one (83592-60106) gets the plug-in
working, even with the 83595-x A7 board.?On the bad A6 board I have found that
a pot (R63, SRD bias) was missing and the Band 0 jumper was
in the B1 position. The board also has two extra pots which
are not shown on the schematic or component location. There
are seven single turn pots on the top left, viewed from
component side. They are shown in the 83595 manual. Did
someone try to get it running with the board from a 83595
(0.01 to 26.5 GHz) plug-in? I need to look carefully at every
component. The 60106 in the number is the same (83592-60106)
and the boards look identical but I¡¯m sure there are
component differences as I have found. I do not believe that
this is the original board for the plug-in.?I have seen instruments put together
with odd parts before. I have an HP8656A chassis that is
part 8656A and part 8657A inside. I gave up troubleshooting
when I discovered this. This is a very dishonest practice to
do this and sell the items as-is, for parts,
etc.??
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Re: HP 83592B hangs 8350B sweeper
I think A vs B means like an X-Y Plotter. You probably connect a Sweep Output Ramp to ¡°B¡± and then some other Test Point to ¡°A¡±. Rgds Bill Lauchlan ?
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Subject: RE: [hp_agilent_equipment] HP 83592B hangs 8350B sweeper? ? Has anyone done a calibration on one of these plug-ins? Step 20 in adjustments: What does A vs B mode on an oscilloscope mean? I think HP means trigger on B and look at A ??(A + B or A ¨C B will not work. The waveforms are completely different time/div and shapes) A6-TP8 does not have positive sweeps as shown. They go negative from 0 to -10v. Step 22: A6R37 will not affect TP8 an far as I can see. Am I missing something? ? ? ? GREAT PROGRESS! Thanks Steve, you are quite correct. My A7 board is marked 83595 and works in this 83592 plug-in. However I suspected that the A6 board that was causing all the trouble was actually from an 83595 not an 83592. I removed the 4L and 4H pots, installed the R63 pot, moved the Band jumper, ?and concentrated on the Sweep Control and Bandswitch circuits. The A3 SW1 forces the signals to go through the variable gain amplifier for troubleshooting. Using this setting I could sweep band 0 but was finding that the TP7 signal was going positive by 2.4 volts. It should start at 0v and go negative to -10v max. There was an offset in the variable gain amplifier! I had also noticed that the gain seemed high. The schematics showed the gain resistors to be the same as the ones on the bad A6 board but they were different from the ones on the good A6 board. The parts list agreed with the resistors on the good A6 board so I assumed them to be correct. This was not the first error on the schematics I had found. Troubleshooting: Set sweep from 1 MHz to 1.1 MHz so TP5 is essentially at 0v. Check TP1 (BandSw DAC O/P) is 1.195v on good A6 and 1.194 on bad A6. So far so good. Check U5-6 is -10.05v on good A6 but is? -12.73v on bad board. TP7 is 0v on the good A6 but is +2.4v on the bad board. Conclusion: the gain is too high and is tripping U14 in the Bandswitch Comparator. Change all 4 gain resistors: R29???????? B0?????????? was 109.73k??????? change to 82.541k (TP7 is now 0v with the above test) R27???????? B1?????????? was 57.014k??????? change to 42.884k R25???????? B2?????????? was 40.423k??????? change to 30.423k R23???????? B3????????? was 40.423k??????? change to 30.423k Now the plug-in sweeps from 0.01 to 20 GHz and the INSTR PRESET no longer hangs the 8350B. Conclusion: The A6 board was from an HP 83595. I can now proceed with the calibration bu expect some problems because the resistors I used were 1%, not 0.1%, and are not the exact values. I may not have enough range of adjustment. I may also run into problems in the SRD and PIN diode bias circuits because of component values. Some of the analog switches are normally closed (PMI SW06) but are shown open on the schematic. U2A pins 1 & 2 are switched, U2A-2 goes to U13-11. Peter. ? ? ? ? I have an 83594A and an 83595A wth boards that have mismatched part numbers so it may not have been anything nefarious but if so its contagious! There are a couple of boards that don't match any of the manuals I've been able to find, and there are switches that open parts of loops, and pots for adjustments, and none are mentioned in any manual. The "joys" of working on older gear!
Steve ? Has anyone noticed that boards in HP 8350 plug-ins have part numbers different from the plug-in model? My 83592 has two boards, A6 and A7, that have part numbers starting with 83595-x. The others start 83592-x. ? I know that replacing the A6 board (83595-60106) with a good one (83592-60106) gets the plug-in working, even with the 83595-x A7 board. ? On the bad A6 board I have found that a pot (R63, SRD bias) was missing and the Band 0 jumper was in the B1 position. The board also has two extra pots which are not shown on the schematic or component location. There are seven single turn pots on the top left, viewed from component side. They are shown in the 83595 manual. Did someone try to get it running with the board from a 83595 (0.01 to 26.5 GHz) plug-in? I need to look carefully at every component. The 60106 in the number is the same (83592-60106) and the boards look identical but I¡¯m sure there are component differences as I have found. I do not believe that this is the original board for the plug-in. ? I have seen instruments put together with odd parts before. I have an HP8656A chassis that is part 8656A and part 8657A inside. I gave up troubleshooting when I discovered this. This is a very dishonest practice to do this and sell the items as-is, for parts, etc. ? ?
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Re: HP 83592B hangs 8350B sweeper
Has anyone done a calibration on one of these plug-ins? Step 20 in adjustments: What does A vs B mode on an oscilloscope mean? I think HP means trigger on B and look at A ??(A + B or A ¨C B will not work. The waveforms are completely different time/div and shapes) A6-TP8 does not have positive sweeps as shown. They go negative from 0 to -10v. Step 22: A6R37 will not affect TP8 an far as I can see. Am I missing something? ?
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Subject: RE: [hp_agilent_equipment] HP 83592B hangs 8350B sweeper? ? GREAT PROGRESS! Thanks Steve, you are quite correct. My A7 board is marked 83595 and works in this 83592 plug-in. However I suspected that the A6 board that was causing all the trouble was actually from an 83595 not an 83592. I removed the 4L and 4H pots, installed the R63 pot, moved the Band jumper, ?and concentrated on the Sweep Control and Bandswitch circuits. The A3 SW1 forces the signals to go through the variable gain amplifier for troubleshooting. Using this setting I could sweep band 0 but was finding that the TP7 signal was going positive by 2.4 volts. It should start at 0v and go negative to -10v max. There was an offset in the variable gain amplifier! I had also noticed that the gain seemed high. The schematics showed the gain resistors to be the same as the ones on the bad A6 board but they were different from the ones on the good A6 board. The parts list agreed with the resistors on the good A6 board so I assumed them to be correct. This was not the first error on the schematics I had found. Troubleshooting: Set sweep from 1 MHz to 1.1 MHz so TP5 is essentially at 0v. Check TP1 (BandSw DAC O/P) is 1.195v on good A6 and 1.194 on bad A6. So far so good. Check U5-6 is -10.05v on good A6 but is? -12.73v on bad board. TP7 is 0v on the good A6 but is +2.4v on the bad board. Conclusion: the gain is too high and is tripping U14 in the Bandswitch Comparator. Change all 4 gain resistors: R29???????? B0?????????? was 109.73k??????? change to 82.541k (TP7 is now 0v with the above test) R27???????? B1?????????? was 57.014k??????? change to 42.884k R25???????? B2?????????? was 40.423k??????? change to 30.423k R23???????? B3????????? was 40.423k??????? change to 30.423k Now the plug-in sweeps from 0.01 to 20 GHz and the INSTR PRESET no longer hangs the 8350B. Conclusion: The A6 board was from an HP 83595. I can now proceed with the calibration bu expect some problems because the resistors I used were 1%, not 0.1%, and are not the exact values. I may not have enough range of adjustment. I may also run into problems in the SRD and PIN diode bias circuits because of component values. Some of the analog switches are normally closed (PMI SW06) but are shown open on the schematic. U2A pins 1 & 2 are switched, U2A-2 goes to U13-11. Peter. ? ? ? ? I have an 83594A and an 83595A wth boards that have mismatched part numbers so it may not have been anything nefarious but if so its contagious! There are a couple of boards that don't match any of the manuals I've been able to find, and there are switches that open parts of loops, and pots for adjustments, and none are mentioned in any manual. The "joys" of working on older gear!
Steve ? Has anyone noticed that boards in HP 8350 plug-ins have part numbers different from the plug-in model? My 83592 has two boards, A6 and A7, that have part numbers starting with 83595-x. The others start 83592-x. ? I know that replacing the A6 board (83595-60106) with a good one (83592-60106) gets the plug-in working, even with the 83595-x A7 board. ? On the bad A6 board I have found that a pot (R63, SRD bias) was missing and the Band 0 jumper was in the B1 position. The board also has two extra pots which are not shown on the schematic or component location. There are seven single turn pots on the top left, viewed from component side. They are shown in the 83595 manual. Did someone try to get it running with the board from a 83595 (0.01 to 26.5 GHz) plug-in? I need to look carefully at every component. The 60106 in the number is the same (83592-60106) and the boards look identical but I¡¯m sure there are component differences as I have found. I do not believe that this is the original board for the plug-in. ? I have seen instruments put together with odd parts before. I have an HP8656A chassis that is part 8656A and part 8657A inside. I gave up troubleshooting when I discovered this. This is a very dishonest practice to do this and sell the items as-is, for parts, etc. ? ?
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Re: HP 83592B hangs 8350B sweeper
GREAT PROGRESS! Thanks Steve, you are quite correct. My A7 board is marked 83595 and works in this 83592 plug-in. However I suspected that the A6 board that was causing all the trouble was actually from an 83595 not an 83592. I removed the 4L and 4H pots, installed the R63 pot, moved the Band jumper, ?and concentrated on the Sweep Control and Bandswitch circuits. The A3 SW1 forces the signals to go through the variable gain amplifier for troubleshooting. Using this setting I could sweep band 0 but was finding that the TP7 signal was going positive by 2.4 volts. It should start at 0v and go negative to -10v max. There was an offset in the variable gain amplifier! I had also noticed that the gain seemed high. The schematics showed the gain resistors to be the same as the ones on the bad A6 board but they were different from the ones on the good A6 board. The parts list agreed with the resistors on the good A6 board so I assumed them to be correct. This was not the first error on the schematics I had found. Troubleshooting: Set sweep from 1 MHz to 1.1 MHz so TP5 is essentially at 0v. Check TP1 (BandSw DAC O/P) is 1.195v on good A6 and 1.194 on bad A6. So far so good. Check U5-6 is -10.05v on good A6 but is? -12.73v on bad board. TP7 is 0v on the good A6 but is +2.4v on the bad board. Conclusion: the gain is too high and is tripping U14 in the Bandswitch Comparator. Change all 4 gain resistors: R29???????? B0?????????? was 109.73k??????? change to 82.541k (TP7 is now 0v with the above test) R27???????? B1?????????? was 57.014k??????? change to 42.884k R25???????? B2?????????? was 40.423k??????? change to 30.423k R23???????? B3????????? was 40.423k??????? change to 30.423k Now the plug-in sweeps from 0.01 to 20 GHz and the INSTR PRESET no longer hangs the 8350B. Conclusion: The A6 board was from an HP 83595. I can now proceed with the calibration bu expect some problems because the resistors I used were 1%, not 0.1%, and are not the exact values. I may not have enough range of adjustment. I may also run into problems in the SRD and PIN diode bias circuits because of component values. Some of the analog switches are normally closed (PMI SW06) but are shown open on the schematic. U2A pins 1 & 2 are switched, U2A-2 goes to U13-11. Peter. ? ?
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Subject: Re: [hp_agilent_equipment] HP 83592B hangs 8350B sweeper? ? I have an 83594A and an 83595A wth boards that have mismatched part numbers so it may not have been anything nefarious but if so its contagious! There are a couple of boards that don't match any of the manuals I've been able to find, and there are switches that open parts of loops, and pots for adjustments, and none are mentioned in any manual. The "joys" of working on older gear!
Steve ? Has anyone noticed that boards in HP 8350 plug-ins have part numbers different from the plug-in model? My 83592 has two boards, A6 and A7, that have part numbers starting with 83595-x. The others start 83592-x. ? I know that replacing the A6 board (83595-60106) with a good one (83592-60106) gets the plug-in working, even with the 83595-x A7 board. ? On the bad A6 board I have found that a pot (R63, SRD bias) was missing and the Band 0 jumper was in the B1 position. The board also has two extra pots which are not shown on the schematic or component location. There are seven single turn pots on the top left, viewed from component side. They are shown in the 83595 manual. Did someone try to get it running with the board from a 83595 (0.01 to 26.5 GHz) plug-in? I need to look carefully at every component. The 60106 in the number is the same (83592-60106) and the boards look identical but I¡¯m sure there are component differences as I have found. I do not believe that this is the original board for the plug-in. ? I have seen instruments put together with odd parts before. I have an HP8656A chassis that is part 8656A and part 8657A inside. I gave up troubleshooting when I discovered this. This is a very dishonest practice to do this and sell the items as-is, for parts, etc. ? ?
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Re: off topic old tube tester
I don't have anything that would help, but there is a Yahoo forum
named "TubeTesters" where you might find some help.
DaveD
On 10/16/2015 11:09 PM, Ken Chalfant
kpchalfant@... [hp_agilent_equipment] wrote:
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Greetings,
Kindly allow me to ask for assistance regarding a very
loosely related question. I just acquired a 57 year old
Shell Test-O-Matic tube tester for a young friend who
restores old trucks and is learning how to repair and
rebuild the original AM radios.
The tube tester has a lid mounted ¡°set-up¡± chart dated
June 1958, mostly in legible condition.
Does anyone have additional or supplemental tube test
charts for this generation of Test-O-Matic tube tester you
are willing to share, copy, or sell?
Thanks very much for your time and bandwidth.
Regards,
Ken
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Re: off topic old tube tester
Hey Ken,
I have a "U-Test-M" that I restored a while back.? It's documented . I'm not sure how similar it is or if the chart could be used.? I can take some pictures of my chart and see if it aligns with the Test-O-Matic.
Gary
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off topic old tube tester
Greetings,
Kindly allow me to ask for assistance regarding a very loosely related question. I just acquired a 57 year old Shell Test-O-Matic tube tester for a young friend who restores old trucks and is learning how to repair and rebuild the original AM radios.
The tube tester has a lid mounted ¡°set-up¡± chart dated June 1958, mostly in legible condition.
Does anyone have additional or supplemental tube test charts for this generation of Test-O-Matic tube tester you are willing to share, copy, or sell?
Thanks very much for your time and bandwidth.
Regards,
Ken
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I had the same problem a while back - the adapters cost more than whole scope, and I couldn't test to see if it was any good without putting in a proper input signal. I asked here, and someone steered me to a lady that was selling all kinds of microwave cables on ebay. As I recall, I found some short jumper cables there that had 2.4 mm on one end, and SMA (or maybe 2.92 - SMA compatible) on the other, for about $15 each. It was not quite the same as having the precision barrel adapters, but good enough for my needs, at much lower cost. The cheapest barrel types I found at the time were about $100 each.
Just keep asking here - someone knew the right place to go (if still there) - or search the archives for 70820A, and maybe that thread will show up. It's rare enough that there shouldn't be much chaff to sort out. It would have been from about two or three years ago, I think.
Ed
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Thanks guys for the various replies.
I'm was almost sure these are 2.4mm connectors (and not 2.92) because the HP literature for the 70820A refers to needing APC-2.4mm adaptors, plus they don't look like they will mate with SMA connectors (I didn't want to "force" one in and wreck it, so I'm not totally sure!). I browsed all the 70820A literature I could find, but didn't spot a definitive statement of what the front panel connectors were (perhaps there are options, I don't know).
Perhaps as Dave Kirby suggests, I'll try making a low offer on a couple of adaptors to SMA, and see if I get anywhere.
Steve G4KNZ.
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Dave,
You may already know the history of the NMD, but for those that don't, the NMD connector (Network Measurements Division) was HP's solution to stabilize test port cables on various test sets. With good test port cables, NMD test port connectors, and the anti-rotation clamps (08515-60003 if memory serves me) you can get pretty consistent results. I agree with you that NMD will properly mate with standard connectors but I've seen the results of standard connectors screwed into test ports and without extreme care (which I take for granted everyone exercises with precision connectors, right :0)) the results are usually pretty poor repeatability over a series of measurements and possibly a telltale dip in response at higher frequencies. I didn't intend my answer to mean it couldn't be done, just that there are risks and the NMD was designed to help minimize them. For that you usually pay a premium.
Steve
WB0DBS
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On 10/16/2015 03:51 PM, Steve Steve-Krull@... [hp_agilent_equipment]
wrote:
> The NMD is a special test port connector, not a standard connector. Have
> a look at the Maury website for pictures. You might be able to fit a
> standard connector to a test port but I wouldn't guarantee the accuracy
> or reliability of the results. I agree 500 USD per NMD connector is a
> big chunk of money; and cable sets are really pricy. You might be able
> to find a pair of connectors at a more reasonable price but you'll find
> that precision connectors demand a higher price. Even if you stop at
> 26.5G you're still faced with getting from the NMD test ports to 3.5mm
> or SMA. I recently passed on a 70820A on eBay for exactly that reason.
> Beware the cheap inter-series adapters if you're after any sort of
> repeatability and reliability.
The NMD connectors are "supersets" of standard connectors, like 3.5mm,
2.4mm, etc. They are designed to be entirely compatible with them, and
are very frequently used in that environment.
-Dave
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I had forgotten, yes, they are 2.4mm. The rest of my post still stands. You cannot interconnect SMA with them, you need an adapter. I went through this when I had to replace the (missing) 2.4mm NDM's on my 70820.
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On 10/16/15 08:44 PM, Bob Bownes bownes@... [hp_agilent_equipment] wrote:
> They are 2.92mm. The easiest thing to get is 2.92mm to SMA adapters, but
> they are quite pricey at about $100 each.
>
> You can order 2.92mm to *.* test port cables, but, again, expect to pay
> quite a bit. Sometimes you see them on ebay for about $250-$300 each for
> 2.92mm to N or SMA.
I don't know what connectors these, as I don't have one, but I was lead to
believe by someone else they are 2.4 mm. If 2.4 mm as the author states, then
they will not mate to SMA. But if 2.92 mm they will mate to SMA. But of course
they wont have the performance. Also 2.92 mm is very fragile - much more so than
2.4 or 3.5 mm.
One of my VNAs has 3.5 mm NMD connectors on it. I managed to pick up a pair of
adapters to N for about $150, and much the same for adapters to 3.5 mm. I do
also have the proper test port cables, but they are serious money.
Sure you see NMD adapters on eBay for stupid money, but it is not hard to buy
them at a lot less. Many of the people asking $500 will probably take $100-$200
for them if you ask.
Dave
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>
>
> On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 3:14 PM, steve@...
> [hp_agilent_equipment] <hp_agilent_equipment@...> wrote:
>
>>
>> I just got hold of a 70820A microwave transition analyzer, and need either
>> cables or adaptors for the two RF ports. As I understand it, these are
>> APC-2.4 connectors, also known as NMD 2.4mm? Is that correct, two names for
>> the same connector, or is there some difference?
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>>
>> I just tried to find some adaptors, a quick look on ePay, one adaptor is
>> coming up at around $500 US, so I'd be spending more on the adaptors than I
>> paid for the whole unit. Anyone know of a more affordable source? I really
>> only want to go up to 26.5GHz, and don't really care about the perfomance
>> any higher.
>>
>>
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