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Accessory kits - various types
AC power analyzers - PA2201A and PA2203A
AC power supplies 6811C, 6812C, 6813C
Airlines
Arbitrary waveform generators M8194A
Amplifiers?493A, 495A?
Attenuators (optical) 8156A, 8157A, 8158B, 81566A, 81576A,?
Attenuators (RF) 8494A
Attenuator set (500 Ω) 350C
Attenuator set (600 Ω) 350D
Attenuator switch driver
Audio analyzers? 8903A, 8903B, 8903E,? ?
Base station test sets
Bit error rate testers (BERTs)
Cables
Capacitance meters U1701A, U1701B, 4272A, 4278A, 4279A
Capacitor Bridge 4270A,
Capacitor standards 16380A, 16380C,?
Carrier noise test setsi
Cesium frequency standards
Clamp ammeters
Close field probes
Crystal Impedance E4915A, E4916A
Data Acquisition Systems (DAQs)
DC power analyzers
DC power supplies 6030A , 6031A , 6032A, 6033A, 6035A, 6131C, 6621A, 6622A, 6623A, 6624A, 6627A, 6255A, 6645A, 6671A, 6672A, 6673A, 6674A, 6675A, 62003A, 62003C, 62003E, 62004A, 62004B, 62004E, 62005A, 62005B, 62005E, 62006A, 62006B, 62006E, 62010A, 62010C, 62010E, 62012A, 62012C, 62012E, 62015A, 62015C, 62015E, 62018A, 62018C, 62018E, 62024A, 62024C, 62024E, 62028A, 62028C, 62028E, 62048A, 62048C, 62048E
Delay lines
Detectors
Device current waveform analyzers
Digital communications analyzers
Directional couplers
Distortion analyzers 330B, 330C, 330D, 331A, 332A, 333A, 334A, 339A, 8903A, 8903B, 8903E,???
Dynamic measurement DC source
Electrometers
Fading simulators
Femto ammeters
Filters
Frequency counters 522B, 5342A 5343A 5352B
Frequency standards?
- Cesium frequency standards 5090A
- Off-air 60 kHz frequency standards
- Off-air 200 kHz frequency standards
- Off-air GPS frequency standards
- Quartz frequency standards 105A, 105B
Function Generators ? 3310A,? 8165A,
GPIB controllers, extenders, cables etc.
GPS frequency standards
Harmonic mixers
High resistance meters 4339B
- High resistance meter fixtures 16008B
HEV EV Grid Emulators and Test Systems
In-circuit test systems
Impedance analyzers 4195A, 4291A, 4291B, 4395A, 4396A, 4396B, 4294A, E4990A, E4991A
Impedance Analyzer Accessories
- Impedance Test Kit 41951A,?
- Test Fixture Adapter 16099A
- Test Fixture 16034G, 16034H, 16047A, 16191A, 16192A, 16193A, 16093B, 16194A, 16452A,
- Test Head 4291B
Impedance / Gain Phase analyzer 4194A
Impedance Meter 4193A,
Isolators
LCR meters? U1701A, U1701B, U1731A,? U1731B, U1731C, U1732A, U1732B, U1732C, U1733C, 4191A , 4192A, 4194A, 4195A, E4196A,? 4216A, 4260A, 4261A, 4262A? 4263A, 4263B, 4271B, 4274A, 4275A, 4276A , 4277A, 4284A, 4285A, 4286A, 4287A, 4291A, 4291B, 4294A, 4332A, 4342A, 4395A, 4396A, 4396B, E4980A and E4980AL
LCR meter calibration devices? 16380A 42030A? 42090A, 42091A and 42100A
LCR meter accessories
- 2-Terminal BNCs.
  - 41900A, 41901A
- 4-Terminal Pair (BNC connectors)
  - Cable extension 16048A, 16048D, 16048E, 16048G, 16048H
  - DC current bias accessories 42841A, 42842A, 42842B, 42842C, 42843A
  - DC voltage bias accessories 16065A, 16065C,
  - Kelvin clips 16089A, 16089B, 16089C,16089E
  - Lead Components 16047A,16047B, 16047D, 16047E
  - Material 16451B, 16452A
  - Probes 42941A
  - SMD 16034E, 16034G, 16034H
  - 2-port 16096A
- 7 mm (APC7)
  - APC-7 Connector Repair Kit 11591A
  - Binding post 16093A, 16093B
  - DC voltage bias accessory 16200B,
  - Lead components 16092A
  - Material 16453A, 16454A
  - SMD? 16192A, 16194A, 16196A, 16196B, 16196C, 16196D, 16197A, 16198A
LCZ meters? 4276A, 4277A,
Lightwave clock / data receivers
Lightwave converter
Lightwave component analyzer
Lightwave measurement system mainframes
Lightwave polarization analyzers 8509B
Logic analyzers
Nemo wireless network solutions.
Noise and interference test set
Noise figure analyzers
Noise sources 346A, 346B. 346C ,
Matching pads (50 ohm to 75 ohm or similar)
Materials test equipment
Microwave repeaters
Microwave downconverters 70427A
Microwave / THz sources
Milliammeter 428B
Milliohm meter
Mobile communications DC source
Modular instruments
- AXIe
- Data acquisition (DAQ)
- USB
- PXIe
Modulation analyzers
Multimeters 427A, 970A
Optical attenuators
Optical heads
Optical sources
Optical spectrum analyzers
Oscilloscopes 120A, 120AR, 120B, 122A, 130A, 130B, 130BR, 130C, 140A, 140B, 141A, 150A, 150AR, 160B, 180A, 180AR, 180CD, 181A, 181AR, 181T, 181TR, 182C, 182T, 183A, 183B, 184A, 184B, 185A, 185B, 1200A, 1200B, 1220A, 1221A, 1703A, 1707A, 1707B, 1710A, 1710B, 1715A, 1722A, 1725A, 1726A, 1740A, 1741A, 1742A, 1743A, 1744A, 1746A, 1980A, 1980B, 5403A, 6000A, 6000L, 16533A, 16534A, 54100A, 5410B, 54100C, 5100D, 54111D, 54120A, 54120B, 54200A, 54501A, 54502A, 54503A, 54504A, 54520A, 54520C, 54540A, 54540C, 54542A, 54542C, 54600B, 54601A, 54601B, 54602B, 54603B,? 54645A, 54654N, 54710A, 54720A, 54750A, 54825N, E1428,?
Oven controlled crystal oscillators (OCXOs)
Pattern generators
PCM terminal test set
Phase noise measurement
Pico ammeters
Printers 2225
Plotters 7470A, 7475A?
Probes
Protocol analyzers and exercisers.
Power booster test sets
Power meters 431A, 431B, 431C, 432A, 435A, 435B, 437B, 438A
Power splitters
Power supplies
Pulse generators
Q-meters 4342A?
- Q-meter calibration inductors 16470A
Reflection transmission test set
Return loss module (optical)
Relays / switches / switch matrices (optical)
Relays / switches / switch matrices (RF)
Resistor standards 42030A?and 42100A
S-parameter test sets
Scalar network analyzers
SCSI bus preprocessor interface E2324A
Selective level meters 3746A
Semiconductors
Semiconductor parameter analyzers 4145A, 4155B, 4156B,
Signal analyzers
Signal generators / sweep generators / signal sources / oscillators 200CD, 201B, 209A, 204D,? 608A,? 8165A
Software
Source measure units
Spectrum analyzers 4195A,???
Switch control units
SWR meter 415E?
Time interval? counters
Time mark generator 226A
Timing and data state modules
Torque wrenches
Transmitter testers
Trigger modules
Ultrasound transducers
Universal bridge? 4260A, 4265A, 4265B?
Vacuum tube voltmeter 410C
Vector Impedance Meter 4193A, 4800A, 4815A
Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs) 4195A,? 8510A, 8510B, 8510C, 8753A, 8753B, 8753C, 8753D, 8753E, 8753ES, 8752ET, 8719A, 8719B, 8719C, 8719D, 8720A, 8720B, 8720C, 8720D, 8720ES, 8722A, 8722B, 8722C, 8722D, 8722ES,
Vector Network Analyzers (VNA) calibration kits 85032B, 85032E, 85033C, 85033D, 85033E, 85050B, 85050C, 85050D, 85052B, 85052C, 85052D, 85054A, 85054B, 85054D, 85056A
Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) verification kits
Vector Signal Analyzer 89650S, 89600S
Vector voltmeters 8405A, 8508A,
VXI mainframes 70000B, 70000C
Waveform and function generators
Waveguide to waveguide and waveguide to coaxial transitions.
Wireless 58 OTA chambers
Wireless channel emulators
Wireless network emulators
Wireless communication test sets

Re: HP 11806A and HP 11807A Signal Generator and Attenuator Testing Software

#90897

On 08/27/2018 08:09 PM, Tony Goodhew wrote:
I was only interested in the 806 as that was the attenuator one and I
don’t have an 8920 but I’m interested in both the 806 & 808 pieces. I
have all the bits for the 8902AT and 8902S systems just need the software.  I'd be interested to hear of how this turns out.

           -Dave

-- 
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA

Re: HP 11806A and HP 11807A Signal Generator and Attenuator Testing Software

#90896

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Yes please on the manual.

I was only interested in the 806 as that was the attenuator one and I don’t have an 8920 but I’m interested in both the 806 & 808 pieces. I have all the bits for the 8902AT and 8902S systems just need the software.

TonyG

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of bill.lauchlan171@... <bill.lauchlan171@...>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2018 5:07:56 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] HP 11806A and HP 11807A Signal Generator and Attenuator Testing Software

Hi Folks, just discovered I got my Model Nos. all screwed up. Should be HP 11808A Signal Generator and HP 11806A/B Attenuator Testing Software. Further postings will have a new Subject Line.

I have got the HP11806B Manual copied to PDF and will send to anyone who wants it individually. I don’t want to contribute to big files flying all over the place.

Next is to copy the HP 11808A Manual(s) 2 in the next day or two.

Best Regards – Bill Lauchlan

Re: HP 11806A and HP 11807A Signal Generator and Attenuator Testing Software

#90895

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Hi Folks, just discovered I got my Model Nos. all screwed up. Should be HP 11808A Signal Generator and HP 11806A/B Attenuator Testing Software. Further postings will have a new Subject Line.

I have got the HP11806B Manual copied to PDF and will send to anyone who wants it individually. I don’t want to contribute to big files flying all over the place.

Next is to copy the HP 11808A Manual(s) 2 in the next day or two.

Best Regards – Bill Lauchlan

Re: Extender cards for HP 8662A

#90894

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I believe that Sparko6079 is the guy you’re talking about – I’ve bought extenders for an 8340B and 5200A from him – I seem to remember them being in the 30-40 range. He mills them himself rather than having them spun by a PCB ?house (at least this was the case when I bought).

TonyG

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Dave McGuire <mcguire@...>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2018 4:34:22 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] Extender cards for HP 8662A

On 08/27/2018 07:32 PM, John wrote:
> As I said eBay sellers seem to want the earth for them. As an example
> one seller wants $34.00 AUD for a single 18 pin card and the shipping to
> Australia will be another $35.00. I can get boards made up in China of
> good quality for about $30.00 for 10 boards of that size and shipped to
> me for free. Yes I still need to add the connector and the board contact
> fingers will not be gold plated but hell it is a service tool not an
> operational component. You see the problem;-)

? Yes.? It was not my impression that the guy up in the NE US was that
expensive, but I don't remember offhand.? I think $34 is pretty
reasonable for an extender board, but double that with shipping is
rather steep, I must agree.

????????? -Dave

--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA

Re: Extender cards for HP 8662A

#90893

On 08/27/2018 07:32 PM, John wrote:
As I said eBay sellers seem to want the earth for them. As an example
one seller wants $34.00 AUD for a single 18 pin card and the shipping to
Australia will be another $35.00. I can get boards made up in China of
good quality for about $30.00 for 10 boards of that size and shipped to
me for free. Yes I still need to add the connector and the board contact
fingers will not be gold plated but hell it is a service tool not an
operational component. You see the problem;-)  Yes.  It was not my impression that the guy up in the NE US was that
expensive, but I don't remember offhand.  I think $34 is pretty
reasonable for an extender board, but double that with shipping is
rather steep, I must agree.

          -Dave

-- 
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA

Re: Extender cards for HP 8662A

John

#90892

Dave,

As I said eBay sellers seem to want the earth for them. As an example one seller wants $34.00 AUD for a single 18 pin card and the shipping to Australia will be another $35.00. I can get boards made up in China of good quality for about $30.00 for 10 boards of that size and shipped to me for free. Yes I still need to add the connector and the board contact fingers will not be gold plated but hell it is a service tool not an operational component. You see the problem;-)

John
VK2DLP

Re: Extender cards for HP 8662A

John

#90891

Further to my previous e-mail the HP part number for the extender card in question is 08662-60275 as per the 8662A Operating and Service manual part 1.

John
VK2DLP

Re: Extender cards for HP 8662A

#90890

On 08/27/2018 07:22 PM, John wrote:
I am wondering whether anyone has generated PCB files to build extender
cards for service work on an 8662A signal generator? Initially I will
need 2 18 pin (dual sided 36 total contacts) cards but will eventually
need others. On eBay people want ridiculous amounts for these cards and
given that I think the backplane connector is an Amphenol E8 family
connector it shouldn't be too hard to make them up. I thought I'd ask
the group before venturing off to lay out a PCB.  Do you know of that nice fellow up in New England somewhere (I think)
who makes extenders and sells them on eBay?  I've forgotten his eBay ID,
but he makes lots of different types for many different instruments.

            -Dave


-- 
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA

Extender cards for HP 8662A

John

#90889

I am wondering whether anyone has generated PCB files to build extender cards for service work on an 8662A signal generator? Initially I will need 2 18 pin (dual sided 36 total contacts) cards but will eventually need others. On eBay people want ridiculous amounts for these cards and given that I think the backplane connector is an Amphenol E8 family connector it shouldn't be too hard to make them up. I thought I'd ask the group before venturing off to lay out a PCB.

John
VK2DLP

Re: HP 524C/D manual

#90888

Thank you, it's good to have a manual to go with the hardware now
John

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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marco IK1ODO
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Sent: Monday, August 27, 2018 1:10 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] HP 524C/D manual

Long time I have not posted here :-)
I have uploaded the op/svc manual for the historical HP 524C/D 
counter on KO4BB.
I never found it on the web, so it may be useful to others.

73 - Marco IK1ODO / AI4YF

Re: What information should one providing if asking for help?

Cortland

#90887

He does write good stuff.

Aspie? Oh h*ll yes.? But that's how we know enough to ask the right questions at work.?

Cortland

FOR SALE....

#90886

Hello,

I'm selling two oscilloscopes HP Agilent and some spare parts :

- a HP54645D MSO 2x100MHz + 16 logical inputs and its probe + GPIB module

- a HP54616B DSO 2x500MHz + GPIB module

- two Mainboard for HP54645A

I can ship worldwide if necessary with insurance. Make offers by private message please.

Best regards,

Fabien, F4CTZ.

HP 524C/D manual

#90885

Long time I have not posted here :-)
I have uploaded the op/svc manual for the historical HP 524C/D counter on KO4BB.
I never found it on the web, so it may be useful to others.

73 - Marco IK1ODO / AI4YF

Re: 11729C oscillations

#90884

Looking some more at the schematic, and estimating the currents in the output stage, I think it would be good to check for another possible feedback loop issue. The electrolytic caps C5 in particular, and C8, should be checked, if not already done.

Looking into the emitter of Q6, it and the entire output stage can be considered a non-inverting amplifier with the output being the +24V supply. There's a short positive feedback loop from there via Q5 acting as a common-base amplifier, with C8 bypassing the AC and limiting the gain. There is also a negative feedback loop via C5 and Q3, counteracting the action at Q5.

If C5 and/or C8 have deteriorated over the years, it could be detrimental to the overall stability. This is also a more logical and comfortable possibility to explain why something used to work, then didn't - electrolytic caps are usual suspects for such things. The inclusion of these caps in the design is likely why they didn't have HF bypassing caps (as you noted) on the +24V PS - they apparently weren't needed.

So, even though you tried extra bypassing on the PS, it may not have been enough to suppress these loops. C5 and C8 are much more effective than brute force supply bypassing, since they work into much higher impedance.

Again, if you've already thoroughly checked these caps and added HF bypassing there too, then this hypothesis is out the window. If not, I'd recommend doing so, or maybe just adding new big caps across them to see what happens.

Ed

Re: HP 11806A and HP 11807A Signal Generator and Attenuator Testing Software

#90883

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Hi Tony, this may be what has to be done. Would it be possible for you to send me a copy of the “unsecure” utility with any documentation ? Daun also has one. It may be the same (probably is).

Best Regards – Bill Lauchlan

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tony Goodhew
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2018 10:56 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] HP 11806A and HP 11807A Signal Generator and Attenuator Testing Software

Interesting. If you can get access to the source (via unsecuring the code, which I have a utility for) then you should be able to see what request it is asking from the dongle and simply hard code around that.

I’d be willing to give that a try though I have to admit that I haven’t had any experience with the debugger in HP Basic so it might be a longer effort than it seems.

TonyG

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of bill.lauchlan171@... <bill.lauchlan171@...>
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2018 7:07:47 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] HP 11806A and HP 11807A Signal Generator and Attenuator Testing Software

Hi Tony, I believe you could make it work on the Viper Card, provided you can solve the Security Dongle problem I have referred to in my reply to Daun.

If we can solve that problem, I’ll be happy to send you the Code.

Best Regards – Bill Lauchlan

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tony Goodhew
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2018 6:45 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] HP 11806A and HP 11807A Signal Generator and Attenuator Testing Software

Hey Bill,?

Is there any chance of getting a copy of this? I've been looking for the B version for some time but that seems not to exist anywhere. I have both a Viper card and the last version of HP Basic for Windows so I'm interested in trying to get it to work.

Thanks,

TonyG

Re: HP 545A or 546A Ground Clip (HP Part No. 00545-60105)

#90882

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Hello,
to be honest - I use them quite a bit and never had as much as an eeker's worth of trouble.

You only need to be tough as fuck on the sellers...

Tam
---
With best regards
Tam HANNA (emailing on a BlackBerry PRIV)

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Am 27. August 2018 12:22:43 MESZ schrieb "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@...>:

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I've never used them, but some people seem to find it useful. Their website is harder to use than Ebay and they don't accept Paypal. 


Michael A. Terrell

-----Original Message-----

From: Tam Hanna 


Hello,

on the risk of sounding unpatriotic - why not try AliExpress?



Tam

Re: HP 545A or 546A Ground Clip (HP Part No. 00545-60105)

#90881

I've never used them, but some people seem to find it useful. Their website is harder to use than Ebay and they don't accept Paypal. 

Michael A. Terrell

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-----Original Message-----

From: Tam Hanna 

Hello,

on the risk of sounding unpatriotic - why not try AliExpress?

Tam

Re: HP 545A or 546A Ground Clip (HP Part No. 00545-60105)

#90880

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Hello,
on the risk of sounding unpatriotic - why not try AliExpress?

Tam
---
With best regards
Tam HANNA (emailing on a BlackBerry PRIV)

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Am 27. August 2018 03:18:02 MESZ schrieb "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@...>:

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Michael A. TerrellThere are a lot of cheaper listings than that one from the infamous Don Lancaster.

I buy the female to female 40 conductor ribbons, and use them to make wiring harnesses for test fixtures and prototypes. The different sizes of Dupont housings sell for pennies each, by the hundred. A small screwdriver or the tip of a small Exacto blade allow you to remove the single housings, and then to pop them into the larger housing that you need.

<https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=40+wire+Dupont+cable+&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=170872574757>

Michael Terrell
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-----Original Message-----

From: Alex 

Sent: Aug 26, 2018 7:19 PM

To: [email protected]

Subject: Re: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] HP 545A or 546A Ground Clip (HP Part No. 00545-60105)



Harvey, would this be something similar to what you are suggesting? Looks like it, if only I did not need to buy 90 pcs it would be perfect. But I'll settle for 10 if need be, 90 is a bit much. I'll keep searching.

Re: 8648C or 8664A?

#90879

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Dear All,

The 8664A has much better phase noise performance than the 8648C, pretty noticeable if making close in measurements on receivers.

I agree that the 8664A is very complicated and a big challenge to fault-find.

The technical questions I have raised on this forum on this generator have not produced any replies- I think there is not much experience of these generators in the group.

For most purposes, I think the best choice is an 8657B.

Regards,

Alwyn

_____________________________________________________

Alwyn Seeds, Director
SynOptika Ltd.,
114 Beaufort Street,
London,
SW3 6BU,
England.

Tel.: +44 (0) 20 7376 4110

SynOptika Ltd., Registered in England and Wales: No. 04606737
Registered Office: 114 Beaufort Street, London, SW3 6BU, United Kingdom.

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Re: What information should one providing if asking for help?

Vintage Test

#90878

Dave,

This is inspirational! I particularly liked the part about our kind of engineers being somewhere on the autistic spectrum. When I was still working, colleagues and I would have huge discussions around this subject, and even the young’uns (who are more easily offended by perceived “labels”) agreed that we are simply “wired differently” to -ahem! - “normal” folks! I for one, know perfectly well that I am ?- unusual - to say the least! ?Thank you for showing us all how to be precise, non-inflammatory, polite and downright pleasant - we all know this is the way to get the results we want!

cheers,
Mel

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