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Re: HP-8753E Power Cycles at Start Up
Thanks Dan; this problem is happening on an 8753B and an 8753E with old capacitors. What you experienced is exactly why I don't want to replace the capacitors without a reason. The last thing I need is a second fault. We suspect something like what you describe but cannot figure what would trip it intermittently. I just heated the protection circuit then (gently) sprayed it with freeze spray. I also gently moved the 10/220 switch in case it was intermittent.? It is difficult when I cannot get it to quit again. Peter On Mon, Aug 29, 2022 at 5:36 PM Daniel Nelson via <djn=[email protected]> wrote: Re: Power Supply for 8753E |
Re: HP-8753E Power Cycles at Start Up
Re: Power Supply for 8753E
Peter: Take a look at the + and - 15V supplies. If the filter cap there draws too much peak current during cycle peaks, the current limit shuts down the supply. I found this when putting in new capacitors and the 'better one' I put in with lower ESR casued this.? So, do check the voltage drop with a scope on the current limit resistors..... Dan in Chandler, AZ |
Re: HP-8753E Power Cycles at Start Up
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýPeter:After putting in a new SMPS (Newer SMPS), I have had no failures. I would like to repair the SMPS I pulled but it has not failed yet. This is why I think its a current sense problem. Rich On Aug 29, 2022, at 4:56 PM, peter bunge <bunge.pjp@...> wrote:
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Re: HP-8753E Power Cycles at Start Up
Rich, Mine are all Sprague and the more I test the?less I think they?are the?problem,?but.....? I should test one. Right now it is running rock solid. Has your's failed again? You said you had eliminated A8 as the problem? I have seen dipped tantalums short but they stay shorted. Peter On Mon, Aug 29, 2022 at 4:38 PM Rich Miller via <av8torrich=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: HP-8753E Power Cycles at Start Up
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýPeter:While I cannot answer your question directly, the capacitor's in mine are Nippon¡¯s. I have seen those last forever without fault. They were sparing no expense in this department when making the supply.? Off the top of my head, I can¡¯t think of anything I have seen inside this supply that would short intermittently and then recover.? I had to leave the office, so I am not in front of the supply any longer.? Rich On Aug 29, 2022, at 4:18 PM, peter bunge <bunge.pjp@...> wrote:
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Re: HP-8753E Power Cycles at Start Up
With my 'scope on EN of the reset timer I loaded the 5v with an extra 500 mA and the higher voltage supplies with 100 mA. The voltage did not change from the?+3v so it would need a short somewhere to trip this I think. I also blew a hot air gun onto both boards from a distance but not too long. No effect although shutting off the air gun reset the 8753B. A transient from the motor plugged into the same power bar I think. I did it a few times but there was no surging fault. The connectors inside and outside of the power supply look good and are not loose. Wiggling does nothing. Note: Both cases of the power supply do not appear to be grounded. Do not use them for 'scope ground, use an extension to the mainframe. Grounding them reduces noise seen on the 'scope if necessary to look at small signals.. To answer the questions I asked earlier. The board with the six electrolytics is held in place by the spacers and the aluminum block with feedthru capacitors. Remove the two screws on the outside, cut the strain relief, and bend the wires to feed thru the hole. The capacitors are all 3 hole mounting. 1? ?5500uF 12v 2? ?900 uF 50v 2? ?2200 uF 20v? 1? ?290 uF 63v What did you guys replace them with? There is not much point pulling them one by one, testing, then re-installing them. Peter's rule 27 (I was using them long before Gibbs on NCIS) states that the more difficult it is to replace a component the less likely it is to be the problem. How likely is one of them to be intermittent??Tapping does not produce the fault. Bottom line is I don't know what the problem is.?Maybe a tantalum somewhere, but do they recover?
What component fails to a short intermittently? On Mon, Aug 29, 2022 at 12:36 PM peter bunge via <bunge.pjp=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: 54542 won't start, just checking if anyone had this problem before digging in
The PSU in my HP 54542C just failed, but only partially. Just started diagnosing, digital supply is fine, scope runs but no A/D or some other analog bits, so seems like one of the analog supplies. Given that the LV side is pretty crude, half-wave with filter caps, I'm assuming it will be relatively easy to fix, bad cap, bad diode, or both. Waiting for a 2ohm load resistor. There is some burnt smell, but I can't visually identify the fault. Caps aren't leaking.
I did get running again by swapping a psu from my 54542A, but I want to repair it. Anyway, this brings up a question, is this PSU used in any other HP instruments of a similar era? It's a 0950-2369. |
Re: Large assortment of H-P parts available
On 2022-08-29 3:03 p.m., greenboxmaven via groups.io wrote:
Could you please repost the list of equipment in PDF format, so eveyone can read it? Thamks,LibreOffice / OpenOffice can read xls(x). Bruce Gentry. KA2IVY |
Re: HP 5086-7906 YTO
What style of output connection is on this YTO? Not whether it's SMA, but how it's mounted to the body. If it's a barrel type screwed into a threaded hole and locked with a nut, you can as a last resort try rotating it, a little at a time. I have an old HP YTO that had way low output because of intermittent connection inside right at the connector. When this happens, you have a tiny capacitance in series with the output, so only a tiny bit of signal gets through, even though the guts are working. Sometimes you can restore operation by changing stress at that joint - maybe temporary, but doable. If the YTO is of a type of construction that can be opened up, it may be possible to actually fix it with soldering or silver DAG.
If you manage to "fix" it by adjusting the rotation, the trick is to make sure that whatever final outside connection is made, can't stress it back to non-working while tightening it up, so it takes careful assembly. Keep in mind that every time one of these YTO connections is undone and redone, for diagnosis or experimenting, it adds to the wear and tear. This is why simply swapping out YTOs can succeed or fail, depending on what happens with marginal connectors. I'm guessing that you may have two good YTOs if you can restore their connections. Ed |
Re: Large assortment of H-P parts available
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýAm 29.08.2022 um 20:03 schrieb
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Re: Large assortment of H-P parts available
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýCould you please repost the list of
equipment in PDF format, so eveyone can read it? Thamks, Bruce Gentry. KA2IVY On 8/29/22 12:52, Bob Haas wrote:
I've uploaded an inventory of what we've found so far. The list is shorter than we thought. More parts may be uncovered in the future. |
Re: Large assortment of H-P parts available
I've uploaded an inventory of what we've found so far. The list is shorter than we thought. More parts may be uncovered in the future.
/g/HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment/files/hpparts.xlsx |
Re: HP 5086-7906 YTO
Today I tried to power the YTO 5086-7906, that of the 8563E, externally to the analyzer.
Granted that I have checked all the components of the small PCB on the oscillator, I noticed that the current absorbed values are: +5 VDC, 98 mA +15 VDC, 28 mA -15VDC, 1mA I also powered the main coil (pins 5 and 6) with a current from 50 to 100 mA, not knowing the exact operating value. By adjusting the latter, the value read on the power meter does not change: about -28 dBm. Instead of the expected +10 dBm! Now I'm sure the YTO is broken. |
Re: HP-8753E Power Cycles at Start Up
My mistake.The reset timer is a 555 and the EN (on my unit) is at 3v well above the 1.7v trip oint?(1/3 of 5v). Can anyone figure where the 3v comes from? R21 and R20 both connect to 5v. I guess the rectified overcurrent detection has?to be?doing that. The rectified voltage from the over current circuit drives it negative. The fault detection also connects to this pin and is the open collector of an LM339 comparator if my memory serves me correctly. I am just guessing that the circuit on the left is a delayed start from the?+10v Bias supply. The bottom circuit is confusing. The 10v Bias has to be higher than the?+5v? I need the fault to reappear while I have my 'scope connected. On Mon, Aug 29, 2022 at 11:25 AM peter bunge via <bunge.pjp=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: HP-8753E Power Cycles at Start Up
The 5v supply MUST have a load on it or the other supplies will not be regulated?correctly (in the manual). I am running it connected to the 8753B and an easy test is to 'scope the trip EN to the reset timer and add more load until it trips. I can also jumper a resistor to force a trip as well. It is worth learning about anyway. Peter On Mon, Aug 29, 2022 at 10:59 AM Rich Miller via <av8torrich=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: HP-8753E Power Cycles at Start Up
Hey Rich, your thread and the more we learn the better. The trip point seems to be that heavy current through the over current detection transformer causes enough rectified DC to activate the reset timer. It seems a bit crude and complicated. A TTL input (probably) is not a precise level detector. I want to 'scope that input when I get back to it.? Where and how did you 'scope the ripple? Peter On Mon, Aug 29, 2022 at 10:59 AM Rich Miller via <av8torrich=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: HP-8753E Power Cycles at Start Up
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýNot to pile on - I have run the supply outside the case for over an hour. I see no ripple which would alarm me or make me suspect I have a bulk capacitance issue. I too am leaning towards overload trip point. I suppose I will have to figure out some way to load this supply down.?On Aug 29, 2022, at 9:41 AM, peter bunge <bunge.pjp@...> wrote:
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Re: HP-8753E Power Cycles at Start Up
Thanks Roger, I can see that many faults can cause the cycling?issue, but mine is an intermittent problem. It has come and gone over more than a year. It could be a filter capacitor that reforms after being cycled a few times then failing after a long period of not being used. The problem is getting worse but is never there when I want to try something.? The trip is very marginal and disconnecting the LCD cured it and could be repeated many times. I don't think the problem is in the LCD,? I think it draws just enough current to push past the trip point. That was a year ago and I can't get it to fail permanently now. I want to take a look at the?+5v filter cap and will try to take it apart today. I was hoping for tips. There is a panel with two screws and soldered wires on the front side of the front half of the supply. I'm hoping I don't have to unsolder them. It could also be something loading the 5v or it could be the trip point has shifted. The overcurrent does not seem to have a well defined reference. Any power supply overload?would?trip it. One thing at a time. Peter On Mon, Aug 29, 2022 at 12:24 AM Roger Henderson <hendorog@...> wrote:
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Re: HP-8753E Power Cycles at Start Up
I figured something like that but does this drive this? It would make sense if it did. The 928 is the only clue that it does. E1 and E2 are shown on the schematic as connecting to line,?see below this schematic. I can see where the 5v is compared to the 1.2v ref in U2.? Thanks Ozan, I think I have it.? On Sun, Aug 28, 2022 at 10:22 PM Ozan <ozan_g@...> wrote: On Sun, Aug 28, 2022 at 06:12 PM, peter bunge wrote: |
Re: HP 5086-7906 YTO
John, thanks for your answer!
It is true what they say, but I forgot to write in the previous message that I tried the two YIG oscillators on both SAs connected to a power meter and they show no signs of life. The thing that drives me crazy is knowing what I did wrong. Murphy has struck again! |
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