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HP853A+8559A spectrum analyzer. 31
Hey everyone, I recently picked up an 853A analyzer mainframe and two 8559A 10M-21Ghz modules. Of course, it's broken. They all power up just fine but all I can get on the screen is an horizontal line in the upper section of the screen. It's as straight as it can get. It does seem to respond to the settings as the beam varies. It's a complex instrument and I'm not familiar with it. Does anyone have an idea what's going on with it? I suppose it may be in the mainframe as two modules, although unknown, give the exact same results.
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HP3456A GPIB problem 20
Working on writing a communications library to control my HP3456A DMMs. One of the meters that I have responds to instructions to read and write just fine. The other meter will read the correct value from the meter and responds to serial polls correctly, but will not accept commands like setting the mode or range. Looking at the GPIB bus with a logic analyzer, it accepts the address with sane looking handshaking, but the first byte of the command string never gets an NDAC response. The transaction then times out. The meter does not hang after this or stop updating the display and reading the keypad. The meters both pass the self test. I looked through the service manual and did not see any reference to the self test doing a checksum on the EPROMs. I am using the same code to talk to both meters. Initially, I was expecting a dead bus transceiver chip, but all of the handshaking signals operate correctly in other parts of the transactions. Now, I am thinking that it is either the GPIB controller chip (MC68488) or possibly an EPROM problem. Has anybody run into this or have any thoughts on this? Thanks, BobH
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VS: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] For sale perfect Hp 8564E 9khz to 40GHz with new LCD display installed nice options 3100Euro
For sale for 3100 Euro or equivalent in US$ is one of Hp's top models. It goes from 9Khz to 40GHz!!. It is a synthezised controlled analyzer and measuring / counting frequency down to 1 Hz resolution. It is an E model that has a resolution bandwidth of down to 1Hz. This means you can see signals 60-70dB down a few hz next to the center frequency. DSP process is used at the lowest bandwidths. Hz offset from the carrier The E model has lower phase noise and lower noise floor which gives higher dynamic range. In addition, it has mounted an HP 85620A memory module. Two software packages are installed on the module 85671A Phasenoise measurement 85672A Harmonic measurements etc. IMD etc The 64E has the following option 007 FAST Scan 008 Mixer ID system for external mixers. (tell you if you measure on the right signal or spurious) The 8564E has been upgraded with a LCD colour screen where different colour setup can be chosen. the analyzer has less than 7000 hours of usage. It measures accurately and complies to specs and works 100%. More of the images shows the Frequency response on 300MHz, 10Ghz, 26Ghz, 35GHz and 40GHz. You can see that the it measures quite accurate. Signal generator was at -10dBm output. The analyzer is in super fine condition with some traces of wear. The YIG tuned filter (RYTHM) has been refurbished. Here is a link to Data on it. https://testequipment.center/Product_Documents/A gilent-8560E-Specifications-5D3D9.pdf HP 8560 E-Series Spectrum Analyzers - testequipment.center HP 8560 E-Series Spectrum Analyzers Technical Specifications HP 8560E 30 Hz to 2.9 GHz HP 8561E 30 Hz to 6.5 GHz HP 8562E 30 Hz to 13.2 GHz HP 8563E 30 Hz to 26.5 GHz HP 8564E 30 Hz to 40 GHz testequipment.center See model HP8564E It can be sent by UPS for around 50-75Euro. I have a sturdy box it can be sent in. If any one want to travel these days it can be tested and picked up at my address. As the sale is private I cannot give any warrenties of course. But if the unit is not as expected it is issued with Tamper labels and if the unit is returned for buyers expense and the Tamper labels are intact and the unit is in same condition as when received it can be returned up to 14days after receiving the unit. No adapters is included or are for sale for the unit. Input is 2.4mm for best performance on 40GHz. For questions call or write. Best regards Peter OZ1LPR
Started by Peter Hansen @
85672A Spurious Response Utility for an 8563E 19
Hey All, I stupidly let the battery in my 85620A go flat, and I've lost my 85672A utility on the card :( Does anyone either have or know where I can grab a copy of this to replace it? Thanks, TonyG
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WTB 5061B Cesium standard AC power cord 3
Hi I have a 55061B coming to the lab soon and need a power cord for it. If anyone has a spare, or knows what parts I need to make one, I¡¯d appreciate it. Thanks, Brian
Started by mill_glen_chevy @ · Most recent @
[WTD] 8303A HP-IB interface
Looking to upgrade an 8503A with Opt 001 HP-IB interface. Does anyone have an 08503-60016 interface card excess to their needs? Any suggestions / experiences on the upgrade process, hints and kinks? thanks, Ron
Started by Ron @
Hp 8590 A Photo for Jinxieq 2
Hi Jinxie. The photo Is for you. Carlo
Started by ik1gkh@... @ · Most recent @
For sale perfect Hp 8564E 9khz to 40GHz with new LCD display installed nice options
Hello All I will be posting an add for a mint condition hp 8564E with new LCD colour screen. It is fully refurbished and adjusted all the way to 40GHz. It does have the Fast FFT option 007 and external Mixer ID option 008. Of course also the phase noise and Harmonic measurement personalities. Unit is fully refurbished and adjusted to meet all specs. Unit is in mint condition Pictures will come later today price 3100Euro plus shipping best regards Peter OZ1LPR
Started by Peter Hansen @
Looking for HP 10261A 6502 personality module.
Figured i'd take a shot in the dark. Does anyone have an HP 10261A 6502 personality module for an HP 1611A logic analyzer? I'm wanting to do a gamedev video showing how Atari used this setup to debug Atari 2600 games. -Thom
Started by Thom Cherryhomes @
HP42851A EEPROM Read Error 4
Hello, I've managed to snag an HP42851A Precision Q Adapter and the required HP4285A Precision LCR Meter (with option 002) on eBay. Unfortunately, the HP42851A seems to have an EEPROM failure. With the 4285A powered on, I turn on the 42851A and see the following messages in succession: - Setup in Progress - E113: EEPROM Read Status Error - E116: Q Adapter control failuer Images: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GZrZxvoJv2w_Ie9PuT_oGFSF0KEnquS7?usp=sharing I've never fixed an EEPROM failure before. Is anyone here familiar with this device's EEPROM contents?
Started by Nick Kirkby @ · Most recent @
HP 35681A Analysis pack for the 35660A dynamic signal analyser
The documentation for the 35660A signal analyser mentions an analysis software pack that can be installed Does anyone have experience with this option 35681A? Is this a hardware option or something that can be user installed? Are the disks available? Any documentation? Peter
Started by Peter Brown @
hp8080A Mainframe power supply 4
Hello all, I have a hp8080A OPT D01 with 8081A 8084A 8083A plugins and while doing things with the word generator, the power supply started to smoke slowly. I was able to remove power quickly and upon taking the power supply module out, found that a capacitor had failed. Would anyone know where I could find this part or how to craft a replacement? I have not had luck finding any manuals. Thanks in advance. Christopher
Started by Christopher Tucker @ · Most recent @
HP 8590 A 5
Good morning to the whole group. I am new here...and I wanted to be part of this group, as an electronics enthusiast and owner of old HP equipment. Specifically, this is my first post, to ask you what you think of the list that my HP8509A, purchased used about 2 weeks ago, gives me, when in the calibration section, I request the cal data. Following the instructions in the service manual and based on other lists seen online, of other 8590, I have the feeling that something is not entirely ok. I attach a photo of the screen. I am grateful to anyone who can provide me with opinions on the matter. Best regards. Carlo.
Started by ik1gkh@... @ · Most recent @
HP 10430A Probe compensation
Recently got an HP 54502A scope to play with and a set of HP 10430A probes. When compensating the probes the adjustment seems to make very little difference. As in almost none. However the probes seem to work fine and the leading edge of the square wave is good. I tried them on a Tek 465 scope with the same result. To see how crazy I was tried a pair of Tek 6106 probes on the HP 54502A and the compensation adjustment worked just as I expected which is to say made a definite difference and had to be set correctly for the square wave to display properly. I at first thought both HP probes were 'bad'; they are after all 'vintage'. But they seem to function. What am I missing here? -- W0MPM John
Started by John W0MPM @
Hp 8590 A
Good morning to the whole group. I am new I wanted to be part of this group, as an electronics enthusiast and owner of old HP equipment. Specifically, this is my first post, to ask you what you think of the list that my HP8509A, purchased used about 2 weeks ago, gives me, when in the calibration section, I request the cal data. Following the instructions in the service manual and based on other lists seen online, of other 8590, I have the feeling that something is not entirely ok. I attach a photo of the screen. I am grateful to anyone who can provide me with opinions on the matter. Best regards. Carlo.
Started by ik1gkh@... @
KO4BB manuals site error 13
I just got the following error when going to Didier¡¯s manuals directory: Error: Target directory does not exist. Anyone else tried it recently? Steve
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Unterminated 'TEST' ports
Hi all, I note HP have thoughtfully provided an SMB 'TEST' nipple for the RF sampler section of the analyzer I'm currently working on (HP8754A). However, I'd kind of expected to see a 50 ohm termination in situ there to prevent internal reflections from messing things up. But there is none; just the bare nipple. The manual states I should expect to see a 3Vp-p signal at this port if that makes any difference. Should it be terminated with 50 ohms when not plugged into for testing purposes? Thanks, J.
Started by Jinxie @
HP3585B Option 001 Firmware 2
Hello everyone, Does anyone of you have this ¡°Option 001 GATED SWEEP" firmware for the HP3585B? A82U11 03585-60330 (New 03585-60336) and A82U12 03585-60331 (New 03585-60337) Greetings Rico
Started by Rico Sonderegger @ · Most recent @
HP8754A VNA Resurrection 8
Gentlemen, About 25 years ago, I acquired an ancient HP8754A VNA plus S parameter test set cheap due to a fault which I subsequently fixed. It's been in mothballs since then, but I pulled it out the other day to see if it was still working (spoiler - it's not!) With the polar display activated, I can get a dot on the center line at the far right with an 'open' standard plugged into the test set's port 1. I can also get a dot on the center line at the far *left* with a 'short' standard attached to port 1. However, a 50 ohm load displays as a short arc just above where the 'short' position appears when there's a short attached instead of bang smack in the middle of the display where it should be. I tried several 50 ohm loads and they all displayed in this same way on this analyzer. However, there was one exception - a high quality load labeled as 50 ohms which displayed as a short arc just above where the 'open' standard trace appears! Like flipping a mirror image of all the other 50 ohm loads and it happened every time! I checked the DC resistance of all the loads and they were all about 50 ohms give or take an ohm - except for the odd one out which measured 54 ohms (must have been damaged at some time I guess). Anyway, this is the one that gives the 'mirror image' result so it's like the analyzer is *way* over exaggerating differences in any attachments between the two extremes of a dead short and an open. DC voltage checks seem fine. I've scoped the rails and all's well there, too; nice and stable. Anyone have any idea what's going on here? - Jinxie
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4342A Q-Meter Lubrication 6
Hello All, I thought I'd share some pictures from my teardown of the HP4342A Q-Meter purchased from eBay. I wasn't planning on opening it up, however the knobs were impossible to turn so I had no choice. The frequency adjustment knob was easy to lubricate with WD-40 after removing the top and bottom panels. I then lubricated the C and Delta C knobs. This made them easy to turn, but the cable slipped on the grooved knob pulley, indicating that there was still something sticky within the machine. I initially thought the seized shaft was within the variable capacitor. Only after disassembling the capacitor did I narrow it down to the C and Delta C indicator wheels. These were impossible to lubricate in-place as there's no wiggle room to get the lubricant in. The bushings must have been lubricated with something which turned very sticky over the years. The bearings all rotated very smoothly. The C and Delta C indicator wheels were a pain to remove because of the anti-backlash cable and strip mechanisms. I took plenty of pictures while taking it apart so I had some hope of getting it back together. When rotating the indicator wheels with my hand, the shaft rotated in its housing, indicating a large amount of friction between the wheels and the shafts. Fortunately whatever lubricant was in there was just very viscous and there was no metal-on-metal galling. The result is that I was gradually able to get the shaft to move outwards by applying pressure to the inside end while rotating the indicator wheels relative to one another. After getting just a little bit of penetrating oil in there, everything spun freely. Images are here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uSIKWlFdGZwEMRr6NjHeV9HHlCJqCUHP?usp=sharing
Started by Nick Kirkby @ · Most recent @
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