[OT] Shocks in a large market. How to check ESD direction?
Hi all, I frequent a large grocery market nearby and inevitably every time I go there I get electrical shocks. I walk around with a cart and often if I touch a metal fixture (fridge, mesh rack) I get
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cheater cheater
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Re: 503 HV Transformer
When I wound up with the 561 from my dad's company, 30 years ago, it had a replacement filament transformer. I discovered that, in fact, the problem was a breakdown in the filament winding, not a
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Bruce Atwood
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Re: Keithley anyone?
I'm assuming the failed FET is in a metal can, if so the failure could be tin whiskers. Several cures have been discussed in TekScopes recently. The simplest was to rap the can to mechanically
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Bruce Atwood
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Re: 503 HV Transformer
The vert front ends are 8393 Nuvistors and they are enclosed in a metal shield at the front of the scope. Hoping that will be enough, have to wait for the transformer to know for sure. ChuckA
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ChuckA
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Re: 503 HV Transformer
"Other circuitry" is a risk too. The field can induce voltages in nearby wiring, so you want to stay away from the amplifier front-ends. I had trouble with this when I was modifying a 500-series Type
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Dave Wise
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Re: 503 HV Transformer
Yep, Gonna mount it on the opposite side of the CRT, full metal plate between them. Have a oversize temp transformer there now with no issues. ChuckA
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ChuckA
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Re: Keithley anyone?
I've got a older 155 analog voltmeter. My favorite analog bench voltmeter. 1 microvolt to 1000 volt full scale, zero center, battery powered. Unfortunately, one of the chopper fets in the input
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wallace.gibbons
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Re: 503 HV Transformer
Before you drill mounting holes, experiment with orientation in case the field gets into the CRT or other circuitry. Dave Wise ________________________________ Sent: Friday, May 3, 2024 9:30 PM To:
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Dave Wise
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Re: Keithley anyone?
I have a 179 bench DMM also. I usually leave it running because I'm always using it to check this and that. I also have a 147 Nanovolt Null Detector. After I capacitor-discharge welded all the crimp
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Dave Wise
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Re: Keithley anyone?
I have some Keithley too: some 7001 fresh refurbished by me and waiting for any hand-made board :) And Keithley 230 (not sure regarding working). I switched it on about a 15 years ago. Peter §ã§Ò, 4
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walkerru3
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Re: Keithley anyone?
I've got a Keithley 2015THD DMM, and I also have a basic Keithley 2000 DMM. I've also got one of the Keithley 2200 programmable power supplies plus another 2200 that needs to be repaired. I usually
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jmr
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Re: Dennis Tillman Tek 575 Curve Tracer Adapter PCB?
Thanks, I saw those but unfortunately I have a 575 which doesn¡¯t have the step gen output banana plugs on it like the 576/577/370. I do have an eico 667 kicking around that I don¡¯t use anymore
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pac1085
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Re: Dennis Tillman Tek 575 Curve Tracer Adapter PCB?
I have some extra's PCBs that I designed and had made. They are based upon Dennis' (and ChuckA's) design. You can see pictures of the finished unit here: /g/TekScopes/album?id=291888.
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dc_rawding
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Re: Keithley anyone?
I have a 179 as my shop DMM. It is the only instrument I own which goes to the cal lab. -- Dale H. Cook, GR/HP/Tek Collector, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA https://plymouthcolony.net/starcity/radios/
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Dale H. Cook
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Re: Keithley anyone?
On Sat, 4 May 2024, Ilya Tsemenko wrote: It's interesting -- I also have 263 waiting in queue for refurbishment and calibration as well as several 237 and 238 SMUs and couple of 6517A units :) Almost
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Sergey Kubushyn
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Re: Keithley anyone?
<+1> I love Keithley's and repaired quite a bit of them, mostly DC/LF stuff. Actually have 263 on bench too for some repairs. :) BR, Illya
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Ilya Tsemenko
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Re: FS: Tektronix SC502
Also I am considering trades for in person meets. I will also ship. PM me for that.
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Benjamin Badrakh
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FS: Tektronix SC502
I have an SC502 that I want to sell. I see an SC503 going for $500 on ebay, but as we all know, ebay really likes to inflate prices. I don't see many of these SC502s being sold so I'm not sure of a
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Benjamin Badrakh
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Re: Keithley anyone?
<Raises hand> I do. I am working on a 263 at the moment. The best source for discussion I have found is the EEVBlog forum. Shaun M
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Shaun M
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Re: 503 HV Transformer
To finish this thread the problem ended up being leakage from the CRT filament winding in the LV transformer. Seems I didn't "hear" Alberts description of the problem until I got an email from Ferrous
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ChuckA
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