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Re: Current rating of P6042
Ed,
If you exceed the current rating, the worst that will happen is that the probe may saturate. The probe will not be damaged; you'll probably have to degauss it though. You can avoid this by dividing the current that is fed through the probe jaws. Take a piece of insulated wire (4-6 inches long) & cut it into 5 pieces. Solder them together at both ends. Feed one length through the probe jaws. The other 4 wires bypass the jaws. You now have a 5:1 divider. IIRC, the P6046 must be terminated in 50 ohms at the scope end. HankC, Boston WA1HOS ________________________________ From: "TekScopes@..." <TekScopes@...> To: TekScopes@... Sent: Monday, March 4, 2013 2:00 PM Subject: [TekScopes] Digest Number 7396 All about classic Tektronix CRT o'scopes All about classic Tektronix CRT o'scopes Group 15 New Messages Digest #7396 1a 152-0177-01 tunnel diode for 485. by "Phil Barton" p.barton99 1b Re: 152-0177-01 tunnel diode for 485. by "Gala Dragos" gala_dragos 1c Re: 152-0177-01 tunnel diode for 485. by "jerry massengale" hojo3008 2a Polish 7000 clone on eBleed by widgethunter 2b Re: Polish 7000 clone on eBleed by "David DiGiacomo" david_digiacomo 3a Re: Measure -2450? by "anson_williams@..." anson_williams@... 3b Re: Measure -2450? by "Rob" doswoodman@... 3c Re: Measure -2450? by "Bob Albert" bob91343 3d Re: Measure -2450? by "David DiGiacomo" david_digiacomo 3e Re: Measure -2450? by "johncharlesgord" johncharlesgord 4a Re: My new 310A by "Steve" ditter2 5a Current rating of P6042 by "Alex" snapdiode 5b Re: Current rating of P6042 by "Brad Thompson" booktronics 5c Re: Current rating of P6042 by "Ed Breya" edbreya 5d Re: Current rating of P6042 by "David DiGiacomo" david_digiacomo Messages 1a 152-0177-01 tunnel diode for 485. Mon Mar?4,?2013 7:03?am (PST) . Posted by: "Phil Barton" p.barton99 Looking for Tek 152-0177-01 tunnel diode (10mA and 4pf) for my 485. Also used in Tek products S53, 067-0587-01, 067-0580-00, 3T5, 3T6, 5S14N, 7D14, 7T11, 7T11A. Gold DO-17 top hat style. Including postage to the UK. Phil. Reply to sender . Reply to group . Reply via Web Post . All Messages (3) . Top ^ 1b Re: 152-0177-01 tunnel diode for 485. Mon Mar?4,?2013 9:31?am (PST) . Posted by: "Gala Dragos" gala_dragos Try the 152-0386-0x diode as well, it has 10mA. --- On Mon, 3/4/13, Phil Barton phil.barton1@ virgin.net> wrote: From: Phil Barton phil.barton1@ virgin.net> Subject: [TekScopes] 152-0177-01 tunnel diode for 485. To: TekScopes@yahoogrou ps.com Date: Monday, March 4, 2013, 5:02 PM ? Looking for Tek 152-0177-01 tunnel diode (10mA and 4pf) for my 485.Also used in Tek products S53, 067-0587-01, 067-0580-00, 3T5, 3T6, 5S14N, 7D14, 7T11, 7T11A.Gold DO-17 top hat style. Including postage to the UK.Phil. Reply to sender . Reply to group . Reply via Web Post . All Messages (3) . Top ^ 1c Re: 152-0177-01 tunnel diode for 485. Mon Mar?4,?2013 9:52?am (PST) . Posted by: "jerry massengale" hojo3008 Phil, I have a diode I believe to be a 152-0177-02 which has a bit tighter tolerance. The marking reads 140? It is used but unsoldered. They are precious. $10 plus postage from Texas. Jerry Massengale -----Original Message----- From: Phil Barton phil.barton1@ virgin.net> To: TekScopes TekScopes@yahoogrou ps.com> Sent: Mon, Mar 4, 2013 9:03 am Subject: [TekScopes] 152-0177-01 tunnel diode for 485. Looking for Tek 152-0177-01 tunnel diode (10mA and 4pf) for my 485. Also used in Tek products S53, 067-0587-01, 067-0580-00, 3T5, 3T6, 5S14N, 7D14, 7T11, 7T11A. Gold DO-17 top hat style. Including postage to the UK. Phil. Reply to sender . Reply to group . Reply via Web Post . All Messages (3) . Top ^ 2a Polish 7000 clone on eBleed Mon Mar?4,?2013 7:11?am (PST) . Posted by: widgethunter ugly and wayyy overpriced - but interesting! english lettering... . Bernd _. com/itm/OFFER- WIN-OSCILLOSCOPE -EMG-TYPE- TR-4658-works- like- TEKTRONIX-7000- 250MHz-/32108389 2891?pt=BI_ Oscilloscopes&ha sh=item4ac217649 b_ (. com/itm/OFFER- WIN-OSCILLOSCOPE -EMG-TYPE- TR-4658-works- like-TEKTRONIX- 7000-250MHz- /321083892891? pt=BI_Oscillosco pes&hash= item4ac217649b ) Reply to sender . Reply to group . Reply via Web Post . All Messages (2) . Top ^ 2b Re: Polish 7000 clone on eBleed Mon Mar?4,?2013 9:56?am (PST) . Posted by: "David DiGiacomo" david_digiacomo On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 8:11 AM, tubesnthings@ aol.com> wrote: ugly and wayyy overpriced - but interesting!I think we have discussed these before... they were not Polish... they were made by EMG in Hungary: eum.org/r/ elektronik_ oszcilloscope_ tr_4658_155. html Reply to sender . Reply to group . Reply via Web Post . All Messages (2) . Top ^ 3a Re: Measure -2450? Mon Mar?4,?2013 7:51?am (PST) . Posted by: "anson_williams@..." anson_williams@... Sorry yes its voltage. Its for testing the high voltage regulator in a 475. I cannot afford another meter or a $100 probe. The voltage divider idea may work. --- In TekScopes@yahoogrou ps.com, Bob Albert wrote:
Reply to sender . Reply to group . Reply via Web Post . All Messages (12) . Top ^ 3b Re: Measure -2450? Mon Mar?4,?2013 10:09?am (PST) . Posted by: "Rob" doswoodman@... applicationI don't really see why an 80K-40 wouldn't be useful in the same that the 80K-15 was made for<<< << Obviously it's because the yellow one came in the box with the air cleaner.. hence the name *smile *. The red ones are called "High Voltage Probe for anything but Air Cleaner Prober Probes." .. Hopefully taken in the spirit intended. Rob From: TekScopes@yahoogrou ps.com [mailto:TekScopes@yahoogrou ps.com] On Behalf Of J. L. Trantham Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 7:20 AM To: TekScopes@yahoogrou ps.com Subject: RE: [TekScopes] Measure -2450? It's the same size as the 80K-40, yellow instead of red, has the same 1 GOhm input impedance when used with a 10 MOhm input meter, but rated only for 15 KV instead of 40 KV. I don't really see why an 80K-40 wouldn't be useful in the same application that the 80K-15 was made for. Or perhaps the 80K-40 came later with higher rated insulation to 40 KV? Joe -----Original Message----- From: TekScopes@yahoogrou ps.com [mailto:TekScopes@yahoogrou ps.com ] On Behalf Of Mark Wendt Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 4:25 AM To: TekScopes@yahoogrou ps.com Subject: Re: [TekScopes] Measure -2450? On 03/04/2013 01:13 AM, David wrote: Fluke 80K-6 high voltage probes are inexpensive used and good to 6I knew probes could be used for a lot of things, but this is a new one on me: . com/itm/FLUKE- 80K-15-Electroni c-Air-Cleaner- Probe-/31041859 5539> Mark ------------ --------- --------- ------ Yahoo! Groups Links Reply to sender . Reply to group . Reply via Web Post . All Messages (12) . Top ^ 3c Re: Measure -2450? Mon Mar?4,?2013 10:22?am (PST) . Posted by: "Bob Albert" bob91343 Maybe you can't afford another meter, but the old Simpson or Triplett units go for low prices at swap meets.? Occasionally an old timer will give you one.? They are very useful and even in this modern day there will be situations where they do a better job. The main limitation is accuracy, and on low voltage ranges, the burden.? Excellent for continuity, diode test, etc. which will be much faster with one of those.? I can check a row of 20 diodes with a VOM in maybe 8 or 10 seconds; try that on your DVM. Bob Reply to sender . Reply to group . Reply via Web Post . All Messages (12) . Top ^ 3d Re: Measure -2450? Mon Mar?4,?2013 10:27?am (PST) . Posted by: "David DiGiacomo" david_digiacomo On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 9:55 PM, Bob Albert bob91343@yahoo. com> wrote: Can you be more specific? Are you measuring voltage?Bob, what are you saying here? As far as I know, the Simpson 260 is rated to 1000VDC and the Triplett 630 to 1200VDC. How would you use them to measure 2450V without an external divider? Are you just counting on the VOM loading to drag the voltage down to something in range? Reply to sender . Reply to group . Reply via Web Post . All Messages (12) . Top ^ 3e Re: Measure -2450? Mon Mar?4,?2013 10:59?am (PST) . Posted by: "johncharlesgord" johncharlesgord Some of the earlier Triplett 630 models went to 5kV or 6kV. The more recent 630NA and 630NS are only to 1200V. --John Gord --- In TekScopes@yahoogrou ps.com, David DiGiacomo wrote:
Reply to sender . Reply to group . Reply via Web Post . All Messages (12) . Top ^ 4a Re: My new 310A Mon Mar?4,?2013 8:23?am (PST) . Posted by: "Steve" ditter2 --- In TekScopes@yahoogrou ps.com, Roland Manser wrote: This scope model was in production for well over a decade. As mentioned several times in this forum, there is no direct way to determine production date from serial number. These records were never centralized or maintained within Tek. The best way to determine when yours might have been built is to look at the date codes on the electrolytic caps. It is safe to assume that Tek did not carry the inventory long for a higher runner like this, so the scope was probably made within four months or so of the date code. I have found the filter caps in the 310A to be well over the size needed for maintaining regulation on low line conditions. That probably explains that why the four that I have owned all functioned perfectly with the original caps, being nearly 50 years old. If your nominal line voltage is in the high range, I would try switching to the higher tap. If you have a variac, you could test this first before you make the mod by setting it to the low end of the current range, then measuring the ripple valley of the filter caps to see home much headroom the regulators have. This measurement is easier if you have a differential comparator plug in such as a type W or 7A13. Steve Reply to sender . Reply to group . Reply via Web Post . All Messages (2) . Top ^ 5a Current rating of P6042 Mon Mar?4,?2013 8:48?am (PST) . Posted by: "Alex" snapdiode I think we all know intuitively what happens if a voltage rating is exceeded on a probe or just in general: Bzzt and maybe poof! But what happens if you exceed the current rating of a P6042? It's rated at 20A up to 1MHz, I'm working on a project with a 40A rectifier. Will there be permanent damage to the probe? (If I can even get 40A through a wire small enough to fit the probe). I'll probably end up using a shunt but it might still be possible to get a malfunction current way higher than 40A at the start of this project. Reply to sender . Reply to group . Reply via Web Post . All Messages (4) . Top ^ 5b Re: Current rating of P6042 Mon Mar?4,?2013 9:09?am (PST) . Posted by: "Brad Thompson" booktronics On 3/4/2013 11:48 AM, Alex wrote: I think we all know intuitively what happens if a voltage rating isHello-- It's possible that running a current probe over its rating would result in semipermanent magnetism of the core. You'd then need to demagnetize the core by running gradually-decreasin g AC through it (thinking of a filament transformer w/a resistive load fed from a Variac). I've never encountered the problem, so I'm hoping that someone else will comment. You can fake a current shunt by connecting several wires of equal length in parallel. Clamp onto one wire and measure the current. Then multiply the measurement by the number of wires in the bundle. 73-- Brad AA1IP Reply to sender . Reply to group . Reply via Web Post . All Messages (4) . Top ^ 5c Re: Current rating of P6042 Mon Mar?4,?2013 9:28?am (PST) . Posted by: "Ed Breya" edbreya If your 40A is at line frequency or SMPS frequencies like 20-100 kHz, it should be no problem - the linearity and accuracy will suffer, but there shouldn' t be much power dissipation when occasionally exceeding the specs. Of course, there must be some current/frequency level that will cause damage due to overheating the secondary windings or the core, making things melt. The frequency will be most important since it causes the power induction. Picture the situation at DC - no matter how much current you shove through the link, the core will saturate, so no more signal will be induced into the secondary windings. Only the power dissipation in the link itself can generate enough heat to melt things around it. The Hall elements on DC probes are also protected by core saturation. As frequency goes up, the problem becomes heat from the power dissipation in the windings and from core loss. When the frequency gets high enough, the core doesn't matter any more - everything will heat up from the RF current. Also, single pulses that are extremely large can damage things - but that's true with anything. Ed --- In TekScopes@yahoogrou ps.com, "Alex" wrote:
Reply to sender . Reply to group . Reply via Web Post . All Messages (4) . Top ^ 5d Re: Current rating of P6042 Mon Mar?4,?2013 10:23?am (PST) . Posted by: "David DiGiacomo" david_digiacomo I'm not sure if this affects the OP, but it's worth considering that Tek AC/DC current probes like the P6042 don't do the DC measurement in the obvious open-loop way. Instead, the sense winding is driven with DC current to hold the net DC flux at zero. If you peg the DC amp with a large startup current, the core will get magnetized and then you won't get accurate measurements until you degauss it. Reply to sender . Reply to group . Reply via Web Post . All Messages (4) . Top ^ Visit Your Group View All Topics Create New Topic 20 New Members 14 New Photos We are making changes based on your feedback, Thank you ! Submit Feedback The Yahoo! Groups Product Blog Check it out! CHANGE SETTINGS TERMS OF USE UNSUBSCRIBE |
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Re: Measure -2450?
Richard Solomon
And the lawyers ....
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73, Dick, W1KSZ On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 2:28 PM, Ed Breya <edbreya@...> wrote:
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Re: Measure -2450?
I think that some of the old-line classic equipment has evolved into whimpier versions due to cost pressure, fewer HV applications, and mainly product safety requirements and standards.
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Re: Measure -2450?
Aha, I have a Simpson 260 Series 6, which only goes to 1000V.
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Series 1 through 5 had the 5000V ranges. On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Bob Albert <bob91343@...> wrote:
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Re: My new 310A
--- In TekScopes@..., "Steve" <ditter2@...> wrote:
Thanks for the hints! Unmodified, the +300V (found out this is the most critical one) starts showing line frequency dents below 200V on the AC line. When the line voltage in Switzerland drops to 200V, this will be in the newspaper tomorrow... So I modified it to 240V line. Now it needs at least 212V on the line for proper regulation. And I have a cooler running, energy conscious 310A ;-) 0.75A before, 0.69A after, @230V line b.t.w -150V supply is at -149.6V, +300V at 297.9V, +100V at 101V, the last owner must have done the calibration right. Peak to peak ripple on the 300V supply is 35mV. The large aluminum-housing cap (Sprague) 150uF 250V has 6021 printed on it, could this be 1960, week 21? A 53 years old electrolytic cap... Roland |
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Re: Measure -2450?
Bob Albert
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Some of the earlier Triplett 630 models went to 5kV or 6kV. The more recent 630NA and 630NS are only to 1200V.
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Re: Measure -2450?
On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 9:55 PM, Bob Albert <bob91343@...> wrote:
Can you be more specific? Are you measuring voltage?Bob, what are you saying here? As far as I know, the Simpson 260 is rated to 1000VDC and the Triplett 630 to 1200VDC. How would you use them to measure 2450V without an external divider? Are you just counting on the VOM loading to drag the voltage down to something in range? |
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Re: Current rating of P6042
I'm not sure if this affects the OP, but it's worth considering that
Tek AC/DC current probes like the P6042 don't do the DC measurement in the obvious open-loop way. Instead, the sense winding is driven with DC current to hold the net DC flux at zero. If you peg the DC amp with a large startup current, the core will get magnetized and then you won't get accurate measurements until you degauss it. |
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Re: Measure -2450?
Bob Albert
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Re: Measure -2450?
Rob
¿ªÔÆÌåÓý>>>> I don't really see why an 80K-40 wouldn't be useful in the same application ? Obviously it¡¯s because the yellow one came in the box with the air cleaner¡¡ hence the name *smile *. ? The red ones are called ¡°High Voltage Probe for anything but Air Cleaner Prober Probes.¡±¡. ? Hopefully taken in the spirit intended¡ Rob From: TekScopes@... [mailto:TekScopes@...] On Behalf Of J. L. Trantham
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 7:20 AM To: TekScopes@... Subject: RE: [TekScopes] Measure -2450? ? ? It's the same size as the 80K-40, yellow instead of red, has the same 1 GOhm |
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Re: 152-0177-01 tunnel diode for 485.
Phil,
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I have a diode I believe to be a 152-0177-02 which has a bit tighter tolerance. The marking reads 140? It is used but unsoldered. They are precious. $10 plus postage from Texas. Jerry Massengale
-----Original Message----- From: Phil Barton To: TekScopes Sent: Mon, Mar 4, 2013 9:03 am Subject: [TekScopes] 152-0177-01 tunnel diode for 485.
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Looking for Tek 152-0177-01 tunnel diode (10mA and 4pf) for my 485.
Also used in Tek products S53, 067-0587-01, 067-0580-00, 3T5, 3T6, 5S14N, 7D14, 7T11, 7T11A.
Gold DO-17 top hat style. Including postage to the UK.
Phil.
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Re: 152-0177-01 tunnel diode for 485.
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Re: Current rating of P6042
If your 40A is at line frequency or SMPS frequencies like 20-100 kHz, it should be no problem - the linearity and accuracy will suffer, but there shouldn't be much power dissipation when occasionally exceeding the specs.
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Of course, there must be some current/frequency level that will cause damage due to overheating the secondary windings or the core, making things melt. The frequency will be most important since it causes the power induction. Picture the situation at DC - no matter how much current you shove through the link, the core will saturate, so no more signal will be induced into the secondary windings. Only the power dissipation in the link itself can generate enough heat to melt things around it. The Hall elements on DC probes are also protected by core saturation. As frequency goes up, the problem becomes heat from the power dissipation in the windings and from core loss. When the frequency gets high enough, the core doesn't matter any more - everything will heat up from the RF current. Also, single pulses that are extremely large can damage things - but that's true with anything. Ed --- In TekScopes@..., "Alex" <alexeisenhut@...> wrote:
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Re: Current rating of P6042
Brad Thompson
On 3/4/2013 11:48 AM, Alex wrote:
I think we all know intuitively what happens if a voltage rating isHello-- It's possible that running a current probe over its rating would result in semipermanent magnetism of the core. You'd then need to demagnetize the core by running gradually-decreasing AC through it (thinking of a filament transformer w/a resistive load fed from a Variac). I've never encountered the problem, so I'm hoping that someone else will comment. You can fake a current shunt by connecting several wires of equal length in parallel. Clamp onto one wire and measure the current. Then multiply the measurement by the number of wires in the bundle. 73-- Brad AA1IP |
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Current rating of P6042
Alex
I think we all know intuitively what happens if a voltage rating is exceeded on a probe or just in general: Bzzt and maybe poof!
But what happens if you exceed the current rating of a P6042? It's rated at 20A up to 1MHz, I'm working on a project with a 40A rectifier. Will there be permanent damage to the probe? (If I can even get 40A through a wire small enough to fit the probe). I'll probably end up using a shunt but it might still be possible to get a malfunction current way higher than 40A at the start of this project. |
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Re: My new 310A
--- In TekScopes@..., Roland Manser <roland.manser@...> wrote:
This scope model was in production for well over a decade. As mentioned several times in this forum, there is no direct way to determine production date from serial number. These records were never centralized or maintained within Tek. The best way to determine when yours might have been built is to look at the date codes on the electrolytic caps. It is safe to assume that Tek did not carry the inventory long for a higher runner like this, so the scope was probably made within four months or so of the date code. I have found the filter caps in the 310A to be well over the size needed for maintaining regulation on low line conditions. That probably explains that why the four that I have owned all functioned perfectly with the original caps, being nearly 50 years old. If your nominal line voltage is in the high range, I would try switching to the higher tap. If you have a variac, you could test this first before you make the mod by setting it to the low end of the current range, then measuring the ripple valley of the filter caps to see home much headroom the regulators have. This measurement is easier if you have a differential comparator plug in such as a type W or 7A13. Steve |
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Re: Measure -2450?
Sorry yes its voltage. Its for testing the high voltage regulator in a 475. I cannot afford another meter or a $100 probe. The voltage divider idea may work.
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--- In TekScopes@..., Bob Albert <bob91343@...> wrote:
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