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Re: Optimal full scale deflection on analog meters
As mentioned above, it kind of depends on what the meter is expected to be measuring. The 1, 2 and 5 used by Tek works well for scopes because you are looking at a graticule and, at least in the past,
By tgerbic · #225 ·
Re: Rise of Boonton's BR-535 tube (valve) for the 260 Q Meter
Yes, that's a good, high impedance buffer. The bootstrapping suppresses the JFET's Cgd, and the inherent bootstrapping of a source follower takes care of Cgs. The external bootstrapping also
By Tom Lee · #224 ·
Re: Rise of Boonton's BR-535 tube (valve) for the 260 Q Meter
I ran across this as a possible start for a circuit to replace the 1659 tube. It's been a while so I can't remember what else in needs, but I don't think much. I was looking for a DIY high input
By Mikek · #223 ·
Re: Optimal full scale deflection on analog meters
My 630-NA has the range switch positions 0.6, 3, 12, 60, 300, 1200/6000. In addition, it has a switch V/2 or A/2 which doubles the sensitivity, 0.3, 1.5, 6, etc. There are also 120 or 240 mV ranges by
By John Kolb · #222 ·
Re: Optimal full scale deflection on analog meters
Perhaps I missed something but I've seen no mention of 1, 2, 5. This happens to be the scale factors that Tektronix and others have settled on and they certainly seems reasonable to me for a general
By SCMenasian · #221 ·
Re: Optimal full scale deflection on analog meters
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By Dr. David Kirkby, Kirkby Microwave Ltd · #220 ·
Re: Optimal full scale deflection on analog meters
Meter FS Ranges It depends on the measurement being done and certainly the may be a change over time as to what is best. Each era has different needs. A couple examples: 1. Early on operational
By Dave AA6RE · #219 ·
Re: Rise of Boonton's BR-535 tube (valve) for the 260 Q Meter
I zapped the input jfet on my HP4342A some years back, due to static discharge--now I always touch the ground post before connecting anything to the Q meter posts. I replaced the jfet with a 2N4416A
By Steve Ratzlaff · #218 ·
Re: Optimal full scale deflection on analog meters: What would HP DO??
By Terry King · #217 ·
Re: Rise of Boonton's BR-535 tube (valve) for the 260 Q Meter
TYPO: Original quote should have read 2 pF/(56 pF + Q1 input C + C1, 3 pF, in series with 2.87K). Why the 3 pF/2.87K RC network? 18.5 MHz corner freq. Looks like it lowers the output of the capacitive
By John Kolb · #216 ·
Re: Rise of Boonton's BR-535 tube (valve) for the 260 Q Meter
I'm not getting it, maybe math failure (on my part). I calculated at 1MHz. Reactance of 56pf = 2,844¦¸, 1.3pf = 122,489¦¸, (FET guess) 5.2pf = 30,622 and the R = 2870¦¸. Total = 158,825 / 2pf
By Mikek · #215 ·
Re: Optimal full scale deflection on analog meters
My Marconi SHF power meter has what looks like sqrt(10) for the secondary scale, marked up to 3, and that corresponds to 9.5 on the 0-10 scale, which does suggest full scale would be 3.1623-ish. My
By Neil Smith G4DBN · #214 ·
Re: Optimal full scale deflection on analog meters
By Dr. David Kirkby, Kirkby Microwave Ltd · #213 ·
Re: Rise of Boonton's BR-535 tube (valve) for the 260 Q Meter
Assuming a 1970s build, what would be a reasonable guess at the gate capacitance of that vintage FET? I think HP would pick a low gate capacitance. I'll try to do an excel spread sheet over the
By Mikek · #212 ·
Re: Optimal full scale deflection on analog meters
Having used all kinds of multi-meters over a 50 year career, I have concluded that no matter where the range limits are set, you always come across a measurement that? falls around the overlap! AVO
By ray_g4lua · #211 ·
Re: Optimal full scale deflection on analog meters
What is 'optimal' to one user would be annoying to another. So it depend on what the use of the meter is and the preference of the person using it. Your criteria for what is optimal may not fit with
By G8HUL · #210 ·
Re: Optimal full scale deflection on analog meters
David, Probably not directly addressing your design intent, but let's note for digital units typically a 2V and multiples scale is typically present (due to display configuration, which oftentimes
By Radu Bogdan Dicher · #209 ·
Optimal full scale deflection on analog meters
Consider you built a volt meter with an analog scale, and chose full-scale deflections of 1, 10, 100 and 1000 V. Then you decided that the gaps were too big, so would add intermediate full scale
By Dr. David Kirkby, Kirkby Microwave Ltd · #208 ·
Re: Rise of Boonton's BR-535 tube (valve) for the 260 Q Meter
It helps as a sanity check to remember that the grid-cathode conductance increases quadratically with frequency, if the plate is terminated in a low impedance. By the time you approach ft (here, about
By Tom Lee · #207 ·
Re: Rise of Boonton's BR-535 tube (valve) for the 260 Q Meter
Bingo KenThanks for spotting and correcting that. Makes a big difference.RegardsChuck WD4HXGOn Aug 19, 2022, at 3:56 AM, Kenneth Greenough via groups.io <g8beqglossop@...>
By Chuck Moore · #206 ·