Hello, Not quite sure how to handle this situation, so I'll just throw it out there.
A couple years ago I purchased a used, broke Fluke 343A DC Calibrator and put many hours repairing mechanical parts and replacing many electrical components. I replaced all capacitors and a few other parts. All parts were purchased from Mouser or DigiKey. It passed all of the test points and the 10v and 100v ranges were, I believe, in spec. However when I switched to the 1000 volt range, it would go into overload mode. I tested everything over and over and could not find the problem. I even paid a YouTube guy to assist in troubleshooting, but he got busy, bailed, and the problem remained. So I set it aside for a few months.
On a side project, I decided to monitor the 15 vdc reference voltage, the output at 10v, and the internal temperature, over a period of 7 days or so just for kicks. However Murphy and me teaming up is a force not to be messed with. As luck would have it a 1 mm exposed area of an alligator clip (yeah, I know) ever so briefly made contact with the chassis and shorted out the 15 volt reference. I dicked around abit and didn't find anything obvious, so it remains in a sad state. Last straw.
I have put way too much time in this, and it is time for it to leave this house and find someone more deserving. The case looks beautiful, like new, and I have many new spare parts to go with it. So I am willing to send it to someone that wants it. I am not interested in selling it on Ebay. And I rather not spend big bucks shipping it outside the lower 48 states unless someone wants to kick in some help with shipping costs (weighs about 25 U.S pounds).
So I am open to suggestions as I respect youse guys greatly (and yes, even the beloved Dave Chicken Dinner How do ya do).
Thanks for any ideas.
Steve