They say it can't be done. But, I never say never.
E-bay sent me a P6245 probe whose business end (the probe tip) had been crushed.. looks like it was impinged between a chair caster and a floor. The cable where it enters the probe body (base) is trashed.
The probe occasionally complains that it can't be read when attaching to my TDS 744A. Had to adjust the locking collar and this seems to have corrected the issue.
Attached, I have no signal from the probe.
1. removed the deteriorating rubber around the probe tip, revealing a metal housing.
2. Clipped off the cable, which looks to be crap (at the end it has a slight greenish tinge at the braid.. so moisture has been at it for a while).
3. The cable attaches to a teflon pc board with the rather sensitive preamp components. The circuit side of this board is soldered to the metal housing through a 3mm hole. Solder wick helped here and I was able to remove the board.
4. There are 3 wires and a coax cable in the cable bundle. The coax is intact and attaches to the board nicely. The three other wires, GND, +5 and -5, have detached from the board, and only one of these has left a telltale behind.
So, looking for a photo or other guidance as to where these wires connect.
Note in photo that the red wire looks to have received enough heat to cause it to move from the bottom-left-most pad. At least, I think this is where it originated. I also note that there are three pads with solder blobs. So this is probably where they go. The question is where...
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