Ok then its update time again, load resistors arrived and connected, powered up and nothing happened, double checked all connections, all ok, so fitted new set of chips and, you guessed it, nothing again and I have other pieces of equipment arriving all the time that require my attention, so I decided to chuck the towel in on this, at least for the time being. I have ordered a new PSU from Germany which should be here in a couple of days or so. Maybe I'll go back to the old PSU once the other bits have been looked at.
While I have been waiting for parts for this I looked at the Philips 3217 that I got at the same time and after a few tweaks to the calibration, some internal and external cleaning, it all came good so that particular unit has been sold to fund the new PSU.
Awaiting attention now is a Hewlett Packard 1740A scope, and in transit to me is a Philips PM 2521, 4.5 digit bench meter, condition unknown, which once working, I want to try and fit some form of lighting for the display and just maybe if I can get it at a good price, a Marconi 2019 signal generator, once again not sure of its overall condition other than it powers up and seems to be working. Not to mention as well I have a couple of lovely Hacker Sovereigns RP25's that I have started restoration of and got them working but I want to work on the AM side and improve its performance.
So I say to all of those that have contributed advice and comments towards this project, a big heart felt thank you for your efforts, I have learned a lot from you all.
Watch out for new updates on these as I progress and the saga of Hameg HM408-1A PSU may well rear its head again to make a backup unit or a replacement for another machine if required. There will be at least one more update on this thread once the new unit arrives and is fitted.