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I have a faulty Agilent HP 34401A 6.5 digit multimeter I'd like to sell. It was working fine a few months ago but now, when I power it up, the display illuminates all it's segments for a second then goes blank followed by a momentary beep. The only sign of life after that is the display shows "Shift" when that button is pressed.

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« Last Edit: April 14, 2021, 05:14:16 pm by deephaven »
 

Offline artag

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Re: FS [UK]: Faulty Agilent HP 34401A 6.5 digit multimeter
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2021, 06:20:38 pm »
Kind of interested but unsure whether you're looking for 'almost working 34401A' offers or 'bricked testgear' offers.
I'm in the 'that would be fun to fiddle with' area.
 

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Re: FS [UK]: Faulty Agilent HP 34401A 6.5 digit multimeter
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2021, 09:26:33 pm »
Same here, don't need one enough to put down anything close to working-testgear money, but happy to take a punt if the price is right. Have you had a go at sorting it out yourself, or don't have time/the need to try and fix it? And is the display still in reasonable condition (i.e. still bright and even)?
 

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Re: FS [UK]: Faulty Agilent HP 34401A 6.5 digit multimeter
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2021, 11:14:09 pm »
Might be a simple repair. Sounds like it could be the cable between the mainboard and the display...
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Re: FS [UK]: Faulty Agilent HP 34401A 6.5 digit multimeter
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2021, 08:56:54 am »
..... could be .....
Or it might not.
 

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Re: FS [UK]: Faulty Agilent HP 34401A 6.5 digit multimeter
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2021, 09:04:52 am »
Yeah, seems there is a range of possible reasons for the issue, from a cable needing re-seating all the way to a dead un-obtainium custom gate array, hence my question about whether it has been worked on yet.
 

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Re: FS [UK]: Faulty Agilent HP 34401A 6.5 digit multimeter
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2021, 11:15:33 am »
would be nice to have some photos  or the serial number range,   you will know if its the unobtanium vfd drivers or not  ???
 

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Re: FS [UK]: Faulty Agilent HP 34401A 6.5 digit multimeter
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2021, 08:32:46 am »
..... could be .....
Or it might not.

Hence the "Might be" and "could be".
Jay

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Re: FS [UK]: Faulty Agilent HP 34401A 6.5 digit multimeter
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2021, 05:26:54 pm »
I have a working one which would make troubleshooting easier, but I'm also in the "would be fun to play with" area, meaning something two-digit if you would ship it to germany.
 


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