Just picked up a pendulum CNT-85 Frequency counter from a local auction. Has the GPIB, 3GHz input and ovenized oscillator (It is the same as a fluke PM6685). Paid $135 after fees.
I picked it up, got back to the workshop, opened it up and checked for anything nasty. Plugged it in and..... Nothing
Checked the fuse, fuse was OK. No 240VAC coming into the test points, no 240VAC coming onto the board. Schaffner power filter had gone open circuit. Replaced it with a new one and it powered up straight away. Theres a few scratches and marks on the case, but all in all I got a bargain.
HP 54501A off Ebay for $99. Needs a little TLC and a new NVRAM but mostly OK.
Just picked up a pendulum CNT-85 Frequency counter from a local auction. Has the GPIB, 3GHz input and ovenized oscillator
Great score, and a simple repair as well.
30kg of parts for GBP 62 + 19.50 UK shipping,
Hopefully not too many different items. haven't yet completely sorted 15kg of semiconductors from Toploser which I got almost a year ago.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361552997797My sister in UK will be "amazed" when this arrives to her. Will need to reship to me somehow.
Congratz !
However, I found myself drowning in huge amounts of useless components looted in few years. I bought so many elytes and boxes of variety of components on flea markets and local auctions/local ebay last years. Useful is only a fraction of them, like standard elyte and resistor values so when I am building something I always have to buy majority of components.
Anyway, I am always happy when some of my friends bring me full seals of SMD components swept off the floor in assembly factory (assembly machine errors/rejects).
Resistors and capacitor I dont sort, easily identified semiconductors like BAV199 or 1GHz MMIC are OK.
Cheers.
Agilent 8648A. Got a good deal on Ebay. Plus I've sold my Marconi 2022D there today so it all worked out.
Nice score xrunner.
One thing that I miss on my bench.
Not quite test equipment, but found a choice piece of Hakko gear.
Apparently unused Hakko FM-203 setup with the FM-2030 140W iron and a bag of tips, for 220$ shipped.
Sadly, the included tips are all T15 series. So off to buy an FM-2027 iron (and a T22 tip or two for the overkill iron).
Powers up and tested with a friend's FM-2027 iron. All is well and I'm set for the next decade or more
(or until I decide to really go stupid and look for an FM-206)
HP5385A, 1000Mhz counter
$85 US, needed a 10 cent electrolytic. Bough it off ebay about ten or twelve years ago and fixed it, still works.
Rob
Just got back from the Dayton Hamvention. Didn't find what I was actually looking for, but came away with a Tek 1502 TDR cable tester for $14.35 (buck a pound, I love those guys) and an HP5245L 8 digit nixie freq counter with the 500MHz plugin. Got that for $40. Didn't really need it, but I have a small collection of Nixie gear that sits in my stack and that's a nice addition.
$40, nice nixies! Be sure to post pics in the nixie thread.
The 5245L was the beginning of my nixie addiction.
I'd say you got a good deal at $40.
Congrats. What else resides in the stack it will be joining?
-Pat
Someone says "nixie" and Pat's ear itches. "I'm getting that funny feeling again. Did someone just make a post about nixies?"
LMFAO!
Yes, I know, I should seek professional help!
-Pat
I'd consider you a nixie professional. So, seek professional help...done. On to the next project!
Great score re the HP 5245L, you guys are lucky being close to the action, the postage to Australia on a 5245L or equivalent is typically 100-130 USD (150-200AUD)
I built a clock with nixies from a HP counter that used Burroughs B-5560 and then found more of the same on ebay so I can build another clock. These are the tubes that work upside down. I built it about 15 years ago and it's still going strong!
Rob
Hi,
Here is my latest score, a Fluke 720A Kelvin-Varley Voltage Divider. Picked this up at the Dayton Hamvention for the price of $30.00. Here are a few pictures
I applied 10V from a Fluke 732A dc voltage standard and measured the output with a Datron 1281 DMM:
The Fluke 732A reads about 5pmm high when connected directly to the Datron DMM so it looks like the 720A is working nicely.
I have not been through the adjustment procedure.
Regards,
Jay_Diddy_B
Dang, I missed that one. Good score!l
The 5245L was the beginning of my nixie addiction. I'd say you got a good deal at $40.
Congrats. What else resides in the stack it will be joining?
-Pat
I have both a 3450A and a 3450B multifunction meters. Took me a year to track one of those down after seeing a thread on it in this forum. Someone had pulled the display board, so I picked up the second one, then found a display board on Ebay, so I have both functional.
Nice! The 3450 is still on my list of 'stuff to get'. Eventually I'll stumble upon one...
-Pat