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| Agilent 53132A Counter Repair (FIXED and Upgraded) |
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| TheSteve:
I am pleased to report another 53132A is once again 100% operational. Here is the summary of the unit: Bought from ebay as not working/missing parts. The pics were decent in the auction, the only thing actually missing was the back plastic frame and 3 screws. Made a low best offer, went back and forth a few times and settled at $165.00. Received it a few days later - it was initially dead. Discovered the hot and neutral wires were desoldered from the IEC power connector. Looked over the supply, saw nothing wrong and decided to try soldering them back on, supply fired up just fine other then the fan which was dead. Unit powered up with two failures - front end and measurement. Absolutely nothing could be measured initially. Noticed lots of previous rework. U50, U51, U52, U53, U54, U55 and U56 had been replaced. U44 was possibly replaced as well. Found a bad solder connection on the U50 +5 volt line. With this fixed the trigger lights now turned on but everything was still dead. Removed U44 as its readings looked a little off to me. With the outputs of U44 jumpered to ground both channels would count properly with a 2 Vpp signal. However the signal level readings were fixed at +- 5 volts on both channels. Tested U44 out of circuit, it worked perfectly so I reinstalled it. I had the same power up errors but channel 2 seemed to actually work, it even gave the correct signal level. I assume U44 had a bad solder connection as well initially. This lead to me to look at U39 and U40 which are the 12 bit DACs that feed voltage to U44. Upon power up a good DAC will toggle its output a few times during the self test. I was able to see U40 toggle properly but U39 was always a fixed -5 volts on its output. I removed both of them and soldered the U40 DAC in place of the U39 DAC. I didn't reinstall U40. At this point I received three errors at power on - front end, measurement and QSPI. However channel 1 now counted properly and indicated the proper signal levels. So a DAC was certainly bad. Ordered a replacement U40 DAC and installed it. All self tests now pass and all measurements are bang on as they should be. I also installed a replacement fan. Lastly I ordered a bumper and handle set from ebay and will be ordering a replacement rear plastic frame and the missing 3 screws from Keysight in a week or two when I finalize what parts are needed for two other ebay purchase projects. Good times indeed, another very satisfying repair project. Has anyone else ever seen a factory HP sticker on the front of a unit like this one? It has the standard serial # plate on the back so I am not sure what the front one indicates unless this was an HP factory asset at some point. For now I am leaving it on the unit. |
| Zucca:
Well done TheSteve thanks for sharing. Interesting that sticker on the front... never saw that before. |
| HighVoltage:
Great Job and congratulations on the success. You could order also a new front display cover, to get rid of the HP sticker and have it more modern looking with the Agilent branding. I have never seen such sticker before. |
| uncle_bob:
--- Quote from: TheSteve on February 10, 2016, 06:51:06 am --- Has anyone else ever seen a factory HP sticker on the front of a unit like this one? It has the standard serial # plate on the back so I am not sure what the front one indicates unless this was an HP factory asset at some point. For now I am leaving it on the unit. --- End quote --- Hi I suspect it lived in an HP cal center for some portion of it's life. They cycled the 53131's out of their system after they went EOL. This one may have gone to somebody else after that (and thus the odd repair). They have a lot of calibration sites around the world, so a lot of gear sitting on benches. All of that *sounds* pretty cool. The gotcha is the name change. Most of these outfits come up with new asset tags as soon as there is a name change. Within a year or so after the change, you don't see the old tags going on gear anymore. It may have just been a "cool sticker" somebody came up with. Bob |
| TheSteve:
It does appear as it if was rack mounted most of its life - there is some thread locker in the mount holes. The sticker is the standard embossed aluminum one used by HP so I am sure it is a true HP sticker, what it means will likely always be a mystery. I could order a new front lense but I rather like original HP branded equipment. |
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