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HP / Agilent / Keysight binding posts - suitable replacements?
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TimFox:
Those nice posts have nickel-plated contact surfaces.  Do the original -hp- posts have gold?
SingedFingers:
No the HP ones on it are plain nickel plated as well. I'm 100% convinced they are the same part from the same supplier. Keysight just buy up a ton of them and then mug you.
SingedFingers:
Ok received this morning. TME are pretty good. That's the first order that I have done through them and it was very smooth.

Binding posts are pretty much exactly the same as the Agilent ones with the following differences:

1. They are a slightly lighter grey.
2. They are ever so slightly larger so I had to run round the inside of the front panel with a deburring tool to get them in.
3. Plastic is matte rather than gloss.
4. Main retaining nuts are metal instead of plastic.

On this basis I decided to replace them all for consistency. Took about an hour in total and required a 4mm bit on my 55W Weller iron. Don't attempt this with anything less!

I did notice inside that HP didn't install the shaft retaining nuts on the original binding posts which is what eventually lead to their destruction as the main shafts pulled through on two of them. Naughty naughty HP. Boo hiss.

Anyway, all sorted and looking good as new. Thanks again to 2N3055 :)

2N3055:
 :-+

Nice, tidy work.. Looks perfect!! It was my pleasure..

macboy:
The Agilent branded versions of those supplies use lighter grey coloring than the HP ones, so I would not be surprised if the replacement posts are an even better color match to the Agilent version. Still, it must be satisfying to have replacements that retain the original HP style.
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