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Offline enut11Topic starter

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My HP3456A display failed this morning... [FIXED]
« on: September 23, 2016, 05:27:29 am »
I could not find a reference to this problem on the Forum. After weeks of faithful service, my HP3456A display failed this morning. It only shows first and last digit, nothing in between, even when I run the self test. Obviously, it does not respond to any input. I have yet to pull it apart. Any ideas on what it may be or where to look?
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Re: My HP3456A display failed this morning...
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2016, 07:05:09 am »
Read the service manual  but open up first to have a look. Could be as simple as cracked solder joints in the display section or something else. Experts will join in shortly. calling Mr. Tin?  ;D

http://elektrotanya.com/hp_3456a-mil_calibration_manual.pdf/download.html

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https://xdevs.com/fix/hp3456a/

Operation and service manual (not the actual service one, see xdevs site above)
HP 3456A Digital Voltmeter
https://www.sonoma.edu/esee/manuals/03456-90006.pdf

High res manual here: 42Mb

http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/hp/3456a/

« Last Edit: September 23, 2016, 05:48:41 pm by singapol »
 
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Re: My HP3456A display failed this morning...
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2016, 02:49:50 am »
Yippee. Thankfully some jobs are easy and this was one. Re-seating the blue connector behind the display brought all the missing digits back.
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