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Products => Test Equipment => Topic started by: darrell on April 16, 2015, 09:09:54 pm

Title: Replacement HP/Agilent/Keysight kit foam?
Post by: darrell on April 16, 2015, 09:09:54 pm

I got a HP 11752D 3.5 mm connector gage kit today and of course it has decaying foam. Fortunately it wasn't too bad and all the parts cleaned up with a bit of isopropyl.

I tried Keysight for replacement foam and they still have parts for the kit, but no foam. Any suggestions for replacement? Something fairly dense that could be layered and cut with a knife would be good. I found one place that does laser cut foam but it seems to be a minimum of $50.

Title: Re: Replacement HP/Agilent/Keysight kit foam?
Post by: Neganur on April 16, 2015, 09:56:27 pm

No idea. It's also a frequent topic on the Agilent and Tektronix mailing lists.
I guess if it's not static sensitive you could get away with using the dense insulation foam used in houses.

Title: Re: Replacement HP/Agilent/Keysight kit foam?
Post by: dom0 on April 16, 2015, 10:28:45 pm

How about ESD-safe PUR foam?

Title: Re: Replacement HP/Agilent/Keysight kit foam?
Post by: darrell on April 16, 2015, 11:18:27 pm

I ordered this. Ugly but cheap and anti static.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251920290317?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT (http://www.ebay.com/itm/251920290317?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT)