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jchw4:
Somebody recommended them as a cheap voltage source, but there is absolutely no information on them.

jchw4:
Some time ago I bought a Ronan X85 Calibrator as a nice weekend project.

The only data I could find was a brochure basically saying that it exists. No manual, nothing else.  >:(

The unit was sold as "Used, fully working".

As received: nothing worked. Display lit with all zeroes, none controls worked, output was fixed at around 4 volts....
I kind of expected that something could not work, but not all.  :-//

The first thing I noticed was that it had a charger, so it probably had a battery.
A bad sign, since the 80s it could corrode through.

But as it was a "weekend project" I decided not to return it.

As you can see, corrosion was not that bad. It was probably stored vertically and the acid did not reach the boards.

jchw4:
More photos

jchw4:
It's interesting that different boards were probably designed by different people. Just look at these traces.  ::)

jchw4:
I have never seen this battery type.
Does anybody know if it was a custom or just abandoned type?

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