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Show Us Your Curve Tracer
0culus:
--- Quote from: TERRA Operative on September 30, 2021, 01:38:42 pm ---Nice, I just picked up a 4145B a couple days ago for about a hundred and fifty bucks, will look nice sitting next to my 4145A. :D Couldn't pass it up....
I just need a few test pins for the test fixture, and 4 triax cables and I have a full 16058A test fixture.
A 371 just sold here in Japan for around a thousand bucks, on the lower end of the going rate for them these days, depending on exact model, they sell for one to two grand, approaching three if it comes with all the accessories etc.
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Very good price. Personally, I really think the 4145B complements an analog curve tracer nicely in terms of capabilities. It does the low current stuff the Type 575 just doesn't do (no Kelvin sense connections at all) and the 577 honestly isn't that great at (though I have not yet found the Kelvin sensing transistor adapters for a price I'm willing to pay, so there is that).
TERRA Operative:
I have a 577 with a handful of adapters waiting to get its turn on the healing bench (I know it has some of the usual shorted tants to begin with), but I've not used it yet so I can't comment on it.
I wouldn't mind a 576 but they are either stupid expensive here, or pop up at a more reasonable price only after I just made another big purchase already. :D
0culus:
The 576 is quite complicated too...the 577 has the huge advantage of sharing the upper chassis with the 5000 series scopes, so working on that stuff is as easy as finding a suitable 5000 series to cannibalize if needed. I know of a fellow who repaired a 577D1 with a bad storage tube by getting one from a dead 5000 series scope with a storage tube.
TERRA Operative:
Oh, that's good to know if I need parts.
Next the trick is to find a reasonably priced broken 5000 series scope, I have seen one being sold so far, but because they are 'rare' here, the price goes up beyond what they are really worth..
AaronLee:
I was reading about this guy's (named Paul) project:
http://www.paulvdiyblogs.net/2017/
And his latest version 3 of it:
http://www.paulvdiyblogs.net/2021/03/building-curve-tracer-version-3.html
Looks interesting to me, but I don't have a curve tracer yet. I'm quite interested in acquiring a curve tracer, but not in a big hurry, so maybe I'll wait until he's finished version 3. Anyone have any opinions on his approach?
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