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| Electroplated:
tautech, 4mm drill shanks wobble about in mine, tried that before I found my old calipers, if it wasn't for the fact I get power out of them I would say they skimped on the metal, probably used it to make rf-loop's cheap drill bits... |
| Electroplated:
Just an update on this, I decided to give up on the idea of swapping the binding posts and requested an exchange unit, the SPD3303X-E is packed ready for collection tomorrow, once its returned and checked, a replacement will be sent out. The reason for the change of plan is while I am more than capable of replacing the binding posts myself I had to consider what would happen if another problem showed up during the process, so rather than risk more problems I decided on an exchange, arranged it as soon as I could after I came up with a simple test, it was mentioned on here that a 4mm drill shank should fit snugly so I dug out a few branded ones and tried them, lets just say the 'insert and tilt the unit forward test' proved that 4mm drills fall out of both the problem posts, I mean the far left one just slid out no problem, just using gravity. Also both of the problem posts are very tight to unscrew past the wire hole, channel 2 negative wont clear the hole at all, I did get a nice imprint of the terminal on my fingers though. I was in contact with someone who has one of these, bought from the same place a few months ago and he has no problems with it so it seems I got a dud. One good thing has come from this, I believe that all bad experiences can lead to something good, the good in this is I need a new tool, a small decent spring balance so I can test springs, micro switches and of course and the force needed to pull out 4mm sockets, it may come in handy one day. -- |
| tautech:
--- Quote from: Electroplated on August 09, 2022, 06:51:14 pm ---Just an update on this, I decided to give up on the idea of swapping the binding posts and requested an exchange unit, the SPD3303X-E is packed ready for collection tomorrow, once its returned and checked, a replacement will be sent out. Also both of the problem posts are very tight to unscrew past the wire hole, channel 2 negative wont clear the hole at all, I did get a nice imprint of the terminal on my fingers though. I was in contact with someone who has one of these, bought from the same place a few months ago and he has no problems with it so it seems I got a dud. --- End quote --- That's a big red flag that something is very wrong with this unit and sending it back is the best solution. :-+ |
| Electroplated:
Hi tautech, Yeah its more of a problem than I first thought, I was so fixed on the plugs being loose I never actually opened all the posts and was surprised that the two problem ones where so stiff to unscrew, its something I should have checked when I got it while going through my testing before finding a spot for it on the bench, to be fair, I was so impressed with the build and display that I didn't check everything. I've had problem binding posts before, wont mention the brand but a few out of a batch where so tight to back off that I used pliers on one, I later found out that during manufacture when the outer plastics pushed on, the machine somehow damaged the threads, got a new batch sent out direct from them not the place I bought them, they sent 20 to replace my 10. Hopefully this exchange will be simple one and I can move on from it, I spent a long time deciding to buy it so was a little disappointing it had faulty posts, its not put me of though, I'm deciding on a replacement for my old Siglent sds1102 as its developing problems , sometimes there no trace at all so have to reboot it a few times so I'm looking at the SDS1104X-U to replace it, that's based on the layout of the trigger options being buttons instead of in the trigger menu. At some point I'll pull the sds1102 apart and see if its possible to fix it, if not then its earned its keep and served me well over the years. -- |
| tautech:
--- Quote from: Electroplated on August 09, 2022, 10:07:25 pm ---I'm deciding on a replacement for my old Siglent sds1102 as its developing problems , sometimes there no trace at all so have to reboot it a few times so I'm looking at the SDS1104X-U to replace it, that's based on the layout of the trigger options being buttons instead of in the trigger menu. At some point I'll pull the sds1102 apart and see if its possible to fix it, if not then its earned its keep and served me well over the years. --- End quote --- SDS1102X, CNL, CML or X-E ? Is its FW right up to date ? https://int.siglent.com/download/firmwares/ Does it drop just one channel ? |
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