Re: Old HP test equipment power connectors...

2015-05-28 Thread Tothwolf
On Thu, 28 May 2015, Jules Richardson wrote: On 05/27/2015 04:18 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote: I did a little checking today--I compared a male 163-type receptacle with a C14 receptacle. The mounting ear holes appear to have the same spacing; the C14 is about 3/4 thick, where the 163 (metal shell)

Re: Old HP test equipment power connectors...

2015-05-27 Thread Tothwolf
On Tue, 26 May 2015, Chuck Guzis wrote: On 05/26/2015 08:28 PM, Brent Hilpert wrote: Like wulfman and chuck and as described on my page, I replace the chassis inlet whenever I can, although occasionally it's not possible due to proximity of other chassis elements as the IEC inlet is slightly

Re: Old HP test equipment power connectors...

2015-05-27 Thread Dale H. Cook
At 10:25 PM 5/26/2015, Jules Richardson wrote: ... is there a classiccmp-type list equivalent for old test gear? Yahoogroups.com hosts a number of them. I sub lists there for GR, HP, and Tek, as well as the TestEquipTrader list for buying and selling vintage equipment. Dale H. Cook, GR / HP

Re: Old HP test equipment power connectors...

2015-05-26 Thread Jules Richardson
On 05/26/2015 09:27 PM, Kyle Owen wrote: Yes, there does appear to be a name for them: the 163 connector. http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~hilpert/e/powerConn/index.html Thanks - that's the critter! My modified calculator cable is probably the Japanese calculator type, although it seems to work OK

RE: Old HP test equipment power connectors...

2015-05-26 Thread tony duell
Right now, I'm cursing the guy who thought that the cloverleaf or mouseketeer power receptacle was a good idea. I'm sitting here looking at an HP ScanJet wondering if it would be worth the effort to replace it. Fer heaven's sake, what was wrong with the IEC connector? If you mean the

Re: Old HP test equipment power connectors...

2015-05-26 Thread Glen Slick
On May 26, 2015 8:28 PM, Brent Hilpert hilp...@cs.ubc.ca wrote: On 2015-May-26, at 7:27 PM, Kyle Owen wrote: Yes, there does appear to be a name for them: the 163 connector. http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~hilpert/e/powerConn/index.html Big thanks to our own Brent Hilpert for the great