Re: [time-nuts] Manuals heading for the dumpster

2015-05-29 Thread DaveH
Have they talked with archive.org? These people have all kinds of scanners and are putting some amazing things online. Dave > -Original Message- > From: time-nuts [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf > Of Gregory Muir > Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 09:01 > To: time-nuts@febo

Re: [time-nuts] Manuals heading for the dumpster

2015-05-29 Thread Didier Juges
I think the main contributor to the death of their business is that new equipment comes with usually worthless manuals, and even for those who have somewhat better manuals, the instruments are still not repairable by the amateurs. I realize that free sites (like mine) probably did not help, but

Re: [time-nuts] Manuals for HP 570A clock?

2012-04-25 Thread Donald Henderickx
On 4/25/2012 10:20 AM, Donald Henderickx wrote: On 4/23/2012 7:27 PM, Dan Veeneman wrote: Hello, I've got an HP 570A digital clock on the bench for which I am seeking both service and operator manuals. Are there PDF versions available somewhere? Thanks, Dan

Re: [time-nuts] Manuals or info on Lucent RTFG's

2012-01-28 Thread Brad Stockdale
All, Thank you all for the information on what to look for with FE-5680A's and related standards. I've been watching eBay the past few days and I think I'll be able to get two or three in the next couple days. I saw a set of ten for $349.00 which looked like a good deal... But I decided th

Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone?

2012-01-08 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 01/09/2012 02:25 AM, shali...@gmail.com wrote: Magnus, You must have tried while I was working at fixing an issue with folders that have special characters, like ampersand& and the plus sign +. It should be working now. If you still have problem, please feel free to email me again... The

Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone?

2012-01-08 Thread shalimr9
uent. Didier KO4BB Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless thingy while I do other things... -Original Message- From: Magnus Danielson Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:09:51 To: ; Magnus Danielson Subject: Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone? On 08/04/2011 09:24 PM, shali...@gmail.com wrote: > I have about 2

Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone?

2011-08-04 Thread Pete Lancashire
ginal Message- >>From: li...@lazygranch.com >>Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com >>Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 16:39:05 >>To: Discussion of precise time and frequency > measurement >>Reply-To: li...@lazygranch.com, >>       Discussion of precise time and frequency measur

Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone?

2011-08-04 Thread Will Matney
o.com >Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 16:39:05 >To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement >Reply-To: li...@lazygranch.com, > Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > >Subject: Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone? > >I used BAMA as an example. If

Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone?

2011-08-04 Thread Will Matney
Actually, Ken had permission from several to host the manuals, including HP. What happened, and what he told me, was the number of users on the server was number one, and thus, the mirror. If any recall, it was hard to get a download spot, unless it was in the late hours, right before he shut that

Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone?

2011-08-04 Thread shalimr9
...@lazygranch.com Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 16:39:05 To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Reply-To: li...@lazygranch.com, Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone? I used BAMA as an example

Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone?

2011-08-04 Thread Jim Lux
On 8/4/11 9:08 AM, Dave M wrote: hn BAMA is kinda strange nowadays. According to the note on the edebris mirror page, the main BAMA site has been down for "repairs and upgrades" since 9/17/2009; almost 2 years ago. Will the main site ever come back online, or has it been written off permanently?

Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone?

2011-08-04 Thread J. Forster
my desktop. > -Original Message- > From: "Dave M" > Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com > Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 11:08:46 > To: > Reply-To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone? > >>>

Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone?

2011-08-04 Thread lists
al Message- From: "Dave M" Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 11:08:46 To: Reply-To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone? >> I think a simple solution is anyone that gets a free manual ha

Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone?

2011-08-04 Thread Dave M
I think a simple solution is anyone that gets a free manual has to scan it and upload it to BAMA or some other free manual website. Nice in theory. Unlikely to work in practice, IMO. BAMA is a laudible effort, but in practice many documents aree not well scanned and some are nearly useless. I

Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone?

2011-08-04 Thread J. Forster
s-boun...@febo.com > Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 20:54:46 > To: ; Discussion of precise time and frequency > measurement > Reply-To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone? > > i was thinking send them all to Dave le

Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone?

2011-08-04 Thread T. Czerwonka
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 7:21 PM, T. Czerwonka wrote: > Hi all-- > > Long story short, a department at a university needs to get rid of a > bunch (5-6 file cabinets worth) of 80's vintage user and service > manuals for Tek (mostly) and HP equipment.  Oscilloscopes, generators, > etc.  70s/80s/90s vi

Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone?

2011-08-03 Thread lists
: Pete Lancashire Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 20:54:46 To: ; Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Reply-To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone? i was thinking send them all to Dave let

Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone?

2011-08-03 Thread Pete Lancashire
i was thinking send them all to Dave let him scan the ones he has not scanned. Sure better then them ending up in a paper-recycle dropbox -pete On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 8:37 PM, J. Forster wrote: > Or returns them to the owner, as appropriate. > > -John > > > > >> I'll 3rd DAVE i

Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone?

2011-08-03 Thread J. Forster
Or returns them to the owner, as appropriate. -John > I'll 3rd DAVE is the way to go. And when he is done, he sells them at > a very reasonable price. > > -pete Both supplier and customer > > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 6:12 PM, paul swed wrote: >> I have to agree with John. Dave i

Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone?

2011-08-03 Thread Pete Lancashire
I'll 3rd DAVE is the way to go. And when he is done, he sells them at a very reasonable price. -pete Both supplier and customer On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 6:12 PM, paul swed wrote: > I have to agree with John. Dave is reasonable and does a really excellent > job. > Well worth his price and he has go

Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone?

2011-08-03 Thread J. Forster
I'd much rather see a commercial venture holding this stuff. IMO, university libraries really do not give a damn about what working engineers really need. It's all for professors and there is very little to do with actual hardware other than some journals like RSI. I virtually never found anythin

Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone?

2011-08-03 Thread Robert LaJeunesse
If only the Google digitization project would take these on... http://books.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=43741 as it has with the local school's libraries: http://www.lib.umich.edu/michigan-digitization-project/michigan-digitization-project-complete-list-resources Bob LaJeunes

Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone?

2011-08-03 Thread paul swed
I have to agree with John. Dave is reasonable and does a really excellent job. Well worth his price and he has gotten me out of a jam many times. On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 8:56 PM, J. Forster wrote: > PLEASE contact Dave at ArtekMedia (dot) com. He is the best resource I > know for manuals. > > I'm

Re: [time-nuts] manuals, anyone?

2011-08-03 Thread J. Forster
PLEASE contact Dave at ArtekMedia (dot) com. He is the best resource I know for manuals. I'm far less impressed with "university" resources for such things. IMO, the stuff jusr vanishes. Dave's business is scanning manuals so everybody can have them for very reasonable prices. YMMV, -John

Re: [time-nuts] Manuals

2008-12-09 Thread Daun Yeagley
OTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Moore Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 9:32 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Manuals On Dec 9, 2008, at 6:20 PM, Daun wrote: > -- > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 20:43:10 -0500 &

Re: [time-nuts] Manuals

2008-12-09 Thread Richard Moore
On Dec 9, 2008, at 6:20 PM, Daun wrote: > -- > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 20:43:10 -0500 > From: "Daun Yeagley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Manuals > > Hi Dick > > You might try Dave at Artek

Re: [time-nuts] Manuals

2008-12-09 Thread Daun Yeagley
ble. His prices are pretty reasonable too! Daun -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Moore Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 3:05 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Manuals Hi, tickers -- I recently picked up an HP 535

Re: [time-nuts] Manuals

2008-12-09 Thread Richard Moore
Hi, tickers -- I recently picked up an HP 5353A plug-in for my HP 5345A. It's enroute now and is untested. I hate to pay twice as much for a manual as I did for the unit, and I really like having docs on stuff. I've visited all the usual suspects -- Didier, Boat-Anchor, TekNet, etc. -- and

Re: [time-nuts] Manuals (have: LPRO, need: 5334A)

2006-06-15 Thread Glenn Powers
On Jun 15, 2006, at 11:10 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > FYI, the 38-page LPRO manual is available in pdf for download from > the Symmetricom WWW site: > > http://www.symmetricom.com/media/pdf/manuals/man-lpro.pdf Duh! I found the 5334A / 5334B manual at: http://cp.literature.agilent.com/litw

Re: [time-nuts] Manuals (have: LPRO, need: 5334A)

2006-06-15 Thread rlutwak
FYI, the 38-page LPRO manual is available in pdf for download from the Symmetricom WWW site: http://www.symmetricom.com/media/pdf/manuals/man-lpro.pdf -RL Robert Lutwak, Senior Scientist Symmetricom - Technology Realization Center 34 Tozer Rd. Beverly, MA 01915 [EMAIL PR

Re: [time-nuts] manuals

2006-03-10 Thread buehl
Thanks: Good links. Now, does anyone have links, or probes for the TEK 1230/ 1220 analyzers? I forgot to list originally. Thanks again, Tom At 09:52 AM 3/10/2006, you wrote: >Tom, > >Got to http://cp.literature.agilent.com/litweb/pdf/08565-90014.pdf and you >can download the ops & service

Re: [time-nuts] manuals

2006-03-10 Thread buehl
Chuck: User data noted; So power off while changing is OK. Thanks, Tom At 03:30 PM 3/10/2006, you wrote: >buehl wrote: > > Chuck: > > > > Thanks for warning. > > Do I have to have unit powered up when changing battery? > >Oops! I read "changing" to be "charging". > >The only data the cells prot

Re: [time-nuts] manuals

2006-03-10 Thread Chuck Harris
buehl wrote: > Chuck: > > Thanks for warning. > Do I have to have unit powered up when changing battery? Oops! I read "changing" to be "charging". The only data the cells protect is user setups. There is no calibration data at risk. -Chuck ___ time

Re: [time-nuts] manuals

2006-03-10 Thread Chuck Harris
Hi Tom, It is not a rechargeable battery. It is a lithium iodide pacemaker cell, and when it dies, it blows corrosive material all over the place. It is soldered onto the CPU card. They are available in two different packages: One is a welded stainless steel disk, about 1-1/2 inches in diamete

Re: [time-nuts] manuals

2006-03-10 Thread buehl
Chuck: Thanks for warning. Do I have to have unit powered up when changing battery? Tom At 02:05 PM 3/10/2006, you wrote: >Replace your 1240's battery! > >It is a disaster waiting for a time to happen. >Use a new CR2477 with welded on tabs. > >The same pacemaker battery is also in the 1240/41's

Re: [time-nuts] manuals

2006-03-10 Thread Chuck Harris
Replace your 1240's battery! It is a disaster waiting for a time to happen. Use a new CR2477 with welded on tabs. The same pacemaker battery is also in the 1240/41's RAM cartridges. -Chuck Harris buehl wrote: > Can anyone provide info on a source for manuals for Tektronix 1240 logic > analyz

Re: [time-nuts] manuals

2006-03-10 Thread steve-krull
Tom, Sorry, the second link is for the 1240 manuals. I neglected to state that in the previous message. Steve > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/03/10 Fri AM 09:52:13 EST > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > > Subject: Re: [tim

Re: [time-nuts] manuals

2006-03-10 Thread steve-krull
Tom, Got to http://cp.literature.agilent.com/litweb/pdf/08565-90014.pdf and you can download the ops & service manual for the 8565A. It starts out with the installation notes for an attenuator upgrade, but scroll down in the file and you'll find the ops and service info. The ops and service man

Re: [time-nuts] Manuals for HP 5370B time interval counter.

2005-04-20 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Wed, 20 Apr 2005, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Dr. David Kirkby" writes: > > >ManualsPlus have got back, and said they have the manuals, but there are > >no change sheets that cover up to the serial number of the unit I have > >(2904A02491). I will buy the manual

Re: [time-nuts] Manuals for HP 5370B time interval counter.

2005-04-20 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Dr. David Kirkby" writes: >ManualsPlus have got back, and said they have the manuals, but there are >no change sheets that cover up to the serial number of the unit I have >(2904A02491). I will buy the manual from them, although I've asked them >to clarify if I

Re: [time-nuts] Manuals for HP 5370B time interval counter.

2005-04-20 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
John Ackermann N8UR wrote: Dr. David Kirkby wrote: Can anyone tell me anything about the differences between the manuals for the above. Does the service manual include all the user information, and therefore make it a waste of money to buy both? I have on order a HP 5370B and are tring to determ

Re: [time-nuts] Manuals for HP 5370B time interval counter.

2005-04-19 Thread John Ackermann N8UR
Dr. David Kirkby wrote: Can anyone tell me anything about the differences between the manuals for the above. Does the service manual include all the user information, and therefore make it a waste of money to buy both? I have on order a HP 5370B and are tring to determine the most suitable manu