[time-nuts] Advice on 5370A vs 5370B differences please

2009-08-29 Thread swingbyte
Hi all, I have looked through the archives and found that the 5370B has a better front end and dacs and consolidated the ram and mpu onto one card. However, can someone tell me how much better? these changes make the 5370B? What effect upon measurements does the new front end have over that

Re: [time-nuts] Advice on 5370A vs 5370B differences please

2009-08-29 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message <72c46d68028c463ebdb775ee14fb9...@laptop>, "Roy Phillips" writes: >Tim >I have recently acquired a 5370B and find your comments of interest. So in >addition, what was the intention of designing the mother-board to have no >less than three additional (and in my case,unused) pcb slots fo

Re: [time-nuts] Advice on 5370A vs 5370B differences please

2009-08-29 Thread Roy Phillips
Tim I have recently acquired a 5370B and find your comments of interest. So in addition, what was the intention of designing the mother-board to have no less than three additional (and in my case,unused) pcb slots following the uP and Display interface, marked ROM, MEM(optional) and SERVICE(AID

Re: [time-nuts] Advice on 5370A vs 5370B differences please

2009-08-29 Thread swingbyte
Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: In message <72c46d68028c463ebdb775ee14fb9...@laptop>, "Roy Phillips" writes: Tim I have recently acquired a 5370B and find your comments of interest. So in addition, what was the intention of designing the mother-board to have no less than three additional (and in m

Re: [time-nuts] Advice on 5370A vs 5370B differences please

2009-08-29 Thread GandalfG8
In a message dated 29/08/2009 13:18:16 GMT Daylight Time, swingb...@exemail.com.au writes: p.s. Did my original post make the newsgroup, or just one person? Hi Tim It made it to the list, just not many answers yet:-) regards Nigel GM8PZR _

Re: [time-nuts] Advice on 5370A vs 5370B differences please

2009-08-29 Thread Magnus Danielson
swingbyte wrote: Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: In message <72c46d68028c463ebdb775ee14fb9...@laptop>, "Roy Phillips" writes: Tim I have recently acquired a 5370B and find your comments of interest. So in addition, what was the intention of designing the mother-board to have no less than three add

Re: [time-nuts] Advice on 5370A vs 5370B differences please

2009-08-29 Thread Mike S
At 04:25 AM 8/29/2009, swingbyte wrote... What effect upon measurements does the new front end have over that of the 5370A? The input changes affected the /1 input dynamic and operating ranges. 100 mV - 1.0 V / -2.5 - 1.0 V p-p vs. 100 mV - 4.0 V / -4.0 - 4.0 V p-p. Does it mean significan

Re: [time-nuts] Advice on 5370A vs 5370B differences please

2009-08-29 Thread Chuck Harris
swingbyte wrote: Hi all, I have looked through the archives and found that the 5370B has a better front end and dacs and consolidated the ram and mpu onto one card. However, can someone tell me how much better? these changes make the 5370B? It is my understanding that the changes in the B m

Re: [time-nuts] Advice on 5370A vs 5370B differences please

2009-08-29 Thread swingbyte
Magnus Danielson wrote: swingbyte wrote: Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: In message <72c46d68028c463ebdb775ee14fb9...@laptop>, "Roy Phillips" writes: Tim I have recently acquired a 5370B and find your comments of interest. So in addition, what was the intention of designing the mother-board to ha

[time-nuts] Question about 5065A 2nd Harmonic Problem

2009-08-29 Thread Stan
I have a "late model" (s/n 2816A01565) 5065A that had been running fine for quite a while in my lab at home. About two years ago I had to power it down and store it away in climate-controlled storage during a remodeling project. Last night I got it back out of storage and powered it up. Initially,

Re: [time-nuts] Question about 5065A 2nd Harmonic Problem

2009-08-29 Thread Chuck Harris
Hi Stan, It gets like a broken record, but the first place I always go when a formerly working piece of test equipment stops working is the power supply. Check the power supply voltages for both value, and ripple. Then check all of the electrolytic capacitors for ESR. It only takes one, in a l

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5065A problem

2009-08-29 Thread Corby Dawson
Stan, I'd recommend putting it in open loop and removing top and bottom covers. Place on it's left side and hook a scope to the tp1 test point on the bottom of the A7 assy. (.5v/cm) Place the scope synch in external and use the variable time base ajust in conjunction with time base step switch t

[time-nuts] Racal-Dana 1999

2009-08-29 Thread Alf Pousar
Anyone happen to know where to find a service manual for a 1998? I already have a users manual. I also like to put my hands on such a document! 73, Alf OH2QM ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/

[time-nuts] HP5245L Manual

2009-08-29 Thread Brian Kirby
I have placed a scanned manual for the HP5245L frequency counter at http://www.kennethkuhn.com/hpmuseum/scans/ Brian - KD4FM ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] Advice on 5370A vs 5370B differences please

2009-08-29 Thread John Allen
Hi Tim - I don't have the app note, but the HP Journal article is on line at, among many locations: http://www.gamearchive.com/General/Test_Equipment/HP/HPJMay77.pdf Regards, John K1AE PS: I think that the availability of logic analyzers in the late 70's may have affected the adoption of signa

Re: [time-nuts] Question about 5065A 2nd Harmonic Problem

2009-08-29 Thread J. L. Trantham
I recently purchased a 5065A that did not work but was 'fixed' by unseating all the PC cards and reseating them. I was quite dirty to start with though. Joe -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Stan Sent: Saturday, August 29

Re: [time-nuts] Question about 5065A 2nd Harmonic Problem

2009-08-29 Thread J. L. Trantham
Actually, 'IT' was quite dirty to start with. I try to stay clean. Joe -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of J. L. Trantham Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 11:16 PM To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' S