Re: [volt-nuts] Making a reference IC

2015-09-14 Thread Richard Moore
I bought my used 3458A ref board on eBay about 5 years ago from a seller in CO. It is the genuine article. I can't see how or why anyone would bother to make a really good fake board (complete with Vishay metal foil resistors) with a fake LTZ 1000A and sell it for $99 If these boards were co

Re: [volt-nuts] Making a Reference IC

2015-09-14 Thread Dave M
The original reference has a shorted Zener. I verified that with a curve tracer (that was a couple years ago, but I remember it well. I saw the post from Hank, and have emailed him about the 732A stuff that he has. I think my easiest and least expensive approach to getting this instrument b

Re: [volt-nuts] Looking for Datron 4808 Service Manual

2015-09-14 Thread David C. Partridge
Didier only seems to have the User Manual ... Regards, David Partridge -Original Message- From: volt-nuts [mailto:volt-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of ludger.len...@gmx.de Sent: 14 September 2015 23:34 To: volt-nuts@febo.com Cc: volt-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [volt-nuts] Looking fo

Re: [volt-nuts] Making a Reference IC

2015-09-14 Thread gilb...@nickgilbert.org
FWIW-I recently contacted a seller of 3458A ref boards asking how/where he was able to get them. He claims that he received many as NOS from a closed assembly plant-you folks would know better than I if that story holds water. He also says that many are purchased when folks upgrade to the 4ppm

Re: [volt-nuts] Making a Reference IC

2015-09-14 Thread Todd Micallef
Dave, What is the problem with the original reference? I have not heard of too many failing. There was also a reply from Hank on another message. Perhaps he can provide the needed parts from a 732A? Todd On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 6:45 PM, Dave M wrote: > After making a mess in my garage while se

Re: [volt-nuts] Looking for Datron 4808 Service Manual

2015-09-14 Thread Ludger . Lenzen
You may look at KO4BB / Manual http://www.ko4bb.com/getsimple/index.php?id=manuals BR PeLuLe   Gesendet: Montag, 14. September 2015 um 21:25 Uhr Von: "Joe D'Elia" An: volt-nuts@febo.com Betreff: [volt-nuts] Looking for Datron 4808 Service Manual Having recently acquired a Datron 4808 calibrato

Re: [volt-nuts] Making a Reference IC

2015-09-14 Thread Dave M
After making a mess in my garage while searching for it, it turns out that that my Fluke is a 731B. It appears to use the same Voltage Reference IC as the 731A, so no big deal there. I found a previous discussion about the 731/732 reference ICs. Seems that the ICs are either from Motorola (MC

Re: [volt-nuts] Making a Reference IC

2015-09-14 Thread M K
On 14/09/2015 12:08, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd) wrote: On 13 Sep 2015 09:15, "M K" wrote: There has been some of those references available second hand from ebay, mostly pulled, but some may be counterfeit, so look for sellers with pictures showing it as old.. Several sellers hav

[volt-nuts] Looking for Datron 4808 Service Manual

2015-09-14 Thread Joe D'Elia
Having recently acquired a Datron 4808 calibrator in need of restoration I am now looking for a Service Manual (Vol 1 & 2) so that I can restore it to pristine condition. If anybody has a PDF then I'd be very happy to get that, alternatively if they have an actual manual I'd be happy to discuss pri

[volt-nuts] Voltage Standard IC PARTS

2015-09-14 Thread Hank
Have a bunch of Fluke 732a PARTS AND BOARDS IF THAT WOULD HELP. Contract me directly via email. Hank KZ4HE weys...@cfl.rr.com ___ volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nu

Re: [volt-nuts] Making a Reference IC

2015-09-14 Thread John Phillips
We upgraded about 20 3458As to the 4 ppm reference for a local equipment rental co. Others may have done the same to and are selling the old boards that may be even more stable than 4 ppm because they have aged for years. The difference between references is aging and screening. On Mon, Sep 14,

Re: [volt-nuts] Making a Reference IC

2015-09-14 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message , "Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd)" writes: >A used 3458A fetches several thousand USD, There's actually one in france for EUR1500 right now... -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 p...@freebsd.org | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committ

Re: [volt-nuts] Making a Reference IC

2015-09-14 Thread Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd)
On 13 Sep 2015 09:15, "M K" wrote: > There has been some of those references available second hand from ebay, mostly pulled, but some may be counterfeit, so look for sellers with pictures showing it as old.. Several sellers have more than 1, but with one photo, so you would have a hard time argui