Re: [volt-nuts] 3458A reference boards on ebay

2015-01-29 Thread John Phillips
RE: "One seller, with the two high stability reference boards at $750, claims that they come from working and recently calibrated 3458As. Why would anyone wreck a working and recently calibrated 3458A? ​"​ Some contracts may require the more stable reference and the standard reference is pulled t

Re: [volt-nuts] 3458A reference boards on ebay

2015-01-29 Thread Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd)
On 27 Jan 2015 09:47, "Orin Eman" wrote: > > There is a seller letting a slow trickle of them out there... they seem to > be going for about $165. The current batch of two is around $100, but will > probably be bid up. I am puzzled why there are so many reference boards that are supposed to come

Re: [volt-nuts] [Bulk] Re: 3458A reference boards on ebay

2015-01-29 Thread Hendrik Dietrich
Well, sounds like you already prepared against some of my suggestions. Still there are possibilities to troubleshoot it - i cannot neither see that you checked everything I listed nor that my list is complete and you had much bigger ideas. The datasheet gives some figures telling how much some i

Re: [volt-nuts] [Bulk] Re: 3458A reference boards on ebay

2015-01-29 Thread Randy Evans
The reference module is in a metal box and uses an external linear PS with internal separate regulation. I don't think its external EMI, but anything is possible. Randy On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 10:28 PM, Hendrik Dietrich wrote: > > Am 29.01.2015 04:07, schrieb Randy Evans: > >> I bought two HP-