OK, thanks Tom. I didnt realize. On 10/23/12, Tom Van Baak <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hey guys, im still looking to buy an optio 01 kit for my HP 58503A... >> if anyone happesn to know where I might pick one up, I would great >> appreciate it. > > Hi Mark, > > Postings like this are sort of ok, but not twice in a week. > > The 58503A itself is an exceptional device but the addition of the 01 kit > (or the 58503B's that include the display/keyboard by default) make an > especially beautiful and useful bench instrument. You probably don't know > that these kits are quite rare and command a very high price. My suggestion > is to keep an open search on eBay and one may show up within a year for > under 500. You can sometimes find a used 58503B with display for around 1k. > Or you cold hunt for a dead unit that still has the display, case, and > buttons intact and use all the parts. > > Alternatively you can home-brew a nice LCD, Nixie, or VFD display for the > 58503 using existing headers on the board or using SCPI over a RS232 tap. I > think it would be a fun project; something you could share with the group. I > suspect quite a number people would be interested. Furthermore, if you did > it as a RS232 tap and enjoy microcontrollers, you could make it work with > many different models (Z3801, 58503, 59551, Fury, and TBolts). > > /tvb > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. >
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