Hi > On Dec 6, 2014, at 4:51 PM, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd) > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 6 Dec 2014 21:10, "paul swed" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> David >> I picked my unit up for $125 at a Hamfesyt and the tube was absolutely bad >> as it turned out. But then what do you expect for the $. That said another >> time nut gave me his dead tube from a 5060. I spent a good deal of time >> getting it adapted into the 5061 now name Frankenstein. This included a > new >> oven controller. >> But it was all about learning and boy did I. Still nothing like some of > the >> folks on Time nuts truly they have the expertise and feel for the beasts. >> >> But the fumes were enough for me to get an actual feel for a CS reference >> and why they were always left on. Also it drove home a lot of the physics >> and math. >> Now for $125, thats a pretty good education. > > The fumes will do for me! > > I got an HP 58503A as I need a solution, not a project. > > But playing with a Cs for a bit of fun/education is something quite > different. But maybe I should wait until one comes up in the UK, shipping > is going to be $300-$500.
The Cs that was just bought came from the Netherlands over to the US. There *is* gear in Europe. Bob > > Due to the size of the UK, there's a lot less test equipment around here > than the US. What we do have here tends to be quite expensive. > > Dave > _______________________________________________ > 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
