scan the archives for 5061, there's a lot there specially recently -pete
On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 11:02 PM, Hugh Blemings <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I've been assisting with the cataloguing and, where possible, testing of a > bunch of test equipment from a deceased estate. > > One of the items is a 5061A which best I can tell has not been powered on > for over a decade. The High Performance tube has a warranty expiration > date of 1988. Serial number is 1936A01567 and has Option 01 and 04 and has > the digital rather than analogue clock. Minor but it's missing the bottom > cover. > > My intuition is to set it to one side until I can become familiar with the > operating manual and potentially bring power up to it slowly with a Variac > or similar. > > I'd be curious as to the time-nuts view on whether this degree of caution > warranted ? > > I suspect the Cs tube is long dead, but maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised > ? > > Would welcome feedback on sensible/cautious first steps with the unit - > initial need, if possible, is a "simple" go/no go/does it power on ? > > Cheers/73 > Hugh > VK3YYZ/AD5RV > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/m > ailman/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.
