Tom, I should have re-read the model number, no wonder I could not find anything. Hopefully still a good $100 investment.
On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 11:43 AM, Bob kb8tq <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > The 53132 is the older version of the 53230 counter. It’s been out of > production > and past "end of life" support for quite a while now. It’s main issue > measurement > wise is a group of issues that make it less sensitive (lower resolution) > than one > might think right at 10 MHz and to a lesser extent at 10 MHz / N or 10 MHz > * N. > There is no known “fix” other than running it with a reference that is > detuned a bit > from 10 MHz. That obviously has some issues all by its self. I suppose a > fix could > be to not measure 10 MHz …. > > The biggest failure point in the counters that I have seen has been the > power supplies. > They apparently came as a completed module from an HP supplier. One > wonders who > that might have been …. I would strongly recommend taking a look at yours > to be sure > the water did not damage the board. I would also make sure the fan is > clean and > operates correctly. Clogged fans lead to dead power supply boards …. > > All that said, it’s a pretty good counter. I’m not sure it is worth a > crazy price, but there is > a price I would gladly pay for one. They all will eventually die as the > las of the VFD displays > wear out. At that point, hopefully we all will be running them via serial > or GPIB and > not even notice the issue. > > Lots of Fun > > Bob > > > On Dec 18, 2017, at 2:23 PM, Pete Lancashire <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Friday I acquired a 53132A > > > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/xexnJcEmT8tEWXi73 > > > > It does not have any options. > > > > It is from a place that sells "selected" E-waste. I was in a water > damaged > > box, and was from a DHL freight insurance sale. It's been in the box > until > > a couple weeks ago. > > > > Anyway, until now I've not followed the conversation on the issues with > > using the External Reference, which I would like to do. But don't see if > > there > > were any conclusions or anything that could be done other then the issues > > where fixed in the "B" version. > > > > Is there a problem and a 'fix' that I missed searching the archives ? > > > > -pete > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > _______________________________________________ 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.
