you can put your 3457A into statistics mode and pick up +/- 29,999,999 counts from the display. +/- 2,999,999 counts is all you can get form the normal /live mode.
On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 12:52 PM, J. L. Trantham <[email protected]> wrote: > Fred, > > 700 euro seems a bit high, at least by US standards, for a 3457A. It is a > good meter and I have one. Though no longer supported, Agilent will still > calibrate one for $200.22, according to their website. > > You might want to consider a Fluke 8846A. I have seen them sell for $900 > new. I don't have one but it was going to be my next addition until I got > a > 3458A. > > What is the issue with the 7061? > > Joe > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Fred Schneider > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 2:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [volt-nuts] HP3457 > > I have a solatron 7061 but i am not very impressed with it. Must I go > looking for an alternative or is this 7061 when i gave it a good checkup / > overhaul a good meter ? > I am offered a 3457 for 700 euro and the owner, will calibrate it (he has > several calibrtors, standards and a couple of 3458 meters. My intuition > tells me to trusts him ( and that had never let me down before)) > > But he also told it is only 7,5 digit over hpib, and has 6,5 digit display. > > My Keithly 2000 is 6,5 digits and over RS232 i get two digits extra. I once > tried that, but that took me a lot of time to get it more ore less working, > I am not so into computers and afraid I do not get it to work. > > Is it really better as my ( one year old 2000 ?) and better as my Solartron > can be ? > I am afraid a 3458 is outside my budget. > > Fred > > > > Fred PA4TIM > _______________________________________________ > volt-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > > _______________________________________________ > volt-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > -- John Phillips _______________________________________________ volt-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts and follow the instructions there.
