Sorry, Tom beat me to it, I was having trouble with my "jems" misspelling.
On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 6:03 PM, Todd Micallef <[email protected]> wrote: > Willy, > > Have you contacted Fluke about getting a replacement transformer? I would > guess it would cost a lot, but one of your other alternatives is to buy the > external battery pack when it pops up on fleabay. The last one cost about > $700, but I bought mine for less than that. That would give you the the > correct part. > > Your other choice is to feed the 12V from the 9pin adapter. You can get > yourself a lab grade power supply or build your own and use it until you > decide. The manual states on page 4-13 that you can supply an external > 12-15vdc to power the unit. If you contact Fluke, they could probably give > you the recommended source settings for the rear jack. You only need to > worry once you decide to send it in for cal, which could be whenever you > feel the 732B is stable. > > If you need me to take any measurements from my unit, I will either take > it apart or dig out the readings I wrote down last year. > > By the way, my 732B-7001 had a problem too. The regulator U500 shorted > from input to output putting 20+ volts across the battery. The battery > sizzled and failed. You might want to check that circuit too in case there > are more hidden jems. > > Good luck these units are nice and easier to tote than a 732A. > > Todd > > > On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 5:16 PM, new <[email protected]> wrote: > >> My 732b is fine but its transformer bit the dust before I got it. >> >> Actually, that's probably WHY I got it on fleabay.. its previous >> owner changed the battery and still couldn't get it to charge! >> So it went on fleabay as 'parts/not working'...... >> for a price I could afford! >> >> The primary is cooked. Using a fresh battery powers the standard, >> though, with a solid 9.99999 volts on my junk 3458 for two months. >> >> I just want a transformer for 120V... don't need all the world's >> voltages. Since it probably won't be guarded, I would unplug the >> 732 and go on battery to do readouts to avoid powerline crosstalk >> problems. >> >> The best of all worlds would be to get the exact, correct >> transformer..... >> >> Willy >> _______________________________________________ >> 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.
