[Lowfer] New Goodie!

[Barry Dieser]

I think you will be happy with the 3586C. I have a 3586B, and have 
gotten a lot of use out of it. I have mentioned this on this forum 
before, but I'll repeat it. It pays to take a peak at the power supply 
board on these units. There is a battery on this board that can go bad 
and leak. That is what happened to mine. The acid ate its way through 
the board, and also destroyed the electrolytic capacitors on the board. 
With much patience, I was able to replace the caps, and repair the 
paths on the board with little pieces of paper clips. (A new board is a 
coupla hundred bucks). In my case, I never replaced the battery, which 
just means it doesn't remember where it was when it was shut off. Not a 
big deal for me. I would check this battery once in awhile to make sure 
it doesn't leak and damage stuff.

-Barry

> Well, my patience finally paid off, and I managed to obtain an HP 
3586C
> Selective Voltmeter at a good price.  It seems to work well, and 
appears
> to be quite stable.  It will be a welcome addition to the W5JGV
> hamshack.
> 
> Unfortunately, it did not come with any documentation or manuals.
> Although the basic functions are fairly easy to figure out, I would
> appreciate any suggestions or tips on using this fine piece of 
hardware.
> 
> Needless to say, I'd very much like to obtain a manual - either the
> operators or service - or both - for the unit.  If someone knows of a
> source for the manuals or has a manual they would let me copy, I'd be
> greatly appreciative,  (I'll even pay money!) and I'd even make you a
> spare copy at the same time.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Ralph   W5JGV / WC2XSR / 13
> 
> The current On-The-Air status of WC2XSR/13 is available at:
> http://home.att.net/~shmrg/wc2xsr-13_log.htm
> 
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> 
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