[Test-Equipment] Silicone Fluid for HP 434A Calorimetric Power Meter

[Gary Schafer]

If you find a source for the oil please let me know also. I have a 434A that
I want to resurrect one day. It looks like it has some oil leaks.

Thanks
Gary  K4FMX

> -----Original Message-----
> From: test-equipment-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:test-equipment-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dale H. Cook
> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 11:25 PM
> To: test-equipment at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Test-Equipment] Silicone Fluid for HP 434A Calorimetric Power
> Meter
> 
> Is anyone on the reflector using an HP 434A Calorimetric Power Meter? If
> anyone is and has a source for small quantities (say, quarts) of the
> Xiameter PMX-200 1cs silicone fluid (successor to the Dow-Corning 200
> fluid originally used by HP) please let me know - I don't really want to
> spend about $1,000 plus shipping from CA for a 5 gallon pail, or pay a
> $500 minimum order charge for a quart. I am about to rehab my 434A (and
> fortunately I have a junker for spare parts) in order to calibrate some
> coaxial line section broadband sample ports for use with a spectrum
> analyzer. The only thing that I would need and would not have on hand is
> the silicone fluid. I would hate to spring a leak without some fluid on
> hand to replenish the reservoir after fixing the leak. After all, this
> puppy is about 50 years old. :-)
> 
> Dale H. Cook, GR / HP Collector, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA
> http://plymouthcolony.net/starcity/radios/index.html
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