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

[Pete Lancashire]

Here's a third hand. What we need to find is someone that works for a
company that buys a lot of material from DC. Then 5-10 gallons could be a
lot less.

I don't have my manual near me, how much do our meters take ?

-Pete
On Mar 15, 2014 9:24 AM, "Gary Schafer" <garyschafer at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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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