[time-nuts] HP 5370A Frequency counter Problem(s)

Bill Janssen billj at ieee.org
Thu Mar 22 19:34:06 EDT 2007


Jack Hudler wrote:
> On HP gear, I used a tire cleaner (Eagle something). 
> It's the only thing I found that removes that cigarette tar stain 
> Note: make sure any stickers and goo from stickers are gone before tire
> cleaner.
>   
Anybody got a replacement for the Plastic that is in front of the 
display. Mine is totaly GONE.
The instrument should work fine without it but it would be nice to have 
it. I will probably
make something someday.

Bill K7NOM
> Then I polish the face with rubbing compound or touch up areas with paint
> and coat with a urethane semi-gloss clear.
>
> I can restore a heavily damaged face (Scratched to the metal) to like new
> with a few hours work. (Curse those idiots that scrape of stickers!!)
>
> Jack
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
> Behalf Of John Miles
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 8:50 PM
> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] HP 5370A Frequency counter Problem(s)
>
> I just pull the board (it's fairly obvious how, but I believe the manual
> also talks about how to disassemble the front panel), take the sliders out
> of the switches, and swab everything down with Caig ProGold.
>
> The only tricky part is paying attention to how the springs are installed on
> the switch sliders.  If you put them back the wrong way, you can bend or
> break the spring when you try to operate the switch.
>
> -- john, KE5FX
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com]On
>> Behalf Of jshank
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 6:30 PM
>> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] HP 5370A Frequency counter Problem(s)
>>
>>
>> Could someone please provide me with a link or the procedure to
>> disassemble,
>> cleaned / lubed.
>> Thanks
>> Jeff
>>
>>     
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> time-nuts mailing list
> time-nuts at febo.com
> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> time-nuts mailing list
> time-nuts at febo.com
> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
>
>
>
>   





More information about the time-nuts mailing list