[time-nuts] HP 3586B Selective Level Meter...

[Eric Garner]

On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Burt I. Weiner <biwa at att.net> wrote:
> I've seen severe damage to the motherboard caused by the battery leaking
> onto it.  I've bought two with all the options from eBay, but will not
> consider one unless they seller shows it up and running, even with errors
> displayed.  If I see it's running almost all other problems are fixable.
> When I do get one the first thing I do is get the battery out of it.  So far
> I've been lucky.
>
> I've replaced the WECO connector with BNC connectors for the WB input on all
> of my HP-3586B instruments.  I replace the battery with a cordless telephone
> 2.4 Volt Nicad jobby and mount it on the back panel by extending the leads
> from the power supply board.
>
> Are any of you familiar with the Beethoven test?  This alone makes the price
> of the instrument worth it.


No, what is the Beethoven test?


-Eric

>
> Burt, K6OQK
>
>
>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] HP 3586B Selective Level Meter
>>
>>
>> If they've been sitting there doing nothing for at least three years
>> there's also the consideration of leaking Ni-Cads on the power supply
>> boards.
>>
>> The 3586 is yet another item where the backup battery was often  ignored
>> for very long periods and with very nasty results at times.
>>
>> The corrosive green goo that builds up on the gold plated PCB surface can
>> also find it's way down into the edge connector and  even onto the
>> motherboard in severe cases.
>>
>> Not nice !!
>>
>> Nigel
>> GM8PZR
>
>
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--Eric
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Eric Garner