[volt-nuts] Solartron (aka Schlumberger) 7081

[Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd)]

On 27 September 2017 at 11:09, David C. Partridge <
david.partridge at perdrix.co.uk> wrote:

> I assume you've seen my website: <http://perdrix.co.uk/
> Solartron7081/index.htm>?


Yes I had. I believe your site has more about the meter than the sum total
of the rest! I was surprised how little information there is about the
meter available.

I downloaded the user manual, but not the service manual. I will give this
some more consideration. I can get the instrument for 600 Euros + shipping
from Germany, so its not a fortune, but the issue of calibration is
concerning me a bit, as is the fact that a few people have sent me emails
to say they are noisy and slow.

I wanted to make some low-resistance measurements the other week, and was
considering getting an Agilent 34420A. I'm wondering if that might be a
better investment.

Of course, it would be nice to have a 3458A and a 34420A, but that is out
of the question due to the cost.


> The last corporate owner of the Solartron brand was Ametek, and their
> branch in Farnborough did calibrate them up to at least the late
> "noughties".  I don't know if they still do.   The full service manual and
> factory calibration instructions are on my website.
>

Someone else sent me a private email, and gave me there name too, so I have
sent an email to them.

>
> Sadly the Commodore PET software to control the calibration process was
> never released (AFAIK)?
>


>
> They are easy to calibrate if you have a good calibrator (I have a 4808
> which is now fully working).  I live in Kenilworth so not too far from  you.
>
> Dave
>

I can't drive as I'm epileptic, so so you are not quite as easy to get to
as you might first appear. I guess it can be shipped easy enough.

Dave