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Yep, there's a whole YouTube genre of fussing with pre-Fionacide HP test equipment. We have a couple pieces in the lab. The internals are a sight to behold, bui
by varjag 3y ago
Yep, there's a whole YouTube genre of fussing with pre-Fionacide HP test equipment. We have a couple pieces in the lab. The internals are a sight to behold, built with their period's best technology and no costs to spare.
- m-ee 3y agoWorking with it had me oddly sentimental. Most of my measurements are 12V or less and not especially precise, so I'll reach for my Saleae before even using a modern scope or DMM much less a beast like the 3458a. But it was simultaneously a swansong for a bygone era of engineering while still proving the old tech can hold its own more than 30 years later. It felt a bit like having a Concorde sitting on my lab bench. Like you said if you open it up you can immediately tell a lot of thought and care went into making these things.