On Sep 22, 2:15*am, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:52:35 -0700 (PDT), charrid
wrote:

sub-harmonic. *Methinks a frequency counter might be more useful than
tuning around the bands looking for the signal.

Which brings me to another one of my boat anchors - GR-1192B freq.
counter which worked fine for 20 years just stopped counting. I am
trying to find a manual on the Manual exchange group but so far no
reply. No BAMA record, either. I know the new counters are cheap and
tenth in size, but the neon display tubes look so nice...

Just got mail from K7ITM offering to supply the Eico coil info. Thanks
for the Heath data.

Rich OK8RF

On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:25:33 -0700 (PDT), charrid
wrote:

On Sep 22, 2:15*am, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:52:35 -0700 (PDT), charrid
wrote:

sub-harmonic. *Methinks a frequency counter might be more useful than
tuning around the bands looking for the signal.

Which brings me to another one of my boat anchors - GR-1192B freq.
counter which worked fine for 20 years just stopped counting.

Nixie tubes. Ah... nostalgia. I've got several boxes with Nixie
tubes (HP5248M, HP5246L, and some home made junk). I think I paid
more for the printed manuals than for the counters and downconverters.
The usual problem with ancient hardware are the electrolytic
cazapitors. If you have an ESR meter, test them to see if they have
"dried out". If everything looks like it's working (display lights up
and digits change when thrashing the buttons), then it might be the
time base oscillator or dividers. Try an external time base
oscillator in case the crystal has quit.

I am
trying to find a manual on the Manual exchange group but so far no
reply. No BAMA record, either. I know the new counters are cheap and
tenth in size, but the neon display tubes look so nice...

Photo of the counter at bottom of page:
http://www.k5cm.com/k1ggiFMTMethod.htm

General Radio morphed into GenRad and was bought by Teradyne. The
test equipment division went to IET Labs:
http://www.ietlabs.com/Genrad/index.html
The have a few manuals online:
http://www.ietlabs.com/pdf/Manuals/index.html
but not the GR1192B. Send them email as I'm sure they have a printed
copy in the archives that only needs to be scanned. Maybe just the
schematic and block diagram.

I make it a habit of buying or downloading the manual for literally
every piece of test equipment that I use. I find myself repairing the
old equipment all too often:
http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/pics/home/slides/lab.html
Note: It's a lab, not a museum.

Just got mail from K7ITM offering to supply the Eico coil info. Thanks
for the Heath data.

Cool. One question. Is the frequency range of the Eico the same as
the Heathkit ranges that I listed? I'm curious.

--
Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

On Sep 22, 8:37*am, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:25:33 -0700 (PDT), charrid
wrote:

"dried out". *If everything looks like it's working (display lights up
and digits change when thrashing the buttons), then it might be the
time base oscillator or dividers. *Try an external time base
oscillator in case the crystal has quit. *

Power supply was also my first thought, but Nixies light up and if I
try hard, I can change some digits. Time base fault sounds like a
good bet. Thanks for the hint.

Photo of the counter at bottom of page:
http://www.k5cm.com/k1ggiFMTMethod.htm

I have already emailed k5cm asking if he has the manual

The have a few manuals online:
http://www.ietlabs.com/pdf/Manuals/index.html
but not the GR1192B. *Send them email as I'm sure they have a printed
copy in the archives that only needs to be scanned. *Maybe just the
schematic and block diagram.

I did get to ietlabs site in my first searches. Never thought of
mailing them for a scan, though. I'll give them a try.


old equipment all too often:
http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/pics/home/slides/lab.html
Note: *It's a lab, not a museum.

I don't think 20-30 year old HP's are at all museum pieces - they are
still in their prime.

Cool. *One question. *Is the frequency range of the Eico the same as
the Heathkit ranges that I listed? *I'm curious.

Eico 710 has 8 coils starting below AM BC band:
L1 0.4 - 0.7
L2 0.7-1.38
L3 1.38-2.9
L3 2.9-7.5
L4 7.5-18
L5 18-42
L6 42-100
L7 100-250

Rich, OK8RF

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Santa Cruz CA 95060http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann * * AE6KS * *831-336-2558

On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:00:59 -0700 (PDT), charrid
wrote:

Power supply was also my first thought, but Nixies light up and if I
try hard, I can change some digits. Time base fault sounds like a
good bet. Thanks for the hint.

It's probably a simple divide by 10 divider chain. Should be easy to
troubleshoot. Since it probably doesn't work on any range, it's
probably somewhere between the clock oscillator and the first digit
counter. This should be easy (famous last words).

Incidentally, I bought an HP5334A counter on eBay. When plugged in,
it displayed an error messages that indicated the clock section was
dead. I got a really good price on it, so I decided it was better to
fix than to return. I didn't have a schematic yet, and none could be
found to download. After replacing the clock oscillator and the hex
inverter that was acting as an oscillator, I eventually discovered
that the internal/external toggle switch was open. Sounds simple but
this trivial troubleshooting exercise took about a week.
Moral #1: If it moves, it breaks (especially on old equipment).
Moral #2: Simple problems take forever. Complex problems are easy.
Moral #3: That which is most obviously working, beyond any need of
checking, it usually the problem.

I did get to ietlabs site in my first searches. Never thought of
mailing them for a scan, though. I'll give them a try.

It will probably cost you some money, but methinks is worth the
effort.

I'm sitting on a fairly complete collection of Intech marine radio
service manuals from the 1970's. One of my customers has a Canon
Imagerunner 5000 copier and scanner combination that does a totally
impressive job of scanning manuals (hopper feed, de-collating, scan to
PDF, etc). At about 2-3 hours per manual, this is a major project.

old equipment all too often:
http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/pics/home/slides/lab.html
Note: *It's a lab, not a museum.

I don't think 20-30 year old HP's are at all museum pieces - they are
still in their prime.

That depends on what you're doing. For tinkering and experimentation,
it's good enough. For design projects and consulting, it's
inefficient, insufficient in many ways, and barely adequate. For
example, using a digital camera to obtain a spectrum analyzer image is
rather clumsy with my cardboard hood.

Cool. *One question. *Is the frequency range of the Eico the same as
the Heathkit ranges that I listed? *I'm curious.

Eico 710 has 8 coils starting below AM BC band:
L1 0.4 - 0.7
L2 0.7-1.38
L3 1.38-2.9
L3 2.9-7.5
L4 7.5-18
L5 18-42
L6 42-100
L7 100-250

Thanks. Not even close to the Heathkit. So much for that theory.


--
Jeff Liebermann
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558