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  • Date Created: 8 Jan 2021 1:14 AM Date Created
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The Lab: HP 436A Power Meter

phoenixcomm
phoenixcomm
8 Jan 2021

Well, as you all know I love junk and test equipment even if I don't have a use for it now. Maybe 4 years ago I was at a garage sale where they were selling a lot of IC's etc.  He said, "Would you like a power meter?" I think he gave it to me for about 5 bucks and he had a pile of them. It did not have a cable or a probe. So I thought how hard will it be to build a probe for this thing??image

So I went looking and here is what I found.

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  • Hewlett Packard Jurnal June 1915...Digital Power Meter Offers Improved Accuracy, Hands-Off Operation, Systems Compatibility
  • Tobias Pluess Nov 2018M...DIY 8481A Power Sensor
  • K. D. Wong Apr 2014...HP 436A Power Meter Teardown

The rub is that I have no idea what the sensor connector is. image Anybody out there knows please let me know. Also, its input range is 100kHz to 26.5 GHz. This is a little high I wonder if there is a way to have a divider in front, maybe with selected bands.

~~Cris

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  • DAB
    DAB over 4 years ago +2
    Good score. It is amazing what you can find at garage sales and auctions. DAB
  • phoenixcomm
    phoenixcomm over 4 years ago in reply to DAB +1
    DAB Big thumbs up! today I grabbed a 4.5" Hitachi Angle Grinder and a ROPER-WHITNEY METAL PUNCH NO. 5 JR HAND PUNCH both for $50.00 at my local pawn shop. the Punch from Aircraft Spruce is 100 bucks ~…
  • phoenixcomm
    phoenixcomm over 4 years ago in reply to DAB

    DAB  Big thumbs up! today I grabbed a 4.5" Hitachi Angle Grinder and a ROPER-WHITNEY METAL PUNCH NO. 5 JR HAND PUNCH both for $50.00 at my local pawn shop. the Punch from Aircraft Spruce is 100 bucks imageimageimage

    ~~ Cris

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    DAB over 4 years ago

    Good score.

     

    It is amazing what you can find at garage sales and auctions.

     

    DAB

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