[time-nuts] Re: 5071B announced, who'd a thunk it?

[Magnus Danielson]

Hi,

On 2023-06-09 10:11, Poul-Henning Kamp via time-nuts wrote:
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> Attila Kinali via time-nuts writes:
>
>> The changes were mostly for RoHS and EoL reasons. I.e. replace
>> all the components that didn't meet RoHS criteria and replace
>> all components that they couldn't get anymore. They tried to
>> keep the circuits as close to the original design as possible.
>>
>> The biggest problem they faced was that all of the original
>> designers and engineers have been long retired and quite a
>> few had passed away. Quite a bit of the old documentation did
>> not make sense or did not match what was actually being produced.
>> Tracking down the old designers to ask them questions was a major
>> part of the redesign process.
> This is pretty parallel to the process Agilent went through to
> life-extend the HP3458A 8.5 digit DVM.
>
Well, considering the challenges in sourcing components and the fact 
that 5071A has been runing a long time, there come a day when they have 
to revamp it or replace it.

Cheers,
Magnus