[time-nuts] Difference between HP 5370A and 5370B

John Ackermann N8UR jra at febo.com
Fri Apr 15 00:39:38 UTC 2005


What I've heard is also that the input assembly is different -- mainly, 
more robust and harder to blow out with over-voltage.  But there's no 
real difference in the timing specifications.

John
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jim_johnson at agilent.com wrote:

>Hi David,
>
>   I will check with another guy tomorrow (the last
>surviving technician), but one person "in the know" 
>has this to say:
>
>================================================================
>What I remember is the input amplifiers are very different. 
>As a result, some of the boards and pots and switches associated 
>with it are different.
>I don't remember any significant differences beside that.
>My recommendation for someone buying one through eBay is, whereas 
>it is hard to get replacement parts for both, getting parts for 
>A is much harder.
>Try talking to (xxxxxxx) who is the last surviving technician 
>familiar with the product.
>=================================================================
>
>   If I find out any more details, I'll post them.  There
>are a lot of sharp experimenters out there who may know
>the answer and will get it to you before I do.
>
>Regards,
>Jim Johnson
>Agilent Laboratories
>Palo Alto, CA
>jim_johnson at agilent.com
>
>
>====================================================================
>  
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com]On
>>Behalf Of David Kirkby
>>Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 3:32 PM
>>To: time-nuts at febo.com
>>Subject: [time-nuts] Difference between HP 5370A and 5370B time
>>intervalcounter 
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>>
>>Can anyone tell me what is the difference between the above two 
>>instruments?
>>
>>Does anyone have any operating manuals in electronic format?
>>
>>
>>-- 
>>Dr. David Kirkby,
>>G8WRB
>>
>>
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>>
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