Capacitor Plague? Inside an HP 8620C Sweep Oscillator and HP 86245A RF Plugin
I just picked up an HP 8620C sweep oscillator with an HP 86245A 5.9 GHz to 12.4 GHz RF plugin on eBay. This time around though, the unit does not work. While it was advertised as a working unit I could not get it powered on and there was no sign of life whatsoever. So before I start troubleshooting and repairing the unit, I thought I would do a quick teardown to see what’s inside and if I could spot anything obvious that was out of the ordinary. Continue reading ‘Capacitor Plague? Inside an HP 8620C Sweep Oscillator and HP 86245A RF Plugin’ »