Pile of vintage HP gear

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@billypickell606 Күн бұрын

PMEL. Precision Measurement Equipment Lab. Usually a military high precision calibration shop. I was at the PMEL lab at Dover AFB.

@tomschmidt381 10 ай бұрын

What a blast from the past. I was an military avionics tech in the late 1960s. We used the 608 to repair aircraft radios.

@hectorpascal 10 ай бұрын

WOW! those 608's brought back some memories - my first introduction to using HP equipment in the early 1970's! And I definitely remember how heavy they were, because we only had one in the lab and it had to be shared!

@justinrayguitars6024 10 ай бұрын

I just came across a Navy signal generator. Brought it up slowly and it seems to work at least turns on.

@chuckmorris7043 10 ай бұрын

PMEL, you saw on a sticker+ The PMEL provides Test, Measurement & Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) calibration and repair services to mission partners . I have used HP 608 a few times, many years ago.

@ebones6957 10 ай бұрын

I marvel at the construction techniques used building these rugged equipment. It proves that for enough money , quality equipment can be made. The mechanical ways the early engineers achieved their goal are that of precision watch makers. The mechanical assemblies are much more rugged and will not go up in smoke like modern components. The attenuator in this generator is mechanical, yet precision. It alone is worthy of a tear down video. My secondhand vhf/uhf generator has all its original tubes and capacitors. Amazing quality in its time. The large knobs , lettering, and dials are so much easier for my old , tired eyes and hands to operate. There are no SMD’s, and I can do most repairs with my old soldering. Iron and other tools without a magnifying glass. As a hobbyist I don’t mind the physical size, heat or power consumption,as I couldn’t justify the expense of more modern equipment. The only drawback I’ve found is when a special tube or other active component fails it’s hard to find a replacement at a reasonable cost, but thats more due to greed and lack of fellow hobbyist support.

@dri50 10 ай бұрын

A wonderful collection of HP Generators. As an ex-employee of HP there is a fond place in my heart for their stuff. I have a few HP power supplies, all built before 1970. All are still working and have never been repaired or re-capped. I see a trip to Greenville in my future !

@TheRadioShop 10 ай бұрын

Come on down. Cannot keep them all. I love the old HP stuff, built like a tank.

@RGB06084 10 ай бұрын

Wow property of patuxent river naval air station! & NUWC RI!

@saturn5tony 10 ай бұрын

Awesome finds of what was probably the best for that time. Always loved everything hp created, surly the Daves were outstanding engineers.

@IMSAIGuy 10 ай бұрын

I've seen a lot of 608s but never a rack mount one.

@TheRadioShop 10 ай бұрын

I saw no mention on the web. Thinking perhaps they were custom built, but the panels look original.

@IMSAIGuy 10 ай бұрын

@@TheRadioShop maybe a special for the military

@rubusroo68 10 ай бұрын

awesome collection that'll keep you busy for years!

@alandrury9955 10 ай бұрын

Really looking forward to seeing one of those HP units on the bench

@MrMersh-ts7jl 10 ай бұрын

Yes please. I have one I found in a barn!

@DERB_Seymour_Indiana 10 ай бұрын

Hey Buddy, that is a lot of vintage HP stuff for sure. Computer upgrades are neat too. I've been trying to so some upgrades as well, but it's slow going. One of these days... LOL

@TheRadioShop 10 ай бұрын

Doug, The new pc is smoking, really a quick machine. And the other upgraded machine now performs well but needs even more upgrades. Agree, slow going

@douro20 10 ай бұрын

I probably would had picked up one of those HP UHF generators at one point if I had the space. I think it was a 608C that I saw that one time.

@TheRadioShop 10 ай бұрын

They do take up space and need a sturdy bench to hold them.

@msaradio7455 10 ай бұрын

More trouble than it's worth, thats that's why the other guy never got to them. See this stuff horded all the time at silent keys, usually ends up in the dump.

@darrellhagan6124 10 ай бұрын

Ya know, unfortunately you're right. A lot of this old stuff is just too old, big and heavy now. It took me a long time to let much of it go from here and upgrade to newer, smaller test instruments. I gave most of my vintage HP & Tektronix equipment away to other enthusiasts. I'd love to be like I was before and keep & restore every piece of big 'ole equipment which I can but there comes a time when one realizes that you'll just never get around to fixing most of it and that your survivors will eventually have to deal with all of it....

@bblod4896 10 ай бұрын

At 11:43: some type of perhaps a spare fuse holder on the right side. By the way, audio and video are great.

@TheRadioShop 10 ай бұрын

Was looking at that but no fuse that size, HP is known for providing special tools and solder inside their test gear.

@bblod4896 10 ай бұрын

@@TheRadioShop A magical surprise in every generator. 😎

@billpowell5931 9 ай бұрын

I just received a 608D and will be looking it over closely to see what my options are. I will be watching your posts closely to see if you take on one of the 608's as a project. I hope so.