Author Archives: A. Cicuta

Merry Christmas 2018

Posted on December 25, 2018 by A. Cicuta

Like I wrote in the title, Merry Chirstmas 2018. A.Cicuta

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Anritsu MS610A repair (faulty 6dB pad)

Posted on September 20, 2018 by A. Cicuta

This repair is my first foray into the almost-microwave realm. So, what was wrong with this SA? I bought it unresponsive to the front keyboard commands. After cleaning the contacts the unit started to be responsive, but the pushbuttons were … Continue reading →

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HP 6634A repair (blown filter capacitor) part 2

Posted on September 17, 2018 by A. Cicuta

I finally remembered to order the three capacitors I needed for this repair in my last order and so I went ahead and did the repair. To reach the main board I didn’t exactly follow the service manual: after opening … Continue reading →

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HP 6634A repair (blown filter capacitor) part 1

Posted on June 24, 2018 by A. Cicuta

I was hoping to write a post about the calibration of my HP 6634A as the output voltage was a bit higher than what it should have been but as you can guess from the title that didn’t happen. Anyway, … Continue reading →

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HP 5345A “repair”

Posted on February 4, 2018 by A. Cicuta

As I wrote here I added this counter to my collection. However it didn’t work right and I was rather sure that I wouldn’t have time to fix it anytime soon. I was wrong. Yesterday I took a pause from what … Continue reading →

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Another counter: HP 5345A

Posted on January 21, 2018 by A. Cicuta

I didn’t really need another counter. Moreover I really, really didn’t need another broken counter to repair because I don’t have the time to repair it. However I could’t resist this one: it came with the HP10544A crystal oscillator and it … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2018 by A. Cicuta

Happy 2018 to everybody! A.Cicuta

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 24, 2017 by A. Cicuta

Merry Christmas! A.Cicuta

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HP t5540 again: netinstall of Debian on a SSD

Posted on December 10, 2017 by A. Cicuta

I already talked about this thin client Everything worked fine but the case was a bit hotter than I would have liked with a SATA HD crammed inside. So I decided to buy a SSD to play a bit. The … Continue reading →

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Vonets VAP11G

Posted on November 26, 2017 by A. Cicuta

I am a fan of wired ethernet connections. This may or may not have to do with my interest in ancient/obsolete/old workstations and their operating systems. You can forget to use a wifi connection with your old Sun Ultra 1 but … Continue reading →

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