Hi Stephen,

Thanks for the info on the 4920M. It might be that I should pass on this but it is nice to know that it is probably working. If I don't have the necessary items needed for calibration it might still be a good source uncalibrated.

I was hoping that the 4920 had better minimum voltage out steps than my present Rigol 4062 for 3458a AC calibration. I have two EL 1400 0.25V voltage thermal converters that I was trying to use in a test setup but they had such a low voltage range that I was forced to use my ATV-60 attenuator. It all kind of worked but a 0.1 db minimum step is a little course for easy use. The Rigol also suffers from this malady.

Charlie

On 8/31/2014 1:06 PM, Stephen Grady wrote:
Charlie,


The "Error Ur" is an under-range error; you have to apply an input above 10% of 
the range before it will display a reading. The 4920's are a very nice instrument. Their 
only problem is that they are all so old that they are reaching the stage where some 
components are drifting excessively or failing. I have come across 4920's that are 
drifting a little (more than there spec) between cals (and yes they need to be cal'd 
annually), another 4920 I came across had an intermittent failure in one of its power 
supplies.

Kind Regards,

Stephen Grady
Sydney Australia

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Subject: Re: [volt-nuts] Datron 4920M, AC Voltmeter, for sale on ebay - 1 day 
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Hi Ben,

I am going to check this out today to find if it might be helpfull around here for my AC 
calibration. It has an error message: "Error Ur"
so some fixing is going to be needed. On the back it says it's got Option 80, 
whatever that is.

Charlie


On 8/31/2014 5:37 AM, ben wrote:
Hello all,
Just a heads up. I noted there is a lonely Datron / Wavetek 4920M AC
voltmeter for sale on ebay, starting at US$650 (ending in 1 day !). I
have little idea of its true working state or not (picture shows it powered on).
If fully working it would be a good buy for an AC voltmeter that is, I
reckon, better than an HP 3458A. Only drawback with these models is
the voltage input shell is always earthed, not floating. I have two of
these 4920M's already, not really tempted by a third. I have a paper
copies of operator, calibration, and service manual if anyone interested.

regards,   ben.
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