If we shouldn't touch them, why are they not replaced by fixed resistors?
Anyhow, if we shouldn't touch (some of) them, we need a calibration manual even more.
Cheers, E.
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Hi Jens,
Some of us have the equipment to properly calibrate instruments like the RTX 6001, but we will need proper instructions so that we can be successful. I completeely agree with you that most people shouldn't even consider touching anything - that's for sure.
Why would the unit need to be recalibrated?
1.) Component drift over time
2.) After repair if needed. All components have a failure rate, so expect some random failures.
Nothing is perfect, and I would not want to have a piece of scrap equipment due to some problem just because calibrating it is a secret. In my case, I am a Journeyman calibration technician for electronic instruments. So myself and others here do have experience with these procedures.
Since the RTX 6001 has been dropped from manufacture (which is too bad), support will be only for a limited time, after which we will have to fend for ourselves. Under the idea of "Right to repair", at some point I would like to see full service information and schematics become available along with the calibration procedure. Maybe after an NDA is signed. I have signed a few non-disclosure agreements and have never allowed any information past me, even if that company became defunct. Counterpoint comes to mind.
It is one thing if a iffy piece of equipment fails with no service information available that costs $49.95. The price of the RTX 6001 means it was a substantial outlay for many of us, myself included. It isn't a throwaway device.
Just saying ...
-Chris
Some of us have the equipment to properly calibrate instruments like the RTX 6001, but we will need proper instructions so that we can be successful. I completeely agree with you that most people shouldn't even consider touching anything - that's for sure.
Why would the unit need to be recalibrated?
1.) Component drift over time
2.) After repair if needed. All components have a failure rate, so expect some random failures.
Nothing is perfect, and I would not want to have a piece of scrap equipment due to some problem just because calibrating it is a secret. In my case, I am a Journeyman calibration technician for electronic instruments. So myself and others here do have experience with these procedures.
Since the RTX 6001 has been dropped from manufacture (which is too bad), support will be only for a limited time, after which we will have to fend for ourselves. Under the idea of "Right to repair", at some point I would like to see full service information and schematics become available along with the calibration procedure. Maybe after an NDA is signed. I have signed a few non-disclosure agreements and have never allowed any information past me, even if that company became defunct. Counterpoint comes to mind.
It is one thing if a iffy piece of equipment fails with no service information available that costs $49.95. The price of the RTX 6001 means it was a substantial outlay for many of us, myself included. It isn't a throwaway device.
Just saying ...
-Chris
