HP 10081A 'scope probe repair

[Andrew Holme]

Hi,

One of my probes has developed an intermittent connection at the 'scope end.
The plastic BNC lock has always wobbled about a bit, but now the metal BNC
barrel inside has come loose. Is there any way to open these things up? Is
there a screw underneath the ident label?

TIA
Andrew.

 

[Andrew Holme]

Andrew Holme wrote:

Hi,

One of my probes has developed an intermittent connection at the
'scope end. The plastic BNC lock has always wobbled about a bit, but
now the metal BNC barrel inside has come loose. Is there any way to
open these things up? Is there a screw underneath the ident label?

TIA
Andrew.

Fixed it. I prised the U-shaped cover off the compensation box, but only
after unscrewing the cable out of the back first (bad idea) breaking the
extremely fine inner conductor. But it was only after doing that, thinking
the thing was written-off, that I had the courage to start levering and
prising.