Looking for HP Probe Power Connectors

[Jim Flanagan]

Hello..
Hopefully, someone can point to a source of connectors that
HP used on their test equipment during the 70's/80's. On the front
of many of their pieces of test equipment there existed a small three
pin connector which would supply power to an external probe(such as an
active probe for a spectrum analyzer). I am building an active probe for
my network analyzer and would like to use this connector for tapping
power from the analyzer. I need the female version of this connector
for the probe. I feel that my chances are slim finding these, but I
thought I would try anyway. If you have any suggestions as to a source,
It would be appreciated.

Thanks.
Jim
WB5KYE

 

[Keyser Soze]

"Jim Flanagan" <jflan@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
news:HC4hg.724$Ui7.591@tornado.tampabay.rr.com...

Hello..
Hopefully, someone can point to a source of connectors that
HP used on their test equipment during the 70's/80's. On the front
of many of their pieces of test equipment there existed a small three
pin connector which would supply power to an external probe(such as an
active probe for a spectrum analyzer). I am building an active probe for
my network analyzer and would like to use this connector for tapping power
from the analyzer. I need the female version of this connector
for the probe. I feel that my chances are slim finding these, but I
thought I would try anyway. If you have any suggestions as to a source,
It would be appreciated.

Thanks.
Jim
WB5KYE

It is likely a standard, although expensive Lemo connector.

Check out: http://www.lemo.com/index.jsp and see if they still make it.

 

[Caesar Valenti]

HP (now Agilent) still uses these connectors. In fact, they are still
on the latest series of PNA network analyzers. See:
http://cp.literature.agilent.com/litweb/pdf/5968-8472E.pdf

I am not sure who makes them. I would suggest writing to the Network
Analyzer discussion forum.
They know all sorts of info, and can probably look up the part number
and see who supplies them (my guess would be Amphenol.)
The NA forum is here: http://www.agilent.com/find/agilent_forum

CV



Jim Flanagan wrote:

Hello..
Hopefully, someone can point to a source of connectors that
HP used on their test equipment during the 70's/80's. On the front
of many of their pieces of test equipment there existed a small three
pin connector which would supply power to an external probe(such as an
active probe for a spectrum analyzer). I am building an active probe for
my network analyzer and would like to use this connector for tapping
power from the analyzer. I need the female version of this connector
for the probe. I feel that my chances are slim finding these, but I
thought I would try anyway. If you have any suggestions as to a
source, It would be appreciated.

Thanks.
Jim
WB5KYE