[sdiy] HP 202C Low Frequency Oscillator

[Magnus Danielson]

From: Glen <mclilith at charter.net>
Subject: Re: [sdiy] HP 202C Low Frequency Oscillator
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2004 01:57:46 -0700
Message-ID: <4.1.20040702015436.02236470 at mail.charter.net>

> At 09:59 PM 7/1/04 , Colin Hinz wrote:
> 
> >I've got a 201C and while I can *see* the set screw, and it sure
> >looks like it's a 5/64" Allen, my Allen key of this size doesn't
> >fit. Nor does +/- 1/64", of course......
> 
> Have you tried a metric Allen key? (I know that HP is American, but some
> American companies have been known to use metric hardware on occasion.)

HP is known to use metric hardware (thank god!). Infact, on the back of one
particular HP instrument at work there is a label warning that infact BOTH
metric and imperial units is used inside. I guess they had non-metric screws
for the monitor installation.

Even US is going metric. More and more components is metric and IPC make their
standards with metric unit. Time to learn about mm and the mili and nano-
prefixes.

Oh, and if you use Inch, be sure to use the *right* Inch definition. Even that
isn't correct in the US (sigh!).

Cheers,
Magnus