[time-nuts] Re: Vernier interpolation

[Aaron Beck]

On Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:23:05 -0700
Tom Verbeure via time-nuts <time-nuts at lists.febo.com> wrote:

> I bought myself an HP 5370A yesterday at the electronics flea market.
> Smoke came out of it after plugging it in (which means I bought
> myself a good amount of entertainment for just $40), but it made me
> study the dual Vernier method of interpolation.

I don't have a 5370A. This could all be bad advice:

It sounds like that could be rifa caps, which are common smoke makers
"after plugging it in" on a lot of devices that were made in a year
that starts with 19. They're usually relatively easy to replace with
something that won't smoke out on regular mains voltage if thats the
case - once you get past the burnt particulate...