[...] Incidentally the 6205B is probably my favourite power supply ever now. [...]
This family of power supplies have to rank among the best stuff ever made. Good noise levels, accurate, stable, reliable... everything you'd expect, until you see how a lot of modern stuff doesn't deliver on the basics.
Exactly that. They are the pinnacle of power supply engineering. Perfectly balanced in all aspects. And unlike later HP models, no fan and no annoying as shit humming transformer!
The later TTi PL series (PL3xx) are very close and have some of the more modern metering and setting convenience but the form factor is a pain in the ass on the bench. I like my stackables too
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Another old picture. HP power supplies debugging an HP power supply
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Added Pomona and Fluke for perfect bliss.
Incidentally I found out that Simon Spiers owns the Fluke 87 now. Celebrity
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