Wooo! Thank you!
I have 5 Tek P6860 probes, that I got cheaply because 2 of them are missing most of the elastomer strips. And one of the heads is missing the elastomer strip holder. I can't image how people do this.
I hadn't yet dared inquire re the price of replacements from Tek, mainly because I'm certain I couldn't afford them.
The probes were still a good deal because one of them had a Mictor connector attached, and the seller didn't know what it was.
When you say the carbon ones work, did you test the upper frequency limit? I'd expect it wouldn't be as good as the metal filled ones. But no big deal, as long as one is aware of it.
Did you get them cut to the two different lengths, or long strips to cut as needed?
In any case, can I have enough to make say 10 probe sets?
I'm in Australia, but use a US reshipper address you can post to:
Guy Dunphy
3503 Jack Northrop Ave
Ste J8637
Hawthorne, CA 90250
USA
Pic is of the probes and strips, for people who wondered.
Edit:
Annnd, since I have the probes out, and I've been meaning to disassemble one since it has a problem with the cable insulation being cut too short at the head... Two more pics added.
In the disassembly shot, you can see the two detents on the inner body, that lock the outer case. To release, slide a plastic shim like in the pic, in from the rear. Shim at least 0.5mm thick. Pull the outer cover off towards the front, while pulling on the mounting screw heads, not the cable.
Looks like this one was badly manufactured, with the insulation stripped off too far. Does not appear to be a result of cable strain.
2nd edit, to add another pic of how to disassemble the P6860 probe head. Note I've depressed the label into the two hidden detent openings to show where they are. Also that the labels on each side are different shapes. The detents are on the 'concave-top' label side.
Btw, if you only have one probe, don't forget to mark which way the two cables go into the mounting before taking it apart. There's no markings on the two substrates to show which is which.
Fortunately for me I have more than one probe, so could work it out, having not realized I should mark them first.