Teardown & Experiments with an Anritsu MS9710B 0.6-1.75um Optical Spectrum Anlzr

[Hugoneus]

You can watch it here: [26 Minutes]
youtu.be/dpCK6NXGqe0

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[TiN]

Top notch, as usual. 

[Dubbie]

At first I thought “Not another spectrum analyser repair!” Then I saw it was optical. Nice! Very interesting.

[Hugoneus]

At first I thought “Not another spectrum analyser repair!” Then I saw it was optical. Nice! Very interesting.

What’s wrong with spectrum analyzer repairs? I thought people liked those.

[Dubbie]

Nothing is wrong with them. I do like them. However there has been a lot and variation is the spice of life!

[Hugoneus]

Nothing is wrong with them. I do like them. However there has been a lot and variation is the spice of life!

[_Wim_]

To answer the question about the increased noise with the output attenuator turned on (if this is normal), mine (a MS9710C) does it also. However, my unit was pretty beaten up when I bought it, so it could just be a common fault from a weak part...

[bjcuizon]

Nice!
What type of optical connector is that?..the one on the front panels of most of your optical instruments.

[_Wim_]

What type of optical connector is that?..the one on the front panels of most of your optical instruments.

That would be the FC/PC-connector (non angled version). Sometimes it is also the FC/APC (angled version). The angled one are typically green (but not always). 

[Hugoneus]

Nice!
What type of optical connector is that?..the one on the front panels of most of your optical instruments.

_Wim_ provided the answer above. I also have a few videos about optics and I go through the details of these things.

[bjcuizon]

What type of optical connector is that?..the one on the front panels of most of your optical instruments.

That would be the FC/PC-connector (non angled version). Sometimes it is also the FC/APC (angled version). The angled one are typically green (but not always).

_Wim_ provided the answer above. I also have a few videos about optics and I go through the details of these things.

Thanks for clarifying that to me.