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From: G8MNY
Date: Sat, 04 Apr 26 09:06:00 Z
Newsgroups: TECH.WW
Subject: Systron Donner 115 Pulse Gen
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From: G8MNY@GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO
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By G8MNY                                (Updated Aug 20)
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I bought one of these pulse generators at a rally (it matched my RF sig gen).
It is a 19" 2U rack unit with yellow panels and side carrying handles.

FRONT PANEL
        RATE       DELAY       WIDTH      + Out    Levels   - Out
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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Ext     Enable      Sync    Power    Base    +  Comp  -    Base
    In        In        Out              Gnd    Out      Out   Gnd

SPECIFICATION
 It generates signals from 0.5Hz - 25MHz, 8 decade variable timebase RATE.

 Pulse Delays & Pulse Widths from 100nS - 5S, 8 decade variable.
 As well as fixed ratio square wave (to 25MHz).

 It has 3 main controls, RATE, DELAY, & WIDTH.

 There are 2 inputs for triggering and pulse enable.

 There is a 50ohm 2V pulse sync output for locking up to the start of the
 pulse/delay.

 The two BNC 50ohm outputs give +/- pulses and can be switched to complementary
 (invert pulse sense). The outputs have switched & variable high power output
 attenuators (2W) to give 5V, 2V, 1V, & 0.5V terminated, as well as optional DC
 offset +1 to - 5V. (e.g. offset the 0 & -5V pulse to +5V & 0V)

PULSE SHAPES
             Single Pulse Mode                   Double Pulse Mode
Sync Pulses at              +2v

 









INSIDE
There are 2 large PCBs filling the whole unit, one has the PSU for 3 power


          heatsink















The 2nd PCB has a very complex pair of current limited output amps using 16
heatsinked HF pulse transistors and 5 DC correction op-amps for each of the two
50ohm outputs.

USES
Scope calibration of attenuators as the pulse shapes have very wide bandwidth.
Coax cable testing, and demonstrating pulse shape-spectrum on spectrum
analyser, clearly shows why digital QRM is so bad!

FAULTS
Initially it all appears to be working, although a main smoothing capacitor had
been poorly replaced. Systron Donner kit often fails with main smoothing going
open circuit (been there done that!)

The -ve output occasionally has a DC fault, eventually proved to bad PCB
soldered link throughs on the +15V rail to the DC load amp, on this complex
variable/floating output amp biasing.


See my buls on "A Versatile Pulse Tester", "Spectrum Harmonic Demo circuit".
"Variable RF Attenuator" & "Systron Donner 1702 SIG Gen".


Why don't U send an interesting bul?

73 De John, G8MNY @ GB7CIP



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