26 Feb
1999
26 Feb
'99
8:21 a.m.
Upon the date 12:40 PM 2/26/99 -0800, Sellam Ismail said something like:
Does anybody know when Hewlett-Packard made the Model 130C oscilloscope?
Its tube based. The serial number is 503-03353.
Sometime just after the 3rd week of 1965.
Rule for deciphering HP SN's in the above format as tought to me by a
couple of different HP service engineers and other written sources:
Take the numbers preceding the hyphen and add 6000. Result gives the first
two digits as the year and the second pair is (usually) the week of
production. Numbers after the hyphen are the serialized number.
1834A-xxxxxx is some unit built around 34th week of 1978, for example. Note
the "A". Can't recall when, but the nation of manufacture is depicted by
that alpha character. A is USA, J is Japan for example.
26 Feb
26 Feb
10:58 a.m.
At 05:21 PM 2/26/99 -0500, Chris wrote:
Upon the date 12:40 PM 2/26/99 -0800, Sellam Ismail
said something like:
Add 6000? that would mean it was (will be?) built in the year 6005! No,
add 1960 to the first two digits of a four digit prefix or add to the first
digit of a three digit prefix. That means it was built in 1965.
and the second pair is (usually) the week of
Does anybody know when Hewlett-Packard made the Model 130C oscilloscope?
Its tube based. The serial number is 503-03353.
Sometime just after the 3rd week of 1965.
Rule for deciphering HP SN's in the above format as tought to me by a
couple of different HP service engineers and other written sources:
Take the numbers preceding the hyphen and add 6000. Result gives the first
two digits as the year production. Numbers after the hyphen are the serialized
number.
1834A-xxxxxx is some unit built around 34th week of 1978, for example.
That's ALLMOST true. Actually the dates on most (all?) items are offset
8 weeks to allow for shipping and distribution and so the customer will
think they're getting a BRAND NEW machine. Therefore 1834 would mean it
was really built in the 26th week (34-8) of 1978 (1960+16)
Note
the "A". Can't recall when, but the
nation of manufacture is depicted by
that alpha character. A is USA, J is Japan for example.
S=Singapore, K and Q = United Kingdom, M=Malaysia, I think C is Canada.
BTW I've noticed that some limited production items all have the same
prefix. It seems that HP orders labels in batchs and uses them until
they're gone no matter what the actual date. For example I have a number
of HP-IL accoustic MODEMS, ALL of them have the same prefix. I've talked to
others that have the same MODEM and ALL of them have the same date.
Joe
9:06 a.m.
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11:37 a.m.
New subject: SN clarification Was: Re: Semi-OT: Question about HP 130C O-scope
Upon the date 06:58 PM 2/26/99 +0000, Joe said something like:
At 05:21 PM 2/26/99 -0500, Chris wrote:
The result obtained after adding 6000 must not be construed as still being
a calendar year date. 6000 + 503 still equals 6503 or the 3rd week of 1965.
6000 + 1834 equals 7834, 34th week of '78.
60 is the number to add to the first _two_ digits of the four digit number.
I should have said to use the 60 thing which is the other way we were
instructed how to decipher the date.
Upon the date 12:40 PM 2/26/99 -0800, Sellam
Ismail said something like:
Add 6000? that would mean it was (will be?) built in the year 6005! No,
Does anybody know when Hewlett-Packard made the Model 130C oscilloscope?
Its tube based. The serial number is 503-03353.
Sometime just after the 3rd week of 1965.
Rule for deciphering HP SN's in the above format as tought to me by a
couple of different HP service engineers and other written sources:
Take the numbers preceding the hyphen and add 6000. Result gives the first
two digits as the year add 1960 to the first two digits of a four digit prefix
or add to the first
digit of a three digit prefix. That means it was built in 1965.
1960 added to the first two digits is the number stated in an HP document I
recall from way back when which is yet another way HP instructed customers
how to decipher the SN.
and the second pair is (usually) the week of
The week digits are the week date the number was assigned to the production
item.
Regards, Chris
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production. Numbers after the hyphen are the
serialized number.
1834A-xxxxxx is some unit built around 34th week of 1978, for example.
That's ALLMOST true. Actually the dates on most (all?) items are offset
3:50 p.m.
New subject: SN clarification Was: Re: Semi-OT: Question about HP 130C O-scope
At 08:37 PM 2/26/99 -0500, you wrote:
Upon the date 06:58 PM 2/26/99 +0000, Joe said
something like:
<lots sniped>
At 05:21 PM 2/26/99 -0500, Chris wrote:
>Upon the date 12:40 PM 2/26/99 -0800, Sellam Ismail said something like:
>>
>>Does anybody know when Hewlett-Packard made the Model 130C oscilloscope?
>>Its tube based. The serial number is 503-03353.
>
1960 added to the first two digits
ONLY if it's a four digit prefix! Look at the serial number on Sam's
scope, do you think it was made in 2010? (1960 + 50) Use only the first
digit if it's a three digit number, as Sam's is.
is the number stated in an HP document I
recall from way back when which is yet another way HP
instructed customers
how to decipher the SN.
Not if you read the service manuals. All of the ones that I've read that
give the date break down specificly state that the actual production date
is 8 weeks ahead of the date in the serial number.
Joe
and the second pair is (usually) the week of
The week digits are the week date the number was assigned to the production
item.
production. Numbers after the hyphen are the
serialized number.
1834A-xxxxxx is some unit built around 34th week of 1978, for example.
That's ALLMOST true. Actually the dates on most (all?) items are offset
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