{"id":5430,"date":"2012-08-02T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2012-08-02T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.engineeringradio.us\/blog\/?p=5430"},"modified":"2012-08-23T07:29:49","modified_gmt":"2012-08-23T11:29:49","slug":"bench-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineeringradio.us\/blog\/2012\/08\/bench-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Bench Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

Almost every broadcast engineer has to do some type of bench work. While I enjoy a certain amount of bench work, it is not my strong suit.\u00a0 I suppose if I had to do it more often, I would become more proficient.\u00a0 Truth be told, I would rather be at a transmitter site than sitting work chair studying schematic diagrams. It is becoming increasingly difficult to make repairs in the field due to surface mount components.\u00a0 The company I work for has a repair and rework shop where almost anything can be repaired.\u00a0 There is one bench tech, who is pretty proficient with power supplies and RF amplifiers among other things.\u00a0 There is a complete set of test equipment including several Tektronix spectrum analyzers and oscilloscopes.<\/p>\n

Likely the most versatile piece of equipment is the IFR 1500 service monitor.<\/p>\n

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IFR 1500 communications service monitor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The bench itself is fairly large:<\/p>\n

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Shop work bench<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There is also a good stock of spare equipment that can be rented out while repairs are being made:<\/p>\n

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Shop spare equipment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Repair work includes by is not limited to:<\/p>\n