bandersen
05-15-2011, 12:06 AM
I just picked up this Leader 17A. The price was reasonable due to cabinet damage. It's not vintage, but I really like the small size and light weight.
I'm happy to say it works just fine :) The dial is calibrated quite accurately too. I would not want to attempt repairing the surface mount PC board.
The only thing I don't like about it is the banana output jacks. I'd prefer BNC. A vernier drive frequency knob would be nice too.
I couldn't find a manual for it, but then I discovered that the B&K 2005B is identical. (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB0QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bkprecision.com%2Fsearch%2Fma nual%2F2005B&ei=G1_PTfxXjqiwA9Ppqb0L&usg=AFQjCNEF0SKilG9b5l59wUoWJzgJg-PnRQ&sig2=2NEXIMMKBtDf8hzYqtPzxA)
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I'm happy to say it works just fine :) The dial is calibrated quite accurately too. I would not want to attempt repairing the surface mount PC board.
The only thing I don't like about it is the banana output jacks. I'd prefer BNC. A vernier drive frequency knob would be nice too.
I couldn't find a manual for it, but then I discovered that the B&K 2005B is identical. (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB0QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bkprecision.com%2Fsearch%2Fma nual%2F2005B&ei=G1_PTfxXjqiwA9Ppqb0L&usg=AFQjCNEF0SKilG9b5l59wUoWJzgJg-PnRQ&sig2=2NEXIMMKBtDf8hzYqtPzxA)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2757/5721243542_609fbc4cf8.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3491/5720685327_ec52dd1586.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2661/5721244218_f56663ae95.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2568/5720686133_4ceaec3913.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/5721243956_56c7517643.jpg