You do not need the keyboard to use the 7854 for routine storage and waveform
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measurements. When it boots up, its basic functions work like any other 78xx or 79xx series mainframe. If you want the complete experience to go with the keyboard, it may be worth picking up a 7B87 timebase which replaces the 7B80 and allows pretrigger acquisitions up to the admittedly slow maximum sample rate of the 7854. The 7D15 should work fine in a 7854. I know mine does. The 7B71 timebase works in the 7854 with some minor exceptions that you are unlikely to encounter which are discussed on page 2-24 and 2-25 of the operating manual. As I said in my other post, I would start by powering the mainframe up without any plug-ins. It should execute a power on self test and report any errors. As others mentioned, checking the line voltage setting and fuses and doing a basic visual inspection with the two covers removed is worth doing as well. On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 06:59:46 -0500, you wrote:
Just purchased a 7854 off the Bay of E yesterday. Obviously, haven't |