If you're interested primarily in tubes, you should check out the uTracer which is a very clever
implementation using pulsed power supplies and a computer for the analysis/display. Google
uTracer
and you'll get a zillion hits but the home URL is
www.dos4ever.com/uTracer3/uTracer3.html
I do very little with tubes, but I was very impressed with the implementation.
He has a kit available too, which makes construction easy.
Wow, I just checked the web site and there's now a Linux version of the GUI.
The latest version goes up to 400V as well. Extremely impressive. I'm tempted to get a kit just
for the
heck of it.
For the record, I have a 576, 577 and a 7ct1n (which is the one that seems to get used the most
since
I'm mostly checking small signal transistors).
I have all those (although the uTracer, though working, is awaiting a hardware implementation)
Plus a 575mod122C, and another 575 plus 175 high current adaptor (which weighs even more than the
575!)
I have a bit of a thing about curve tracers ;-)
Craig
