There are several ways it could be done. Either a list of modern parts from one or more OEMs for each model, to a database for as many replacements for Tek parts as possible and maybe hosted on another website where you would enter the Tek part number to find a possible replacement. Common items can be replaced but Tek specific would still have to come from someone's boneyard.
Michael A. Terrell
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-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Cockburn <brian.cockburn.1959@...>
Sent: Jun 19, 2018 9:47 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [TekScopes] Up to date capacitor list for Tek 2465A and 2465B scopes (2018)
Michael,
That sounds like a great idea. Is it reasonable to assume that a given part, like a 47uF 35V electrolytic, would have a single modern replacement recommendation? Or would it perhaps be necessary to use the Tek part number as the 'index' into the set of new part pages?
Either way, there could be a wiki page for each part, with notes associated with it like the ref-des for various models and any gotchas.
Then each model could have a list, by ref-des, of the parts that are candidates for replacement, with each line then clicking-through to the part page. The lists could perhaps even be partitioned into obvious areas like SMPS, PS, Vert, Trig, TB, etc. The only downside to this (general wiki pages) would be that it wouldn't be simple to get a BoM for the replacements for a model. That sort of stuff requires a more data base like back end I expect.
Cheers, Brian.
Michael A. Terrell