Re: FYI New In Box TM515 for $98.98 BIN UTAH
That was a genuine steal!
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Michael Lynch
Dardanelle, AR Almost my four word-class deals. A NIB very rare 7623B - this was a 7-day auction, and astonishingly no-one bid. So I got it for $100. Or the AA501 distortion analyser for $14 on BIN. My fingers were trembling as I stole that within a minute of it being listed. Or an R7603 - but with a 7L5 with tracking generator for UKP70 on BIN. Similar sweaty finger typing. And finally a 7912HB transient digitizer with plugins for $100. And I bought a NOS digitizer CRT (the internal one, as a spare) for another $50. Craig
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At the bottom of every post there is a button - "Reply". Clicking that gets you a window to type in and if you select the text in the post above it will be quoted and indented in your reply.
I can tell English is not your first language. No problem. Just do the best you can. English is easy to learn by using.
What kind of Tek scopes do you have ? We are always curious.
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One thing always puzzled me is why Tek insisted with those crappy carbon composite resistors for so
long. Allen-Bradley stopped making them in the early '93. Caused us no end of grief at Oxford Instruments (where I worked at that time), where we used them as low-cost cryogenic temperature sensors, needing several thousand of a particular value each year. When AB discontinued them, we bought up as much global stock as we could get our paws on. Given that they must eventually have run out by now, I have no idea what they currently use. Craig
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One thing always puzzled me is why Tek insisted with those crappy carbon composite resistors for so
long.
Almost into the eighties they were still using those things, while I can't hardly remember having
seen
carbon composite resistors in any consumer electronics that I was already playing around in the 70s.
I can't remember a single tape-deck or amplifier from the 70s (transistor of course) that would have
carbon composite resistors inside! Low self inductance. It is a simple carbon-loaded rod. Whereas metal film resistors are usually spiral cut and have a measurable inductance. You can easily measure this effect on an RF bridge. Craig
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Re: FYI New In Box TM515 for $98.98 BIN UTAH
That was a genuine steal!
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Michael Lynch
Dardanelle, AR
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Re: FYI New In Box TM515 for $98.98 BIN UTAH
Yup - that went quick!
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Subject: [TekScopes] FYI New In Box TM515 for $98.98 BIN UTAH
"New Tektronix TM 515 Power Module NSN: 6625010394697
Item is new and taken out of box for pictures ONLY
Item comes with both unused original manuals"
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Re: vintageTEK Museum Microfiche FINANCIAL help
Target reached !!! :-D
Now I will poll the VintageTek website every day until I see them unpack their little scanner and start playing with it, can't wait ! ^^
Vincent Trouilliez
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Re: RPR Conversion from Microfiche to OCR'ed PDF...............
On Fri, 18 May 2018, TomC wrote: So we have reached the goal. Good to know, hope it would benefit everyone. Donations now at $6040. Time for them to start shopping.
On 5/18/2018 12:51 PM, Sergey Kubushyn wrote:
On Fri, 18 May 2018, David G. wrote:
So, are we there yet or more donations needed?
I _DID_ make a donation when this subject was raised for the first time
but
can make another one if we are still short of target...
I know this is a delicate, my apologies.? It is very important to me that
those that donated know this.
Below is just cut and pasted here for clarity:
As some of you will easily recall, back in 2010 I tried desperately to
pull this together via donations from the group.? At first we were
successful at gathering the funds through email commitment however; not
nearly as many people actually donated compared to the number that
committed through email.
I am retired and could not foot the remainder of the bill and have felt
like an ABSOLUTE HEEL ever since!!!!!
I have now made a contribution in the sum total of ALL monies received
back then.? 480.00USD
I am not at all interested in anything other than trying to help the
community and possibly save a little face for a project that was started
in earnest to benefit the masses.
I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE the understanding of those generous souls whom
tried to help initially and deeply regret the direction my effort turned
when things fell so desperately short.
Thank you for the bandwidth.
Cheers, --- * * KSI@home KOI8 Net < > The impossible we do immediately. * * Las Vegas NV, USA < > Miracles require 24-hour notice. * *
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Re: RPR Conversion from Microfiche to OCR'ed PDF...............
Donations now at $6040. Time for them to start shopping.
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On 5/18/2018 12:51 PM, Sergey Kubushyn wrote: On Fri, 18 May 2018, David G. wrote:
So, are we there yet or more donations needed?
I _DID_ make a donation when this subject was raised for the first time but
can make another one if we are still short of target...
I know this is a delicate, my apologies.? It is very important to me that those that donated know this.
Below is just cut and pasted here for clarity:
As some of you will easily recall, back in 2010 I tried desperately to pull this together via donations from the group.? At first we were successful at gathering the funds through email commitment however; not nearly as many people actually donated compared to the number that committed through email.
I am retired and could not foot the remainder of the bill and have felt like an ABSOLUTE HEEL ever since!!!!!
I have now made a contribution in the sum total of ALL monies received back then.? 480.00USD
I am not at all interested in anything other than trying to help the community and possibly save a little face for a project that was started in earnest to benefit the masses.
I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE the understanding of those generous souls whom tried to help initially and deeply regret the direction my effort turned when things fell so desperately short.
Thank you for the bandwidth.
Cheers,
---
*
*? KSI@home??? KOI8 Net? < >? The impossible we do immediately.? *
*? Las Vegas?? NV, USA?? < >? Miracles require 24-hour notice.?? *
*
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Re: vintageTEK Museum Microfiche FINANCIAL help
Yes Thanks for your effort in the past, as someone who was clearly a head of
the time, and now the one who's effort may help kick this over the edge and
get it going.
And thanks to all others
John
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto: [email protected]] On Behalf Of Dennis Tillman W7PF Sent: Friday, May 18, 2018 12:17 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [TekScopes] vintageTEK Museum Microfiche FINANCIAL help Hi David, That was extremely nice! I have known you and your commitment to TekScopes for over 15 years. You have always been a strong supporter of TekScopes. Dennis Tillman W7PF -----Original Message-----
From: David G., Sent: Friday, May 18, 2018 11:57 AM
Hello All,
As some of you will easily recall, back in 2010 I tried desperately to pull this together via donations from the group. At first we were successful at gathering the funds through email commitment however; not nearly as many
people actually donated compared to the number that committed through
email.
I am retired and could not foot the remainder of the bill and have felt
like an ABSOLUTE HEEL ever since!!!!!
I have now made a contribution in the sum total of ALL monies received back then. 480.00USD
I am not at all interested in anything other than trying to help the
community and possibly save a little face for a project that was started in earnest to benefit the masses.
I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE the understanding of those generous souls whom tried to help initially and deeply regret the direction my effort turned when
things fell so desperately short.
Thank you for the bandwidth.
Cheers,
David
-- Dennis Tillman W7PF TekScopes Moderator
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Re: RPR Conversion from Microfiche to OCR'ed PDF...............
On Fri, 18 May 2018, David G. wrote: So, are we there yet or more donations needed? I _DID_ make a donation when this subject was raised for the first time but can make another one if we are still short of target... I know this is a delicate, my apologies. It is very important to me that those that donated know this.
Below is just cut and pasted here for clarity:
As some of you will easily recall, back in 2010 I tried desperately to pull this together via donations from the group. At first we were successful at gathering the funds through email commitment however; not nearly as many people actually donated compared to the number that committed through email.
I am retired and could not foot the remainder of the bill and have felt like an ABSOLUTE HEEL ever since!!!!!
I have now made a contribution in the sum total of ALL monies received back then. 480.00USD
I am not at all interested in anything other than trying to help the community and possibly save a little face for a project that was started in earnest to benefit the masses.
I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE the understanding of those generous souls whom tried to help initially and deeply regret the direction my effort turned when things fell so desperately short.
Thank you for the bandwidth.
Cheers,
--- * * KSI@home KOI8 Net < > The impossible we do immediately. * * Las Vegas NV, USA < > Miracles require 24-hour notice. * *
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Re: vintageTEK Museum Microfiche FINANCIAL help
Dennis Tillman W7PF wrote: If you ever have a reason to come to Seattle you have a place to stay here
with us. You can take a train down to Portland (3 hours away) and see the
museum while you are here. You can also take the Boeing Factory Tour and see
them assembling the 747, 767, 777, and 787 planes. You can also take a ferry
ride through the beautiful San Juan Islands in Puget Sound. Thanks for the invite Dennis ! :-) Yeah, with all these low cost airlines proliferating these days, maybe one day I will be able to afford a little trip to the US ! Would have to be in business class though... being 6'6" and large built, the economy seats just don't cut it, knees hurt badly after only a few minutes of flying... had a 45 minutes flight a couple years ago from two parts of France (for work), and after just 5 minutes I was dreaming I could force the pilot to perform and emergency landing, y so I could take a walk ! So going to the west coast of the US... I better have ample leg room other wise they would have to arrange for 911 to wait for me at the airport ! LOL Yeah would not mind visiting the Boeing factory. Aviation being my second big passion after electronics. Actually 7 years ago I gave up on electronics as a job, and spent a year learning the craft of Aircraft cell/structure repair. Now work at Airbus, working on the A350 XWB (Quality control/inspection). Would not mind visiting the "competition" ;-) Regards, Vincent Trouilliez
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Re: RPR Conversion from Microfiche to OCR'ed PDF...............
I know this is a delicate, my apologies. It is very important to me that those that donated know this.
Below is just cut and pasted here for clarity:
As some of you will easily recall, back in 2010 I tried desperately to pull this together via donations from the group. At first we were successful at gathering the funds through email commitment however; not nearly as many people actually donated compared to the number that committed through email.
I am retired and could not foot the remainder of the bill and have felt like an ABSOLUTE HEEL ever since!!!!!
I have now made a contribution in the sum total of ALL monies received back then. 480.00USD
I am not at all interested in anything other than trying to help the community and possibly save a little face for a project that was started in earnest to benefit the masses.
I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE the understanding of those generous souls whom tried to help initially and deeply regret the direction my effort turned when things fell so desperately short.
Thank you for the bandwidth.
Cheers,
David
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Re: vintageTEK Museum Microfiche FINANCIAL help
Hi David,
That was extremely nice! I have known you and your commitment to TekScopes for over 15 years. You have always been a strong supporter of TekScopes.
Dennis Tillman W7PF
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From: David G., Sent: Friday, May 18, 2018 11:57 AM
Hello All,
As some of you will easily recall, back in 2010 I tried desperately to pull
this together via donations from the group. At first we were successful at
gathering the funds through email commitment however; not nearly as many
people actually donated compared to the number that committed through
email.
I am retired and could not foot the remainder of the bill and have felt
like an ABSOLUTE HEEL ever since!!!!!
I have now made a contribution in the sum total of ALL monies received back
then. 480.00USD
I am not at all interested in anything other than trying to help the
community and possibly save a little face for a project that was started in
earnest to benefit the masses.
I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE the understanding of those generous souls whom tried
to help initially and deeply regret the direction my effort turned when
things fell so desperately short.
Thank you for the bandwidth.
Cheers,
David
-- Dennis Tillman W7PF TekScopes Moderator
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Re: vintageTEK Museum Microfiche FINANCIAL help
Thank you David, I forgot to include the URL. Go to
Dennis Tillman W7PF
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From: David Berlind Sent: Friday, May 18, 2018 11:02 AM
I would like to donate $25. How do I do that?
On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 1:56 PM, Dennis Tillman W7PF <dennis@...>
wrote:
Hi Vincent,
As an original member of the museum I thank you for your donation and
for raising the importance of the museum and the work it will be
capable of doing when they start scanning all those fiche.
The museum needs just $785 to reach their goal. With 7,264 members
surely we can push the museum over the top.
IF JUST 1% OF OUR MEMBERS DONATE $10 I WILL BE HAPPY TO MAKE UP THE
REST TO REACH $6,000.
If you ever have a reason to come to Seattle you have a place to stay
here with us. You can take a train down to Portland (3 hours away) and
see the museum while you are here. You can also take the Boeing
Factory Tour and see them assembling the 747, 767, 777, and 787
planes. You can also take a ferry ride through the beautiful San Juan Islands in Puget Sound.
Dennis Tillman W7PF
-----Original Message-----
From: Vincent Trouilliez, Sent: Friday, May 18, 2018 9:15 AM
Just made a little donation (35, not a US citizen so not tax
deductible...), every little helps.
Been a month and a half and I see only 90 people donated ? Despite
the important number of members on this forum ?
Must say I am little surprised/disappointed... :-/
Good news is that despite that, they have almost reached their 6,000
USD goal... still missing 840 bucks.
Hopefully this message will bump the topic and people who may have
missed/not heard of this donation campaign, now will be aware ! :-)
I am so very excited at the prospect of unlocking this mountain of
documents and see what's in it ! :-D
Wish I lived nearby the museum so I could give some of my time to
help them
scan all these microfiche... gonna take while for sure... gonna be
an on- going effort. In the meantime, hopefully we can start by
pulling the "most
wanted" instruments...
Vincent Trouilliez
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Dennis Tillman W7PF
TekScopes Moderator
-- Dennis Tillman W7PF TekScopes Moderator
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Re: vintageTEK Museum Microfiche FINANCIAL help
Yup, that's how to do a general donation. Right below that toolbar is the headline:
*/Help the vintageTEK museum acquire a microfiche scanner.
/*
*/See our Microfiche Scanner Fundraiser blog <> for more information!/*
Following that link takes you to the fundraising page for the scanner on Youcaring.
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On 5/18/2018 7:59 PM, Jack Reynolds wrote: I went to the homepage and clicked on the box on top for how to donate.
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Re: vintageTEK Museum Microfiche FINANCIAL help
I went to the homepage and clicked on the box on top for how to donate.? When the donations page came up there were the choices at the bottom for donation amounts.? I clicked on donate where there was no amount.?? That took me to a Paypal page.
Jack Reynolds
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On 5/18/2018 2:54 PM, Pete Lancashire wrote: where did you get to select paypal ?
On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 11:44 AM, Jack Reynolds <
jackandladyreynolds@...> wrote:
Unless Paypal is pulling my leg, they just took a donation!
Jack Reynolds
On 5/18/2018 2:16 PM, Adrian wrote:
I just donated - The easy way is go to Vintagetek home page and follow
the link to the YouCaring donations page. Takes any credit/debit card but
not PayPal as far as I could see..
On 5/18/2018 7:02 PM, David Berlind wrote:
I would like to donate $25. How do I do that?
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Re: vintageTEK Museum Microfiche FINANCIAL help
I think that's for the general VintageTEK donation, the scanner specific donations, if you follow the link, take you to a YouCaring.com page, the donate button there did not seem to produce a PayPal option?
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On 5/18/2018 7:44 PM, Jack Reynolds wrote: Unless Paypal is pulling my leg, they just took a donation!
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Re: vintageTEK Museum Microfiche FINANCIAL help
Hello All,
As some of you will easily recall, back in 2010 I tried desperately to pull this together via donations from the group. At first we were successful at gathering the funds through email commitment however; not nearly as many people actually donated compared to the number that committed through email.
I am retired and could not foot the remainder of the bill and have felt like an ABSOLUTE HEEL ever since!!!!!
I have now made a contribution in the sum total of ALL monies received back then. 480.00USD
I am not at all interested in anything other than trying to help the community and possibly save a little face for a project that was started in earnest to benefit the masses.
I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE the understanding of those generous souls whom tried to help initially and deeply regret the direction my effort turned when things fell so desperately short.
Thank you for the bandwidth.
Cheers,
David
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FYI New In Box TM515 for $98.98 BIN UTAH
"New Tektronix TM 515 Power Module NSN: 6625010394697
Item is new and taken out of box for pictures ONLY
Item comes with both unused original manuals"
ITEM #323262621347
Has both front and rear covers and both manuals.
Rolynn
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