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Re: Capacitor sniffing
Hello-- And in olden times, the dark-brown phenolic PC boards used in consumer-grade products smelled like warm horse manure when the product heated up.... The problem with using scent as a diagnostic
By Brad Thompson · #153062 ·
Re: wrenching ( was: Capacitor sniffing) OT
I don't use the same tools for Electronics and automotive work. I do have several large adjustable wrenches, but they are New Britain. The smaller ones for electronics are Xcelite, and they do have
By Michael A. Terrell · #153061 ·
Re: wrenching ( was: Capacitor sniffing) OT
An oily cover on a Cresecent wrench or just oily slippery hands on the thing becomes a deadly weapon when under the car on the skate board doing something with an adjustable wrench you shouldn't be
By v_12eng@... · #153060 ·
Mod on horizontal plug-in 7B80
This is a tough one. I have a Tek Plug-In number 7B80. It is mod GB. I see no mention of this modification in the manuals. Anyone out there super knowledgeable who can give me the low down on mod GB?
By Gary Robert Bosworth · #153059 ·
Re: Succession plans and wills - Re: [TekScopes] How Many Scopes?
As an estate and probate attorney and one who has handled several significant estates from engineers who continued to work well past retirement (and thus had more than a casual amount of stuff), the
By G Hopper, KB7WSD · #153058 ·
wrenching ( was: Capacitor sniffing) OT
Ummmmm.... I use Crescent wrenches from Jamestown NY mostly and none have plastic and I have a fine touch at mechanicing. I'd say a vinyl or other plastic coating or dip layer is just insulation
By John Griessen <john@...> · #153057 ·
Re: Capacitor sniffing
In that case, you only need a sledge hammer to look for intermittent problems, and a cold chisel to remove screws. Use the proper tool for the job, or forever be known as a butcher! The plastic is
By Michael A. Terrell · #153056 ·
Re: Succession plans and wills - Re: [TekScopes] How Many Scopes?
Hehe - the charity shops in the UK get all sorts, but I'm yet to find any Tek or HP instruments :-( I have found an excellent Access Point, a camera, a scanner, and various other goodies all at silly
By David Slipper · #153055 ·
Re: Capacitor sniffing
You could make the Cresent (adjustable) into a proper mechanics wrench and take the d**n plastic cover off. No self respecting Cresent wrench would have a cover on it. hehe. Jim O
By v_12eng@... · #153054 ·
Re: Succession plans and wills - Re: [TekScopes] How Many Scopes?
The fourth one is probably the most common. -Dave To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 8, 2018 5:17 PM Subject: Re: Succession plans and wills - Re: [TekScopes] How Many Scopes? WCS =
By Dave Seiter · #153053 ·
Re: Capacitor sniffing
I got a new Gerber lock blade knife as a gift about 20 years ago which had very strong perfume smell. After ten years it still smelled, but I just checked it and it now has no smell, so now I can
By Dave Seiter · #153052 ·
Re: Succession plans and wills - Re: [TekScopes] How Many Scopes?
WCS = surviving wife driving tractor over instruments? WCS = Son calling the "got junk?" company? WCS = survivors putting craigslist ad for $500 per instrument, and one sells, rest go to estate sale
By John Griessen <john@...> · #153051 ·
Succession plans and wills - Re: [TekScopes] How Many Scopes?
This thread really makes me wonder how many collectors have a succession plan for when we can't take care of them all any more. How many have lined up a Will, or executor who will successfully be able
By toby@... · #153050 ·
Re: Capacitor sniffing
I think some electronics vendors perfume their stuff. I have gotten several appliances which had a soapy perfumy smell without the usual electronic smell which I guess is nice but makes me suspect
By keantoken · #153049 ·
Re: 2235 display problem
Put the scope in X-Y mode, with no input signal, and measure each vertical deflection output to ground. They should be about the same voltage. If one is at zero, or the supply voltage, that driver is
By Chuck Harris <cfharris@...> · #153048 ·
2019 Sphere Stuff Day event preview
those of you that have come to one of our previous stuff day events know that there is a great mix of free and cheap electronic "stuff" for everybody to snorkel through. it is a true BYOB (bring your
By walter shawlee <walter2@...> · #153047 ·
Re: 466 Channel 2 problem
I have had another snoop around with my multi-meter and I find that test-points 4 and 7 on channel 1 both show +5.7V, the equivalent ones on channel 2 show +3.37V (TP 11) and +7.31V (TP 14). What does
By Colin Herbert · #153046 ·
Re: How Many Scopes?
Dual amplifier in left and right vertical (set to chop or alternate) and dual timebase (such as a 7B92A) in each horizontal compartment. Select vertical mode beam 1 right, beam 2 left. Set horizontal
By Craig Sawyers <c.sawyers@...> · #153045 ·
Re: 2235 display problem
Beamfinder is working properly. When pressed, the display compresses to a single position on the x-axis, but the amplitude remains. Here is a helpful hint...I pulled (disconnected) the upper and lower
By Pmccandless@... · #153044 ·
Re: What have i here ? (Tek TDS 540 )
Hello, Matt-- As a guess... VER2 = version 2 73-- Brad AA1IP
By Brad Thompson · #153043 ·