Re: I wonder if there is much interest in vacuum tube oscilloscopes such as the 500 series
My 536 serves as a lab power supply for occasional tube experiments.
Otherwise is in excellent condition, complete and functional, and will keep
it as such. On winter evenings I sometimes fire it up
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Nenad Filipovic
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Re: 11801 question
Hi Reg,
In another thread you say:
"Watching the clock period vary by 100 femtoseconds over the course of 15-30 seconds with a 1 s gate time is rather interesting.".
I'm not sure whether I read this
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Albert Otten
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Re: TEK 475 voltage issues.
If there hasn't been a ripple measurement on the 110V line,
now would be a good time.
If a diode is open circuit, or a filter is very high ESR, the
ripple could be such that the regulator is dropping
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Chuck Harris <cfharris@...>
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Re: TEK 475 voltage issues.
Posts crossed again!
It sounds very much like you have an excessive current load on the +110V line. If you look at the power distribution diagram, schematic <11>, then the horizontal amplifier would
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Roger Evans
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Re: TEK 475 voltage issues.
I guess it is obvious out last posts crossed and also I seem to have a different board revision from you.(serial 708886, Holland, no Q1497). For some reason the series regulator Q1496 (on my
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Roger Evans
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Electromyograph EDX-1 - Based on Tektronix 5000 Series Mainframe
Hello,
Acquired an interesting device at a recent swap meet - an Electromyograph ("EDX-1") based on what appears to be a 5000 series mainframe. I posted a few pictures in the photos section under
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Wolfgang Schraml
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Re: I wonder if there is much interest in vacuum tube oscilloscopes such as the 500 series
I still have a 556 which I built my own cart for. I have it next to my test bench and use it often. I bought it with the manual for $25 at a HAM fest about 15 years ago. Other than needing a vertical
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bill koski
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Re: TEK 475 voltage issues.
Many thanks Roger. At R1423, I find +141.7. Now, my issue is something dragging down the +110. It's currently sitting at 87.3. If I leave the unit on, it will slowly drop even more.
Glen
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Glen Layne
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Re: TEK 475 voltage issues.
OK, I understand the +105/+160V measurement problem! There is some screen printing on the 475 PCB near Q1490 that says '+105/160V' and it is printed on one of the PCB traces but that trace does NOT
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Roger Evans
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Re: TEK 475 voltage issues.
I'm trying to measure the +105/160 from the labeled trace. This trace with +105/160 printed on it ends on the + of C1452. So, basically, I was trying to find +105/160 on C1452. Maybe I'm trying
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Glen Layne
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Re: I wonder if there is much interest in vacuum tube oscilloscopes such as the 500 series
I have a 549 with Type Z, 1A2 and 1A4 plugins. I love it and it just works, though I need to do some mechanical restoration work on one of the 1A4 channels.
I also have a 564 which produces a trace
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Dave Voorhis
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Re: I wonder if there is much interest in vacuum tube oscilloscopes such as the 500 series
There's still an interest!? ? I have a 575 (used irregularly) and a 545 (used OFTEN).? ?but it just works every time I turn it on.? ?I haven't needed to fix it in a few years.? ? I completely
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Daniel Koller
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Re: Advice sought on 7934 vs 7904A mainframe
David DiGiacomo wrote:
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Ok, when I read the above line, I immediately snorted! Then I realized
he was talking about the cooling fan, and not scope aficionados.
-Chuck Harris
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Chuck Harris <cfharris@...>
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Re: Tek 2465B Calibrator issues
That is not what the OP is talking about!
The 2465 family has a variable frequency calibrator, which
always shows a couple cycles of the calibrator signal,
regardless of the sweep speed.
The purpose
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Chuck Harris <cfharris@...>
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Re: TEK 475 voltage issues.
Hi,
I am struggling to understand your measurements. The +105/160 is the unregulated supply to Q1496 which regulates the +110V line, so it is hard to understand why the output voltage from the
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Roger Evans
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Re: I wonder if there is much interest in vacuum tube oscilloscopes such as the 500 series
Hi everyone , I also have 500 series scopes , 547 , 2 x 549 and a 564 . I even have a 661 that still works . I like all these scopes and will hang on to them as long as I have the space as they are
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Brian
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Re: Need Help repairing a 7104 oscilloscope
Hi,
7104 is a very special instrument with a MCP CRT, which is very susceptible
to damage from excessive brightness and static images. You can easily
destroy it if careless, or if the instrument is
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Nenad Filipovic
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Re: I wonder if there is much interest in vacuum tube oscilloscopes such as the 500 series
I still use a 547 as my main bench scope and a 575 to test semiconductors.
Fortunately I have the skills to maintain them. I have several 7000 series
and a DSO but don't need their facilities very
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Morris Odell
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#155641
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Re: Tek 2465B Calibrator issues
I'm unconvinced it could check the measurement accuracy in one sense, since I assume the cursors and calibration signal are derived from the same source.
It could be used to check the X linearity and
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Tom Gardner
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Re: Tek 2465B Calibrator issues
Hi Marcial,
Have a look at W2AEW's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiqd3GLTluk2s_IBt7p_LjA search there for 'compensation' and watch the probe compensation videos. This
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Brian Cockburn
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