Re: 2235 Horizontal Calibration Issue
Hi Stephen, Voltages at pins 7 and 8 are important, they are the other side of the differential signals 1 and 2. We want to make sure there is no imbalance. -- Ozan
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Ozan
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#177508
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Re: Tek 465B ch 2 var broken coupler repair
Jeff, I believe I have what you need here. Contact me off list. I will send a picture and we can discuss getting this to you. I have two types of the original TEK 1/8" coupler. the solid and the one
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Michael W. Lynch
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#177507
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Re: I built a TM500 mainframe tester, and updated the design. Someone might find this useful?
how could I get a set of boards?
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ted moss
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#177506
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Re: User Experience of Sampling Scopes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-qHTrZPutE
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Miguel Work
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#177505
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Re: 549 transformer question
Does the primary winding survive, can a new secondary be wound over it, or is it also unusable?
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greenboxmaven
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Re: An informative web site for test equipment repairs
My thanks to Brad Thompson for sharing the link (Brad is also a member of the Glowbugs Vintage Radio email reflector which I am also a member, BTW. Hi Brad!). A very informative website. To me the key
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Gordon,KJ6IKT
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Re: User Experience of Sampling Scopes
Roy, I probably was unclear and you miss understood. 1, ¡°new¡± relative to the analog scopes as you mention, 2, ¡°new¡± in that W2EAW as an application engineer seems to have a revolving door of
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Dave W1BVV
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#177502
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465B strange ripple
Hi all, I was starting to check and calibrate my 465B which I haven¡¯t used in a very long time, when I noticed that channel 1 behaved very oddly on some settings (mainly but not only .1 and .2
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Stephen
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#177501
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Re: 2235 Horizontal Calibration Issue
Ozan, Here are the voltages I found today: 1. +4.1370 2. +5.967 3. -1.0252 4. -5.086 5. -3.39 6. -1.09 7. N/A 8. N/A 9. -3.17 10. -0.3455 11. +0.0565 12. -5.84 13. -2.94 14. -0.2709 15. +4.85 16.
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Stephen
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#177500
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Re: Tek 465B ch 2 var broken coupler repair
Check the above twitter thread for updated images... Bottom line - so far - Nope :-( my JB Weld plus baking soda reinforced Cyanoacrylate not even close and certainly no cigar! :-( I tried some
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jhalbrecht
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Re: An informative web site for test equipment repairs
I wasn't pleased by his Tektronix bashing either, but it is a very interesting site. He does seem to be an excellent troubleshooter. And yes, Tektronix scrap can be thrown my way, too!
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Joel B Walker
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#177498
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Re: TM50X DC ripple?
Bob, I did some more tests: +33.5 and - 33.5 are shared across all 6 compartments. The +33.5 shows 400mV and the -33.5 shows 680mV (unloaded). Since the PG506 does not utilize these supplies, this
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Michael W. Lynch
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#177497
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Re: User Experience of Sampling Scopes
They are delicate and complex to setup and use. Some require a lot of adjustment just to get a trace. Many on epay have issues eg burned out and hard to find tunnel diodes. Unless you have a
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Jean-Paul
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#177496
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7854 ROM Board
Hello I am interested in refurbishing a Tek 7854 for myself. Is the board and overlay by Holger Lubben available for purchase? Are there certain serial number machines to which this board applies? Are
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amberwave
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#177495
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Re: What are the differences between the P6302 and A6302 current probes?
Thanks Steve for starting the probes group! I was at Tek the past 30 years and worked in the probes group the majority of my time there. I was fortunate to have designed or been involved with every
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mjmpdx1@...
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#177494
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Re: Sloppy front panel BNC connector - 475
Thanks for the pictures, Pete, I have the same loose BNC issue on CH3 of my 2465. Such a convenient place to put that setscrew! NOT! Cheers, Howie / WA4PSC
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Howard Hoyt
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#177493
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Re: An informative web site for test equipment repairs
If you don't need it, I will take any "Scraps" , Especially calibration fixtures. -- Michael Lynch Dardanelle, AR
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Michael W. Lynch
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#177492
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Re: Sloppy front panel BNC connector - 475
Yes... I agree: "probably." But, it is good to be aware of potential noise, if you're trying to copy or model something, based on what you see in an instrument... or even if you are using the
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Roy Thistle
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#177491
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Re: An informative web site for test equipment repairs
His collection looks like the undergraduate physics labs storeroom, before enough profs died that they could empty it out... for 1 cent (or less) on the dollar. (... a lot went straight onto Ebay...
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Roy Thistle
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#177490
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Re: TM500 Latch Tab fix
Nigel: Great way to recover those seemingly one piece latches. I find that many of the plug ins for the scope frame had that style of latch. I have not seen too many on TM500 plug ins. I remember on
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Ed (SCSKITS)
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#177489
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