Re: Tek 555 K601 contacts chattering and sparking
Hmmmm..... You spent X dollars and Y amount of time fixing this up. What happens if the power transformer goes? what of the CRT? Where do you get spare parts a few years down the line? Best to get a
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Harvey White
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Re: 464 bright screen
jim, are you talking about the 2 tiny wires on the side of the crt
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[email protected]
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Re: Cleaning plug-in contacts
For contacts and switches we use a product called Cramolin, could be de-o it by another name but I don¡¯t think so. This is fairly slippery liquid. We put it on with a que-tip and scrub a bit then
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Stephen Hanselman
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Re: Tek 555 K601 contacts chattering and sparking
I have worked with Tek scopes since these ¡°blue beauties ¡° were being manufactured. But for many years I didn¡¯t actually own, or even want to own, one. But one night, perhaps 15 years ago, I
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John Williams
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Re: PG506 Repair - 20v & 50v standard amplitude is low
Thanks Siggi, I'll try and have a look at it once again after this weekend. I know it's probably something simple.
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N3SWR
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Re: Cleaning plug-in contacts
That's the technique I used to clean seriously oxidized contacts on a 60 year old tube tester. DeOxit is great stuff. - Jim
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Jim Potter
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Re: Variable AC supply
Chiming in on ad-hoc variable AC supplies. We were building an automated mastering console that used 8080 processors. Development was done on an IMSAI 8080 computer and we needed a printer to printout
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Glydeck
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Re: 2465B, 2467B CAL, restoration
Hello there: Just an update: On 2465B, RE: Cover off CAL cooling: During HOR CAL 01, about 2 hrs total, all IC, Hybrid HS and U800 temps just slightly warm, did not need an external fan. RE: CAL 01:
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Jean-Paul
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Re: 475, 475A, et. al. rear bezel.
I have one of these Q service shows zero so not sure how much to charge say $15.00 and I can mail it in a padded envelope? Jim O
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v_12eng@...
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Re: Tek 555 K601 contacts chattering and sparking
thanks guys! if you guys know of any 555 that anyone will part with and sell to me and be happy to ship to the great ole state of Maine keep me posted please! I have been bitten by the bug and I can
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Matt Russell
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Re: 465B: worth it?
Thank you all for the insights and advice (by the way, I'm from Belgium). This evening I went over to the seller to test it. I'm proud to announce that the Tektronix Oscilloscope Owners Club has
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Alexander
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Re: Mechanism of CRT Double Peaking
Hi Fabio: There is a guy, of maybe more than one, that fixes old irreplaceable television CRTs... but, I've never heard of anyone doing CRTs for scopes. Maybe part of it is because the phosphor, and
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Roy Thistle
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Re: Tek 555 K601 contacts chattering and sparking
Hi Jim- Yes sir, one parts unit is a necessity and several would be better! :-) The problem is that so many of these 500 series scopes are either fully functional or nearly so that it always hurts me
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fiftythreebuick <ae5i@...>
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Re: Mechanism of CRT Double Peaking
During thermionic emission... where electrons are "boiled off" the filament, or the heated cathode.. they form a cloud in the space around those elements. Literally, it is a cloud of charged particles
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Roy Thistle
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475, 475A, et. al. rear bezel.
Hi: I am looking for a 475, 475A, rear bezel.... the plastic plate (with cutouts) that fits under the rear feet. One from other models might fit too. (If people need the part number, I'll look it up
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Roy Thistle
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Tek 4041 GPIB Controller
Still chasing a working copy or original of the Diagnostics Tape for the 4041. DaveB, NZ
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Dave Brown
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Re: Mechanism of CRT Double Peaking
I once had an RM35 with double-peaking. The beam stayed focused across the initial peak and dip, and only broadened when I cranked Intensity to max. YMMV, Dave Wise
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Dave Wise
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Re: PG506 Repair - 20v & 50v standard amplitude is low
The 1A contacts and the 10B contact are also closed in those positions.? I don't have a PG506 with me now to check further. Bob.
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[email protected]
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#154581
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FS: Tek 555 manual
Hello-- I have a Tek 555 manual as part of a bundle of Tek manuals (see below). I'm offering all of these manuals as a group to free some shelf space-- hence the bundle costs $26.00, or if you're only
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Brad Thompson
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Re: Mechanism of CRT Double Peaking
I recall something Peter Keller said to me when I asked him about this phenomenon. He mentioned that he didn¡¯t have an explanation for it but he felt it could be a manifestation of cathode interface
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John Williams
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