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Re: 7000 still hard to beat
Hello Craig, since you made your rude remarks to the fellow below who was asking about an active probe the number of Tekscopes posts coming into my inbox have reduced. That is a fact. Craig, your
By John Crighton · #161379 ·
Re: Topic title debate, was RE: [TekScopes] 7000 still hard to beat
Tom, I think one reason you might not appreciate Craig's comment and position is twofold. First, is that I would guess that you're reading the posts via email and so, I agree, it is very easy to
By G Hopper, KB7WSD · #161378 ·
Re: 130 LC meter
Thanks but that's not it.? The zero adjust controls work okay and the problem is simply that the variable oscillator doesn't oscillate.? I have a tiny signal from it whose frequency can be varied a
By Bob Albert <bob91343@...> · #161377 ·
Re: Topic title debate, was RE: [TekScopes] 7000 still hard to beat
Hi Craig- I must be missing something.... If I click on a thread and see that it's veered off topic so that it's no longer of interest to me, it only takes oh maybe 3 - 5 seconds to click on another
By fiftythreebuick <ae5i@...> · #161376 ·
Re: Tektronix Spectrum Analyzers
Hi Jim- I have found just the opposite: I've had various Tektronix spectrum analyzer plug-in units for a long time as well as a 491 and have also used HP units (where I used to work) and I find the
By fiftythreebuick <ae5i@...> · #161375 ·
Can anyone in the Seattle area copy a 2764DC EPROM
I need to get a 2764DC EPROM copied to a text file in (preferably) BIN Format. It contains the Version 2.0 executable code for the 7000 series 021-0374-00 GPIB Decoder Plugin. These GPIB Decoder
By Dennis Tillman W7pF · #161374 ·
Trade P6137 for P6139A probes
I have several complete and working P6137 probes that I¡¯d like to trade for some P6139A probes in like condition. Manuel
By Manuel Maseda · #161373 ·
Re: Topic title debate, was RE: [TekScopes] 7000 still hard to beat
Oops.. Raymond
By Raymond Domp Frank · #161372 ·
Re: 130 LC meter
Bob,in case it helps..my LC130 was misbehaving when I acquired it, and the cause was a broken solder joint around the Zero adjust controls (front Panel) . Don't recollect if it was in the fine or
By Rajesh VS · #161371 ·
Re: TDS3044B repair
Depending on the manufacturer of the display, there are commercially available LED backlight kits to replace the CCFL lamps.
By Harvey White · #161370 ·
Re: 130 LC meter
Yes I am aware of many of the failings of various capacitor types.? However, I am not convinced that the problem in this circuit is caused by a poorly behaving capacitor.? I will once again attempt
By Bob Albert <bob91343@...> · #161369 ·
Re: TDS3044B repair
Sorry for the response delay. I am in Lewistown, PA. How cheap are the displays and where are you finding them? I have found the ones, used in the Ultrasonic instruments I mentioned, on Alliexpress,
By David Kuhn · #161368 ·
Re: 130 LC meter
There are two kinds of mica caps, silvered mica and plain mica. Silver mica of a certain period suffer from something called silver mica desease, probably due to moisture penetration through the
By Richard Knoppow · #161367 ·
Noise in Tek 576 test
The performance check starts on page 5-4 and everything was perfect up to: step 16. Check Horizontal and Vertical Displayed Noise on page 5-15. The noise is twice what it should be for the horizontal
By peter bunge <bunge.pjp@...> · #161366 ·
Re: Tektronix Spectrum Analyzers
I was hoping someone would mention the 271X series.? I was able to pick up a 2715 for a reasonable price (and local pickup, even) a few years ago. A friend has a 2712. External TGs for these are
By Jeff Woolsey · #161365 ·
Re: 130 LC meter
Inthis part of the 130 therre are only two micas I believe.? I will direct my attention there to see if they are causing a problem.? Somehow I don't think that's it, but we shall see. I am wondering
By Bob Albert <bob91343@...> · #161364 ·
Re: Tektronix Spectrum Analyzers
I have enjoyed the writings of John Miles, KE5FX who has a compilation on his home page "Tektronix 49x...Service Notes". (Google) This document lists many of the problems that can be encountered by
By Ulf Kylenfall · #161363 ·
Re: Tektronix Spectrum Analyzers
I suspect it was the case that HP had the edge on spectrum analyzers, because (IIRC) they introduced YIG technology significantly before TEK. The older Tek spectrum analyzers like the letter plugins,
By Craig Sawyers <c.sawyers@...> · #161362 ·
Topic title debate, was RE: [TekScopes] 7000 still hard to beat
Here's the thing Chuck - if the topic was called something like "2465B and 7000 series - a comparison" or something similar that would have been more informative of the thread topic. I have a lot of
By Craig Sawyers <c.sawyers@...> · #161361 ·
Re: Tektronix Spectrum Analyzers
Well, I suspect I'm not alone in my opinion that HP/Agilent/Keysight spec ans are far superior to those built by Tek.? About 25 years ago I had to use a Tek spec an at work, and it was a real PITA!?
By Jim Ford · #161360 ·