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Re: Type 130 L-C Meter
Jerome, Are you sure the clamp tube should be a 6DJ8? I have a 130 (which I have converted to solid state) and the clamp tube is a 6BH6. Of course the 130 went through several iterations and your
By SCMenasian · #191026 ·
Re: RTM/TM 506 Fan replacement
I have also replaced mine a few years ago with one (220v) I bought from my local electronics store. I can¡¯t tell you the make off the top of my head, but it¡¯s much, much quieter than the original
By Stephen · #191025 ·
Re: Type 130 L-C Meter
bonjour ¨¤ tous Have 130 LC since 1980s, from LLNL salvage was $0.30/lb, Still working fine, uniquely wide,capacity compensation 75,pF. generally the problems in older valve equipment is often
By Jean-Paul · #191024 ·
Re: RTM/TM 506 Fan replacement
I replaced the fan in my TM506 an TM5006 with 220volt Papst models. Mechanically identical, very quit. As to the airflow: as long as the temperature of the outgoing air is moderate I do not see any
By Martin · #191023 ·
Re: Type 130 L-C Meter
VintageTek received permission to post the three-part article. See https://vintagetek.org/130-lc-meter-restoration/ There's also a beautifully restored manual as well. --Cheers, Tom -- Prof.
By Tom Lee · #191022 ·
Re: Type 130 L-C Meter
Hello Jerome In 2020 Silicon Chip magazine did a three part restoration feature on the Type 130. The link to the first part is
By Kerry Burns · #191021 ·
Re: Type 130 L-C Meter
Hi Jerome, That's a nice unit and definitely worth fixing. V70 is a straightforward Schmitt trigger, and there's not a lot that can go wrong. Measure voltages on the tube pins. Measure resistances
By Tom Lee · #191019 ·
Re: Type 130 L-C Meter
Crap, pin 6 on the brain. Input of V70 is pin 9, output is 6.
By Jerome D Leach · #191018 ·
Re: Tek 468 GPIB board
Quick update here: It turns out that there are 2 Python modules exporting the name "serial", one called serial, one called pyserial. I had to do "Python -m pip uninstall serial", followed by " Python
By jrseattle · #191017 ·
Type 130 L-C Meter
Greetings fellows. Had this 130 for several years and decided to finally repair it. Replaced all the paper capacitors, and the filter caps. have little ripple so left them in. Powered up, the needle
By Jerome D Leach · #191016 ·
Re: Tek 468 GPIB board
I'm trying to get the Python program that John (Twilight-Logic) posted below to run. I was able to comment out the "termios" lines but now I'm running into a different issue. Python claims that
By jrseattle · #191015 ·
Re: RTM/TM 506 Fan replacement
I found these as NOS on E-Bay. I have No idea if they will fit the 7603 Rack mount. But I am thinking that they might just work. I have never seen inside a R7603, but looking at the manual the
By Mlynch001 · #191014 ·
Re: THM565
Hi Bob, Thank you very much for your efforts. I appreciate your help. I will visit Tekwiki to see what is there. Regards, Ken
By ken chalfant · #191013 ·
Re: 311-1430-00 pot wanted for 465 Horiz. position
Bob, That control should work with the single knob. Let me know how to pay you. Thanks. Mark
By Mark Vincent · #191012 ·
Re: THM565
Ken: The vintageTEK Museum has some microfiche, but it's likely it's no more complete than what's already on Tekwiki. I will check the microfiche when I'm next at the Museum, probably Saturday. This
By Bob Haas · #191011 ·
Re: 311-1430-00 pot wanted for 465 Horiz. position
Mark: Is it the rotating partial circle for "waiting"? it should come up eventually. If not I've uploaded a photo here: /g/TekScopes/album?id=272717 -- Bob Haas
By Bob Haas · #191010 ·
Re: 311-1430-00 pot wanted for 465 Horiz. position
Bob, I may get if if I can see the photo. The link you gave only gives me a circle on a blank background. Mark
By Mark Vincent · #191008 ·
Re: Tek 468 GPIB board
This looks great but it only runs on Unix. I installed Python 3 on Windows and figured out how to install modules like "serial". Unfortunately, the module "termios" is only available on Unix (and
By jrseattle · #191007 ·
THM565
Greetings, Before I start searching every site I can think of can someone point me in the direction of a schematic and service/repair information for the THM565 scope meter? Thanks very
By ken chalfant · #191006 ·
Re: RTM/TM 506 Fan replacement
Michael, thanks for the part number. May I ask what vendor you sourced them from? Would the same fan fit my R7603's?
By radeng · #191005 ·