Re: Thinking on CRT restorations for double peaking tubes.
This reminds me of? a "folk cure" often tried years ago on TVs. Instead of using the 2nd anode voltage, a hand held Tesla coil was used. If there was gas in the tube, the glow revealed it. Often, one
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greenboxmaven
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More goodies posted for the weekend on the Stuff Page
We have added more Tek knobs and TM500/5000 bits, plus there's an excellent audio power meter, tons of connectors from mil circulars to BNCs, HP 8620C sweeper scales, all kinds of board assemblies,
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walter shawlee <walter2@...>
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Re: Thinking on CRT restorations for double peaking tubes.
Many years ago (far too many to disclose) I used to go out to repair rental TVs. These were valve sets and the practice to brighten up an ageing CRT was to take the eht cap off (using insulated tools)
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Roy Kalawsky
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AWG510 Arb Func Gen, can't update software?
Hi all, I have an AWG510 here running Program Version: 1.6B and OS Version: 1.1 I want to update it to the latest version 4.0 downloaded from the Tektronix website but I am having problems. I have
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Jared Cabot
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Re: 7704A Fuse
The fuse holders in the 7704A are a bit like some that are used in older HP gear where the fuses are held plastic cylinders that that are attached to an outer housing. Removing the housing exposes the
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n4buq
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Re: Thinking on CRT restorations for double peaking tubes.
I had a 19" arcade game color CRT that was very dim... since they are not rare, I decided to experiment with rejuvenating the cathodes. Applying a high positive voltage to the grids (through a
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Charles, WB3JOK/0
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Re: 7704A Fuse
I haven't tried this, but you might consider drilling a hole in one end, say 1/16 inch, and then taking a wood screw or drywall screw and threading it in.? If nothing else, it will turn the fuse and
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Harvey White
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Re: 7704A Fuse
Getting the fuses out is probably a bit more difficult that inserting them. The inner edges of the end caps are much sharper than the very ends. There's not much room to break the fuse as the plastic
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n4buq
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Re: 468 Trigger Slope Pot & Switch
I recently repaired a similar pot+switch (311-1192-00, 10 k¦¸) on a 465B. It had suffered a front impact that had deformed support plate inside the switch which then prevented the switch "arm" from
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Jeff Dutky
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468 Trigger Slope Pot & Switch
I need to replace the 311-192-00 pot/switch A/B Trigger controls in a 468 due to failed slope switches. Apart from some clear frontal impact issues I've also found failed switches in other scopes. Has
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NigelP
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Re: 468 Storage Mode board problem?
I did the Z compensation; it improved the blanking a bit but not completely; I suppose it improved it 2 extra clicks of the timebase knob. I guess it's not particularly a big deal. If I really wanted
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NigelP
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7704A Fuse
Picked up an auction win 7704A today and immediately powered it up only to find it was completely dead. The line fuse was blown, which should have been a 4 A fast blow, but was 3 A slo blow. Do the
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John Kolb
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Re: Thinking on CRT restorations for double peaking tubes.
Typically a tube especially a CRT is a hermetically sealed envelope. The pins that protrude the tube are a special alloy that has a very close thermal expansion and contraction rate as the glass its
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Zentronics42@...
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Re: 453 odd triggering
in a nutshell, your scope is working correctly. Your expectations, and possibly your understanding of the controls is iffy. Please don't take this as an insult. The 453 is a relatively old scope, and
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Jeff Dutky
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Tektronix 492AP extenders
Tektronix 492AP extenders Now producing Tektronix 492AP Four Board Extender Set Extender board needed to troubleshoot and repair the Tektronix 492AP Spectrum Analyzer. Dupont style 1.50 inch pitch
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JP Nery
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Re: 453 odd triggering
so in a nutshell,is my scope triggering iffy?
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Paul M3VUV
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Re: 744a
Like these: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4168123
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nonIonizing EMF
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Re: 453 odd triggering
Looking at the pictures of the front panel controls on TekWiki, and reading the manual, it sounds like the 453 only supports triggering on Ch 2 in the NORM trigger mode selected by the TRIGGER control
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Jeff Dutky
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Re: 453 odd triggering
can no one shed any light on this?,it seems odd to need a signal on chan A to be able to trigger on chan B input,or am i missing something?
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Paul M3VUV
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Re: 744a
Sorry TDS744A
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mystic96
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