Re: Isolation transformers are not a panacea [was: Variak talk]
Well said, Steve! While power by isolation transformer itself is a very safe thing, people usually defeat the safety mechanism instantly by producing the first fault with the scope probe ground.
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Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...>
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#88712
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Re: Isolation transformers are not a panacea [was: Variac talk]
Steve, Thank you so much. AC connectors with a grounding pins are there for a very good reason. Any isolation should be an absolute last resort. Using an isolation transformer is dangerous and usually
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jerry massengale
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#88711
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Re: Isolation transformers are not a panacea [was: Variac talk]
Variac should have been spelled with a "c", not Varik. My mistake Steve
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ditter2
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#88710
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Isolation transformers are not a panacea [was: Variak talk]
I don't quite agree with the phrase "An isolation transformer allows you to make measurements safely." While using an isolation transformer can let you make a floating measurement not referenced to
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ditter2
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#88709
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a note for USA residents buying from Walter at Sphere
Hi all No matter what some of us may think, Canada still isn't our 51st state. Recently, Walter at Sphere made me an extremely generous deal on a manual, and asked for either a USPS international
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n6otq <n6otq@...>
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#88708
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Re: 7L13 'Center Frequency' display issue
Far better analysis than I could have ever done Vernonia Northern Has U2145 (156-0096-00 - LM311H) for $1.20 & U2110 (156-0223-00 - LM308) for $1.10 & U2010 (156-0292-00 -- 74L04) @ $0.35 each Chris
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Christopher Hilton-Johnson
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#88707
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Re: 155-0049-02 for 465 scope
Bob, I have a 7B53A with bad switches that I am scraping. I can send you the working 155-0049-02 for $5 plus shipping[$2.06?]. send me your address and it will go out this morning. paypal
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jerry massengale
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#88706
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Re: Tek 214 running without batteries
Scott, Do a search on Ebay for "tektronix probe tip" - there's tons of them out there, and most are fairly inexpensive. Mark
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Mark Wendt <mark.wendt@...>
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#88705
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Re: Found 7854 Boards and more in the big Sphere Storage clear out...
Hi Walter A long shot - you don't happen to have a 7854 keyboard lurking in a dusty corner? Kind regards Craig
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Craig Sawyers <c.sawyers@...>
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#88704
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Re: 155-0049-02 for 465 scope
sphere, vernonia northern, qservice, tucker... google the part number.
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Gala Dragos
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#88703
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Re: Sony/Tektronix 318 manual with full schematic
I have that manual, I cannot find half of A02 board. The full symptoms are these:- 20ns clock?disappeared;- there are 4 selectable groups in the setup screen;- each group has 16 bits available for
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Gala Dragos
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Re: New here with a 2465 to clean up
Dave, ? This new link does work.??I had already found your file by browsing the group files and was quite impressed.? Very nice professional work.? It looks to me that you have complemented the
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machineguy59
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Re: New here with a 2465 to clean up
Thanks Cslim.? I didnt get much time to work on it today.? But did do some visual inspection.? Many of the caps apear similar in color (copper/gold color) and manufacture.? I believe they are
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machineguy59
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#88700
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Re: New here with a 2465 to clean up
This link doesn't seem to be working. Try this one: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/TekScopes/files/U800/ Dave -=-=-=-
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Dave C <davec2468@...>
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Re: Parallel resistance spreadsheet
I'm bookmarking this. Thanks! -- George Sent from my iPad
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Glydeck
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#88698
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Parallel resistance spread sheet
Since I sent the parallel resistance spreadsheet to the forum many members have responded asking for a version that works in Excel. I am attaching such a file that works in Excel and it is
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Reed Dickinson
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Re: 7L13 'Center Frequency' display issue
U2110 (LM308 style low bias current bipolar operational amplifier) is configured as a differential amplifier. The signal ground that the tu
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David Hess
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Re: New (ugly) 134 Current Probe Power Supply (015-0058-02)
Thanks Dennis, I will change my setup and remove the 7815 so it get ?> 16V unregulated. I will use a 1000 uF buffer. That should keep the lowest voltage in the ripple above 16V, but that is easy to
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PA4TIM
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#88695
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Re: Found 7854 Boards and more in the big Sphere Storage clear out...
Hi Walter, I recently acquired a "regular" Tek 465 scope. Would the 465M front cover fit the 465? Thx, Al From: TekScopes@... [mailto:TekScopes@...] On Behalf Of wshawlee2
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Alan Klayton
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Re: Sony/Tektronix 318 manual with full schematic
Try www.ebaman.com. It contains a copy of the army version service manual, it is complete and a good scan. You have to register to get access to the files, but it's free. You will find it in the Test
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sbirdasn <sbirdasn@...>
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#88693
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