Re: Help needed with no trace no beamfinder on 465 (not b)
After Keith's report that he had already exchanged Q1418, I had a look into a 465 in my possession. As it turns out, possibly Q1418 can be removed without removing the vertical board, maybe sideways
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Raymond Domp Frank
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Re: let's bring this back to life Re: Tektronix 453 high voltage problem
I'm so glad to hear about your rescue, William! I also obtained a 453 rescued from a potentially terrible fate. Phil's 453 manual has been digitised here:
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toby@...
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Re: Help needed with no trace no beamfinder on 465 (not b)
Thanks Phil! At least I found how I blew F1419... when I remounted Q1418 its collecter screw lug was bent at an angle such that it contacted the case...
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Keith Ostertag
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Re: OT: Old ICs for sale
Questionable how much value there really is in those chips.? I have a similar-ish collection.? But I get paid by the hour at work, so I have to subtract the time it would take me to sort them,
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Daniel Koller
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Re: let's bring this back to life Re: Tektronix 453 high voltage problem
I have a late serial number 453, that seems to have a combination of boards, seemingly like yours. To your advantage, I submitted my manual for scanning, so you might want to get ahold of Toby, a
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Phillip Potter <p.potter@...>
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Re: Help needed with no trace no beamfinder on 465 (not b)
Hi Keith, I¡¯ve chased my tail like this so many times, my back as permanently twisted. I have to sleep on my side, now! Next week will bring some clarity, and perspective, I¡¯m sure... see you
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Phillip Potter <p.potter@...>
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Re: let's bring this back to life Re: Tektronix 453 high voltage problem
Are you sure this is not the typical leaky HV transformer winding problem that seems to affect practically all the 453 series scopes and other similar models simply due to the transformer HV winding
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RustySparks <harryoder@...>
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Re: Help needed with no trace no beamfinder on 465 (not b)
Well... you know how sometimes you feel like you just maybe shouldn't have gotten up this morning? I'm having one of those days... I evidently wired the substitute 2N3055 wrong and blew my the line
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Keith Ostertag
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Re: let's bring this back to life Re: Tektronix 453 high voltage problem
Ok, more info. I have no repair history, I got it for scrap price from an e-waste guy who used to sell at a,small flea market. It had a nice manual with it, but for a very different scope. I have
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william_b_noble
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Re: Off Topic: Wanted Spectracom 8212 Chart Recorder Manual
I have a PDF of the 8212 recorder manual. I can send it to anyone who needs it; just send an email. to dgminala at mediacombb dot net. It took an exchange of emails with one of the older Spectracom
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David M
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Re: Help needed with no trace no beamfinder on 465 (not b)
Hmmm... Isn't Q1418 connected to P1400? If so, it's easy to replace _physically_... photo: /g/TekScopes/photo/49286/10?p=Name,,,20,1,0,0 As stated previously, I have a 464 that also
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Keith Ostertag
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Re: Help needed with no trace no beamfinder on 465 (not b)
============================================================= Hfe - Beta. Rolynn Tek Bvtn and Sunset 1966-1971
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ROLYNN PRECHTL K7DFW
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Re: Help needed with no trace no beamfinder on 465 (not b)
I've had to remove that on a 475; I expect the 465 is similar. The four 1/4 inch nuts that secure it to the front panel are a pig: there¡¯s no way a spanner can reach them. Fortunately extension
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Tom Gardner
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Re: Help needed with no trace no beamfinder on 465 (not b)
AFAIR, at least the vertical board must be disconnected (several peltola connectors and the like) and removed. In order to do that, the front BNC's for CH1 and CH2 have to be removed as well as
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Raymond Domp Frank
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Re: Help needed with no trace no beamfinder on 465 (not b)
Hmmm less than I expected, but difficult to say if this could be the problem. I once more checked an original 151-0140-00 and an "arbitrary" 2N3055 (date 1973). Low currents DC gain was 100 for the
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Albert Otten
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Re: let's bring this back to life Re: Tektronix 453 high voltage problem
Bill 1) (C) dates have no real bearing on date of manufacture they can be years apart or even decades apart. 2) Unless you know or have access to the repair history for your unit, anything is possible
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Dave / NR1DX
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Re: Just as modern as the day it came out
Disagree ?
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Pete Lancashire
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Re: OT: Old ICs for sale
Perhaps more than you might think - and they don't even have to be unused. Look at the fleabay prices for "mustard capacitors" and "germanium transistor"
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Tom Gardner
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Re: let's bring this back to life Re: Tektronix 453 high voltage problem
I believe microwave oven HV diodes will be too slow to use for the HV diodes in a scope. The scope HV inverter runs at 20 kHz or more. The oven diodes are used at 60 Hz and their reverse recovery time
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Tom Miller
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let's bring this back to life Re: Tektronix 453 high voltage problem
I decided to dig into an early 453. Interestingly it does not match the schematics for the 453 or the 453A - some boards seem closer to the A, some to the earlier one - for example the Z axis board is
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william_b_noble
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