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Tek power cables, older equipment
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Something like that works on my 184 & 106.... May have to trim off the little nubbin on the female end, but it works well enough... David On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 1:07 PM <[email protected]> wrote:
For instruments like the 114 pulse generator, 184 time mark generator, and |
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I've used flying adaptor leads like this:
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On 23/05/20 18:07, [email protected] wrote:
For instruments like the 114 pulse generator, 184 time mark generator, and more. Does anyone know of a good place to either get these power cables? I have one, that came with my Type 114. With a 184 on the way, I'd like to find another. |
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I make my own. The Leviton No. 5269 fit the frames with no modification. They fit, barely but it is not a force fit
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2020 1:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [TekScopes] Tek power cables, older equipment For instruments like the 114 pulse generator, 184 time mark generator, and more. Does anyone know of a good place to either get these power cables? I have one, that came with my Type 114. With a 184 on the way, I'd like to find another. Thanks! Sean |
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Hi Sean,
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David Holland beat me to the punch. The air conditioner extension cords sold by Lowes are a perfect solution once you shave off the little nubbin on the female end next to where the D-shaped earth connector is. They come in many different lengths, they are inexpensive, and you can buy them in almost any hardware store beside Lowes. I wish everything was this easy to replace on Tek equipment. Dennis Tillman W7pF -----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Holland Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2020 10:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TekScopes] Tek power cables, older equipment Something like that works on my 184 & 106.... May have to trim off the little nubbin on the female end, but it works well enough... David On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 1:07 PM <[email protected]> wrote: For instruments like the 114 pulse generator, 184 time mark generator, -- Dennis Tillman W7pF TekScopes Moderator |
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I dint have those types if scopes. What do they look like ? Picture would be nice
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In matters of style, float with the current. In matters of Principle, stand like a rock. “. — Thomas Jefferson — On May 23, 2020, at 12:07, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: |
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Hi Raymond,
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It is a 3 prong MALE plug sticking out the rear of the instrument with a plastic shroud around it to prevent you from touching a hot connector. There may be pictures of the connector on the back of the instruments Sean mentioned up on TekWiki so you could see for yourself what they look like. They were not un-common until the mid-1960s where the danger was more appreciated and where we switched to worldwide 3 prong power cords that adhered to standards like the IEC 60320 or NEMA power plugs which are also used in the US. Dennis Tillman W7pF -----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Raymond Cote Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2020 3:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TekScopes] Tek power cables, older equipment I dint have those types if scopes. What do they look like ? Picture would be nice In matters of style, float with the current. In matters of Principle, stand like a rock. “. — Thomas Jefferson — On May 23, 2020, at 12:07, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: -- Dennis Tillman W7pF TekScopes Moderator |
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I just go to Walmart and buy a 25 foot 3 prong cord, cutoff 5 or 6 feet or
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what ever I need at the female end put on a male plug and a female connector on the other piece of the cord and have another extension cord.Trim the nud off and sometimes a little bit on the corners of the female connector. Leon Robinson ?? K5JLR Political Correctness is a Political Disease. Politicians and Diapers should be changed often and for the same reasons. On Saturday, May 23, 2020, 5:00:09 PM CDT, Dennis Tillman W7pF <dennis@...> wrote:
Hi Sean, David Holland beat me to the punch. The air conditioner extension cords sold by Lowes are a perfect solution once you shave off the little nubbin on the female end next to where the D-shaped earth connector is. They come in many different lengths, they are inexpensive, and you can buy them in almost any hardware store beside Lowes. I wish everything was this easy to replace on Tek equipment. Dennis Tillman W7pF -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Holland Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2020 10:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TekScopes] Tek power cables, older equipment Something like that works on my 184 & 106.... May have to trim off the little nubbin on the female end, but it works well enough... David On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 1:07 PM <[email protected]> wrote: For instruments like the 114 pulse generator, 184 time mark generator, -- Dennis Tillman W7pF TekScopes Moderator |
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Oh, ok Dennis. I remember those. Also what us Tek wiki?
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A most useful facility. Colin. -----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Raymond Cote Sent: 24 May 2020 12:31 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TekScopes] Tek power cables, older equipment Oh, ok Dennis. I remember those. Also what us Tek wiki? In matters of style, float with the current. In matters of Principle, stand like a rock. “. — Thomas Jefferson —
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Hi Leon,
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This sounds like a much more expensive and more time consuming solution than buying an Air Conditioner extension cord. You should try the simple solution the next time. I think you find it is so simple you will use it every time from now on. Dennis Tillman W7pF -----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Leon Robinson Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2020 8:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TekScopes] Tek power cables, older equipment I just go to Walmart and buy a 25 foot 3 prong cord, cutoff 5 or 6 feet or what ever I need at the female end put on a male plug and a female connector on the other piece of the cord and have another extension cord.Trim the nud off and sometimes a little bit on the corners of the female connector. Leon Robinson K5JLR Political Correctness is a Political Disease. Politicians and Diapers should be changed often and for the same reasons. On Saturday, May 23, 2020, 5:00:09 PM CDT, Dennis Tillman W7pF <dennis@...> wrote: Hi Sean, David Holland beat me to the punch. The air conditioner extension cords sold by Lowes are a perfect solution once you shave off the little nubbin on the female end next to where the D-shaped earth connector is. They come in many different lengths, they are inexpensive, and you can buy them in almost any hardware store beside Lowes. I wish everything was this easy to replace on Tek equipment. Dennis Tillman W7pF -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Holland Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2020 10:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TekScopes] Tek power cables, older equipment Something like that works on my 184 & 106.... May have to trim off the little nubbin on the female end, but it works well enough... David On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 1:07 PM <[email protected]> wrote: For instruments like the 114 pulse generator, 184 time mark generator, -- Dennis Tillman W7pF TekScopes Moderator -- Dennis Tillman W7pF TekScopes Moderator |
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Hi Raymond,
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To paraphrase Douglas Adams (author of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) "If you want to survive out here, you've got to know where TekWiki is at all times". It has the answer to everything Tek made that you want to know more about. Dennis Tillman W7pF -----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Raymond Cote Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2020 4:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TekScopes] Tek power cables, older equipment Oh, ok Dennis. I remember those. Also what us Tek wiki? -- -- Dennis Tillman W7pF TekScopes Moderator |
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Yrs Dennis. I browsed it and it is amazingly thorough. Good reference. Thanks a bunch
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In matters of style, float with the current. In matters of Principle, stand like a rock. “. — Thomas Jefferson — On May 24, 2020, at 18:49, Dennis Tillman W7pF <dennis@...> wrote: |
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At 06:49 PM 5/24/2020, you wrote:
Hi Raymond, Say what?????? I thought that was TEKSCOPES .............it even had the answer to check out TekWiki!!!! And your the moderator! :) |
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Dennis,It only takes less than 10 minutes and I get a cord that is the exact length
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I need and another extension cord, always have need of extension cords. Plus the cords are a smaller gauge and considerably more flexible, like the original cords.Yup i;m old enough to remember them. Leon Robinson ?? K5JLR Political Correctness is a Political Disease. Politicians and Diapers should be changed often and for the same reasons. On Sunday, May 24, 2020, 6:19:24 PM CDT, Dennis Tillman W7pF <dennis@...> wrote:
Hi Leon, This sounds like a much more expensive and more time consuming solution than buying an Air Conditioner extension cord. You should try the simple solution the next time. I think you find it is so simple you will use it every time from now on. Dennis Tillman W7pF -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Leon Robinson Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2020 8:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TekScopes] Tek power cables, older equipment I just go to Walmart and buy a 25 foot 3 prong cord, cutoff 5 or 6 feet or what ever I need at the female end put on a male plug and a female connector on the other piece of the cord and have another extension cord.Trim the nud off and sometimes a little bit on the corners of the female connector. Leon Robinson? ? K5JLR Political Correctness is a Political Disease. Politicians and Diapers should be changed often and for the same reasons. ? ? On Saturday, May 23, 2020, 5:00:09 PM CDT, Dennis Tillman W7pF <dennis@...> wrote: Hi Sean, David Holland beat me to the punch. The air conditioner extension cords sold by Lowes are a perfect solution once you shave off the little nubbin on the female end next to where the D-shaped earth connector is. They come in many different lengths, they are inexpensive, and you can buy them in almost any hardware store beside Lowes. I wish everything was this easy to replace on Tek equipment. Dennis Tillman W7pF -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Holland Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2020 10:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TekScopes] Tek power cables, older equipment Something like that works on my 184 & 106.... May have to trim off the little nubbin on the female end, but it works well enough... David On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 1:07 PM <[email protected]> wrote: For instruments like the 114 pulse generator, 184 time mark generator, -- Dennis Tillman W7pF TekScopes Moderator -- Dennis Tillman W7pF TekScopes Moderator |
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Don't get your panties in a bunch :) We are incredibly fortunate to have our own staggering reference library - TekWiki. An encyclopedia can give provide you with a staggering amount of information. But reading an encyclopedia from end to end and being and comprehending everything you read is not an efficient way to learn anything. The combined talent and expertise of the TekScopes members can tell you what information is relevant, how to use the information that is available, and what you should ignore as irrelevant so you don't have to read the entire encyclopedia to find the answer you seek. The members of the vintageTEK Museum worked at Tek and have the "ground truth" to know what is important for preserving the Tek legacy. TekWiki, TekScopes, and the vintageTEK Museum are three entire different resources that each have their strengths. We are so fortunate that we have these three resources to help us pursue our passion. Dennis Tillman W7pF -----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Daveolla Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2020 8:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TekScopes] Tek power cables, older equipment At 06:49 PM 5/24/2020, you wrote: Hi Raymond, Say what?????? I thought that was TEKSCOPES .............it even had the answer to check out TekWiki!!!! And your the moderator! :) -- Dennis Tillman W7pF TekScopes Moderator |
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On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 07:11 PM, Dennis Tillman W7pF wrote:
Hi All: If you head over to the Azur Electronics Website, at: You can see where he is replacing the Tektronix male plug, on the back of a 184, with a CE222 (just the European version of the IEC male plugs; but, for 2220V.) In my opinion, I wouldn't mod a 184 like that. I've also seen two conductor zip cord soldered onto the pins of those male plugs... ya, don't do that, its so uncool... and dangerous. Best regards and wishes Roy |
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This message appeared a couple of days after I made an eBay purchase of 5 1 foot long cords for $9.99+tax. I was aiming for the lowest possible cost. I figured 1 foot was the right length for me since my power strip would be under a foot from the back of the instrument. They are expected to arrive this week and I don't think I'll have any problems cutting them to size. A 575 Curve tracer will get one, A 067-0532-01 Constant Amplitude Signal Generator will get another. I even think I can cut one to fit the 2 prong connector on a 130 LC Meter.
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