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Tek 465B Z-axis?


 

If it's 5 ms / div I'd suspect power supply hum. I had a symptom on a 533A
that looked like that.

George

In a message dated 9/29/2008 3:49:08 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
larrys@... writes:

Jordan Kersten <_jordankersten@jordanker_ (mailto:jordankersten@...) >
wrote:
Photo was added under an album named "Tek 465B Z-axis?" It shows no
signal, just a trace showing the problem.
What's your time/div setting for the picture?
-ls-






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Jordan,

For your scope there should be a big knob just to the right of the screen.
Just above the knob it will be marked A and B, Time/Div, and Delay Time. You
should have a clear skirt on the knob with two black lines radiating from
the center. The value (number) that is between those two black marks is the
current time per division. setting of the timebase.

I suggested 5 ms only because there were three dark lines in the trace, and
at that time base setting that would be just enough time for approximately
three cycles of 60 Hz across the screen.

George

In a message dated 9/29/2008 4:17:12 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
jordankersten@... writes:

I am fairly new at oscilloscope issues. How would I check to see if it is 5
ms/div?

~Jordan~






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Ahh...Good point. Forgot the part where it's a full wave bridge. -- George

In a message dated 9/29/2008 4:36:56 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
larrys@... writes:

He said 2 mS, but that's the culprit. ~8 mS period is roughly
120 Hz. There will be much hum on at least one test point.






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Jordan Kersten
 

Photo was added under an album named "Tek 465B Z-axis?" It shows no signal, just a trace showing the problem.

~Jordan~


 

Jordan Kersten <jordankersten@...> wrote:
Photo was added under an album named "Tek 465B Z-axis?" It shows no
signal, just a trace showing the problem.
What's your time/div setting for the picture?
-ls-


 

glydeck@... wrote:

If it's 5 ms / div I'd suspect power supply hum. I had a symptom on a 533A
that looked like that.
He said 2 mS, but that's the culprit. ~8 mS period is roughly
120 Hz. There will be much hum on at least one test point.

-ls-


jordankersten
 

Also, the dashes in the lines move along the trace...if the trigger is set to Line, the dashes
stop and the trigger led lights. Would this be a sign that it's AC line hum? If so, would
power supply caps be the likely cause?

--- In TekScopes@..., glydeck@... wrote:


Ahh...Good point. Forgot the part where it's a full wave bridge. -- George

In a message dated 9/29/2008 4:36:56 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
larrys@... writes:

He said 2 mS, but that's the culprit. ~8 mS period is roughly
120 Hz. There will be much hum on at least one test point.






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