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peter_scott · 13th Nov 2007, 1:55 pm

Hi Richard,

Whilst I agree with the other contributors about 'scopes and valve testers being luxuries, you will find that a 'scope will give you much greater insight into what is going on, and unlike valve testers, 'scopes are dirt cheap, especially as you don't need anything esoteric by way of bandwidth for most radio use.

Any mains driven test gear will of course demand greater respect in regard to connections made to radios that don't have isolating mains transformers.

Good luck,

Peter

13th Nov 2007, 1:55 pm	#7
peter_scott Dekatron Join Date: May 2003 Location: Edinburgh, UK. Posts: 3,274	Re: Test equipment for valve radio repair Hi Richard, Whilst I agree with the other contributors about 'scopes and valve testers being luxuries, you will find that a 'scope will give you much greater insight into what is going on, and unlike valve testers, 'scopes are dirt cheap, especially as you don't need anything esoteric by way of bandwidth for most radio use. Any mains driven test gear will of course demand greater respect in regard to connections made to radios that don't have isolating mains transformers. Good luck, Peter