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Brettski · 10th Feb 2018, 1:54 pm

Hi all, I am sat at work at the moment and it has occurred to me that I have a scope in the garage which I picked up from a boot sale around 15 years ago. The only reason I bought it was because it was a £1. I had no need for one at the time and no idea how to use it correctly. I did plug a Walkman into it to see if it worked and it did give a pattern. That was 15 years ago. The unit has been sat in an unheated garage all this time. From memory I would say it could have been built in the 60s but I'm not certain.

At some point in the next week or so I will retrieve the scope and see if it is still operational.

Is there anything I should check before powering up? I have no means of slowly bringing the working voltage up.

Once I dig it out I can give you more specs .

Cheers. Brett.

10th Feb 2018, 1:54 pm	#1
Brettski Tetrode Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: York, North Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 65	Oscilloscope not used in years Hi all, I am sat at work at the moment and it has occurred to me that I have a scope in the garage which I picked up from a boot sale around 15 years ago. The only reason I bought it was because it was a £1. I had no need for one at the time and no idea how to use it correctly. I did plug a Walkman into it to see if it worked and it did give a pattern. That was 15 years ago. The unit has been sat in an unheated garage all this time. From memory I would say it could have been built in the 60s but I'm not certain. At some point in the next week or so I will retrieve the scope and see if it is still operational. Is there anything I should check before powering up? I have no means of slowly bringing the working voltage up. Once I dig it out I can give you more specs . Cheers. Brett.