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Old 21st Mar 2011, 8:30 pm   #11
TuningIndicator
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Sussex, UK.
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Default Re: Oscilloscope Collection / Junky

I love scopes, too, proper, analogue Teks; I've a particular soft spot for the 4X5 series.
I also like HP and Marconi, which I've got some of too. I couldn't be without my HP3312A (gold-plated PCBs!), although I've had to repair it a couple of times. HP was Rolls-Royce quality, and Tek was Apollo program quality.
It's quite stunning that my 485 (350MHz) is approx the same physical size as my Advance OS1000 (20MHz); they are of similar vintage.
Tek manuals are probably some of the finest ever written. Any Tek treatise on power supplies, tunnel diodes, etc. are essential reading, too.
And all people on other forums seem to talk about is the latest toy Rigol. Kids.

I'm off now, to hang-up my anorak.

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