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Uncle Bulgaria · 16th Jun 2019, 6:58 pm

Ahoy,

I'm not sure it counts as 'vintage' but looking at what some people around here use it's certainly not a current model!

I was given this by an old physics teacher and have always heard how handy they are. However, I have no idea what I'm doing with it, and am aware of stories of connecting them up wrongly to the item under test and causing big problems.

I have downloaded a few books from various online repositories, but none seem to go into the real basics.

Can anyone give me a rundown of how I could use this to troubleshoot audio circuits, and any tests I can do to see whether it needs any repair or calibration itself?

16th Jun 2019, 6:58 pm	#1
Uncle Bulgaria Nonode Join Date: May 2016 Location: Cornwall, UK. Posts: 2,335	Gould OS 255 Oscilloscope - how to use? Ahoy, I'm not sure it counts as 'vintage' but looking at what some people around here use it's certainly not a current model! I was given this by an old physics teacher and have always heard how handy they are. However, I have no idea what I'm doing with it, and am aware of stories of connecting them up wrongly to the item under test and causing big problems. I have downloaded a few books from various online repositories, but none seem to go into the real basics. Can anyone give me a rundown of how I could use this to troubleshoot audio circuits, and any tests I can do to see whether it needs any repair or calibration itself?