23 Nov
1999
23 Nov
'99
9:23 a.m.
I still have my 465, and quite a few are still in use; I'm not sure it's
worth trying to find a 465A or 465B, but they are all nice.
The 465s do have a nasty failure mode: the large time base knob sometimes
slips, and then you're stuck at, say, 1 ms per div. On mine, I disassembled
the assembly and drilled 4 holes (two strokes of the drillpress in a "+"
pattern) and then tapped those holes, put in some machine bolts and now
the knob works better than new.
I must say, however, with my digital TDS 210 now, I rarely use the 465
unless I need more than 2 traces, and I don't need the digital capture
and measurement facilities of the '210 that makes working on the bench
-much- more productive.
-Mike Cheponis
On Tue, 23 Nov 1999, Jeffrey l Kaneko wrote:
My sentiments exactly.
I should *never* have sold my 465B. It was in pristine condition,
and I sorely miss it today. I would seriously look for a *nice*
465. They're old, but there were alot of them made, and they're
pretty reliable (well, I never had any trouble with mine, anyway).
On Tue, 23 Nov 1999 14:45:59 -0800 Al Kossow <aek(a)spies.com> writes:
"Is Fry's a good place to get
scopes?"
Fry's isn't a good place to buy anything. They would be the LAST
place I'd buy any test gear from.
I personally think you'll be better off with a late model used
TEK scope (my fav is the 2465A right now) than anything you'd
be able to buy new in your price range.
You should be able to find a 2465 in decent shape for $1000-$1500
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