>>>> "ben" == ben franchuk
<bfranchuk(a)jetnet.ab.ca> writes: 
 > Many of the needed parts for this sort of work are
no longer made
> and any existing new old stock parts now carry hefty prices.  The
> best solution is to take this fine, grand old test gear, and strip
> it for parts. 
 ben> From what little I have seen on Scope parts it is the solid
 ben> state custom IC's and transistors that are hard to find.
Things like the high voltage rectifier tubes as found in, say, a Tek
535, are also rare and expensive.  I found this out the hard way...
     paul