18 Feb
2002
18 Feb
'02
3:23 p.m.
They're not so bad, methinks. Those tube-type 'scopes were discontinued over
25 years ago. I often find I can't get parts for stuff I bought new less than
5 years ago. I know for sure that the tube-scopes were no longer supported in
'79 because that was the basis for my decision to buy a nea-new TEK 465 for
considerably more than I originally wanted to spend.
The example regarding replacement parts that I have to remember is the car I
bought new in '77, for which the US mfg couldn't find a replacement engine
when , 6 months or so after I bought it, brand new and built to order, the
engine blew.
I haven't bought a U.S. made car since, nor has anyone else in my family.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tothwolf" <tothwolf(a)concentric.net>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: Tektronix 422
On Mon, 18 Feb 2002, Gary Hildebrand wrote:
If it is Sony then parts should be available
through Sony Parts
warehouse in KC. You might need a sony Xref number. Just hold on to
your wallet when you see the bill. Ain't cheap but they usually have
stuff like that.
Tek is pretty good on getting stuff for their scopes; I'd try there
first. And there are several dealers on the net that deal in used Tek
gear as well.
Tektronix hasn't been very good about keeping parts and manuals in the
last 3-5 years. They no longer have manuals and parts for most of their
older scopes. I made the mistake of not ordering all the manuals for my
tube based scopes before they got rid of all their microfiche. They even
sold off all the parts and manuals for a particular scope I have to GTE.
GTE would not sell me the parts I need, and had the nerve to suggest I
scrap the scope. I'd have to look at the unit to remember the model
number, but it's a 60MHz scope Tektronix made in the mid to late 80s. Even
though I really like older Tektronix scopes, I'd have to really think hard
about buying any new gear from them because of their recent change to not
support *any* older gear.
-Toth