On 5/25/11 2:45 AM, Brent Hilpert wrote:
Whenever I see those scopes or pictures with the blue
phosphor visible I
think "It's 1964, the space race is on and we're doin' real rocket
science". I was a child in the 60s, so they're before my professional
time, but they were *the* scope of the 60s, and even as a child I was
aware of them from photos in books.
:-)
My first oscilloscope was a Tektronix 543, followed by an Eico 460.
Even though I didn't understand much about electronics at the time (the
scopes helped that a lot) getting that Eico unit very quickly gave me an
appreciation for Tektronix.
(I do have a soft spot for Eico stuff though, but for other reasons.)
Usual time issues to getting one going. I'd like
to spend some time
doing some research, acquaint myself with the innards, and go over it
thoroughly before powering up. Sadly, I need to rescue them from the
radio museum, one has been damaged since it came into the museum ..
grumble. I get the impression from the web there isn't much dollar value
to them any longer.
Look around a bit more. The collectors' market for those scopes is
very active, and some of them go for serious money if they haven't been
stripped for tubes. The big obstacle those guys face is the shipping
expenses...they cost a fortune to ship.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL