Re: What's a waveform monitor?

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Original poster: "marc metlicka by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <mystuffs-at-orwell-dot-net>



Tesla list wrote:
 >
 > Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
<jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 >
 > They are designed to look at video (TV) waveforms.  As such they have
 > triggering optimized for horizontal and vertical scan rates, and often have
 > nifty features to allow you to look at (and decode) certain lines (VIR,
 > etc.), and to "zoom in" on areas of interest (sync pulses).  Some waveform
 > monitors are also vectorscopes, which are used to set up the colors, using a
 > "color bar" generator.
 >
 > Handy device if you are working with video. Not so useful for other stuff.
 >
 > -


  But Jim,
Wouldn't it be nice to se the stronger wave patterns generated from an
operating tc? It would seem that the furrier transform being generated
could tell us much as to tuning a primary capacitance arraignment to
extend a strong peak at the frequency desired?
Marc M.