Tektronics 545B o-scope

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Original poster: "Writeme Now by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <writeme42-at-hotmail-dot-com>


Hi,

Anyone know if this scope is sufficient for coiling?
Thanks

Dan H.





>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Re: Sig gen and o-scopes
>Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 12:09:24 -0700
>
>Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
><dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com>
>
>
>You really don't even need an oscilloscope to find the resonant frequency of
>your coils.
>
>I have a couple oscilloscopes (including a beautiful Tektronix 3054B
>4-Channel Phosphor scope which I just bought for $10,000) and i never really
>use
>them much to tune my coils.  I use the dual LED method to find resonant
>frequencies.
>
>If you are looking to get an oscillator, make sure you get a HP 200 series
>oscillator.  You can get these from ebay for about $20-30.  These are still
>the
>best oscillators since they can output almost a 100 VAC ! ! ! !
>
>Dan
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I recently watched TCBOR's Tesla Instrumentation video, and a signal
>generator
> > and o-scope seem like they would be good additions.  My question is
>this-how
> > many of you guys use them to find the resonant frequency of your coils,
>and
> > what should one look for in these units?  A quick e-bay search told me
>that I
> > could hook up with both for about 80 bucks.  In fact, the older units look
>a
> > lot simpler to operate than some of the more recent machines.  Should age
>scare
> > me if the units are in good working order?  Also, would I be limited as to
>the
> > availability of a high voltage probe for an old tube style scope?  I don't
> > think that I would need anything fancy to find frequency, but maybe it's
>not
> > important enough to warrant the money.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John Richardson
> >
> >
> >
> >