Re: [TCML] In need of oscilloscope [Denver] rather quickly if possible

["Jonathan Peakall" <jpeakall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That's counter to my personal experience, but I only have a single data 
point, my Tek 465M. I got it used, and everything works great. I have done 
many dumb things with it and never hurt it. I have compared it to a very 
fancy modern scope, and it stands up very well, all the way to the end of 
it's rating. I love mine.

Jonathan
www.madlabs.info
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Lemieux" <gomezaddams@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 12:13 AM
Subject: Re: [TCML] In need of oscilloscope [Denver] rather quickly if 
possible


> On Jan 17, 2008, at 7:25 AM, Clive Hansen wrote:
>
> > Dave,
> >   If you have a local scrap yard, junk shop, or ham store. They
> > usually have them for very cheap. If not, check eBay for Tektronix
> > 453s as they are very cheap, durable scopes and are relatively
> > insensitive to emi.
>
> That's pretty funny. I have never before heard anyone (including Tek
> fans, of which I am definitely one) describe any 400 series scope as
> "durable".  They are the flakiest, most unreliable products Tek ever
> produced.  In fact I don't think I've ever seen one where ALL of the
> features worked right, and we had dozens of them down at Martin
> Marietta, with a fairly solid PM/cal program (they were a defense
> contractor after all).  The guys in the cal lab HATED them.
>
> My personal advice would be to buy a Tek scope, just ANYTHING BUT a
> 400 series!
>
> Email me your required specs (bandwidth, sweep speed, etc, etc) off-
> list, I may know someone with a scope available.
>
> > -Clive
> >
> > Dave Pierson wrote:
> > > On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:58:52 EST
> > > Davetracer@xxxxxxx wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have a real need for an oscilloscope for a time-crunch project
> > > > I'm doing  for a client.
> > > > The nice scope I had died some time ago and its poor cousin
> > > > decided that  now was a good time to die.
> > >   Random Thought:
> > >   There are places that rent test equipment.
> > >   I've never dealt with them, dunno cost or practicalities.
> > >
> > >    best
> > >     dwp
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