[rescue] rescue Digest, Vol 135, Issue 17
Kyle Dirrim
kdirrim at gmail.com
Mon Feb 17 12:44:03 CST 2014
If anyone wants the manual (witch includes a complete parts listing and
wiring diagrams), I found it here:
http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/tek/555/
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> 1. Old oscilloscope free to a good home (detroit metro area)
> (Evan Allen)
> 2. Re: Old oscilloscope free to a good home (detroit metro area)
> (Mauricio Tavares)
> 3. Re: Old oscilloscope free to a good home (detroit metro area)
> (Dan Duncan)
> 4. Re: Old oscilloscope free to a good home (detroit metro area)
> (Chad Fernandez)
> 5. Re: Old oscilloscope free to a good home (detroit metro area)
> (Stefan Skoglund)
> 6. Re: Old oscilloscope free to a good home (detroit metro area)
> (Mauricio Tavares)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 00:50:21 -0500
> From: Evan Allen <abzman2000 at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [rescue] Old oscilloscope free to a good home (detroit metro
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> I picked up an old tektronix 555 a while ago and I haven't had the desire
> to fix it up that I thought I would. It supposedly has bad power caps, but
> the diagnosis will have to continue after they are replaced if they're not
> the only problem. It's a huge 'scope and really quite good looking to me,
> but I want the space and would feel bad about scrapping it for parts. I
> have a few plug-in modules for it, and they can go with it. It's hitting
> the scrapper in a week if I can't get someone to take it by then.
>
> Evan Allen
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 00:54:44 -0500
> From: Mauricio Tavares <raubvogel at gmail.com>
> To: The Rescue List <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> Subject: Re: [rescue] Old oscilloscope free to a good home (detroit
> metro area)
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> On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 12:50 AM, Evan Allen <abzman2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I picked up an old tektronix 555 a while ago and I haven't had the desire
> > to fix it up that I thought I would. It supposedly has bad power caps,
> but
> > the diagnosis will have to continue after they are replaced if they're
> not
> > the only problem. It's a huge 'scope and really quite good looking to
> me,
> > but I want the space and would feel bad about scrapping it for parts. I
> > have a few plug-in modules for it, and they can go with it. It's hitting
> > the scrapper in a week if I can't get someone to take it by then.
> >
> For those who never met them, the 555s are really classic
> scopes; with proper mad scientist lab cred kinda scopes.
>
> > Evan Allen
> > _______________________________________________
> > rescue list - http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 00:33:51 -0700
> From: Dan Duncan <danduncan at gmail.com>
> To: The Rescue List <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> Subject: Re: [rescue] Old oscilloscope free to a good home (detroit
> metro area)
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> I had a 549 I let go a few years back. A local ham wanted it and I got
> about $100 for it. It had a number of the plug in modules as well. There
> is still demand for them for a serious hobbyist. It would be a shame to
> scrap it.
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 10:54 PM, Mauricio Tavares <raubvogel at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 12:50 AM, Evan Allen <abzman2000 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > I picked up an old tektronix 555 a while ago and I haven't had the
> desire
> > > to fix it up that I thought I would. It supposedly has bad power caps,
> > but
> > > the diagnosis will have to continue after they are replaced if they're
> > not
> > > the only problem. It's a huge 'scope and really quite good looking to
> > me,
> > > but I want the space and would feel bad about scrapping it for parts.
> I
> > > have a few plug-in modules for it, and they can go with it. It's
> hitting
> > > the scrapper in a week if I can't get someone to take it by then.
> > >
> > For those who never met them, the 555s are really classic
> > scopes; with proper mad scientist lab cred kinda scopes.
> >
> > > Evan Allen
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > rescue list - http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue
> > _______________________________________________
> > rescue list - http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue
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>
> --
> Dan Duncan
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 07:02:23 -0500
> From: Chad Fernandez <chad.fernandez at att.net>
> To: The Rescue List <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> Subject: Re: [rescue] Old oscilloscope free to a good home (detroit
> metro area)
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> Usually, the demand is for the vacuum tubes, by the tube audio people.
>
> Chad Fernandez
> Michigan, USA
>
>
> On 02/17/2014 02:33 AM, Dan Duncan wrote:
> > I had a 549 I let go a few years back. A local ham wanted it and I got
> > about $100 for it. It had a number of the plug in modules as well.
> There
> > is still demand for them for a serious hobbyist. It would be a shame to
> > scrap it.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 15:55:23 +0100
> From: Stefan Skoglund <stefan.skoglund at agj.net>
> To: The Rescue List <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> Subject: Re: [rescue] Old oscilloscope free to a good home (detroit
> metro area)
> Message-ID: <1392648923.29746.0.camel at compaq.lokeldarn.hobby-site.org>
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> mC%n 2014-02-17 klockan 00:50 -0500 skrev Evan Allen:
> > I picked up an old tektronix 555 a while ago and I haven't had the desire
> > to fix it up that I thought I would. It supposedly has bad power caps,
> but
> > the diagnosis will have to continue after they are replaced if they're
> not
> > the only problem. It's a huge 'scope and really quite good looking to
> me,
> > but I want the space and would feel bad about scrapping it for parts. I
> > have a few plug-in modules for it, and they can go with it. It's hitting
> > the scrapper in a week if I can't get someone to take it by then.
> >
>
> Where in the world are the scope situated ?
>
>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 10:34:10 -0500
> From: Mauricio Tavares <raubvogel at gmail.com>
> To: The Rescue List <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> Subject: Re: [rescue] Old oscilloscope free to a good home (detroit
> metro area)
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> On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 9:55 AM, Stefan Skoglund
> <stefan.skoglund at agj.net> wrote:
> > mC%n 2014-02-17 klockan 00:50 -0500 skrev Evan Allen:
> >> I picked up an old tektronix 555 a while ago and I haven't had the
> desire
> >> to fix it up that I thought I would. It supposedly has bad power caps,
> but
> >> the diagnosis will have to continue after they are replaced if they're
> not
> >> the only problem. It's a huge 'scope and really quite good looking to
> me,
> >> but I want the space and would feel bad about scrapping it for parts. I
> >> have a few plug-in modules for it, and they can go with it. It's
> hitting
> >> the scrapper in a week if I can't get someone to take it by then.
> >>
> >
> > Where in the world are the scope situated ?
>
> From the Subject: I would guess in the Detroit Metro area.
> Beyond that you will need to talk to the OP.
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