[geeks] Tektronix scopes

[Dave McGuire]

On Monday, October 28, 2002, at 06:24 AM, roosmcd at dds.nl wrote:
>  From some time ago I remember that there were some fanatic tektronix 
> fans on

   That would probably have been me, though fanaticism in this case is 
simply knowing what scopes to use. ;)

>  this list. Well, I bought a 2465 yesterday, 300MHz 4-channel analog 
> scope for
> $35. It doesn't work, but since the fan isn't turning and no LEDs 
> light up, the
> fault is probably in the power supply and I'm hoping the rest of the 
> scope is
> still working... With a little luck there I'll only need to replace a 
> few caps.

   Street price on the 2465 is about $1500...I'd say you did pretty well 
as long as it hasn't been hit by lightning. ;)

>  Does anyone here have the service manual for this scope or have a 
> link where I
> can find it? I only really need the power supply part, but with Google 
> I can't
> find any direct downloads.

   Since that's still a supported scope, manuals will be expensive.  
They show up on eBay frequently, but expect to pay in the neighborhood 
of $80 for it.

   I have a 2465A but no service manual...if I had one I'd send it to 
you.

> ps. So far the Philips scope I have,  compares better than the 
> Tektronix :),
> it's much easier to service. But ofcourse I haven't used the 
> Tektronix..

   Well (for me anyway) this is offset by the fact that this is the only 
24xx-series scope I've *ever* heard of that's actually needed service! 
;)

        -Dave

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