Re: gEDA-user: Need opinion on O-scope

["Darrell Harmon" <dlharmon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 4:02 PM, Robert Butts <r.butts2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I found an oscilloscope on ebay that the asuction ends tonight.  At the risk
> of gettting someone else interested in it it's at this link:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Tektronix-7854-400-Mhz-Digital-Analog-Oscilloscope_W0QQitemZ170253977697QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item170253977697&_trkparms=72%3A552%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
>
> It's been years so I'm asking everyones input on this scope.
>
> Thanks!
>
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I have the Tek 7903, so some things related to it will apply to the
7854. These are 20+ year old oscilloscopes. Expect to have to
occasionally do a repair. Mine has needed it 3 times. Two were failed
(shorted) tantalum caps and the other was a connector that was
corroded. There are some Tektronix proprietary parts in these scopes
that you will only be able to get from a parts scope. Other than all
that the Tektronix 7000 series are very nice oscilloscopes. Whenever
mine dies and can't be fixed, I am not quite sure if I will get
another or go for a digital scope.

Darrell Harmon


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