[sdiy] Service manuals (was: Old magazines)

[Colin Hinz]

On Fri, 5 Dec 2003, Metzger, Michael A wrote:

> I have a Tektronix 547 scope and, like Colin, balked at paying a lot of
> money for a manual. I ended up finding one on eBay for US $8.00. Yes, I felt
> lucky. Just keep your eyes peeled, you never know.
>
> Wow! On a whim I just did a quick eBay search and found manuals for the Tek
> 468:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2578720960&category=40123
> Bid away, Colin!
>
> Also, EU 25 for a service manual doesn't sound too bad to me. During my
> search they were usually going for much more than that (in US dollars).

Much better, I found someone selling a CD-R of the scanned manual, at
a very nominal price. I should have it any day now.....and the bonus
is, I don't need to lose 6 cm of shelf space. All I have to do is
print out the sections I actually need, which I'm sure is much less
than the entire document. The CD-R arrived today, but I haven't had
time to check it out yet. I'll report back once I've done so.

But thanks for the tip. I sometimes forget that eBay is useful for
finding *practical* things.

- Colin Hinz
  Toronto, Canada