MOTM

Here's a couple of addresses of interest for those looking for
a tek scope:

http://www.goodnet.com/~brogers/scopes.htm
http://www.aactrinity.com/tektroni.htm

Tomy


Paul Schreiber wrote:
> 
> From: "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@...>
> 
> Since the VCO kit really requires a scope to really check it out, I went to
> www.ebay.com and searched the current scope offerings. There were over 75
> available,
> 95% would work for analog synth poking around.
> 
> Here is a quick guide:
> 
> 1) 50Mhz is all you need. 40 is OK, 20 is too slow, even for audio. Buy Tek
> if you can (Tektronics).
> 2) Avoid the following:
> 
> HP: the HP17xx scopes are easily the worse product line in the history of
> HP. *trust me*
> military: requires 4 people to lift it.
> Dumont: tubes
> Heathkit or Eico: crappy & more crappy
> 
> 3) Good buys: Philips (vastly underrated scopes), B&K Precision (had one for
> 8 years)
> 
> Note that 99% of these DO NOT come with probes. Meduim quality, 50Mhz probes
> are about $35 ea.
> and you will need 2.
> 
> 4) Best solution if you have LOTS of room: Tek 7000 series. In the mid-80s
> this was TEK's "flagship" line.
> You get a 'mainframe' (power supply and CRT) with room for 'plug-ins'
> (usually 4-wide). A dual-channel,
> 150Mhz delayed-sweep 7000 was $12,500 in 1984. Today, you can get the
> *exact* same configuration for $400!!
> 
> What's the catch??? Well, they are *BIG*. About the size of 1 drawer in a
> filing cabinet. In other words, they
> are *DEEP*. I mean like 28 inches deep. But, if you have the space
> (depth-wise) these puppies rock the scope world.
> 
> I use a TEK TAS250 (2 ch, 50Mhz, no delayed sweep) for all MOTM check-out.
> This is a smaller, lightweight portable
> scope. I bought a "demo" unit off the web from a liquidator for $400. It was
> *brand new in the box*! This was a $1300 new
> scope. I also have a TEK TDS380 2Ghz , 450Mhz sampling scope. I won't say
> how much THAT cost: let's say that
> *replacement* probes are $395 each!!!
> 
> I you find something, and want me to go look at it, send me the URL of the
> page (ebay has a cute feature that does this).
> 
> Paul Schreiber
> 
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