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Need help choosing to buy an oscilloscope
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james_s:
10 pounds seems like a good deal for something that's likely fixable. It can be a bit tricky to find parts like pots, but they can be had from parts scopes, usually those with a bad CRT and usually pots don't need to be replaced. Calibration is not an issue, for a hobbyist you don't need it and it would be silly to pay the money to have it calibrated. As I said earlier, calibration is for when you're doing some sort of testing where everything has to be certified, like an ISO9000 shop.

The deflection pins are on the side of the CRT neck, there's an opening in the metal shield around the CRT and they poke through there and slip onto pins protruding from the glass neck. I had one pop off in my Tek 465 once and it did the same thing.
Roka:
Yeah, Well I actually managed to find the fix for that in a video here

but im still concerned that B channel trigger pot needs replacement and about the loud whine coil sound as im surfing the internet for a while now but i couldnt find any parts yet. plus the bad cosmetics like the dials for the voltage knobs are unreadable. So im still wondering if i want to swap it for the 2201 because that has storage feature and might have less problems on it. Or just get that one aswell and keep this one for a later project as 30 pounds is still good for it even if its only bought for parts. :)
Roka:
A heck it, I will just buy the other one aswell since the 2201 is only a tenner and I will fix them up somehow. My problem solving fixing skill needs some dusting anyway since its been a while I repaired something. I got encoured by all the videos on youtube how other people fixed their Tektronix (especially the EEVblog guy with his incredible knowledge and majestic accent   :) ) Thanks guys I might post another post if Im stuck with the repair :D
james_s:
There you go, now you'll have a second scope you can use to fix the first scope, pretty soon you'll probably end up with a few more scopes, I think maybe they breed, at least that's what I tell my other half :)
Electro Detective:

--- Quote from: james_s on April 12, 2018, 12:24:23 am ---There you go, now you'll have a second scope you can use to fix the first scope, pretty soon you'll probably end up with a few more scopes,

I think maybe they breed, at least that's what I tell my other half :)

--- End quote ---

Yes, they're like cats n kittens,

and need a good home in the meantime...

 ;)
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