Nice video.
Hi Shock! Thanks very much!
Is that your first time using a hand solder sucker? If so you learn fast, charge it away from the PCB as it spits solder back on the board. You could also share where you got it from and do a mini review if you have some old PCB to show it in action. It's handy to also apply extra flux and solder for stubborn holes. I use a plain solder sucker without an iron, old school skills.
It certainly isn't the first time I used a solder sucker
...but it is only my third video and concentrating on quite a few things at a time takes a bit of a practice! You can see that once I get comfortable I do actually charge it off circuit.
I have never used a heated solder sucker before and only used plain one with iron, as you say. However, this is definitely worth it. I mentioned in the video that I got it from Farnell (UK) for about £7 and I call that an absolute bargain
It will be probably a disposable item, but with same price point as spare tips or filters for some expensive vacuum guns, it's quite justifiable.
I am planning to do a review of this and I definitely will, might release it in a few days.
You should share a link to the service manual now you have it, on here at least.
Tektronix don't mind, they want us using their scopes.
I shared the service manual in the youtube video description including link to service manual for Tek 2225 (which has same PSU design but better schematic) and all relevant datasheets from the video.
One thing I suggest, is it's handy to write the expected and actual voltages on a notepad.
It's a breeze to fly through them again for tolerances and see if anything has changed or write down new voltages. I also copy parts of the schematic in a graphical editor rather than print the schematic out and will highlight a whole circuit if I cannot see it clearly.
Good ideas! Thanks. Might do that next time
I suspect a semiconductor or I/C has given up.
Yep, would be my first guess too. And having it narrowed down, hopefully correctly, there will not be many to go through to find out which one has failed.