About a year ago I "won" an auction that included a s-ton of lab equipment. My ridiculously low bid $148 yielded an absurd amount of equipment in various states of operation. I've enjoyed opening the cases of the simpler devices and exploring.
Five oscilloscopes were included in the auction. All power on, but have issues -- typically tube/display related. I'd like to select one of these scopes and see if I can develop a deeper understanding of its design and operation. I have no ambition to get any of these scopes operational, but that'd be nice. More of an autopsy than a resuscitation. I typically have lots of projects like this going at once as I find inspiration and ah-hah moments at odd times.
I'd love to identify the best scope to start exploring. A simple scope with a thoughtful design and some documentation seems obvious. Can anyone offer a suggestion? The 7104 and 7834 seem to be too complicated, although I love opening the cases of those and looking at the circuit poetry.
Here is what I have:
- Tek 475A (with DM44)
- Tek 2445B
- Tek 7104
- Tek 7834
- Hameg HM208
Thanks.
--k