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My newest oldest oscilloscope - GEC M861B Miniscope

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coppice:
That's so GEC. Everything about it shouts "thrown together at the last moment", from the mesh covered vent hole, with a name plate blocking half the vent, down.

factory:
The piece with the name plate is actually the tilt stand (pictures below stolen from ePay), I'm sure other miniature oscilloscopes of the era are just as crammed & chaotic inside.

David

TomKatt:
Most vintage equipment I've owned or played with has that "built in a garage" look...  The older you go, the more "rats nest" wiring and assembly you see.

It's just the way things were built back then.  The very first consumer televisions that test gear like this was used on looked like somebody's home-made ham radio project.

dazz1:

--- Quote from: coppice on June 07, 2024, 12:11:12 pm ---That's so GEC. Everything about it shouts "thrown together at the last moment", from the mesh covered vent hole, with a name plate blocking half the vent, down.

--- End quote ---

My impression is that quite a bit of design work went into making these things so small.  The parts are spread evenly around the enclosure to make best use of the volume.  The caps and diodes are tailored into their locations while still leaving volume for cooling.  It might look chaotic but there is order in that chaos. 

Don Hills:
You said over on the UK Vintage Radio forum that you thought your scope was likely the only one in NZ. Well, not only do I have one too, but I'm even in the same city.  :-)  I acquired it a few years ago at a recycling centre. It's currently waiting for me to retire and have the time to rehabilitate it. I also have a larger and more recent scope in the queue as shown in the other picture.

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