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Maxlor
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Old Gould device... but what does it do?
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July 16, 2014, 10:09:26 pm »
I found this old Gould device on a local auction site (see image below). It's said to be an oscilloscope, but is it really? The numeric keypad is unusual for an oscilloscope. Maybe a logic or spectrum analyzer? But As far as I can tell from 2 hours of googling, Gould didn't make those. Or an oscilloscope/signal generator combo? Not seeing anything similar on google images though. I'm puzzled. Any ideas?
The left half of the device has the same layout as the
Gould OS4040
, whereas the silkscreen design looks more like the
Gould Type 4035
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Model number? How about posting a photo with enough resolution to be able to read the front panel markings?
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I can't read the labels either, but it gives the impression of an oscilloscope with a word recognizer for triggering (maybe even mixed signals display).
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July 17, 2014, 01:57:39 am »
Squinting at the model number in that photo a bit, it kinda looks like it has a 1 in the second digit; and the text before it vaguely suggests 'intelligent oscilloscope' from the shape of the fuzz… So given that, Google suggests the OS5100 - as mentioned and shown in the advert at the bottom of each page of
this article about a different range
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Actually, digging a bit deeper finds
these photos of the OS5110
which are even better - they have the blue stripe that the adverts are missing, for a start.
Hopefully variations on those model numbers will turn up more details - sorry I didn't squint at it for longer when you pasted the link in the IRC channel earlier!
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Well, a better image would make it rather easy, where's the challenge in that! Seriously though, that's unfortunately the best image I have, hence my difficulty in figuring it out.
Baljem's spot on though, thanks!
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