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Miscellaneous => The Lounge => Topic started by: creedon on 15 November 2002, 18:47

Title: Anyone need an oscilloscope?
Post by: creedon on 15 November 2002, 18:47: I've got two Tektronix oscilloscopes, a 2230 multi-channel and a 2430 multi-channel; they both boot up, but that's all I know. I'm looking to trade them for server stuff. Whatcha got?
Title: Anyone need an oscilloscope?
Post by: TheQuirk on 15 November 2002, 21:42: I'll wiling to buy them because I really don't have any server stuff. You could buy server stuff with the money I'll pay you (if you'll accept money!) (http://smile.gif) .

So, how much are they going for?
Title: Anyone need an oscilloscope?
Post by: creedon on 15 November 2002, 22:10: To tell you the truth, I don't have a clue; I know if you plug 'em into a wall socket and push "ON", the CRT lights up, the fans start up, and the machine goes through a POST, so I think they're fine. They were removed from service where I work by the electronic calibration tech (he replaced them with a $23,000.00 system that does everything but kiss you). He said they might need minor repairs, but they couldn't be used in our facility any longer, because they didn't meet the FAA test requirements any longer. I work in the mechanical calibration lab, but I don't know anything about electronic calibration. I DO know that Tektronix is a highly regarded builder of oscilloscopes.
As I said, I don't know enough about the things to set a price; make me an offer, I figue you must be honest, you use Linux, right?
Title: Anyone need an oscilloscope?
Post by: pkd_lives on 15 November 2002, 22:11: I must say I am interested - Do you have the service manuals? And I assume they are not the A varients.

The stuff I have to offer is really too old for anything worthwhile. I can't really justify them at the moment.

Edit : Whoops he posted fast.

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Title: Anyone need an oscilloscope?
Post by: creedon on 15 November 2002, 22:36: No, I have no manuals of any kind, but they are available on the internet.
I'm basically looking for the stuff I need to build a music server for my home audio system Ideally, I would like to find an FIC 503+ socket seven m'board with an AMD K-6 processer; 350-400 Mhz, some DIMM's and a few other things.
Title: Anyone need an oscilloscope?
Post by: TheQuirk on 16 November 2002, 06:48: Gees, these two are very high-quality scopes. . .
Could you be bothered to ask what's not working?
Title: Anyone need an oscilloscope?
Post by: Kintaro on 16 November 2002, 06:53: Hmmm ill give you a 33mhz 386 with 4mb of ram for them, i have a 70's scope. But it works...
Title: Anyone need an oscilloscope?
Post by: creedon on 16 November 2002, 18:31: quote:
Originally posted by TheQuirk:
Gees, these two are very high-quality scopes. . .
Could you be bothered to ask what's not working?
I'm going to power both scopes up today and see if they have any self-analysis ability. I don't know too much about oscilloscopes, but as you say, these are very high quality devices. I grabbed them as trading material; all I want to do is get some stuff I need to build a music server, so I'm not looking to get rich. I'll post later with the results I get from a power-up.
Title: Anyone need an oscilloscope?
Post by: Kintaro on 16 November 2002, 18:56: Put em on ebay!
Title: Anyone need an oscilloscope?
Post by: creedon on 16 November 2002, 19:13: quote:
Originally posted by Ex Eleven / b0b 2.1:
Put em on ebay!
I may; but I'd rather just trade 'em for some usable stuff; e-bay's a pain in the ass.
Title: Anyone need an oscilloscope?
Post by: Kintaro on 16 November 2002, 19:22: Advertise them in your local classifieds (used shit) in the news paper.
Title: Anyone need an oscilloscope?
Post by: creedon on 16 November 2002, 19:41: quote:
Originally posted by Ex Eleven / b0b 2.1:
Advertise them in your local classifieds (used shit) in the news paper.
Oscilloscopes aren't a real hot item as far as a general classified ad goes; they're pretty much an electronic specialty item, that's why I offered them here; these things cost in excess of $2000.00 US new each, so I don't see a huge rush of folks wanting them just to have 'em. If some one needs them, I'm willing to let them go fairly cheap, all I want is the stuff I need to build my server, as I've said before.
Title: Anyone need an oscilloscope?
Post by: Kintaro on 16 November 2002, 19:58: Yea i guess, the webmaster had an x-serve that didnt sell on ebay, that would do the job.

But i dont think he's in electronics, id have it, but the best server i have is a PII-300mhz with 64mb of ram and a 3.2gb hdd
Title: Anyone need an oscilloscope?
Post by: DC on 16 November 2002, 23:10: Call me stupid, but what good is an oscilloscope?
Title: Anyone need an oscilloscope?
Post by: pkd_lives on 17 November 2002, 00:53: It is the most versatile piece of fault finding and basic analysis equipment in electronics. I have used one almost every day for the last 10 years.

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Title: Anyone need an oscilloscope?
Post by: voidmain on 17 November 2002, 01:10: We used to use them to find exactly where breaks are in wiring on F-16s (the original fly-by-wire jet). And I also recall using them for finding breaks in computer network cabling. Now days the network cable testers have digital readouts that will just spit the distances out in human readable format (like the cheap one I have here at home).

Here's a virtual O-Scope (Java Applet):
http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/java/oscilloscope/oscilloscope.html (http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/java/oscilloscope/oscilloscope.html)

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Title: Anyone need an oscilloscope?
Post by: Master of Reality on 17 November 2002, 04:04: I'll give ya a commodore 128 for it.