"CC" wrote in message
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Hi:

It figures that with all the Tek TDS3000 series scopes I've been using at
work for the past 8 years, that the TDS3014 I bought and paid for with my
own money at home would have the LCD screen fail!

Tek wants $1300 to fix it. There is a TDS3VM VGA output adapter for the
thing. It can be had for $200. I think I'll get it.

I could also inquire about the cost of the screen component, and consider
doing it myself. But that has the risk that it may not the correct
component. The VGA adapter, if it works, would confirm that it's the LCD
panel, but after getting the adapter I might as well just use it and not
spend any more money.

I never need it to be portable, so it's not so bad. Could actually be
advantageous, since I often look at signals from about 2m away, while
changing program code for embedded micros at my desk. Using a cheap LCD
monitor pegged to the wall might make that easier to see.

I also have an Agilent MSO6054 at work which I love. I might not buy
another Tek next time I want one at home or at work.

Anyone have any sense of which maker has more LCD or other failures in
these cheap plastic scopes these days?



P.S. Sorry to hear about Tony Williams. My heart goes out to his family
and friends.





What sort of failure? Could it be just the backlight?