Jim Yanik wrote in message
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"Dave" wrote in
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"Pete" wrote in message
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I have a tek 2430 with a non- op trigger. It appears the main micro
processors address lines cross talking. No regular supplier has any.
The distributor search folks want two arms and three legs for one.
Anyone got any ideas?
Thanx
Pete

Pete:

You can keep a lookout on eBay for an identical scope, which you will
likely pay $200 for to get it to your house and then keep the busted
one for parts.

You can chuck it and buy a different scope on eBay for about the same
price.

You can bite the bullet and spend $70 or $80 for a new micro, and hope
some other proprietary IC doesn't fail before your VISA bill is paid
off.

Older used stuff has drawbacks, and one of the main ones with
equipment of this type is the non-availability of reasonably priced
spare parts. C'est la vie.

But then you already knew all that.

Life just sucks sometimes.

Dave S.




Yes,they are TEK-made ICs and long out of production,stock
depleted,obsolete,not available from TEK.

the entire 2400 series tanked really fast once TEK sold off their
Hybrid/ICO manufacturing unit,a really BONEHEAD move by the TEK
beancounters.(and I bet TEK never fired those IDIOTS,as they should have.)
You have no idea how that screwed over a lot of TEK employees.
(my vote for 2nd big TEK MGMT goof would be "OpenUpTime".)

Have you tried Sphere in Canada?

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Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Has anyone produced a site for "work around" fudges for Tektronix specials.?
There must be loads of people faced with throwing out say a 250MHz Tek
scope, would consider repairing to continued use to 150MHz or lacking some
of the trigger options, etc based around an off-the-shelf video amp/ECL
package, non ideal SMPS transformer etc

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electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on
http://home.graffiti.net/diverse:graffiti.net/