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Jim Yanik
 
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Default Scope advice needed

Jeff wrote in
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I am a hobbiest and have wanted a scope to for a long time. I ran
across a used Tektronix 2236 with probes today locally for $200.00 so
I picked it up. I have 7 days to take it back if I need to.

I have done the initial setup and probe calibration and so far it
seems to be working as the manual says it should. The CRT looks good,
it's crisp and bright.

I don't know how to use a scope yet and I can tell it will take some
time to learn. I mainly dabble with older vcr's and some other
consumer A/V equipment.

Did I do alright with this one? Are there any checks I can make to
ensure it's alright while I have time to return it if I need to? From
what I read on the internet this model could be 20 years old, how
concerned should I be about that? I really haven't wanted to buy one
from eBay and I don't see used ones come up locally very often
especially at that price.

Thanks in advance for any advice,
Jeff



IMO,2236 is a good scope.
I worked for TEK for 21.5 years as a repair/cal tech in the Indy and
Orlando Service centers.

You can get an approximate age of the scope if you look inside at the date
codes on the CRT and inverter transformer,and other parts,format is
yr/wk,8344 would be 1984,week 44.

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Jim Yanik,NRA member
jyanik-at-kua.net