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Gary Morton
 
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Default Tektronix 2230 Oscilloscope failure

My 2230 scope suddenly died the other day.

It's a great piece of equipment and I would like to repair it (if possible) or
pay for it to be repaired if economically viable. I have a contact in the TV
repair trade who may be able to help (he repairs switcher PSUs regularly).

Does anyone know of any companies in the UK which specialise in the repair of
Tek scopes?

I'm pretty certain that the PSU has blown. The fuse blew and and the unit
blows replacement fuses. The fan doesn't come on and the front power LED
doesn't come on.

I opened up the scope and it appears that the PSU is part of the large bottom
PCB. It appears to be well connected to the front panel. It looks like you
have to know what you are doing to safely extract the PCB to even examine the
PSU area. Any suggestions are welcome.

Which other Tek scopes share the same PSU design?

I have already googled for "2230 repair" but it might be helpful to try for
similar faults on related scopes.

regards...

--Gary