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Tek Scope Issue
On 11 Jul 15 at group /sci/electronics/repair in article (Cursitor Doom) wrote: Forgive me for not having very much useful detail on this, but a friend has a scope that's unfocusable and produces a thick trace. Check the supply for the Wehnelt cylinder, PWR dead, bad contact, broken cable... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wehnelt_cylinder Saludos (an alle Vernünftigen, Rest sh. sig) Wolfgang -- Wolfgang Allinger, anerkannter Trollallergiker reply Adresse gesetzt! Ich diskutiere zukünftig weniger mit Idioten, denn sie ziehen mich auf ihr Niveau herunter und schlagen mich dort mit ihrer Erfahrung! (lt. alter usenet Weisheit) iPod, iPhone, iPad, iTunes, iRak, iDiot |
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Tek Scope Issue
Hi all,
Forgive me for not having very much useful detail on this, but a friend has a scope that's unfocusable and produces a thick trace. My immediate reaction was maybe noise getting into the signal path from a faulty mains filter or maybe an internal component in the smps section failed, but he reckons he's ruled out the latter as apparently it's a linear supply. He doesn't have another scope to check the rails for noise with so he's kind of limited. Anyway, that was only my hunch, I don't know the precise model of scope this is; I just wondered if anyone would like to toss in their 2c worth if they've encountered this issue themselves and what might be the cause of it? thanks, cd. |
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Tek Scope Issue
On Sat, 11 Jul 2015 17:25:35 +0000, Cursitor Doom wrote:
Hi all, Forgive me for not having very much useful detail on this, but a friend has a scope that's unfocusable and produces a thick trace. My immediate reaction was maybe noise getting into the signal path from a faulty mains filter or maybe an internal component in the smps section failed, but he reckons he's ruled out the latter as apparently it's a linear supply. He doesn't have another scope to check the rails for noise with so he's kind of limited. Anyway, that was only my hunch, I don't know the precise model of scope this is; I just wondered if anyone would like to toss in their 2c worth if they've encountered this issue themselves and what might be the cause of it? thanks, cd. Anything Tek one address: https://groups.yahoo.com/group/TekScopes Cheers! |
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Tek Scope Issue
On Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 10:27:04 AM UTC-7, Cursitor Doom wrote:
Forgive me for not having very much useful detail on this, but a friend has a scope that's unfocusable and produces a thick trace. My immediate reaction was maybe noise Probably not. Noise, if you mean interference, would be affected by change of timescales. More likely, a HV electrode in the electrode gun is used for focus, and the adjustment is off because a high-ohms fixed resistor has failed, open circuit. Look for range-setting fixed resistors connected to the focus control, taking all precautions against HV and breakage of the glass... |
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Tek Scope Issue
"c4urs11" wrote in message
... On Sat, 11 Jul 2015 17:25:35 +0000, Cursitor Doom wrote: Hi all, Forgive me for not having very much useful detail on this, but a friend has a scope that's unfocusable and produces a thick trace. My immediate reaction was maybe noise getting into the signal path from a faulty mains filter or maybe an internal component in the smps section failed, but he reckons he's ruled out the latter as apparently it's a linear supply. He doesn't have another scope to check the rails for noise with so he's kind of limited. Anyway, that was only my hunch, I don't know the precise model of scope this is; I just wondered if anyone would like to toss in their 2c worth if they've encountered this issue themselves and what might be the cause of it? thanks, cd. Anything Tek one address: https://groups.yahoo.com/group/TekScopes Cheers! Well, there's no real substitute for actual troubleshooting - but having said that, I understand some Tek's have had bad focus potentiometers, and there's always the possibility of a bad high-value resistor in such a circuit. A bad 2.2 meg resistor caused a B&K 'scope of mine to not quite focus. The focus pot ran out of range first. Replacing the resistor fixed it. If you do attempt to troubleshoot, be aware there are some rather high voltages in such circuits. Mark Z. |
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Model number ?
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Tek Scope Issue
On Sun, 12 Jul 2015 08:56:20 -0700, jurb6006 wrote:
Model number ? Not known, I'm afraid. And the person who was acting as intermediary between myself and the scope owner has declared he no longer wishes to spend a single second more on the issue, so all the suggestions so far have been passed on to the owner, but no more will be. Thanks, guys. |
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Tek Scope Issue
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wrote: Model number ? If it's a 2235, 2236, and I think the 2215, it's because they used a bunch of underrated 1/2 watt carbon comp resistors in the focus divider chain. Put too high a voltage on them and they shift in value. Mark Zenier Googleproofaddress(account:mzenier provider:eskimo domain:com) |
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Tek Scope Issue
On Sunday, July 12, 2015 at 12:48:28 PM UTC-5, Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Sun, 12 Jul 2015 08:56:20 -0700, jurb6006 wrote: Model number ? Not known, I'm afraid. And the person who was acting as intermediary between myself and the scope owner has declared he no longer wishes to spend a single second more on the issue, so all the suggestions so far have been passed on to the owner, but no more will be. Thanks, guys. Then offer the guy ten bucks for it. It would be damn hard to find any Tektronix scope worth less than ten bucks. And then if you get a ten grand scope fro ten bucks, fukum. they bother you, get you to look into T?HEI?R problem and then bloww you off like that ? I hope you do get a ten grand scope for ten bucks and enjoy the **** out of the $9,990. If so, pick me up some weed wouldya ? |
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Mark Zacharias wrote: Well, there's no real substitute for actual troubleshooting - but having said that, I understand some Tek's have had bad focus potentiometers, and there's always the possibility of a bad high-value resistor in such a circuit. A bad 2.2 meg resistor caused a B&K 'scope of mine to not quite focus. The focus pot ran out of range first. Replacing the resistor fixed it. The Tek 2235 and its cousins have a fairly common problem show up. The focus chain uses high-value carbon-composition resistors, which tend to shift value with age... the focus pot runs out of range as a result. I bought a 2235 with this problem at a local flea market for all of $60. An hour's work and a few replacement resistors fixed it. |
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