FS: HP 54645D 100Mhz MegaZoom Oscope

[KA4HJH]

>I have on *OLD* techtronix scope.. I noticed that the time base generator
>and the input circuits are infact modules.. I unscrewed them and to my
>disgust I found ONE transistor.. I was most upset I though it was ALL
>valve.. but to find one transistor in the timebase generator amongst valves
>etc I was upset.. hehe..

Mine has SEVERAL transistors in the amplifier modules! The only tube in
them LOOKS like a transistor!

>no pcb either! all wires and some kind of plastic arrangement.. I will take
>a photo of the two modules, just to scare everyone about how "professional"
>electronics used to be... hehehe

Some yahoo told me that you have to use SILVER solder to repair this thing
or else it's ruined! Must have taken ages to put it together like that. And
cost a fortune (in solder alone). One of the modules has a black front
panel, which the same po' bucker told me means it's military. Must have
cost the taxpayers even more just for the fancy panel.

And BOY is it big and heavy! You could anchor a small yacht in a gale with
this thing. Thank god it has a cart the size of a hospital gurnery to roll
it around on.

What the hell are all those connectors on the back for? A Frankenstein lab???


Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
"The 'Overwhelmed By Anachronism In Technology' Mac Doctor"


P.S. Who wants an HP *scope* anyway? I say Tek all the way! Oops, just
started an OT brand war... 8-)