[sdiy] [ot?] Tektronix Schematics

[CHoaglin at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/17/2001 8:43:34 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
ltroth at socal.rr.com writes:


> I have a Tektronix 535A Oscilloscope that recently quit working.  As I have 
> considered building some of the tube synth circuits that are currently 
> circulating, I thought it would be neat if I could keep this giant old 
> scope working to go along with them.  Does anyone have any idea where I 
> could get the schematics and technical manual for this beast?  If I can't 
> fix it I'll have to scrap it.  Given it's weight, I doubt that selling it 
> 

I used to have a 531 that I picked up for 5 bucks when I was maybe 15. Those 
series scopes must weigh at least 50-60 pounds, maybe even 80.The best thing 
to do these days with a beast that size is strip it for parts and throw it 
out, in my humble opinion. Which is what I did with mine when I got tired of 
it taking up space. A decent solidstate scope that's 5 times the bandwidth 
and 1/3 the weight can be had pretty cheaply now. I've got a 465B rackmount 
in my rack full of audio gear that I picked up tested and working for $135 at 
a flea market, and a 7704 that cost maybe $90.

-Chris
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