[sdiy] OT: Power cord for oscilloscope?

[Colin Hinz]

On Thu, 6 Nov 2003 IXQY at aol.com wrote:

>  Greetings all,
>  I have an old Tektronix scope, Model 422 that has a power cord in
> bad...no..terrible condition. Does anyone know where I can buy a replacement? The round
> connector that fits on the back of the scope is about 1 1/16th" in diameter,
> and has female connections that look like this:
>
>  l   l
>   o
>
>  I've email tech support at Tektronix, but had no help there (copied text is
> below).
>
>  Thanks for any help,
>  Andrew Sanchez
>
>  From Tektronix:
>
> > The 422 is obsolete and went out of long term support in 1984. There is no
> >  personal left with Tektronix with knowledge concerning this product. We do
> >  not have manuals on file which we can refer to.
> >  Unfortunately we cannot recommend a power cord replacement and parts like
> >  the lamp are not available and there are no replacements.

It's not surprising that they don't know anything about this model, nor
can they support it....but not even having any of the manuals anymore?
That's pretty disappointing.

Here's a workaround, though I bet you don't want to use it:

http://www.labguysworld.com/VTR_FAQ_007.htm

You may be stuck with drilling out the old connector and installing a
replacement IEC connector in its place. That would suck, but would
probably suck less than visiting every surplus store on the continent.

- Colin Hinz
  Toronto, Canada