[sdiy] Beckman Industrial 9060 'scope woes - no luck finding service manual

[aankrom]

It could be an input amp problem too. I've noticed messing with the 
volt/div control can make it act up as well. But setting the input to 
"GND" doesn't always produce a flat trace like it should. I think I'm 
dealing with multiple problems that could be the result of gunk on the 
controls. Using the Wavetek to troubleshoot it is way better than using 
the built-in calibration source for sure. I wish my 2nd Wavetek Function 
Generator worked to I could use it to sweep the other one. I may just 
make a dedicated ramp generator to do just that since the Wavetek lacks 
a ramp waveform.

I wish I hadn't scrapped my Heathkit 'scope when it stopped working. 
Back then I wasn't into tube circuits. My RCA "TV 'scope" got flood 
damage. You can't have too many 'scopes. Well, you should have two 
functioning ones anyway.

AA

On Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:37:19 -0400, aankrom wrote:
> I have a Beckman Industrial 9060 'scope that has problems. When first
> turned on, it does not function. At first I thought it was just a 
> high
> voltage portion getting old and it needed to warm up. But then I
> noticed that the "trigger" light doesn't come on when a signal is 
> sent
> through it. Sometimes turning it on and off several times will show a
> brief trace and the "trigger" light lights briefly. Sometimes 
> fiddling
> with the time-division/delay knob (the big one) will bring the trace
> fading into view. Sometimes leaving it on will stabilize it. 
> Sometimes
> I have to come back in and fiddle with it.
>
> My problem is I can't find a repair manual for it. Someone once told
> me this model wasn't actually made by Beckman. Also construction is
> very dense inside and repair would be near futile if I didn't know
> what I was looking for. My guess is some oscillator doesn't want to
> oscillate and I'm also curious if it's a power supply issue. Having 
> it
> sit in a humid basement can't have helped so I'm trying turning it on
> every day to see if it will work itself out (fat chance). My guess is
> a bad capacitor somewhere.
>
> I don't need the scope to be precise, I just need it to show a trace
> and obvious signs of 2nd & 3rd harmonics in a sine wave to test gear
> in conjunction with my Wavetek 182A Function Generator.
>
> Anyone know who actually built these units and know of a place where
> I might find a repair manual? Or if anyone has experience with this 
> or
> similar units could give me tips, that'd be great.
>
> My guess is a low voltage power supply has a bad electrolytic cap.
> somewhere...
>
> Maybe I'll try spraying Deoxid in random but calculated places and
> see what that does... Heh.
>
> It's a pretty good scope otherwise: dual-trace, delayed sweep.
>
> AA
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