[Amps] Looking for Tek or HP scope

[Will Matney]

Colin,

I'm only wanting one to do special measurements like current surges, etc. Hopefully, no more than I'll use it, it will last a long time. I have another Tek scope here, with no storage I use most often. The old Tek and HP scopes are getting very hard to repair over those special IC's made for them. Certain CRTs are getting scarce too. Shame they couldn't of used off the shelf parts, LOL :-)

Best,

Will

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On 2/5/06 at 8:58 PM k7fm wrote:

>Hi Will:
>
>Storage scopes can be useful, but remember that the tube has a much lower 
>life than regular scopes.  In most of the older scopes, there are no 
>replacement tubes available, so they become throw away.
>
>The digital scope has replaced the storage scope for the most part.
>
>That being said, there are a lot of good bargains out there in storage 
>scopes.  Many people think Tek has a better scope and HP has a better 
>spectrum analyzer.  Both are pretty good, though.
>
>Some of the scopes use custom parts and there are no replacements.  I
>would 
>recommend that you buy one that is working.  They should be in the $100 to 
>$150 range, although you might find a bargain if you are lucky.
>
>Colin  K7FM