> On Jul 19, 2017, at 8:01 PM, Brent Hilpert via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
> wrote:
> ...
> Very nice, in addition I much appreciate the use of the period-appropriate
> oscilloscope.
>
> I've been offered a Tek 500 series recently, I'm reluctant to take it on as
> they are in practice such boat anchors
> compared to a modern scope, but I hate to see them scrapped. They were *the*
> scope of the '60s.
They are nice. I used one for years, finally sold it after acquiring a 7603.
The only trouble it ever gave me was air in the high voltage rectifiers, which
wasn't all that hard to fix; the rectifier tubes were surprisingly easy to find.
paul
