OT: Tek 465

[Wild_Bill]

Dunno if the need will arise, but Sphere in Canada has a lot of online info
wrt Tek equipment (and numerous other brands) parts, parts cross-reference
lists, etc.

http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/tek1.html

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Cheers,
WB
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"Mark Zacharias" <mark_zacharias@labolgcbs.net> wrote in message
news:4e58de02$0$2960$a8266bb1@newsreader.readnews.com...

Just bought a Tek 2246 on the 'Bay. This means the 465 will probably need
to be sold, assuming the new one is OK and all.

I would entertain serious offers from the good folks who know me here on
the Group (USA only, please) prior to putting it up on eBay.

Probably about 175.00 plus freight.

Yes, this is the same 'scope Mr. Yanik helped me with recently. Replaced a
bad bridge rectifier.

Everything works great, bright sharp trace, no burns. Physical condition
very good, nothing bent or broken, minor scuffs around the case but not
involving the face. I have several versions of the manuals etc on PDF.

Any questions please ask.

Thanks.


Mark Z.

--
"I can't die until the government finds a safe place to bury my liver."

 

[Mark Zacharias]

http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/tek1.html

--
Cheers,
WB
.............


"Mark Zacharias" <mark_zacharias@labolgcbs.net> wrote in message
news:4e58de02$0$2960$a8266bb1@newsreader.readnews.com...
Just bought a Tek 2246 on the 'Bay. This means the 465 will probably need
to be sold, assuming the new one is OK and all.

I would entertain serious offers from the good folks who know me here on
the Group (USA only, please) prior to putting it up on eBay.

Probably about 175.00 plus freight.

Yes, this is the same 'scope Mr. Yanik helped me with recently. Replaced
a bad bridge rectifier.

Everything works great, bright sharp trace, no burns. Physical condition
very good, nothing bent or broken, minor scuffs around the case but not
involving the face. I have several versions of the manuals etc on PDF.

Any questions please ask.

Thanks.


Mark Z.

--
"I can't die until the government finds a safe place to bury my liver."

"Wild_Bill" <wb_wildbill@XSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xf_6q.144751$BZ.132582@en-nntp-03.dc1.easynews.com...

Dunno if the need will arise, but Sphere in Canada has a lot of online
info wrt Tek equipment (and numerous other brands) parts, parts
cross-reference lists, etc.

Yeah - this is where I got that sweep logic IC the last time my 465 broke.
About 60.00 plus frt. Grrr.

Mark Z.

 

[Jim Yanik]

"Mark Zacharias" <mark_zacharias@labolgcbs.net> wrote in
news:4e5cb7ec$0$2871$a8266bb1@newsreader.readnews.com:

http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/tek1.html

--
Cheers,
WB
.............


"Mark Zacharias" <mark_zacharias@labolgcbs.net> wrote in message
news:4e58de02$0$2960$a8266bb1@newsreader.readnews.com...
Just bought a Tek 2246 on the 'Bay. This means the 465 will probably
need to be sold, assuming the new one is OK and all.

I would entertain serious offers from the good folks who know me
here on the Group (USA only, please) prior to putting it up on eBay.

Probably about 175.00 plus freight.

Yes, this is the same 'scope Mr. Yanik helped me with recently.
Replaced a bad bridge rectifier.

Everything works great, bright sharp trace, no burns. Physical
condition very good, nothing bent or broken, minor scuffs around the
case but not involving the face. I have several versions of the
manuals etc on PDF.

Any questions please ask.

Thanks.


Mark Z.

--
"I can't die until the government finds a safe place to bury my
liver."


"Wild_Bill" <wb_wildbill@XSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xf_6q.144751$BZ.132582@en-nntp-03.dc1.easynews.com...
Dunno if the need will arise, but Sphere in Canada has a lot of
online info wrt Tek equipment (and numerous other brands) parts,
parts cross-reference lists, etc.


Yeah - this is where I got that sweep logic IC the last time my 465
broke. About 60.00 plus frt. Grrr.

Mark Z.

IIRC,that is cheaper than TEK sold it(new stock).
155-0049-02,right?

What I wonder is where all the stock TEK had on hand went to when they made
the 400 series obsolete? TEK's Recycling store?

I know some small part of it went to an employee instead of the trash where
it was supposed to go. TEK throws out a lot of old parts(instead of
"close-out" batch-selling them to 3rd parties),and takes a tax writeoff on
them.
But I knew one guy who instead had it all boxed up and took it home,after
one Service Center bench stock purge.
If I had tried that,I'd have been fired.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
localnet
dot com

 

[Mark Zacharias]

"Jim Yanik" <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in message
news:Xns9F5170331F672jyaniklocalnetcom@216.168.3.44...

"Mark Zacharias" <mark_zacharias@labolgcbs.net> wrote in
news:4e5cb7ec$0$2871$a8266bb1@newsreader.readnews.com:

http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/tek1.html

--
Cheers,
WB
.............


"Mark Zacharias" <mark_zacharias@labolgcbs.net> wrote in message
news:4e58de02$0$2960$a8266bb1@newsreader.readnews.com...
Just bought a Tek 2246 on the 'Bay. This means the 465 will probably
need to be sold, assuming the new one is OK and all.

I would entertain serious offers from the good folks who know me
here on the Group (USA only, please) prior to putting it up on eBay.

Probably about 175.00 plus freight.

Yes, this is the same 'scope Mr. Yanik helped me with recently.
Replaced a bad bridge rectifier.

Everything works great, bright sharp trace, no burns. Physical
condition very good, nothing bent or broken, minor scuffs around the
case but not involving the face. I have several versions of the
manuals etc on PDF.

Any questions please ask.

Thanks.


Mark Z.

--
"I can't die until the government finds a safe place to bury my
liver."


"Wild_Bill" <wb_wildbill@XSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xf_6q.144751$BZ.132582@en-nntp-03.dc1.easynews.com...
Dunno if the need will arise, but Sphere in Canada has a lot of
online info wrt Tek equipment (and numerous other brands) parts,
parts cross-reference lists, etc.


Yeah - this is where I got that sweep logic IC the last time my 465
broke. About 60.00 plus frt. Grrr.

Mark Z.



IIRC,that is cheaper than TEK sold it(new stock).
155-0049-02,right?

Don't remember the part number...

What I wonder is where all the stock TEK had on hand went to when they
made
the 400 series obsolete? TEK's Recycling store?

I know some small part of it went to an employee instead of the trash
where
it was supposed to go. TEK throws out a lot of old parts(instead of
"close-out" batch-selling them to 3rd parties),and takes a tax writeoff on
them.
But I knew one guy who instead had it all boxed up and took it home,after
one Service Center bench stock purge.
If I had tried that,I'd have been fired.

Or arrested...

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
localnet
dot com

Just a quick note to thank you for your help and interesting comments,
history, etc.

Mark Z.

 

[josephkk]

On Sat, 27 Aug 2011 22:46:42 -0500, Jim Yanik <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote:

"Mark Zacharias" <mark_zacharias@labolgcbs.net> wrote in
news:4e59a0f2$0$2742$a8266bb1@newsreader.readnews.com:



I thought about someone maybe getting all worked up about posting
something for sale here, but I figured the guys who know me wouldn't
care and anyone else, well, you get the idea...

IMO,if a regular is selling an -occasional- item,no problem posted it
here,just put FS: in the header.


As far as the 2246 breaking, that's why I'm keeping my B&K 100mHz, as
a backup.

Good idea.


Tek is the Harley Davidson of oscilloscopes, after all.

Mark Z.



No,TEK -USED to be- the Harley Davidson of scopes.

Seeing what HD has become in motorcycles perhaps the analogy is still apt.

?-)

 

[Mark Zacharias]

"josephkk" <joseph_barrett@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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On Sat, 27 Aug 2011 22:46:42 -0500, Jim Yanik <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote:

"Mark Zacharias" <mark_zacharias@labolgcbs.net> wrote in
news:4e59a0f2$0$2742$a8266bb1@newsreader.readnews.com:



I thought about someone maybe getting all worked up about posting
something for sale here, but I figured the guys who know me wouldn't
care and anyone else, well, you get the idea...

IMO,if a regular is selling an -occasional- item,no problem posted it
here,just put FS: in the header.


As far as the 2246 breaking, that's why I'm keeping my B&K 100mHz, as
a backup.

Good idea.


Tek is the Harley Davidson of oscilloscopes, after all.

Mark Z.



No,TEK -USED to be- the Harley Davidson of scopes.

Seeing what HD has become in motorcycles perhaps the analogy is still apt.

?-)

Just got that 2246 yesterday. Very cool so far as functions are concerned;
the front panel controls seem just a bit chintzy compared to the 465, but
still OK really. Not in current cal, but time base and vertical amplitude
seem to be quite accurate and I'm not doing government work after all, just
consumer electronics.

Only had time to fool around with it a bit, still need to figure out more of
the menus etc.

Looks like very low hours but in view of the preceding comments by those who
know this model, I certainly won't be just leaving it on all the time... in
the past I've been known to leave a 'scope on most of the day and not even
think about it, aside from taking the usual steps to avoid screen burn that
is.

Question: Does the "Mod A" designation on the rear mean this is a "2246A"
model?

Mark Z.

 

[Jim Yanik]

"Mark Zacharias" <mark_zacharias@labolgcbs.net> wrote in
news:4e5f6ad6$0$2952$a8266bb1@newsreader.readnews.com:

Question: Does the "Mod A" designation on the rear mean this is a
"2246A" model?

Mark Z.

No,that was a custom mod(Modified Product),IIRC,for the Navy. That's about
all I can recall about it.

Tek's documentation for "modified products" got really bad after they did
away with that section of the microfiche(after downsizing Service
Support,who compiled the info...dumb move,TEK.).
If you don't have the original manual with the modified product
inserts,there's no way you can get the documentation. Probably the
difference is in the EPROMs,adding some oddball feature.

It was really hard to get parts for those modified products,had to special
order them,and wait months,literally. they essentially were hand-made.

But a lot of those Mod A's were made.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
localnet
dot com

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Jim Yanik wrote:

"Mark Zacharias" <mark_zacharias@labolgcbs.net> wrote in
news:4e5f6ad6$0$2952$a8266bb1@newsreader.readnews.com:

Question: Does the "Mod A" designation on the rear mean this is a
"2246A" model?

Mark Z.



No,that was a custom mod(Modified Product),IIRC,for the Navy. That's about
all I can recall about it.

Tek's documentation for "modified products" got really bad after they did
away with that section of the microfiche(after downsizing Service
Support,who compiled the info...dumb move,TEK.).
If you don't have the original manual with the modified product
inserts,there's no way you can get the documentation. Probably the
difference is in the EPROMs,adding some oddball feature.

It was really hard to get parts for those modified products,had to special
order them,and wait months,literally. they essentially were hand-made.

But a lot of those Mod A's were made.

If you're in the United States there is a DOD database of military
manuals that may have a scan of the original manual for that military
version. I can't think of the name at the moment, and am still trying to
recover about 20 GB of damaged files after a failed hard drive & corrupt
backup files. Only 32 GB has been recovered, after three weeks.


--
You can't have a sense of humor, if you have no sense.

 

[Robert Macy]

On Sep 1, 4:21 am, "Mark Zacharias" <mark_zachar...@labolgcbs.net>
wrote:
....snip...

Just got that 2246 yesterday. Very cool so far as functions are concerned;
the front panel controls seem just a bit chintzy compared to the 465, but
still OK really. Not in current cal, but time base and vertical amplitude
seem to be quite accurate and I'm not doing government work after all, just
consumer electronics.
....snip...
Mark Z.

Mark,

I sent an email directly to you regarding disposition of your old
465.
Did you receive it?

Regards,
Robert