I've got this TDS794D in skookum cosmetic shape... that is just daring me to plug it in, and boot it up. Only... the... assumed... "dumpster diver" I got it from claims... "It has a shorted power supply." Further query directed to the dd, did not elucidate significantly.
Fuse has continuity.
Line cord is good, under load.
No toasty smell to it.
I can't see as it has ever been opened (It still has an intact SIMCO, anti-tamper/cal sticker on it... and none of the usual clues a thing has been opened, since SIMCO had it.)
I am kinda chicken to try to power it up... because, I so want it to work... or be an easy fix.
The only explanations... for the "explanation" that it has a shorted power supply...that have crossed my mind... is that that is what SIMCO reported... or documented... if the 794D was indeed sent to them for cal/repair... or even came from them... maybe from an equipment auction?
Another thing that I was thinking it that if the scope boots, at least to error checking, would it report and error indicating a shorted (low?) power supply?
Any suggestions/recommendations, on how to proceed? Any "gotchas" to watch out for?
Anyone got a screen shot of one booting?
The service manual (from the Tektronix Website) has a reasonable service flow chart... so if I dare to plug it in... and it starts to boot... I can work from there. (I don't see anything about error reporting... or explanations/table of error codes.)