@Jim Potter I should have been clearer. What I meant was that, as a competitor trying to figure out what an item sold for and to price the same or similar item, past fixed price sales are misleading.

I'd ask a professional. I'd also question anything they suggest that you think would not survive a trip down a flight of stairs. Really, pack it like you think it's going to be tossed down a flight

Where are you located? (an approximation is fine) Perhaps someone here on the list might be interested, and you’ll know it went to a good home. ;-) I absolutely adore my 7854! I’d consider it

When I received mine it was bubble wrapped, that was in a box. Than a second box that had a space about 1" or so around filled with the plastic "peanuts" (for a lack of a better word). FedEx was

Recap it, then follow the cal/adjustment procedure in the manual for the first LO and frequency control section and see how far you get. -- john, KE5FX

Looks like there's a set of 494 images up there, all right. If the version #s don't match yours then you'll have to burn an entire set, but it sounds like someone has done you a favor (?) by

Hello-- I'm thinking of offering my 7854 FS and I'd appreciate advice on packaging it for survival  on shipment to U.S. addresses. IIRC, packing the plug-ins and keyboard separately is advisable, 

Any of these useful?? http://w140.com/tekwiki/wiki/ROM_images

Hi John, Thanks for your very helpful reply - I investigated and found all the ROM's in sockets - although judging by the solder splashes on the pins this was not how it left the factory. ROM 1 is

If you like a green LED in the POWER-PUSH-BUTTON, one could put one in, but it is a lot of work! Or one could just put a small opening somewhere near by and wire green LED that is powered from the

Where are you? I ask because Chuck Harris calibrated one of my?? 2445Bs?? as well as re-capping the PS and fixing some other problems.?? I am happy with the result and the cost was fair. He lives in

Thanks for all of the responses. Originally, I glanced at the green "legend" to the right of the ON/OFF mechanical aperture switch and assumed that I was seeing the front of a green LED sitting

Well, it did it once, then repeated attempts failed. Would bad power supply bypass caps on the PC boards cause problems? I have a few caps that are open or high ESR, all are decoupling caps on the

I had no idea the part wasn't tektronix made! Very useful information! -Chuck Harris satbeginner wrote:

OK I think we bottomed out the IPA bit but what I really need to know is quite specific to the mechanics of the assembly. I may not have seen everything about this in the manual but the small bit I

The caps are like this: https://www.digikey.ca/product-detail/en/c-k/F08010112/CKN10020-ND/2043087

For what it is worth, the little green indicator is mechanically very fidgety and delicate, and is often broken on the scopes I get for repair The problem is a very tiny push arm moves the shutters

Another tool I use a lot and before any purchase to check out the "real" feedback story of a seller is a Firefox addon called EbayNegs. While ebay only bases the seller's current rating on the last 12

Mine 2465DMS has no light - it is a switch - when you press it in, a green internal insert is visible so it looks like a very dim light, but there isn't any light there - at least on mine. BUT I don't