Hi Raymond , I checked the capstan as I have had that problem on very old pc tape drives , the capstan roller is ok . When I looked at the cartridges I thought at first that it had reached the end of

Hi Raymond , thanks for that tip I'll have a look at that as the tape in the cartridge has not actually been damaged -- yet Brian

Hi Dan , fortunately from the point of view of history the only tapes damaged were ones I had set up as I did not get any of the pnemonic tapes when I purchased the DAS . The tapes seem to have had th

Hi all , anyone remembering this beast , did you ever have trouble with the tape drive . Mine has just eaten 3 DC100A cassettes . Did anyone ever replace the tape drive with anything ekse , say a USB

Hi , the PCX200 card that I currently use is a PCI card , probably still obsolete but fits in a more up to date pc.The polaroid film I nearly always used was the 665 as it had a negative as well , the

Hi , for a scope camera I use the C1001/C1002 cameras along with a CORTEX PCX200 frame grabber , it can also provide the 12v for the camera , the s/w for that may still be on their website .This camer

My 7104 did just that , it was the line filter going bad Brian

Hi Ed , its a long time since I did anything with HV above about 3KV . I have a definite recollection of reading on a data sheet for on old projection tv crt type MW6-2 made by Mullard in the UK . The

That is good news to hear , some years ago I went to a company that said they could wind a 549 transformer , in todays money it cost about the same -- but it didnt work when I got it ?? . I was never

Hi , I have just been in the same situation needing probe tips . I think you will find that using that part , compensating the probe will be very difficult if not impossible as the lower capacitance s

Hi Mel Nice to hear from someone else in the UK , most sites like this are dominated by guys in the US .Unfortunately I discovered that when I tried what others had done to the later versions . I deci

Hi everyone , I would like to buy or maybe trade for a 4S3 plug-in . I dont mind if it is non-functional or even if it has no probes with it , it is the one part of my 661 system that I have not been

Michael,I could find nothing visibly wrong with the caps on the PSU but the advice of several members all said the same , replace regardless as its a common fault . I replaced all the high value elect

Michael , I had this problem with a TDS420A that I bought on ebay . I feel I should join this discussion as so far no-one has suggested the cure that worked for mine . The first thing that anyone said

Hi Dennis , You wont have seen much from me on this group as I usually have little to add to any conversations but :--The jumpers you refer to if I recall correctly dont enable anything as such , what

Hi all , does anyone on here have spare or know where I might get hold of a 4S3 plug-in for my 661 , its the only plug-in I dont have . There is no need for it to be in working order or for there to b

Hi Stephen ,I have been thinking about the manual calibration process and your suggestion that I should be prepared to spend a whole day doing it . I am very unlikely to be able to spend a whole day j

Hi Leo ,I will do my best to let all interested parties know how I get on . I am very interested in the process as its something I have never done before as I am very new to having a digital scope . T

Hi Stephen , I'm pleased to hear it can all be done manually and it will be great to know how you get on with the calibration and to know your setup . When I know that I can check my gear and see if I

Hi Steve , how strange it needs the info in both places , I'll make notes so I dont forget that . I do have extended memory cards for the old PC's but I think I am likely to use windows 95/98 when I g