Hi Roy and hello to the rest of the Tek crew. I guess it really depends on a bunch of variables. I myself would buy scopes that were known not to function for the challenge of "fixing" them. And you k

I found using a fiberglass scratch pen and some DEOXIT on the IC pins turns them from black to bright and shiny again. Best part is the scratch pens are super cheap and come in really handy for a ton

My 2215 also has a hum which I thought was weird but from what I understand is normal. My 2215 also had a dim CRT which ended up being a bad CRT and once replace it works fine. Also from my understand

I just looked on the auction site and PG506's look like they are commanding a pretty penny right now. When I was in the market I searched for weeks until one came up in my price range. Same with the a

I replaced the surface mount caps on my TDS420 with that method. Every twist made my heart race. It worked. Did I like doing it? Nope. If I would have had tweezers I would have used those for sure. Yo

I have done two 2430A power supplies and they are not bad at all. Fairly easy to get out and back in. Great scopes as long as the hybrids hold up.

Of all my finds, the worst overall condition I have found are scopes that were used by the military. I have found some that were dirty, actually filthy but most of that was storage conditions. The mil

I had a hard time with bridging when I first started using my hot air station/iron and soldering small pitch items. I found a solder paste Amtech NC-559-V2-TF its a tacky flux in a syringe and it resi

Can you take a picture of the front of the scope so we can see how you have it set up?

I have a TDS420. Every single SMD cap was leaking along with a good deal of power supply capacitors. After replacing all of those it works fine. I would make sure to check for PCB damage from the leak

I have never tried to match anything. I have always painted the entire scope. Yes it does not match when sitting next to another scope. I have quite a few scopes and none of them really match next to

The closest I have been able to come is Bahama Sea by Krylon.

Anyone have a good suggestion for a decent current clamp for use with a scope? I see a Hantek in Bezos world but it gets pretty mixed reviews. I would like to use it for automotive troubleshooting. I

Tek manuals have a theory of operation section in them that is very in depth. Worth a read or 1000

Those covers are pretty hard to find. Great oscilloscope you have there though. Welcome to TekScopes

I hope to not ruffle any feathers by continuing this thread but I didn't want to be rude by not replying. The microphone stand I'm using is just the cheapest Neewer brand stand on Amazon.If i recall c

What I'm using is a ADSM302 microscope which came with a small base so working on larger boards was impossible. I removed the base and attached the microscope to a clamping, adjustable microphone stan

One of the last tek scopes with no custom IC's so they can be repaired with off the shelf parts. For someone who does vintage audio work they are awesome. I have repaired many Sansui receivers with my

This is what I use. It is actually a pcb over coat epoxy but it seems to stand up well to heat. https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/chemtronics/CW2500/CW2500-ND/1929217

Does anyone know a good place to get probe hook tips? I bought two sets off of epray (not the cheapest offered) and out of the 10 tips only 2 or 3 fit snugly the rest fall off. These are for P6106A an