Looking for Tek 545B manual for someone

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblake_at_bigfoot.com>
Date: Tue Apr 17 13:57:15 2001

The 454A I have works well for old electronics through computer/digital
equipment for me and where it leaves off my HP 54201D picks up well. I do
wish sometimes that the 454A had the capability of rerun like the HP does.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Tony Duell
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 12:54 PM
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: Looking for Tek 545B manual for someone
>
>
> > On this note, can someone recommend me a good 'scope for a beginner?
> > I'm looking to get into microcontroller programming and
> robotics and can see
> > a whole bunch of places where a scope is pretty much a necessity.
>
>
> For digital work, I find a logic analyser a lot more use than a 'scope.
> On the other hand, a 'scope is essential as well -- if only for looking
> at motor drive waveforms, supply noise, and so on.
>
>
> > inexpensive is good, and I'm not afraid to use vaccuum tube
> equipment so
> > long as it doesn't require too too much tweaking to produce
> useful results.
>
> Tektronix, period. If you don't mind it being large and valved, consider
> the 500 series. They do need setting up from time to time, but I find
> them to be pretty stable once set up. And the valves don't fail that
> often. These 'scopes are excellent, but they're large, and heavy, so they
> tend to be pretty cheap second-hand.
>
> If you can afford a couple of hundred dollars, you might get a 465 or a
> 475. They're transistorised (mostly) and quite portable. Not as versatile
> as the 500 series, but they have all the features you're likely to need.
>
> More modern Tektronix are good, too. I've not used them, so I can't
> comment on particular models.
>
> HP have made some good 'scopes too, but IMHO they're not generally as
> good as the Tektronix ones.
>
> -tony
>
>
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