Tek 310A sillyscope

From: John Allain <allain_at_panix.com>
Date: Mon Nov 25 16:17:01 2002

Hi,
  I happened upon one of these beauts through one of those
   'oh, you collect old computers, come back next week and
   I'll have something' type deals. This is a Tektronix 310A
  portable tube scope and just too well made to ever scrap,
  IMHO. For example it opens up like a car hood to give
  access to the entire centerline of the box, with components
  on both sides of the hinge. The reason Why I opened it is
  that it reliably blows fuses on power-on. All looks perfect,
  no burn marks or damage anywhere, just a little dust.

  My thinking is that its the old electrolytic capacitor thing.
  There are about 5 large (2"x3") and more smaller ones
  present. Do I just cut the leads and test-form them to see
  if they hold a charge or is there some other obvious thing
  to start with?

  I probably shouldn't ask before the holidays,
  but it might be worth a try.

John A.
Received on Mon Nov 25 2002 - 16:17:01 GMT