Scope Choice for Vintage Computer Troubleshooting

From: Tothwolf <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
Date: Mon Oct 7 23:02:00 2002

On Mon, 7 Oct 2002, Mike wrote:

> Actually, this is good info. I have limited my choice to LCD simply
> because of the size/weight issues. I have an area that I work most of
> the time that is not permanently set up. I was hoping to get something
> to allow easy tear down and setup.

The late generation analogs really don't weigh that much, so those might
work out well for you. The older/larger scopes were commonly mounted in
racks or were used on carts if they were to be moved much. Make sure the
scope comes with probes, or that they are readily available.

I picked up several Tektronix 2216 scopes quite some time ago, but later
found out the special probes it requires are not commonly available. The
2216 is nice in that it does not weigh very much, but still has plenty of
features for a 60MHz analog. (I did finally manage to locate some genuine
Tek probes, so hopefully soon I'll have those scopes working.)

-Toth
Received on Mon Oct 07 2002 - 23:02:00 BST