Bob Shannon wrote:
> ACtually, there is far more interest in the parts than the whole
> instrument.
>
> I've attempted to GIVE AWAY a working Tek 547 with 3 or 4 plug-ins and
> the original 'scopemobile' cart.
Well nobody told me ... No wait I don't drive. :(
> Zero takers.
>
> But there IS a small fortune in tubes in there. There is a vast and
> growing interest
> in designing and building tube circuits these days. Even I got bitten
> by this bug
> and built a pair of radio receivers using tubes (not taken from the scope).
Mostly audio tubes and a few rare radio parts get a high price.
TV tubes are still a 'dime a dozen' so to speak.
> Many of the needed parts for this sort of work are no longer made and any
> existing new old stock parts now carry hefty prices. The best solution
> is to
> take this fine, grand old test gear, and strip it for parts.
From what little I have seen on Scope parts it is the solid state
custom IC's and transistors that are hard to find.
> Better that the hard-to-get parts are preserved (and used) then the
> whole instrument
> goes to the dump. This is clearly a lesser of two evils situation, but
> when the gear
> cannot be given away, it is the best option.
Or check online. A lot of test gear parts here.
http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/index.html
> David V. Corbin wrote:
I got a free scope, that worked great great for tube amp I was building.
Other than FAD prices, you get what you pay for. Good $$$ for good parts
including tubes.
Ben.
Received on Thu May 20 2004 - 21:56:19 BST