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Jul 19, 2017 12:16 AM

DaneH3

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Vintage 1972 Tektronix 7613 oscilloscope. This picture was taken where I found it; in the Best Buy recycling zone. I nabbed it so damn quick.

Here it is, cleaned, calibrated, and powered on! I was lucky it worked right off the bat. That doesn’t happen too often with these guys. If you have any questions you’d like to ask - feel free! I could also make a post about oscilloscope usage, if anyone is a rookie or wants to learn about their history or operation.

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This is cool

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

PLAY DOOM ON IT!

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

They were made in Bridgeman Michigan IIRC.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Neat!

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I got offered one like this a while ago. Would've been neat to have but I've learned to stop hoarding discarded equipment

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I end up selling a lot of my old equipment on eBay. You’d be surprised how much I’ve made. I can’t stand them going to landfills.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

If you ever happen upon another one I’ll buy it off ya. Haha.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I don't see a calibration sticker, means it isn't ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 17025 accredited. Lies!

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

I calibrated it myself by following the service manual. I’m likely not going to use it for precision work anyway.

9 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Tbh if you paid a cal lab to do it, that is all they would do too.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Yeah. Thank goodness Tektronix and most brands are good about providing service and user manuals.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Not to mention... a surprisingly large price of getting old scopes calibrated is the shipping cost of such a heavy/delicate machine.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

For the old stuff haha

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

True haha

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0