WANTED: Vintage Tektronix Equipement

[Chris Singleton]

Hello All,

I was wondering if anyone had any old vacuum-tube based Tektronix equipment
(5xx series scopes, plug-in's, etc) that they wanted to get rid of. I am
located in the Vancouver, BC area and can come and pick-up anything in a 50
mile radius. Does not matter if the equipment is not working.

Thanks for your time,

Regards,

Chris

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[Bret Ludwig]

You wanting it for test equipment or for the terminal strips and other
parts?

[Chris Singleton]

Hi Bret,

I enjoy working on/fixing this old equipment as a hobby. I currently have a
small collection, but am always looking to expand it. Do you have any
equipment that you wish to get rid of?

Regards,

Chris
"Bret Ludwig" > wrote in message
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> You wanting it for test equipment or for the terminal strips and other
> parts?
>

[gb]

"Chris Singleton" > wrote in message
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> Hi Bret,
>
> I enjoy working on/fixing this old equipment as a hobby. I currently have
> a small collection, but am always looking to expand it. Do you have any
> equipment that you wish to get rid of?
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris

Chris -

You have one of the larger test equipment restorers and reseller in B.
Columbia ... what do they throw out?

gb

[Gregg]

Behold, gb scribed on tube chassis:

> "Chris Singleton" > wrote in message
> news:pT7Oe.233534$on1.9401@clgrps13...
>> Hi Bret,
>>
>> I enjoy working on/fixing this old equipment as a hobby. I currently
>> have a small collection, but am always looking to expand it. Do you
>> have any equipment that you wish to get rid of?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Chris
>
> Chris -
>
> You have one of the larger test equipment restorers and reseller in B.
> Columbia ... what do they throw out?
>
> gb

We do?

Who? Where?

--
Gregg "t3h g33k"
http://geek.scorpiorising.ca
*Ratings are for transistors, tubes have guidelines*

[Michael A. Terrell]

Gregg wrote:
>
> We do?
>
> Who? Where?


http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/

--
Link to my "Computers for disabled Veterans" project website deleted
after threats were telephoned to my church.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

[radionutz]

Chris;
You don't say if you want to buy them or if you are looking for a "gimme".
I have a model 555 scope with plug-ins, power supply and orginal cart that I
don't use and never will but I don't want to just give it away. I don't
know if it works or not but it is complete including the million or so tubes
in it. You can take a look at it on my web site at:

www.home.earthlink.net/~dmign/index.htm

there is a menu bar on the left side of the page. Click on the TEST EQUIP
link and it is near the bottom of the page. Also I am in the South-eastern
part of Ohio, USA so a little more than 50 miles from you.
E-mail me at: dmign at earthlink dot net if you want any more
information.

DON


"Chris Singleton" > wrote in message
news:jv6Oe.233520$on1.127947@clgrps13...
> Hello All,
>
> I was wondering if anyone had any old vacuum-tube based Tektronix
> equipment (5xx series scopes, plug-in's, etc) that they wanted to get rid
> of. I am located in the Vancouver, BC area and can come and pick-up
> anything in a 50 mile radius. Does not matter if the equipment is not
> working.
>
> Thanks for your time,
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris
>
> Please respond to
> (remove -NOSPAM- to respond)
>

[shoppa@trailing-edge.com]

> I am located in the Vancouver, BC area

You should certainly visit the SERF sales at UBC. Lots of stuff moves
through there, some of it of the vintage you're interested in.

You'll almost certainly find some stuff you didn't know that you
needed, but you suddenly do need, as well as a bigger vehicle to haul
it all in!

Tim.

[Bret Ludwig]

I had a couple of doghouse blue Tek scopes I gave away to a guy, who
wound up parting them out and building some very crude tube audio stuff
he charged a lot of money for to gullible idiots in St. Louis. That
town appears to be a haven for audio con men.

The old Tek scopes are either too much work to keep going, or have
mostly been used so heavily they are no longer usable. There are no
more parts for DESIRABLE Tek scopes! Tek has not made an actual
oscilloscope in nearly ten years and the last ones (the TAS series)
were crude and nearly unusable.

Large quantities of certain parts do exist-because either those are
the parts that don't go bad or they are for stuff you don't want
anyway.

[Jon Yaeger]

in article om, Bret Ludwig
at wrote on 8/22/05 3:59 PM:

> I had a couple of doghouse blue Tek scopes I gave away to a guy, who
> wound up parting them out and building some very crude tube audio stuff
> he charged a lot of money for to gullible idiots in St. Louis. That
> town appears to be a haven for audio con men.
>
> The old Tek scopes are either too much work to keep going, or have
> mostly been used so heavily they are no longer usable. There are no
> more parts for DESIRABLE Tek scopes! Tek has not made an actual
> oscilloscope in nearly ten years and the last ones (the TAS series)
> were crude and nearly unusable.
>
> Large quantities of certain parts do exist-because either those are
> the parts that don't go bad or they are for stuff you don't want
> anyway.


Actually, old Tek scopes have some great parts that lend themselves to happy
employment in some really nice tube designs . . . .

[Jiri Placek]

Does anyone please have good spare handles and fan for the 500 series?
I need them for rebuilding the 575 tracer.

Thanks

Jiri Placek
Boyertown, PA

[Chuck Harris]

Jiri Placek wrote:
> Does anyone please have good spare handles and fan for the 500 series?
> I need them for rebuilding the 575 tracer.

They are probably all bad by now. Take your old handles to a shoe repair shop,
and see if they will sew up a new pair out of blue shoe leather. It's an easy job.

-Chuck

[Gregg]

Behold, Michael A. Terrell scribed on tube chassis:

> Gregg wrote:
>>
>> We do?
>>
>> Who? Where?
>
>
> http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/

D'OH!

I was at his house last summer too!
(watch his dogs though! :-o )

Thanks :-)

--
Gregg "t3h g33k"
http://geek.scorpiorising.ca
*Ratings are for transistors, tubes have guidelines*

[william_b_noble]

for those who may care, I have a tek bezel, a possibly NOS graticule, and
microfishe service manuals for 585, 81, 82, ca - make me an offer



"radionutz" > wrote in message
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> Chris;
> You don't say if you want to buy them or if you are looking for a "gimme".
> I have a model 555 scope with plug-ins, power supply and orginal cart that
> I don't use and never will but I don't want to just give it away. I don't
> know if it works or not but it is complete including the million or so
> tubes in it. You can take a look at it on my web site at:
>
> www.home.earthlink.net/~dmign/index.htm
>
> there is a menu bar on the left side of the page. Click on the TEST EQUIP
> link and it is near the bottom of the page. Also I am in the
> South-eastern part of Ohio, USA so a little more than 50 miles from you.
> E-mail me at: dmign at earthlink dot net if you want any more
> information.
>
> DON
>
>
> "Chris Singleton" > wrote in message
> news:jv6Oe.233520$on1.127947@clgrps13...
>> Hello All,
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone had any old vacuum-tube based Tektronix
>> equipment (5xx series scopes, plug-in's, etc) that they wanted to get rid
>> of. I am located in the Vancouver, BC area and can come and pick-up
>> anything in a 50 mile radius. Does not matter if the equipment is not
>> working.
>>
>> Thanks for your time,
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> Please respond to
>> (remove -NOSPAM- to respond)
>>
>
>

[Michael A. Terrell]

Gregg wrote:
>
> D'OH!
>
> I was at his house last summer too!
> (watch his dogs though! :-o )
>
> Thanks :-)


No problem.

--
Link to my "Computers for disabled Veterans" project website deleted
after threats were telephoned to my church.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

[Ptaylor]

Jon Yaeger wrote:
> in article om, Bret Ludwig
> at wrote on 8/22/05 3:59 PM:
>
>
>> I had a couple of doghouse blue Tek scopes I gave away to a guy, who
>>wound up parting them out and building some very crude tube audio stuff
>>he charged a lot of money for to gullible idiots in St. Louis. That
>>town appears to be a haven for audio con men.
>>
>> The old Tek scopes are either too much work to keep going, or have
>>mostly been used so heavily they are no longer usable. There are no
>>more parts for DESIRABLE Tek scopes! Tek has not made an actual
>>oscilloscope in nearly ten years and the last ones (the TAS series)
>>were crude and nearly unusable.
>>
>> Large quantities of certain parts do exist-because either those are
>>the parts that don't go bad or they are for stuff you don't want
>>anyway.
>
>
>
> Actually, old Tek scopes have some great parts that lend themselves to happy
> employment in some really nice tube designs . . . .

Indeed! ;-)
The power transformers from the older tubed beasts are great for
projects,if you can find any info on them,or else sit with the DMM and a
pencil for a while untill you've got it..(a variac is helpful too!)
I scrapped one that was beyond help,along with a HP that I couldn't
figure out,tried/tested everything under the sun,finally gave up.
Tons of good tubes,sockets,etc. in there too!

[Gregg]

Behold, clf scribed on tube chassis:


> I've got a Power Transformer out of an old Tek Scope - 545 I think or
> maybe an earlier model.

Hey, I actually have specs for that one! :-)

--
Gregg "t3h g33k"
http://geek.scorpiorising.ca
*Ratings are for transistors, tubes have guidelines*

[Ptaylor]

clf wrote:
> "Ptaylor" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Jon Yaeger wrote:
>>
>>>in article om, Bret
>>>Ludwig
>>>at wrote on 8/22/05 3:59 PM:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>I had a couple of doghouse blue Tek scopes I gave away to a guy, who
>>>>wound up parting them out and building some very crude tube audio stuff
>>>>he charged a lot of money for to gullible idiots in St. Louis. That
>>>>town appears to be a haven for audio con men.
>>>>
>>>>The old Tek scopes are either too much work to keep going, or have
>>>>mostly been used so heavily they are no longer usable. There are no
>>>>more parts for DESIRABLE Tek scopes! Tek has not made an actual
>>>>oscilloscope in nearly ten years and the last ones (the TAS series)
>>>>were crude and nearly unusable.
>>>>
>>>>Large quantities of certain parts do exist-because either those are
>>>>the parts that don't go bad or they are for stuff you don't want
>>>>anyway.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Actually, old Tek scopes have some great parts that lend themselves to
>>>happy
>>>employment in some really nice tube designs . . . .
>>
>> Indeed! ;-)
>> The power transformers from the older tubed beasts are great for
>>projects,if you can find any info on them,or else sit with the DMM and a
>>pencil for a while untill you've got it..(a variac is helpful too!)
>>I scrapped one that was beyond help,along with a HP that I couldn't figure
>>out,tried/tested everything under the sun,finally gave up.
>>Tons of good tubes,sockets,etc. in there too!
>>
>
>
> I've got a Power Transformer out of an old Tek Scope - 545 I think or maybe
> an earlier model.

<snip>
I think that's the model that one of mine came
from(tranny#120-120)..I've collected 3-4 big Tek trannies over the last
few years.

I'm sorta looking for another Tek tranny for my projects,marked 120-296
(from Tek 564's),if anyone has a spare. I'm thinking if I can find
another,the pair will make nice power trannies for a couple of PP EL34
monoblocks. ;-)

[Michael A. Terrell]

Gregg wrote:
>
> Behold, clf scribed on tube chassis:
>
> > I've got a Power Transformer out of an old Tek Scope - 545 I think or
> > maybe an earlier model.
>
> Hey, I actually have specs for that one! :-)


I have a Tektronix CRT and Shield:

The CRT part# is 154-0531-00
The shield part# is 337-1021-01
and the power transformer:
The transformer part# is 120-0575-00.

I believe they are from a 561 rack mount scope I scrapped for the
high voltage supply to fix a portable scope. I also have the power
transformer from the same scope.

--
Link to my "Computers for disabled Veterans" project website deleted
after threats were telephoned to my church.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

[clf]

"Ptaylor" > wrote in message
...
> Jon Yaeger wrote:
>> in article om, Bret
>> Ludwig
>> at wrote on 8/22/05 3:59 PM:
>>
>>
>>> I had a couple of doghouse blue Tek scopes I gave away to a guy, who
>>>wound up parting them out and building some very crude tube audio stuff
>>>he charged a lot of money for to gullible idiots in St. Louis. That
>>>town appears to be a haven for audio con men.
>>>
>>> The old Tek scopes are either too much work to keep going, or have
>>>mostly been used so heavily they are no longer usable. There are no
>>>more parts for DESIRABLE Tek scopes! Tek has not made an actual
>>>oscilloscope in nearly ten years and the last ones (the TAS series)
>>>were crude and nearly unusable.
>>>
>>> Large quantities of certain parts do exist-because either those are
>>>the parts that don't go bad or they are for stuff you don't want
>>>anyway.
>>
>>
>>
>> Actually, old Tek scopes have some great parts that lend themselves to
>> happy
>> employment in some really nice tube designs . . . .
>
> Indeed! ;-)
> The power transformers from the older tubed beasts are great for
> projects,if you can find any info on them,or else sit with the DMM and a
> pencil for a while untill you've got it..(a variac is helpful too!)
> I scrapped one that was beyond help,along with a HP that I couldn't figure
> out,tried/tested everything under the sun,finally gave up.
> Tons of good tubes,sockets,etc. in there too!
>

I've got a Power Transformer out of an old Tek Scope - 545 I think or maybe
an earlier model. The model numbers are all starting to run together in the
ole noggin (hey I'm getting old!) and it's been like 5 years since I had
this thing. Anyway, it was one of the big dinosaurs. The scope worked fine
but I had no room for it, so I stripped it. May have some other parts
floating around too. The transformer does have a part number I can supply.
If anyone is interested, let me know. "I" don't need it. Not sure what
shipping would be, this sucker is heavy. I also have 2 manuals for 2
separate models of the 422 scope - both in fairly decent shape.

[clf]

"Ptaylor" > wrote in message
...
> clf wrote:
>> "Ptaylor" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>>Jon Yaeger wrote:
>>>
>>>>in article om, Bret
>>>>Ludwig
>>>>at wrote on 8/22/05 3:59 PM:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I had a couple of doghouse blue Tek scopes I gave away to a guy, who
>>>>>wound up parting them out and building some very crude tube audio stuff
>>>>>he charged a lot of money for to gullible idiots in St. Louis. That
>>>>>town appears to be a haven for audio con men.
>>>>>
>>>>>The old Tek scopes are either too much work to keep going, or have
>>>>>mostly been used so heavily they are no longer usable. There are no
>>>>>more parts for DESIRABLE Tek scopes! Tek has not made an actual
>>>>>oscilloscope in nearly ten years and the last ones (the TAS series)
>>>>>were crude and nearly unusable.
>>>>>
>>>>>Large quantities of certain parts do exist-because either those are
>>>>>the parts that don't go bad or they are for stuff you don't want
>>>>>anyway.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Actually, old Tek scopes have some great parts that lend themselves to
>>>>happy
>>>>employment in some really nice tube designs . . . .
>>>
>>> Indeed! ;-)
>>> The power transformers from the older tubed beasts are great for
>>> projects,if you can find any info on them,or else sit with the DMM and a
>>> pencil for a while untill you've got it..(a variac is helpful too!)
>>>I scrapped one that was beyond help,along with a HP that I couldn't
>>>figure out,tried/tested everything under the sun,finally gave up.
>>>Tons of good tubes,sockets,etc. in there too!
>>>
>>
>>
>> I've got a Power Transformer out of an old Tek Scope - 545 I think or
>> maybe an earlier model.
>
> <snip>
> I think that's the model that one of mine came from(tranny#120-120)..I've
> collected 3-4 big Tek trannies over the last few years.
>
> I'm sorta looking for another Tek tranny for my projects,marked 120-296
> (from Tek 564's),if anyone has a spare. I'm thinking if I can find
> another,the pair will make nice power trannies for a couple of PP EL34
> monoblocks. ;-)

Mine has 120-140 on it. As I said, it was removed from a working unit. All I
did was cut most of the wires coming from the scope areas - off the "taps"
of the transformers. Otherwise it is in good shape.

clf

[Gregg]

Behold, Michael A. Terrell scribed on tube chassis:

> Gregg wrote:
>>
>> Behold, clf scribed on tube chassis:
>>
>> > I've got a Power Transformer out of an old Tek Scope - 545 I think or
>> > maybe an earlier model.
>>
>> Hey, I actually have specs for that one! :-)
>
>
> I have a Tektronix CRT and Shield:
>
> The CRT part# is 154-0531-00
> The shield part# is 337-1021-01
> and the power transformer:
> The transformer part# is 120-0575-00.
>
> I believe they are from a 561 rack mount scope I scrapped for the
> high voltage supply to fix a portable scope. I also have the power
> transformer from the same scope.

120-0575... Hmmm, my schema shows different #. Must be a 561 then.

--
Gregg "t3h g33k"
http://geek.scorpiorising.ca
*Ratings are for transistors, tubes have guidelines*

[Adam Stouffer]

Bret Ludwig wrote:
> The old Tek scopes are either too much work to keep going, or have
> mostly been used so heavily they are no longer usable. There are no
> more parts for DESIRABLE Tek scopes! Tek has not made an actual
> oscilloscope in nearly ten years and the last ones (the TAS series)
> were crude and nearly unusable.
>

Hehe I had one and thought about trying to get it back into shape for
audio work. Then I saw the sticker on the plugin with a calibration date
due for 1965. $200-300 on ebay will get you something decent. In fact if
you ebayed all the ceramic terminal strips in a tek scope you could
probably pay for a newer one.


Adam

[BFoelsch]

"Adam Stouffer" > wrote in message
news:287Pe.2916$k92.2274@trndny05...
> Bret Ludwig wrote:
> > The old Tek scopes are either too much work to keep going, or have
> > mostly been used so heavily they are no longer usable. There are no
> > more parts for DESIRABLE Tek scopes! Tek has not made an actual
> > oscilloscope in nearly ten years and the last ones (the TAS series)
> > were crude and nearly unusable.
> >
>
> Hehe I had one and thought about trying to get it back into shape for
> audio work. Then I saw the sticker on the plugin with a calibration date
> due for 1965. $200-300 on ebay will get you something decent. In fact if
> you ebayed all the ceramic terminal strips in a tek scope you could
> probably pay for a newer one.

The last generation of Tek tube scopes, the 544, 546 and 547 had a solid
state vertical section and actually hold up pretty well, but the CRTs are 35
years old! The older stuff though is really tough to bring back from the
grave. Especially the ones with the distributed vertical amps!

[Chuck Harris]

BFoelsch wrote:

> The last generation of Tek tube scopes, the 544, 546 and 547 had a solid
> state vertical section and actually hold up pretty well, but the CRTs are 35
> years old! The older stuff though is really tough to bring back from the
> grave. Especially the ones with the distributed vertical amps!

The distributed amplifiers, fortunately, are very conservatively rated, and
built with reliable componants. The only likely failure is one of the tubes.
Finding the bad tube is quite easy, because it will leave a glitch on the
leading couple hundred of nanoseconds of a high risetime squarewave.

I have a 585A, and a 513D, both using distributed vertical amplifiers, and
the only problems I have had have been elsewhere. Usually very easy stuff.
The 585A is an extremely easy to use and a very reliable scope. I have been
using them since the late 1970s with very few problems. I have found the
545A and 545B to be similarily reliable, as long as you use a good CA
plugin, and stay away from the 53/54 series. The 547 is a terrific scope.

I keep the 585A around as my "winter scope". It is nice to have around
during the winter time. The rest of the year I use a 475, 2465, or 7D20/7633.

-Chuck

[Michael Squires]

In article >,
BFoelsch > wrote:
>
>The last generation of Tek tube scopes, the 544, 546 and 547 had a solid
>state vertical section and actually hold up pretty well, but the CRTs are 35

I have a 546 with a 1A1 plugin; bought ca 1980 surplus at Dayton, still works.
Only problem is the on-off switch, which has problems with the current draw.

I've just replaced it with a calibrated 465, however, so if there's someone
in the Bloomington, IN area who wants a scope (with cart) get in touch.

I also have an older Ballantine RMS voltmeter which is now not needed (since
I now have a newer HP unit). It worked the last time I turned it on, about
15 years ago.

Mike Squires
--

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mikes at siralan.org 546 N Park Ridge Rd., Bloomington, IN 47408