I don't know I wasn't stupid enough to even think about calling GTE.
Actually "now that I remember"
I had called Tek to enquire about a 465 B faceplate, this guy totally "lost
his wig" before I even got to speak about owning a 2232.
$^% 465 !!  jokingly told me "THIS ISN'T SANFORD AND SON"
I have since sold the 2232 and baught 465B and a little NLS battery operated
(NLS are VERY very nice people, they sent me a manual, alignment/service
procedure and schematic free!! )
I also have a 545 on a cart to I use in the basement (winter) people love
looking at it 
-RP
"private"  wrote in message
...
 Did they  actually pull off that deal with GTE for service.
 I was there training some of those ****ers.
 RP Jones wrote:
  Could it be they don't want to do anymore service, perhaps it cheaper
just
  to replace those new off seas plastic cheap ones one under warrantee.
  I called them about a Tek 2232 and someone on the other end got all
****ed
  off, said call GTE for service ?
 
  "Frank Gilliland"  wrote in message
  ...
   Tektronix is trying to manipulate the oscilloscope market. Today I
learned
  from
   my local dealership that they are required by contract to destroy
every
  scope
   which is traded in for a new Tektronix scope, regardless of age or
  condition. So
   if you decide to trade in that old scope for a Tektronix, know ahead
of
  time
   that it is NOT going to end up in the hands of a ham, or of some kid
  learning
   and experimenting in electronics on a tight budget like I was thir...
er,
  twenty
   years ago. No, Tektronix needs to raise their profits by destroying
every
  used
   scope they can get their greedy little hands on, regardless of who
feels
  the
   pinch!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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