Shaun Merrigan
Classic Electronic Restoration, Vacuum Tube Audio, Technical History, Photography
Category: Restoration of Classic Electronic Test Equipment
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Originally posted in January, 2017 I was recently fortunate enough to acquire a Tektronix 556 Dual Beam Oscilloscope with many accessories and in good condition. Unfortunately, the cooling fan on the scope was very loud and more concerning, it emitted an alarming metal on metal contact sound. After verifying basic operation of the oscilloscope, I decided…
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This post will documents my recent repair of a Tektronix 284 Pulse Generator. This device was introduced by Tektronix in 1967. It can produce: The Tektronix 284 can be used to check the risetime of oscilloscopes, (both sampling and real time) amplifiers, transistors, transient responses, and for TDR work. The pulses are generated by a…
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Originally posted in August 2017 HP 8903B Audio Analyzer PCB Pad Replacement Visual inspection of my recently acquired HP 8903B Audio Analyzer revealed that the polymer pads on the bottom side of the main PCB were seriously deteriorated: Besides making an unsightly mess, this residue may form corrosive products which, over time, could damage the PCB.…
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Originally posted in June of 2021 I recently completed repairing/refreshing and calibrating two Tektronix Type 114 Pulse Generators. This is a solid state pulse generator with variable pulse width (100ns – 10ms) and period (1us to 100mS). It can produce pulses of both polarities (-10v to +10v into 50 ohms). It was introduced in 1965.…
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Originally posted in December 2023 Background The Tektronix SG5010 is an audio signal generator plug-in for the TM5000 modular test equipment system. It can generate five waveforms: sine wave, square wave, SMPTE/DIN intermodulation test signal, CCIF intermodulation test signal, and sine wave burst. All these signals may be swept in frequency and amplitude. It can generate…