[Boatanchors] Repair of Tektronix 2335

[Bill Cotter]

You sure nailed it right about Bob Garcia, Howie. 
He is a rare individual who has values and 
integrity set a bar that we all should strive 
for. And, he is master of Tektronix scopes.

73 Bill N4LG

At 10:09 PM 5/11/2017, Howie WA3MCK wrote:
>Mr Garcia  "The Scope Man" is a gentleman and a scholar.Â
>He is a good, decent, and honest man.
>I purchased my Tektronix scope from him years 
>ago. It functions perfectly to this day.
>The quality of his work is beyond reproach.
>His prices for scopes and repair fees are VERY fair.
>I'll purchase An oscilloscope from Mr. Garcia sight unseen.
>If everyone conducted business as he does the 
>world would indeed be a better place!
>
>Â Howie WA3MCKÂ
>
>
>On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 21:02 Bill Cotter 
><<mailto:n4lg at qx.net>n4lg at qx.net> wrote:
>Robert,
>
>Here in the southeastern United States, we contact "The Scope Man"
>for our
>oscilloscope needs. I have not found any refurb/reseller/repair
>come close to what "The Scope Man" sells his 'scopes for or charges
>for repairs. It would really be worth your time to check out this
>resource:
>
>Bob Garcia, KD4JRT
>845 Fairfield Dr
>Marietta, GA 30068
>(770) 977-5701
>
><mailto:esaronel at bellsouth.net>esaronel at bellsouth.net
>
>I found it best to call Bob, 0730-1930 ET, instead of emailing him.
>Bob usually sells his scopes at hamfests.
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>At 11:38 AM 5/11/2017, WA5CAB--- via Boatanchors wrote:
> >I have a Tek 2335 that has given good service for years and is still
> >perfectly adequate for anything that I need it to do.  Two weeks
> >ago it was
> >working fine.  I used it to fine tune a vibrator for a TBY 4V
> >supply, and
> >proceeded to close up the vibrator.  When I went to run a final
> >test on the repaired
> >vibrator, the 'scope had no trace.
> >
> >I don't have the service manual on it, nor the time to fix it
> >myself.  So I
> >did a little searching and came up with a company named Transcat
> >whose
> >local office is less that a mile from my house.  Their ads claimed
> >that they
> >worked on Tektronix equipment.  So I took the unit to them some
> >time ago, and
> >they accepted it.  Several telephone calls later, I get an email
> >from them
> >saying that the instrument is obsolete, unrepairable, and if I pay
> >them
> >$150.00 I can have it back unrepaired.
> >
> >Does anyone know of anyone preferably in the Houston area but
> >lacking that
> >anywhere in the USA who will actually fix it?
> >
> >Robert Downs - Houston
> >wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
> >MVPA 9480
>
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