[Boatanchors] Repair of Tektronix 2335

[Ian Wilson]

Here in Southern CA, Dick Palmer (WB6JDH) does a wonderful job of
refurbishing and keeping alive Tek scopes. His smiling face is often to
be seen at the local swap meets.

73, ian K3IMW

On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 6:14 AM, Bill Henderson <bill.henderson at ocdsb.ca>
wrote:

> For the amount of money this guy wants for you to get your unrepaired scope
> back the least he could do is give you a written statement of the exact
> parts that are no longer available.
>
>  - Bill H. / va3hwa
>
> On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 9:02 PM, Bill Cotter <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
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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 saying that the instrument is obsolete, unrepairable, and if I pay them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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