Yes; it is only the ageing capacitors in some of the equipment from that era that lets the kit down. I never used Tek equipment, but did use the early Data General SuperNova in the early 70s, then the DEC stuff, all of which was very well made. I smile when folk say "Why does such-and-such a computer manufacturer have such high prices?". Quality always costs. It usually pays too, although history tells us those companies don't always survive (with the exception of Apple, of course). The general public are price sensitive. It's pretty much the same story with quality tools.
Marcus On 9 Mar 2016, at 16:01, Cecil Thomas wrote: > > Mark, > This is completely off topic but I thought you might be interested. > I have a Tek 511-AD (Tek's first model) vintage somewhere around 1950 > or 51 that I managed to rescue from an outside pile of electrical > scrap at McConnel AFB in Wichita Ks in 1971. > It had been laying outside in the rain and snow for at least 3 months > if not longer. > > I replaced the smashed CRT and made new shafts for a couple of > control pots that had been sheared off when it was tossed of the > truck and moved with the other trash in the bucket of a front end > loader. I went to the Base Precision Measuring Equipment Lab and > asked if they still had the manual and they did. It was they who > surplussed the scope. They didn't need the manual any more so they > tossed it as well (to me). > > I brought the caps up slow with a variac and it fired right up. > > I can't think of a much better testimonial for a quality piece of > equipment. During that time period they used nothing but the best > components and if no one made one good enough then they made it themselves. > > By the way, it still works. > > Cecil > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Transform Data into Opportunity. > Accelerate data analysis in your applications with > Intel Data Analytics Acceleration Library. > Click to learn more. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=278785111&iu=/4140 > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transform Data into Opportunity. Accelerate data analysis in your applications with Intel Data Analytics Acceleration Library. Click to learn more. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=278785111&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
