I'm really happy with my HP16500A, and they are reasonably priced if you shop around. About 10 years ago I got mine with two dual-channel cards (100Mhz/200msps) and two logic analyzer cards (OK, dont laugh....50Mhz / 80 channels) and probes, pods, and manuals, for about 250 USD including shipping. It seems like a weird scope because it only has 1 knob, and uses a touchscreen. I remember when it first came out around 1989, and it was THE scope to have.
Digital scopes are a must-have so you can trigger/capture single events. There are better versions (16500B, 16500C) that have hard drives and allow you to login via Xwindows. None of my designs run faster than 50Mhz, so the scope/logic analyzer works fine for me. I bought a second unit as a spare, but found enough good cards at low cost to have a second 4-channel scope + logic analyzer. For nixie work, and especially CRT/NIMO work, get a set of 100x probes. That said, your Tek scope probably just has a dried-out electrolytic cap in the power supply. On Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 8:44:50 PM UTC-7 martin martin wrote: > My Tek 2236 is nearly 30 moons old and no longer stays on for more than a > few minutes. I am sure it's fixable, but on the other hand maybe time for > a new digital! > > What do you guys suggest for general use and of course clock fixing? > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/4d7ea3ea-894c-4e68-891e-ea77441276e1n%40googlegroups.com.
