WTB: Tektronix TM 5003 mainframe - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: DennisHuiberts
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: June 08, 2014, 08:54:44 pm
content: Title says it all I guess. I would prefer buying from someone located in the EU to keep shipping costs reasonable. Let me know if you have something!

author: edavid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 08, 2014, 11:24:32 pm
content: FYI, there's no such thing as a TM5004... just TM5003, TM5006, and TM5006A.

author: DennisHuiberts
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: June 09, 2014, 08:43:31 am
content: Oops, you're right. Just a TM 5003 then.

author: woodchips
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 19, 2014, 11:15:00 am
content: Don't think I have ever seen a 5003, just the 5001 and 5006. The 5006 are quite common, hacksaw job?

author: edavid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 19, 2014, 04:05:08 pm
content: Quote from: woodchips on June 19, 2014, 11:15:00 amThere's no such thing as a TM5001 either

author: miguelvp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2014, 04:40:01 am
content: I think he put one 0 too many and wants a TM503.http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/tek/tm503/Like the one that hosts my FG504.

author: edavid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2014, 04:46:39 am
content: Quote from: miguelvp on June 20, 2014, 04:40:01 amHow did you decide that?

author: miguelvp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2014, 05:04:42 am
content: Because someone said there was not a TM5003 and then you didn't denied it didn't exist and further went on saying there is not such a thing as a TM5001.I guess I should have google first to find out that there is indeed a TM5003.Since I have a TM503 and assumed the person reporting the TM5003 didn't exist and you "kind of" confirming it (or at least not denying it) then wellTM5003 it isSeems to have an extra mini connector on the back plane that my TM503 doesn't have.BTW for the OP, Ebay has at least one:http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tektronix-TM5003-/400722637519

author: jlmoon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 20, 2014, 04:09:32 pm
content: I do hope the OP knows the differences in the 500 series racks vs. say the 5006/5006A series. High power slots etc.. and the fact that 5xxx series devices usually don't fare well in a 5xx frame.Just a general FYI!

author: edavid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2014, 06:07:27 pm
content: Quote from: miguelvp on June 20, 2014, 05:04:42 amYou didn't read very carefullyQuoteIt's for GPIB.QuoteI'm sure he already looked there... that one is very, very, very overpriced, not even counting shipping to the EU.

author: David Hess
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 21, 2014, 05:11:41 pm
content: The TM5003 is more expensive used and a lot less common than the TM5006 and TM5006A. I have yet to see a good deal on a TM5003.A couple of the TM5000 plug-ins will work in TM500 mainframes and there is one or maybe a couple of TM500 plug-ins which will not work in TM5000 mainframes.

author: edavid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 22, 2014, 12:20:23 am
content: Quote from: David Hess on June 21, 2014, 05:11:41 pmLess common, yes; more expensive, hmmm.Did you see this one?http://www.ebay.com/itm/390831435029

author: David Hess
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 22, 2014, 04:20:52 am
content: My records show more than double the price on completed sales of which there are less than half as many.

author: DennisHuiberts
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: June 24, 2014, 11:47:06 am
content: Having both 500 series and 5000 series plug-ins, I would really need a TM 5000 series mainframe. The TM 5006 is too big (need a bigger lab). Most listings in the US aren't interesting because of the high shipping costs and import taxes. Thanks for helping though!

author: David Hess
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 24, 2014, 12:11:00 pm
content: I am not quite in the same quandary since I live in the US and only have TM500 series plug-ins at the moment. I find the TM5006 is too large and the TM5003 is too expensive although I am sure deals show up now and then. Documentation for the TM5003 is also rarer although available.My best suggestion is to keep a watch out for one on your local auction sites.