Tektronix 465M for $90.  Worth it? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Coffeemugger
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: December 19, 2018, 05:34:54 pm
content: Hey, trying to keep my head level on my ebay searches after a failed attempt at my latest repair. EDIT: To be fair there may still be a chance but I'm not holding my breathFound this today. $10 of gas from my location. At the current price, is this a yay or nay?Again, may be obvious, but I'm a bit hot-blooded.

author: sokoloff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2018, 06:06:14 pm
content: I bet they'll take $75 for it for pickup.It depends on your use/need. It's a fine scope; in my mind, the question is more around whether you have the bench space for an old CRT scope than whether it's worth $50, $100, or $150.

author: rstofer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2018, 06:57:18 pm
content: That scope is a real work horse - in my view it's worth every bit of the price since it clearly works. Not that there might be small issues...I see it is Sold - I hope you bought it!I have the 485 (big brother) and I keep it standing upright under my bench and I leave it that way when I drag it out to use. I don't have enough depth on my bench to lay it down and I don't want a cart. It works well just standing on the floor.

author: Coffeemugger
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: December 19, 2018, 10:56:13 pm
content: I bought it. The good man gave it for $55! Well, I am very grateful.It's going to serve me well.Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk

author: Mechatrommer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2018, 02:15:36 am
content: its still on sale. so they have few stocks of it. if you can go there you can choose the most pristine one, ymmv.

author: Mr. Scram
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 20, 2018, 05:53:24 am
content: Quote from: Mechatrommer on December 20, 2018, 02:15:36 amI think you're seeing that annoying eBay thing where it shows you a similar item.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 20, 2018, 07:58:02 am
content: Quote from: Mr. Scram on December 20, 2018, 05:53:24 amYou are absolutely right. It's showing a number of 2336's ... nothing like a 465.

author: Coffeemugger
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: December 20, 2018, 03:32:32 pm
content: To be fair the seller did mention a gain problem on channel 2 on there. I'll leave that alone for now but with all the documentation for this thing it seems silly not to fix eventuallySent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk

author: rstofer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2018, 01:32:17 am
content: Quote from: Coffeemugger on December 20, 2018, 03:32:32 pmMaybe... When I looked at the traces, they seemed pretty identical. Of course, I don't know how the knobs are set. But, if there is a problem, there are people who can help. The probes may need compensating but I don't know if they were set to 10x (compensation can be adjusted) or 1x (no adjustment).

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2018, 06:07:13 am
content: The 465 series are great scopes, I used a 465B as my primary scope for many years and I still keep it around. If you need a good solid analog scope then it's hard to go wrong.