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author: PsychoMaster
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 26, 2015, 06:40:49 pm
content: I have just got my first scope a Tektronixs 475AOh God it's gorgous!

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 26, 2015, 06:42:34 pm
content: Turn the lights down low first, then get to know her better........

author: retrolefty
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 26, 2015, 07:22:48 pm
content: Be gentle with her buttons and switches till you get a good feel for her needs.

author: Obin
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 26, 2015, 07:46:28 pm
content: You might wanna learn to spell her name correctly though, the loved ones tend to be a bit touchy about the whole "I don't know your name" thing

author: pascal_sweden
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 26, 2015, 07:58:06 pm
content: If you admire your new scope, because of the looks, you might want to try the AVR Scope Clock project. Get the best of both worlds: admire the looks of your Tektronix 475 and check the time with the analog clockHere is a reference to the AVR Scope Clock project:http://www.dutchtronix.com/ScopeClockH3-1-Enhanced.htm

author: Alex Eisenhut
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 26, 2015, 10:07:39 pm
content: Quote from: pascal_sweden on April 26, 2015, 07:58:06 pmHey I have one of those clock thingies too! Maybe I should hook it up to my newly repaired 1A4/547 scope and make a video...

author: Muxr
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 26, 2015, 10:48:51 pm
content: These Teks with the screen in the middle are the sexiest pieces of testing gear ever made imo.Enjoy your scope.

author: Hydrawerk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 26, 2015, 11:18:43 pm
content: It is at least 32 years old.http://w140.com/tekwiki/wiki/475Treat it like an old lady.

author: Hugoneus
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 26, 2015, 11:20:35 pm
content: Congratulations!

author: Electro Fan
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 27, 2015, 04:22:20 am
content: +1 to all of the aboverelatively few things are cooler than a vintage Tektronix scope

author: smjcuk
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 27, 2015, 10:01:44 am
content: Quote from: Electro Fan on April 27, 2015, 04:22:20 amBroken ones are not cool (he says glaring at his 453 which has been a time sink)

author: PsychoMaster
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 29, 2015, 04:49:50 pm
content: The Wife doesn,t understand me. I still love her honest.

author: jlmoon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 29, 2015, 07:54:34 pm
content: Ok, some of you have been rubbing up on your equipment a little too long.in the Lab!

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 29, 2015, 10:10:25 pm
content: Be careful lifting up her skirt and seeing what's underneath. Might make the wife jealous

author: Gunb
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 30, 2015, 08:02:53 am
content: Quote from: GreyWoolfe on April 29, 2015, 10:10:25 pmWell, what do you expect from an old granny?

author: nanofrog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 30, 2015, 08:26:57 am
content: Quote from: Gunb on April 30, 2015, 08:02:53 amSomething like this ...

author: Whales
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 30, 2015, 09:24:46 am
content: Quote from: nanofrog on April 30, 2015, 08:26:57 amNah, this scope isn't a convertible.

author: smjcuk
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 30, 2015, 09:28:03 am
content: My 453 is. It's designed so the lid comes off without a screwdriver

author: McBryce
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 30, 2015, 10:49:54 am
content: Quote from: Gunb on April 30, 2015, 08:02:53 amOld tubes?McBryce.

author: Whales
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 30, 2015, 11:21:52 am
content: Quote from: smjcuk on April 30, 2015, 09:28:03 amActually the bottom panel of my Goldstar OS-7040A does keep falling off at the moment. I might have to invest in some retaining underwear.

author: McBryce
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 30, 2015, 12:07:55 pm
content: Quote from: Whales on April 30, 2015, 11:21:52 amSlut!The difference between old ladies and old scopes - Old scopes can still show beautiful curvesMcBryce.

author: smjcuk
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 30, 2015, 12:17:28 pm
content: And smell better

author: jlmoon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 30, 2015, 01:53:32 pm
content: Quote from: smjcuk on April 30, 2015, 12:17:28 pmmakes me think of the tuna boat joke.

author: i4004
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 30, 2015, 04:42:52 pm
content: Quote from: Obin on April 26, 2015, 07:46:28 pm

author: smjcuk
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 30, 2015, 05:44:42 pm
content: It's the birthdays that I always lose on

author: VK5RC
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 01, 2015, 12:04:33 am
content: It's the maintenance that is the killer

author: AF6LJ
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 01, 2015, 12:11:25 am
content: They are nice; I use to use one in the seventies and eighties.I love my Tek 466 and have a pair of 475s one is a hanger queen the other looks to be repairable.

author: AF6LJ
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 01, 2015, 12:12:46 am
content: They are nice; I use to use one in the seventies and eighties.I love my Tek 466 and have a pair of 475s one is a hanger queen the other looks to be repairable.But I must say...LOVE;is a warm Spectrum analyzer that goes from DC to Daylight.

author: AF6LJ
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 01, 2015, 12:13:40 am
content: They are nice; I use to use one in the seventies and eighties.I love my Tek 466 and have a pair of 475s one is a hanger queen the other looks to be repairable.But I must say...LOVE;is a warm Spectrum analyzer that goes from DC to Daylight.

author: john_p_wi
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 01, 2015, 01:30:40 am
content: ^^^ Ultimately, the car is cheaper...

author: nanofrog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 01, 2015, 02:09:28 am
content: Quote from: john_p_wi on May 01, 2015, 01:30:40 amPerhaps, but not as much fun.

author: Gunb
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 01, 2015, 09:35:23 am
content: Quote from: nanofrog on April 30, 2015, 08:26:57 amWell, from now on ....

author: AF6LJ
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 01, 2015, 09:34:27 pm
content: Quote from: john_p_wi on May 01, 2015, 01:30:40 amAnd the likelyhood of ruining your life is much greater with the girl.A car won't cheat on you.

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 01, 2015, 09:54:19 pm
content: Quote from: john_p_wi on May 01, 2015, 01:30:40 amGas is cheaper than diamonds and the car won't be near as high maintenance. The car will also have a better exhaust note, no whining there, unless it has a supercharger-now that's a whine I can listen to all day. Both are sexy looking though.

author: retrolefty
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 01, 2015, 11:03:03 pm
content: Lets be honest guys, they are both very high maintenance items and should be approached with caution.

author: AF6LJ
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 08, 2015, 02:55:44 pm
content: Quote from: retrolefty on May 01, 2015, 11:03:03 pmTruth be told; A Man is much higher maintenance then most women.

author: PsychoMaster
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2015, 07:55:15 pm
content: I wish my Mum would not drive around like that!