eBay score - at least I hope so! HP 1741a oscilloscope for $75! - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / beginners

author: lbeckm3
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 22, 2015, 08:39:00 pm
content: Well I'm really hoping it works and I got, what I believe to be, is a good deal;eBay auction: #301532209723On the back there are a few stickers, one of which concerns me a little bit and that is the one that says it's a "demonstration product". That, to me, could mean it's a very nice factory specimen that would be demo'd to professionals and really well calibrated and such. Or, it was a model that didn't live up to standards and was a demo to show it lighting up etc. I probably worry too much either way... but on the whole for less than $109 US shipped to my house - I think I may have a great beginner scope to play with next week!Also, I've just BEGUN to read these forums here, and in my perusal, ran across a great teardown and rebuild on this particular scope from a few years ago! That was a fantastic read and really has me stoked I got a good one here!Thanks for looking!-Lyle

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 22, 2015, 10:26:44 pm
content: Good luck with your new scope.Would you mind putting your country flag in your profile so we know where you come from? There may come a time when you ask a question that can have multiple answers depending on your location. By the way, welcome to the forum. You might also want to put a blurb in the new member thread at the top of the general chat page so everyone can learn a bit more about you. There are also quite a bit of good oscilloscope primers if you aren't familiar with there use, especially by W2AEW, so you don't.

author: lbeckm3
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 22, 2015, 11:27:46 pm
content: Quote from: GreyWoolfe on February 22, 2015, 10:26:44 pmThanks for pointing those things out! Done and done.

author: RJFreeman
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2015, 11:43:32 pm
content: 100Mhz, dual channel analogue storage scope for under $110 It looks like a good score!I have to admit it has been a while since I used an analogue (excuse UK/Aussie spelling) storage scope, but in case you haven't already found it Agilent have the user/service manual here:http://cp.literature.agilent.com/litweb/pdf/01741-90911.pdfHP did love using their own part numbers and I was involved in putting together a CSV (spreadsheet) a few years ago, to translate part numbers available here;http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/hp/hpcross/and there are some good cross references (which may or may not be in the CSV version, I forget where we got up to) here;http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/hpparts.html#cross

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2015, 11:55:47 pm
content: Score!Good find!

author: lbeckm3
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 23, 2015, 02:15:45 pm
content: Thanks for the links! I did manage to find the manual myself as well, but do appreciate you posting the link for me. The other links I did not know about - I have bookmarked those for future reference!Now I wait... It's kind of funny, most of my experience is with microcontrollers (picaxe, basic stamp etc.). Now I've picked up a few old tube radios from the 30's and 40's and am recapping them and attempting to get them to work - so it's the other end of the spectrum here for those. Sad thing is I can see myself spending a few hundred to thousands of dollars to ramp up to fix a radio I picked up for $20... If anyone is interested I have some pics up and description at;http://www.antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=269653Great community over there as well - lots of friendly folks to help you out with these old radios.