Oscilloscope question

[Jim Beacon]

From: "William Donzelli" <aw288 at osfn.org>


> > If you want a rack mount unit, look out for Memcor
> > scopes - these seem to be a re-badged Tek 647, supplied under a military
> > contract for navigational beacons, and can be got for very little, as
no-one
> > realises what they are (I got mine for £30 including shipping in the UK,
and
> > it is a 100MHz unit dual trace unit).
>
> Watch out! The military scopes that look like Teks but are not are really
> bad clones (Lavoies are the worst). They were made under license and just
> are not up to Tek standards. When they were in service they were the curse
> of the ET and Tech Rep crowd.
>
>
> William Donzelli
> aw288 at osfn.org
>
>
The Memcor I have differs only in the front panels (sealed against dust and
moisture), internally it is Tek, and the plug-ins have Tek ID plates on the
chassis (I think the mainframe does as well).

Jim.