Anyone have a use for one of these??

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Anyone have a use for one of these?? Can you believe this sold for $2375 in 66!!

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Man, that thing was probably top of the line when it was new. We have some even bigger clunkers at work they prolly weigh about 50 pounds.
 
An electronic measuring instrument which produces a display showing the relationship of two or more variables. In most cases it is an orthogonal (x,y) plot with the horizontal axis being a linear function of time. The vertical axis is normally a linear function of voltage at the signal input terminal of the instrument. Because transducers of many types are available to convert almost any physical phenomenon into a corresponding voltage, the oscilloscope is a very versatile tool that is useful for many forms of physical investigation. See also Transducer.
The oscillograph is an instrument that performs a similar function but provides a permanent record. The light-beam oscillograph used a beam of light reflected from a mirror galvanometer which was focused onto a moving light-sensitive paper. These instruments are obsolete. The mechanical version, in which the galvanometer drives a pen which writes on a moving paper chart, is still in use, particularly for process control. See also Galvanometer; Graphic recording instruments.
Oscilloscopes are one of the most widely used electronic instruments because they provide easily understood displays of electrical waveforms and are capable of making measurements over an extremely wide range of voltage and time. Although a very large number of analog oscilloscopes are in use, digitizing oscilloscopes (also known as digital oscilloscopes or digital storage oscilloscopes) are preferred, and analog instruments are likely to be superseded. See also Electronic display.
An analog oscilloscope, in its simplest form, uses a linear vertical amplifier and a time base to display a replica of the input signal waveform on the screen of a cathode-ray tube (CRT). The screen is typically divided into 8 vertical divisions and 10 horizontal divisions. Analog oscilloscopes may be classified into nonstorage oscilloscopes, storage oscilloscopes, and sampling oscilloscopes.
Analog nonstorage oscilloscopes are the oldest and most widely used type. Except for the cathode-ray tube, the circuit descriptions also apply to analog storage oscilloscopes. A typical oscilloscope might have a bandwidth of 150 MHz, two main vertical channels plus two auxiliary channels, two time bases (one usable for delay), and a cathode-ray-tube display area; and it might include on-screen readout of some control settings and measurement results. A typical oscilloscope is composed of five basic elements: (1) the cathode-ray tube and associated controls; (2) the vertical or signal amplifier system with input terminal and controls; (3) the time base, which includes sweep generator, triggering circuit, horizontal or x-amplifier, and unblanking circuit; (4) auxiliary facilities such as a calibrator and on-screen readout; and (5) power supplies.
Digital techniques are applied to both timing and voltage measurement in digitizing oscilloscopes. A digital clock determines sampling instants at which analog-to-digital converters obtain digital values for the input signals. The resulting data can be stored indefinitely or transferred to other equipment for analysis or plotting. See also Voltage measurement; Waveform determination.
In its simplest form a digitizing oscilloscope comprises six basic elements: (1) analog vertical input amplifier; (2) high-speed analog-to-digital converter and digital waveform memory; (3) time base, including triggering and clock drive for the analog-to-digital converter and waveform memory; (4) waveform reconstruction and display circuits; (5) display, generally, but not restricted to, a cathode-ray tube; (6) power supplies and ancillary functions. In addition, most digitizing oscilloscopes provide facilities for further manipulation of waveforms prior to display, for direct measurements of waveform parameters, and for connection to external devices such as computers and hard-copy units.
Higher measurement accuracy is available from digitizing oscilloscopes. The first decision to be made in choosing an oscilloscope is whether this or any of the other properties exclusive to the digitizing type are essential. If not, the option of an analog design remains. The selected instrument must be appropriate for the signal under examination. It must have enough sensitivity to give an adequate deflection from the applied signal, sufficient bandwidth, adequately short rise time, and time-base facilities capable of providing a steady display of the waveform. An analog oscilloscope needs to be able to produce a visible trace at the sweep speed and repetition rate likely. A digitizing oscilloscope must have an adequate maximum digitizing rate and a sufficiently long waveform memory.
 
Sorry, when I read stuff like that my brain cells totally deteriorate and my IQ goes from whatever it normally is to around zero!! :D

Without all that stuff... if you had it, what would YOU do with it???:rolleyes:
 
With a long enough extention cord it might be useful on your boat. :D


LMAO yes it would. Got it in Montana last week. Old guy passed away, he had a bunch of arcade and pinball stuff. My friend bought a few pinball machines. The elderly widow begged me to take this. So im now the proud owner. :eek::eek::eek:
 
She said it does, I have no power coord. I can prob rig something up and test it. I thought someone might be able to use it. :cool:
 
If it worked and I had any clue how to use it I bet it would be worth having. Unfortunately I have no clue how to use it.
 
Sorry, when I read stuff like that my brain cells totally deteriorate and my IQ goes from whatever it normally is to around zero!! :D

Without all that stuff... if you had it, what would YOU do with it???:rolleyes:

It is an "Oscilloscope" or "scope". You use them to measure electrical signals. It allows you to "see" what the electricity is doing. Here is a screenshot off of my scope when I was debugging a problem on my Baby Pac-man.

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-VJ
 
If it worked and I had any clue how to use it I bet it would be worth having. Unfortunately I have no clue how to use it.

it works just like any other O-scope. its a storage scope (not a digital storage scope) But it's still a good scope It looks like an old Tektronix. I wonder what the max Freq is on that biatch?
 
It looks sort of like an EKG... :D At least if you have a pulse... Thank you for explaining it in a simple fashion!! :)
 
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