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briney Audiophile Posts: 179 Location: Niles, Mi. Joined: June 5, 2004	love the slide-rule.

RE: Cool Ad, posted on August 18, 2015 at 15:49:40
6bq5 Audiophile Posts: 4390 Location: SF Bay Joined: August 16, 2001	When I started working- I also had to wear a tie- It was a desk job; however the desk was inherited from the previous occupant- and I ruined a few too many ties on the rough edge of the desk- so I switched to Bow Ties- no more snags.... Happy Listening

RE: Cool Ad, posted on August 19, 2015 at 07:32:29
Crazy Dave Audiophile Posts: 14371 Location: East Coast Joined: October 4, 2001	That preamp is near the top of my most desired vintage pieces. Oh well! Dave

not sure I'd want my crotch that close to the B-plus..., posted on August 19, 2015 at 11:43:37
mhardy6647 Audiophile Posts: 16018 Location: New England Joined: October 12, 1999 Contributor Since: October 23, 2016	just sayin'... all the best, mrh

RE: Cool Ad, posted on August 19, 2015 at 13:46:02
SETdude Audiophile Posts: 3944 Joined: January 20, 2000	$159 in 1960 is $1,229.33 today. Still seems like a good deal.

RE: not sure I'd want my crotch that close to the B-plus..., posted on August 19, 2015 at 13:47:25

SETdude
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Posts: 3944
Joined: January 20, 2000

Mr. Hardy,

That is a shocking comment.

Just sayin'

RE: Cool Ad, posted on August 19, 2015 at 18:06:32
TimeConstant	Stuart!

I used to have one of those Tektronix 'scopes......., posted on August 20, 2015 at 05:40:54

StevieRay
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Posts: 359
Location: Virginia
Joined: September 7, 2000

The place I work wanted to get rid of it; it just so happens that in college we got lots of these from the Army/Navy salvage yard and repaired them.

So I jumped on the opportunity to own one. My wife just about s**t when I brought this home. Before moving a few years later, I sold it in the yard sale. I wish now I had pulled every tube in it and junked it. Those Tektronix stamped tubes were top notch -- mostly JAN tubes that were independently test by Tek before installing in their 'scopes.

Ah, good times. That thing was a space heater.

So did I, along with the nifty roll-around cart. I still have the cart but sold the 'scope at a hamfest; ..., posted on August 20, 2015 at 06:02:12
J. S. Bach Audiophile Posts: 9576 Location: Chester, SC Joined: November 28, 2001 Contributor Since: June 29, 2004	...a guy was leaning on it and I said to him: "That scope that you are leaning on? Its twenty-five bucks." He whipped out his wallet, handed me the money, and carried it away. Easiest and oddest sale that I ever made at a hamfest. Later Gator, Dave

RE: I used to have one of those Tektronix 'scopes......., posted on August 20, 2015 at 06:24:47
airtime Audiophile Posts: 11287 Location: Arizona Joined: February 4, 2003	That thing was a ton! I remember finding one of those when I was a kid and almost couldn't carry it home. Wonder what ever happened to that scope? Just disappeared - strange????

RE: I used to have one of those Tektronix 'scopes......., posted on August 20, 2015 at 17:27:51

caffeinator
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Posts: 1729
Location: Pacific Northwest
Joined: August 22, 2003

Back in the day, Tektronix held very, very high standards for all their scope components - everything from tubes, to turret boards, to transformers, to switches and so on.

They discovered, for example, that conventional turret boards of the day weren't stable enough to enable stable performance, so they invented ceramic turret boards, getting several patents in the process.

If you want a look at some real point to point wiring art, look inside an old Tek analog scope.

If you happen to be in the Portland area with a little time on your hands, the vintageTek Museum (see link) is very cool, staffed almost entirely by retired Tek employees.

http://www.vintagetek.org/

RE: Cool Ad, posted on August 22, 2015 at 14:36:17
BillH Audiophile Posts: 3913 Location: Baton Rouge Joined: December 23, 1999	I'll take it too. Around four thousand bucks, factory wired, in today's money. December, 1960. So was that the Golden Age? Or is this, with silk thread wrapped transformer windings and such?

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