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Tektronix 545 oscilliscope
Recently had the pleasure of picking up a USAF model of a tek 545. I know that most of the components found in these units were of higher quality, but given that this thing is approaching 70 years old, what should be replaced? My intentions were to replace the caps in both the LV and HV power supplies then go for a slow power up, monitoring voltages coming off of the power supply, fixing problems as they come along. How reliable are the rest of the capacitors for an occasional use setting? (Once a week or every other) Should all of the electrolytics and paper tubular caps be replaced? What about reforming for the electrolytics?
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05-20-2019, 01:12 PM
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