Oh dear… Original here by @FMMT666

Part 1 HERE Dave follows a more methodical troubleshooting procedure in order to track down the fault in the Tektronix TDS3054 oscilloscope. Measuring the low and high frequency differential outputs of the hybrid front end, the voltage rails and other parts. And has the magic smoke escaped? And he couldn’t …

Dave tries to find out what’s wrong with a Tektronix TDS3054 500MHz 4 channel oscilloscope. SPOILER: there is no ending… Forum HERE Podcast: Download

What’s happened this year, and what’s coming up in 2014 on the EEVblog? Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-563-2013-review/ Podcast: Download

Or, in other words, how it can all go horribly wrong… It all started as a simple thing to keep some people happy. More and more people were asking if they could get a µRuler I gave away as a promo at the Electronex trade show. So on a whim …