So, will it or won't it survive?
I picked up a Telequipment DM63 scope with
four five six nice features:
- analogue storage
- three channels
- dual beam - so none of this chop/alt to screw up capturing two fast one-off events
- a price I couldn't resist
- manuals - now uploaded to ko4bb
- extender card
After recapping it works very nicely. Single-sided boards and big holes make that relatively easy.
Here's the stored trace when I manually switch my hp3310a from triangle to sine to square wave during the sweep:
But mechanically it leaves a bit to be desired. It weighs 15kg, "most" of in the mains transformer. That wouldn't be a problem, but the way the PSU is secured seems very "cost effective"
The transformer is mounted on the backplate of a plugin. The plugin is supported by the PCB connector on one side (bottom) and the backplate on the other:
The backplate is clamped to the frame by two relatively small bolts (holes visible on the sides):
And the PCB connector is mounted on the "motherboard":
So, mesdames et messieurs, place your bets: would it survive shipping?