It is a well-known reality of rescuing certain older electronic devices that, at some point, you’re likely going to have to replace a busted capacitor. This is the stage [Kevin] is at in the 3rd ...

A few weeks ago, my father-in-law called to say he found an oscilloscope. His neighbor was apparently going to put it in the trash so he asked if I wanted it. Of course I did. Who wouldn't want to ...

In my recent technology report "The Ultimate Test Drive: High-Octane Oscilloscopes" , I got a chance to write about digital sampling oscilloscopes (DSOs). These instruments are truly amazing today ...

The compact, 11.6" x 15" x 4.9" Model 5105A 150-MHz storage oscilloscope is said to combine the features of a high-end digital scope with those of an analog scope, with the user having merely to press ...

I own two analog scopes: a B+K Precision 100 MHz dual trace portable that I bought back in the 1980s and a Tektronix analog storage tube mainframe scope with high-performance plug-ins acquired at an ...

The other day, I received a request for information on digital oscilloscope fundamentals. A very nice gentleman, Ed, had just purchased his first digital scope and was looking for help in learning its ...