Tektronix 468 Analog/digital Oscilloscope, Cal,warranty

US $600.00

  • Tustin, California, United States
  • Jan 29th
TEKTRONIX 468, 100 MHz, DUAL TRACE ANALOG/DIGITAL STORAGE OSCILLOSCOPE CALIBRATED -- WARRANTEED  Tektronix 468, 100 MHz, dual channel portable oscilloscope with digital storage capability. The 468 is truly the Cadillac of the famous Tektronix 4XX series of oscilloscopes. It features all the flexibility and features of the famous 465B as well as the capability to digitize and display a complex waveform with a 10 MHz digitizing bandpass. The 468 is unique in the famous 4XX series of oscilloscopes in that is has all the flexibility of an analog instrument along with the very useful dual channel digital storage feature. The 468 can be switched between analog and digital modes with the press of a button. The 468 is a portable digital storage oscilloscope with a four trace, DC to 100 MHz vertical deflection system. The 468 combines an easy-to-use storage function with cursor management of time and voltage. Measurement values are indicated on a four-digit, seven segment digital display. The 468 will operate from 99 to 132 or 198 to 250 VAC, 48 to 440 Hz and at elevations up to 15,000 feet. OPENING BID IS SET AT $450THE BUY-IT-NOW PRICE IS $600 THIS IS A NO RESERVE, 10 DAY AUCTION THE COMPLETE PACKAGE CONSISTS OF THE OSCILLOSCOPE; BOTH SERVICE MANUALS, VOLUME I AND II, ON A CD; A XEROX COPY OF THE ORIGINAL OPERATIONS MANUAL; TWO NEW 100 MHz PROBES; THE TOP MOUNTED EQUIPMENT POUCH AND, THE RARE 468 FRONT MOUNTED TRAVEL COVER Wednesday, November 26, 2014; 11:23:38 PM <===Time flies like an arrow, is your bid in yet?==<< THE OLDER TEKTRONIX OSCILLOSCOPES We admittedly live in a throw-away society. If we happen to have a VHS device and it goes bad we immediately think of purchasing a new one rather than repairing the old one. I think this is because the industry advances so rapidly that it does not pay to repair an old VHS device since the cost of a new one, with new features and technology, approximates the repair costs of the old one.Such is certainly not the case with the older Tektronix Oscilloscopes. The 4XX series of Tektronix Oscilloscopes has easily repairable circuits and technology that is as vibrant today as it was the day it was designed almost 20 years ago. The oscilloscopes of the older Tektronix 4XX series are a joy to use . The analog response is around 1 to 3 nS, a figure that deserves respect even by today's rigid standards of performance. The crisp FET and tunnel diode triggering and bright display of these older Oscilloscopes will stand up to the best that are on the market today. Sure, the band pass of some of the newer Tektronix Oscilloscopes exceeds that of the older 4XX Oscilloscopes but, just how often do you encounter a signal over 300 MHz on your test bench that you must view. The older Tektronix Oscilloscopes did not use Large Scale Integrated (LSI) circuits. Almost all the circuits use transistors that are easy to obtain and are in sockets. Most of the transistors used in the Tektronix 4XX Oscilloscopes are available for about a dime each today. Trouble shooting the older Tektronix Oscilloscopes is fairly easy as Tektronix published outstanding manuals that makes trouble shooting a dream. All the circuits are DC coupled so trouble shooting is merely a matter of taking DC readings at critical points and comparing the measurements to the values published in the service manual. The next generation of Tektronix Oscilloscopes after the 4XX series was the 2XXX series. The 2XXX series uses a lot of LSI circuits, notably in the horizontal and vertical outputs. These LSI devices are subject to high power dissipation and do not hold up well. Replacement of these LSI devices is practically out of the question as Tektronix no longer supports the 2XXX series of Oscilloscopes and the supply of Tektronix made replacement parts has pretty well dried up. After the 4XX series was discontinued in the 1990s, Tektronix began building oscilloscopes with many custom VLSICs (Very Large Scale Integrated Circuits), shoddy mechanicals, and overall lower quality. The 4XX series of Tektronix oscilloscopes are the last oscilloscopes that can be fixed by the average electronic technician using readily available, off the shelf components. These oscilloscopes were once fairly common, but are now becoming rare. It will soon be hard to find an American made metal chassis analog oscilloscope of this quality in excellent condition. So if you are considering a quality Oscilloscope with a proven track record of performance I urge you to consider investing in a superior instrument that has many years ago passed the early infant mortality failure rate of modern electronic devices. In over 50 years of working with Tektronix Oscilloscopes I have found them to be the instruments on the market with the best design. All the resistors are power over-rated by at least 100%; voltage ratings on filter capacitors is at least double the voltage applied to them; diode breakdown voltage is usually double the applied voltage. In short, the 4XX series of Oscilloscopes was designed to give many years of faithful service and that service period has yet to expire. FEATURES OVERVIEW Calibrated to Tektronix specifications, power on aged for 100 hours and calibration rechecked Unlimited warranty for 30 days No questions asked return within 5 days of receipt if not delighted. Restrictions apply, please read section on Return Rights. Analog display or Digital Storage display modes available, digital sample rate 10 MHz Signal AVERAGING or ENVELOPE display available in Digital Storage mode Cursor controlled measurement of P-P Volts or Time in Storage Mode 100Mhz Bandwidth ( under 3.5 nS risetime) 20 nS/DIV to .5SEC/DIV calibrated sweep range (2 nS/DIV using 10x sweep multiplier) 5 mV/DIV to 5V/DIV calibrated Vertical Sensitivity Very fast, stable patented FET and tunnel Diode triggering functional to well beyond 100 MHz Very high timing accuracy: under +/-1% on center line even at 20 nS/DIV 1X/10X auto probe detection ALT switching of B trace and display of delayed trace over full 10 DIV LED front panel status indicators A/B Trace Separation Control with Separate B Intensity Control NON-STORE MODE In the NON STORE mode the 468 operates as a conventional 465B oscilloscope that can display CH 1, CH 2, ADD, and A TRIG VIEW (external trigger only) simultaneously. STORAGE MODE The 468 digital storage circuitry has a 10 MHz useful storage bandwidth for the acquisition of signals, and will display the acquired waveform with a bright, flicker-free trace. With the digital storage feature, low-frequency signal analysis and waveform measurements, previously difficult or impossible to make with conventional oscilloscopes, are easily performed. The STORAGE MODE features NORMAL, ENVELOPE, AVERAGE, SAVE and SAVE REFERENCE modes of operation. In the NORMAL MODE the input waveform is digitized using 512 samples for the full 10 horizontal DIVISIONS. In the ENVELOPE MODE the digitized waveform is displayed as an overlap where the previous waveform is not erased from the display. In the AVERAGE mode the incoming waveform is averaged over a preselected number of counts in powers of 2 from 2 to 512. In the SAVE MODE the digitized waveform is preserved in memory. In the SAVE REFERENCE MODE the saved waveform may be displayed in it's original form when the HORIZONTAL TIME/DIV knob is rotated. A STORAGE WINDOW pushbutton allows selection of PRE or POST trigerring from the input waveform. The DISPLAY RESPONSE pushbutton allows selection of the response characteristics of the digitizing circuitry, either SINE or PULSE. The duration (TIME) and amplitude (VOLTS) of the digitized waveform may be measured using two movable cursors for amplitude and two movable bright points for duration. The CURSOR/NUMBER OF SWEEPS control selects the position of the cursors, the bright dots for time and the number of AVERAGING or ENVELOPE sweep to display. VERTICAL The 468 features dual calibrated vertical amplifiers each with deflection factors from 5 mV/DIV to 5 V/DIV in 10 steps of 1-2-5 sequence. The bandpass of each channel is DC to well over 100 MHz. The two traces may be viewed independently using either ALT or CHOP (alternate or chopped) switching; or algebracially added together. A separate switch is used to change the polarity of CHANNEL 2 so the oscilloscope may be operated differentially in the ADD vertical mode. HORIZONTAL The horizontal deflection system consists of two sweep circuits. These are the MAIN and the DELAYED sweeps. Both sweeps feature calibrated sweep speeds from 20 nS/DIV to .5 S/DIV in 23 calibrated steps also of 1-2-5 sequence. The B or DELAYED sweep may be used alone, used to intensify portions of the A or MAIN trace or be used to sweep at the B rate after an amount of time set on the DELAY TIME POSITION control. TRIGGERING The 468 features the famous rock steady FET and tunnel diode triggering used on all the higher priced Tektronix oscilloscopes. This oscilloscope will trigger faithfully from DC to well over 100 MHz on vertical deflections as small as 0.4 DIV. Each sweep, A and B, have independent trigger controls variable over the complete span of the vertical display waveform. DELAYED SWEEP The DELAYED or B sweep uses the ALT feature where the first few divisions, determined by the setting of the DELAY TIME POSITION control, are swept at the A rate and the intensified portion of the A trace is swept out over the full 10 DIV on a separate trace which may be positioned by the operator to be above or below the original A trace.  DISPLAY The display shows two waveforms. Each is the 5 second marker from a Tektronix type 184 Time Mark Generator. As you will observe, the upper trace looks pretty normal. The upper trace is the 5 Second marker swept at 20 mS/DIV and .5 V/DIV. This waveform has been digitized and stored. The vertical position was then moved down to where the lower trace is and single trace triggered at 2 uS/DIV, and still at .5V/DIV. Note the spike preceeding the now gradual risetime, this is a defective marker. The 10% to 10% pulse width on the spike is highlighted using the TIME measuring feature built into the 468 and the seven segment display shows 1.38 uS as the width of the spike. This measurement would be impossible to make using any other type of oscilloscope. Please consider this: you are measuring a pulse of about 1.2V amplitude with a width of 1.38 uS that occurs once every 5 seconds and appears about 6uS before the 4V marker, a measurement that is very difficult at best. Also please note, there are no input cables to the oscilloscope, both digitized waveforms are stored in the internal memory. CALIBRATION AND AGING This oscilloscope has been thoroughly and meticulously cleaned inside and out, a new air filter is installed then the oscilloscope undergoes a complete performance check as specified in the Tektronix service manual then finally calibrated to within Tektronix specifications using NIST traceable Tektronix calibration equipment. This oscilloscope is then powered on for a minimum of 100 hours (5 days straight) at the end of which time the calibration is rechecked again to Tektronix specifications. This aging process is performed to insure the buyer that this oscilloscope will be stable and reliable. WARRANTY This fine oscilloscope carries an unlimited 30 day warranty after receipt by the buyer providing the calibration sticker has not been tampered with. RETURN RIGHTS This oscilloscope carries a no-questions asked 5 day after receipt return policy providing the buyer agrees to pay all expenses and that the calibration sticker is intact. Since the oscilloscope will be out of my hands for an extended period of time I would not feel comfortable reselling this instrument without re-calibrating it. Therefore, before accepting any returned oscilloscope back for a refund I would have to charge the original buyer the $225 recalibration fee. A refund check, minus shipping, handling and recalibrating fees, will be issued within five days to the original purchaser only. PACKING AND SHIPPING Buyer agreees to pay a professional packing fee of $17 and actual shipping cost to destination. USPS Priority is the preferred shipping media for shipments in the CONUS but, I would be happy to ship DHL for overseas, UPS or FedEx, buyers choice. I will also ship on your account or, you can snail mail me a preapid shipping label. E-Mailing a prepaid shipping label does not work as the shipper cannot always read the scan code. Shipping on your account can only be to your registered location, not a secondary location. Overseas shipping will carry additional shipping fees. I use USPS Air Parcel Post for all overseas shipping. However, there is no tracking number available when using USPS Air Parcel Post. No additional charges for local pickup in Tustin, California. PAYMENT I accept money orders, cashiers checks, PayPal and personal checks. Personal checks may delay shipping until check clears my bank. Credit cards are not accepted, unless through PayPal. COSMETICS Mechanically this oscilloscope is in beautiful condition. The case has been freshly spray painted with a coat of Tektronix Williamsburg blue paint. All the knobs, controls and mechanical components are in pristine condition. ACCESSORIES The probes are 100 MHz calibrated with the oscilloscope but do not have the built in range selection resistors. If you have a 468 with defective ROM's that store the operating system then write me, I can supply these ROM's as they are no longer supplied by Tektronix. I also have the 067-0989-00 service ROM set with Counter IC available. I also have a ROM that allows the internal 8085 computer to exercise the data bus by reading the octal value of the 8 position selector switch S707 on the A16 Storage Display and A20 Readout board. If you would like additional information on any of these items please CLICK HERE, include your question and I will quickly respond. TRADE IN I will accept any non-cannibalized Tektronix oscilloscope(s) in trade towards this oscilloscope. Contact me by clicking here for additional information on trade-ins or optional equipment. If you have a surplus or non-functional 485 to sell, write me for a quote. CALIBRATION AND SERVICE If you have a Tektronix 4XX (465, 465B, 468, 475, 475A or 485) oscilloscope that needs repair or calibration why notCLICK HERE to drop me a note and lets chat about your problem. I have over 50 years of experience on Tektronix oscilloscopes and am able to offer first class repair, calibration, advice or just to chat about my favorite topic. The chat is free, I tend to charge for repair and calibration services. RESERVATIONS Seller reserves the right to reject bids from private or negative feedback bidders. FEEDBACK I take my feedback rating Very seriously! I would appreciate the courtesy of you contacting me should there be a problem with any item purchased. I will make every attempt to resolve the issue as soon as possible to the buyers satisfaction. I always leave positive feedback for buyers when their payment is received. Your feedback, once the transaction is completed, would be greatly appreciated. Buy with confidence from a seller that stands firmly behind every oscilloscope that is sold. BIDDING INFORMATION Remember, your bid is your word, please bid responsibly. TEKTRONIX 468 SPECIFICATIONS VERTICAL DEFLECTION (2 IDENTICAL CHANNELS) Bandwidth* and Rise Time (at all deflection factors from 50 W terminated source). -15°C to 40°C +40°C to +55°C DC to 100 MHz, 3.5 nS. 85 MHz, 4.1 nS. *Measured at -3 dB. Bandwidth may be limited to approximately 20 MHz by BW LIMIT switch. Cascaded bandwidth is at least 50 MHz when signal out is terminated in 50 W. Lower -3 dB point, AC coupling 1X probe: 10 Hz or less. 10X probe: 1 Hz or less. Deflection Factor at BW (Non-Storage Mode) 5 mV/DIV (X1 Probe) to 50 V/DIV (X10 Probe) in a 1-2-5 sequence of 10 steps. Uncalibrated (VAR) Range (Non-Storage Mode) Uncalibrated, continuously variable between steps and to at least 12.5 V/DIV. LED warning light indicates uncalibrated setting. In cascade mode sensitivity is approximately 1 mV/DIV. Display Modes CH 1, CH 2 ADD (normal and inverted), alternate, chopped - approximately 500 kHz rate, in any combination electronically switched. CMRR Common-mode rejection ratio at least 10:1 at 20 MHz for common-mode signals of 6 DIV or less. Automatic Scale Factor Probe tip deflection factors for 1X or 10X coded probes are indicated by two readout lights behind V/DIV knob skirts.  LEDs are off when channel not displayed.  Ground reference display selectable at probe (when DC coupled). Input R and C 1 MW, 2%, paralleled by approximately 20 pF. Max Input Voltage DC coupled 250 V (DC + peak AC). 500 V (p-p AC at 1 kHz or less). AC coupled 250 V (DC + peak AC). 500 V (p-p AC at 1 kHz or less). Delay Line Permits viewing leading edge of displayed waveform DIGITAL STORAGE VERTICAL ACQUISITION Resolution 8 bits, 25 levels per division. 10.24 divisions dynamic range. Range 0.5 mV/DIV to 5 V/DIV in a 1-2-5 sequence of 13 steps. Digital Sample Rate 10 Hz to 25 MHz as determined by the TIME/DIV switch setting. Digital Chop Rate 5 Hz to 12.5 MHz (1/2 of the non-chopped rate at all TIME/DIV settings). Analog Step Response 3% or less (X10 MAG off). Analog Bandwidth DC to 10 MHz within ±1 db. Measured in ENVELOPE STORAGE mode with TIME/DIV=1 mS/DIV. Storage Rise Time NORM Storage Mode, PULSE Display Response, 64 nS in Single Trace or ALT, 128 nS in CHOP MODE. HORIZONTAL DEFLECTION Time Base A 0.02 µS/DIV to 0.5 S/DIV in 23 steps of 1-2-5 sequence. 10X MAG extends max sweep rate to 2 nS/DIV. LED indicates 10X MAG. Time Base B 0.02 µS/DIV to 50 mS/DIV in 20 steps of 1-2-5 sequence.  10X MAG extends max sweep rate to 2 nS/DIV.  LED indicates 10X MAG. Variable Time Control Time Base A provides continuously variable uncalibrated sweep rates between steps and to at least 1.25 S/DIV. LED warning light indicates uncalibrated setting. Time Base A and B Accuracy, full 10 DIV MAG +20°C to +30°C -15°C to +55°C Unmagnified 2% 3% Magnified 3% 4% Horizontal Display Modes A, A intensified, B delayed. B ends A for increased intensity in the delayed mode.  Electronic switching between intensified and delayed sweep. A sweep and B sweep may be viewed simultaneously. DIGITAL STORAGE HORIZONTAL ACQUISITION Horizontal Resolution, Single Waveform Acquisition 9 bit, 512 data points (50 data points per division across the graticule area). Chopped Acquisition (NORM Storage Mode only) 8 bit, 256 data points per division (25 data points per division across the graticule area). Range 20 nS/DIV to 5 S/DIV in a 1-2-5 sequence. Accuracy Sample clock is within 0.01% of selected sample period, ±50 pS ADC aperature uncertainty. STORAGE DISPLAY Vertical Resolution 1 part in 1024 (10 bit) Calibrated for 100 points per division. Position Registration (Non-Store to NORM) Within ±0.5 DIV at graticule center, 5 mV/DIV to 5 V/DIV. Position Registration (NORM, ENVELOPE or AVG to SAVE) Within ±0.2 DIV at graticule center, 5 mV/DIV to 5 V/DIV. Rise Time Under 0.3 horizontal graticule divisions for a 5 division step, X10 MAG on. Horizontal Resolution 1 part in 1024 (10 bit) Calibrated for 100 points per division. SAVE Mode Horizontal Gain Range Up to X100 as determined by the setting of the TIME/DIV switch. Position Registration Sweep start between NON STORE and Storage within ±0.2 DIV at TIME/DIV=1 mS/DIV. READOUT DISPLAY Volts Readout Four digit, seven segment LED indicators. Volts Readout Resolution 1 part in 1024 (10 bit). Time Readout Displays calculated time difference between cursor dots in TIME measurement mode. Time Readout Resolution 1 part in 1024 (10 bit). CALIBRATED SWEEP DELAY Delay Time Range 0.2 to 10X delay TIME/DIV settings of 20 nS to 0.5 S. Differential Time Measurement Accuracy Delay Time Setting +15°C to +35°C over one or more major dial divisions. ± 1% less than one major dial division. ± 0.01 major dial divisions. Jitter 1 part or less in 50,000 (0.002%) or 10X the A sweep TIME/DIV setting. 1 part in 20,000 when operating form a 50 Hz source. TRIGGERING A AND B A Trigger Modes Normal (sweep runs when triggered) automatic (sweep runs in the absence of a triggering signal and for signals below 30 Hz). Single Sweep (sweep runs one time on the first triggering event after the rest selector is pressed). LED lights indicate when sweep is triggered and when single sweep is READY. A Trigger HOLDOFF Adjustable control permits a stable presentation of repetitive complex waveforms. B Trigger Modes B runs after delay time (starts automatically at the end of the delay time) and B triggerable after delay time (runs when triggered).  The B (delayed) sweep runs once, in each of these modes, following the A sweep delay time. Time Base A and B Trigger Sensitivity and Coupling Coupling To 25 MHz At 100 MHz Internal 0.3 DIV deflection. 1.5 DIV deflection. DC EXTernal EXTernal divided by 10 50 mV 500 mV 150 mV 1.5 V AC Requirements increase below 60 Hz. AC LF REJect Requirements increase above 50 kHz. AC HF REJect Requirements increase below 60 Hz and above 50 kHz. Trigger Jitter, Non-Storage Mode 0.5 nS or less at 100 MHz at 2 nS/DIV (X10 MAG on). Trigger Jitter, Storage Mode ±1 sample period for data transmitted on the GPIB. A Trigger View Electronically switched trigger view displays the external signal used for A sweep triggering.  This provides quick verification of the signal and time comparison between a vertical signal and the trigger signal which can be displayed simultaneously.  The deflection factor is approximately 100 mV/DIV (1 V/DIV with external divided by 10). Level and Slope Internal, permits selection of triggering at any point on the positive or negative slope of the displayed waveform.  Level adjustment through at least ± 2 V in external, through at least ± 20 V in external divided by 10. A Sources NORM, CH 1, CH 2, LINE, EXTernal, and EXTernal divided by 10. B Sources STARTS AFTER DELAY, NORM, CH 1, CH 2, and EXternal. EXTernal Inputs R and C approximately 1 MW paralleled by approximately 20 pF. 250 V (DC + peak AC) max input. X-Y OPERATION Full-Sensitivity X-Y (CH 1 Horiz, CH 2 Vert) 5 mV/DIV to 5 V/DIV, accurate ± 4%. Bandwidth is DC to at least 4 MHz.  Phase difference between amplifiers is 3° or less from DC to 50 kHz. DISPLAY Crt 8 X 10 DIV display. Horizontal and vertical centerlines further marked in 0.2 DIV increments. P31 phosphor standard; P11 optional. 18.5 KV overall accelerating potential. Graticule Internal, nonparallax; variable edge lighting; markings for measurement of rise time. BEAM FINDer Compresses trace to within graticule area for ease in locating an offscreen signal.  A preset intensity level provides a constant brightness. Z-Axis Input DC coupled, positive-going signal decreases intensity; 5 V p-p signal causes noticeable modulation at normal intensity; DC to 50 MHz. ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS Ambient Temperature Operating: -15°C to +55°C Non-operating: -62°C to +85°C. Filtered forced air ventilation is provided. Altitude Operating: to 15,000ft; max allowable ambient temperature decreased by 1°C/1000 ft from 5000 to 15,000 ft. Nonoperating: to 50,000 ft. Vibration Operating: 15 minutes along each of the three axes, 0.06 cm (0.025 in) p-p displacement (4 g's at 55 Hz) 10-55 - 10 Hz in 1 minute cycles. Humidity Operating and nonoperating: 5 cycles (120 hours) to 97% relative humidity as specified in MIL-T-28800B (par 3.9.2.2). Shock Operating and nonoperating: 30 g's 1/2 sine, 11 mS duration, 3 shocks per axis in each direction for a total of 18 shocks. OTHER CHARACTERISTICS Amplitude Calibrator Output Voltage 0.3 V peak to peak 1% 0°C to +40°C Output Current 30 mA 2% +20°C to +30°C FRequency Approx 1 KHz Within 25%. Vertical Signal Output At least 50 mV/DIV of displayed signal into 1 MW. At least 25 mV/DIV of displayed signal into 50 W. Gate Outputs Positive gates from both time bases (approx 5 V). Power Requirements Quick-change line voltage selector provides six ranges; 110 V, 115 V, 120 V, 220 V, 230 V, and 240 V, each ± 10%. 48 to 440 Hz, 85 watts max at 115 V and 60 Hz. Dimensions Cabinet   in cm Height 7.5 19 Width (with handle) 12.9 32.8 Width (without handle) 11.5 29.2 Depth (with front panel cover, handle retracted) 21.7 55.1 Depth (handle extended) 23.7 60.2 Weight (approximately) lb kg Net (without front panel cover) 30 13.6 Net (with front panel cover and accessories) 33 15 Domestic Shipping 47 21.4 THE END!
Condition Seller refurbished :
An item that has been restored to working order by the eBay seller or a third party not approved by the manufacturer. This means the item has been inspected, cleaned, and repaired to full working order and is in excellent condition. This item may or may not be in original packaging. See the seller’s listing for full details.
Seller Notes This is a complete Oscillosocpe package, just like the original package from Tektronix

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