Tektronix - Troubleshooting Your Oscilloscope

TEKTRONIX presents "TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR OSCILLOSCOPE - GETTING DOWN TO BASICS" manual, consisting of 94 pages, is a comprehensive guide for diagnosing and resolving issues related to oscilloscopes. This manual is a valuable resource for both professional mechanics and DIY enthusiasts.

• Chapter 1 - TROUBLESHOOTING TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES
• Chapter 2 - TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR OSCILLOSCOPE
  • Front Panel Diagnosis
  • Isolating the Faulty Section
  • The Basic Oscilloscope
  • The Power Supply
  • The Vertical Section
  • The Horizontal Section
  • Portable Oscilloscope Tips and Techniques
  • Microprocessor Based Portable Oscilloscope Tips and Techniques
  • Lab Instrument Oscilloscope Techniques
• Chapter 3 - TROUBLESHOOTING THE POWER SUPPLY
  • Checking Power Supply Regulation
  • Resistance Measurements
  • Transistor Supplies
  • Common Power Supply Problems
• Chapter 4 - TROUBLESHOOTING THE HIGH-EFFICIENCY POWER SUPPLY
  • The High-Efficiency Power Supply
  • Guidelines for Troubleshooting the High-Efficiency Supply
  • Typical High-Efficiency Supply Problems
• Chapter 5 - TROUBLESHOOTING THE CRT AND Z-AXIS SECTION
  • The High Voltage Supplies
  • Typical High voltage Problems
  • CRT Conditions
• Chapter 6 - TROUBLESHOOTING THE VERTICAL SECTION
  • Isolating Faulty Preamplifiers
  • Isolating Faults in the Verticals Laboratory Oscilloscopes
  • Troubleshooting Tips for the Vertical Section
  • Common Mode Operation
  • Tracking Down a Noisy Circuit
• Chapter 7 - TROUBLESHOOTING THE HORIZONTAL SECTION
  • Isolating the Horizontal Amplifier
  • Lab Instruments Oscilloscope Tips and Techniques
  • Typical Horizontal Problems
  • Isolating Faults in the Time Base
  • Timebase Sequence
  • Tips for Troubleshooting Trigger Circuits
  • Tunnel Diode Triggering
  • Trigger Operation
  • Tips for Troubleshooting the Sweep Circuits
  • Typical Sweep Problems

The manual is available in Adobe Acrobat format, which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing.