Intro to Tektronix 465 Oscilloscope

An intro the the Tektronix 465 Oscilloscope where I review the basic features of an analog oscilloscope and provide a lightweight review of the features of this classic 'scope.

[xenia]

Great presentation. Well organized and important information. Thanks

[WKW]

That was a terrific review of the 465. I own one and have been using it for quite some time, but I wish I had found this video before I started using it. I like the normalized output on the back for the FrequencyCounter and will employ that ability immediately.

[GenophefeElisabeth]

Managed to grab one of those for 50$ today. Barely used, sat in someones attic for the last 30 years. I'm so excited! 😁

[iRepairElectronics]

Nice video about a great scope. I just finished repairing mine it had a shorted out bridge rectifier I just finished fixing it and cleaning it up. Still works like a hot damn. Documentation I have says it came out in 1972. I have no idea cost $1700 back in the day. Like you said I think this is a great scope for a first timer. 100 MHz and you can probably find one on eBay for 200 or less.

[Miistooksoowoo]

I just found a Tektronix 475A at a thrift store for $40 tested it before I bought it and it works. I was so shocked people were walking right by it!

[charleswelch]

I've had my 465 for years and only now found someone that knows anything about how to use it. I am grateful for your video. I love electronics and now that I'm retired I might have time to really learn. I have my Ham radio, s and am just learning about flying drones and both will be great subjects for this. lol I hope you have a great new year.
Chuck

[aaronm]

I have one of these (It's the "B" model, but the basics are the same) that my dad used for years in his computer tech job. This has been a handy walk through the controls! I have downloaded a manual, but would love to get my hands on a paper copy...been watching eBay.

[ClydeWPhillipsJr]

Super~!
My HW guy just set me up. We used these back in the mid 70's~!
Now watching SPI traffic~!

[PalKrammer]

Thank you for the introduction to this scope. I was given one as a gift, but I’m used to modern mixed signal digital scopes. Sadly, my 465 just popped the GFCI, so I have to diagnose and maybe get the internal power supply caps replaced.

[readyplayerprime]

I got one of these from my grandfather 12 years ago and just started to explore it and realize its strong following. Powered it on after cleaning and visually inspecting the internals for any problems. Everything looked fine and it powered up and produced a trace. No signals fed so no vertical deflection observed. It ran for 10 -15 minutes then went dark. Main line fuse blew. Going to read through the manual and troubleshoot the power supply first and take it from there.

[robpeters]

Hi there. I just watched your video. Nice job.
I was wondering, I am 55 yrs old and always liked electronics since high school shop class where I learned a lot and still remember it.
I want to learn to use this animals just for small type repairs I can do myself to maybe fix some audio amps I have.
Also what course if I went that rout would I need to take to learn about this unit? Conestoga collage here as I am in Ontario can.
I see you are also from Canada
THANKS.

[bbmade]

Thank you for this video. I bought one of these and fired it up last night. Unfortunate the display traces went out. Sounds like they have a common issue with a tantalum capacitor in the 15 volt unregulated supply which causes a fuse to blow. I only know that because of other YouTube videos, not because I’m smart. Hoping I can fix it and use it after seeing this video!

[rogerbondie]

Thank you for this video. Bought this same scope almost a year ago and it has been my goto scope. Just this morning I was looking at why the 10 20 50 volts/div aren't available. I never did find an answer but my guess is that it was a cost savings issue just using the plastic guide on different models.

[petekelly]

I bought an entry level digital scope to calibrate my 465B, K5IHU CQ. Love my 465B with the DMM.

[cbradiomizfit]

Short video with a lot of well explained info

[garethgc]

Great video, can you use these to test more modern electronics eg. camera pcb boards, cellphones etc

[dariodraiman]

I really enjoy your videos. Great job!
I have a digital Tek TDS1002B since 2008 and I'm happy with it. Recently I run into the opportunity of buying one of this used Tek 465 for $150. Is it worth buying and having it?

[inigobilbao]

Hello, thanks for the video.
Do you think the graticule can be removed? Thanks!!!

[michaelscherer]

Nice Video. Thanks for posting. Now that I know about the channel 1 vert out on the back I love mine even more.

[Aleksanti]

Can you please do a video on the 6809? I just got started with the old CPUs and i really like the 6809. It would be great to show some of its features and how to program one. Exploring the instruction set and how to implement one with real life examples would be really nice to see. Cheers!