>The effect is obtained by using the CH1 trigger pulse to start a delay >(adjusted by the 10-turn pot). When that expires the 2nd trace is released >and scans with a speed set by the 2nd timebase switch. Thus you have a >zoomed in portion on the CH1 signal and you can set its width and position >separately. Exactly. Note, however, there are a very few true dual beam (CRT has two guns) analog scopes around that can show a single shot event at two different sweep rates. My Tek 556 is built this way--it's a blast to use! newell -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics