> >It's obviously not a DSO given its age :) but it has a nice feature which
I
> >haven't found while looking for a
> >decent used one- Z modulation (brightness). Is this a common feature on
> >scopes nowadays or not?
>
> Z mod is on most scopes, though it's usually on the back, and often
ignored.

Yeah, its on tha back on mine, last time I tried to tinker with it I got a
couple of hundred volts of tingle running through my fingers and breadboard
so I havent touched it since, but it's an attractive feature for me because
I like building projects that show images on my scope.. Z mod is the next
step.. so I can watch TV on it :)

> A DSO front end could be pretty cute, especially if you hide it in a
> drawer, or inside the scope itself.
> A 1945 oscillograph-wobbulator with storage, and four channel readout, I
> love it! :)

I was going to remove one of the y modules, and build a new version..
without the valves :) and with some nice DS features, theres only space for
2 y modules and a timebase, but they all plug into a backplane in the scope
(which weighs about 20 pounds with no modules installed anyway) so I have
access to the timebase, Z and both y channels. I was thinking of useing the
other chanel to write some text on the screen- pic controlled of course :)

 I just discovered that solartron still exist but I dont think they are
still in the business of making scopes anymore, I might just give them a
prank support call tommorow to see what happens.. :) "Oscilloscope sir? we
havent made those for 30 years..."

Jon Baker

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