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Title: "Toy" DIY Oscilloscope
Post by: P Batty on October 29, 2010, 07:57:10 pm
I thought this forum's readers would dig this:

http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/gadget-master/2007/10/meet-andrews-blast-from-the-pa-1.html


Might actually be cool to build into a rack- ala Phil Lesh :laugh:
Title: Re: "Toy" DIY Oscilloscope
Post by: tubesornothing on October 29, 2010, 09:07:09 pm
Very nice!
Title: Re: "Toy" DIY Oscilloscope
Post by: PRR on October 29, 2010, 11:07:49 pm
Brilliant.

See? A useful 'scope ain't much more work than an AA Champ.

I've never seen a fully specced-out phantastron.

For general use it wants more "Speed" range. Pot R10 may be increased a lot to slow it, but it's already an odd value. (Fender Trem Speed pot would be a good part.) R11 may be reduced but at some point it must quit working. C5 may be switched to other values, but keep wires short (keep V2 near its knobs). At some point C10 probably has to scale to get triggering.

This will probably work with a single 300V supply. That's what I used to rebuild a gutted Allen B. DuMont 'scope with silly-state wagging the bottle. It's not as bright as it could be, but sensitivity is better. with a proper eye-shade over the face it worked fine.

Power consumption is about 15mA so a Champ PT is way more than enough. A pair of 12VAC 15VA transformers would work.
Title: Re: "Toy" DIY Oscilloscope
Post by: jjasilli on October 30, 2010, 06:18:43 pm
 :smiley:
Title: Re: "Toy" DIY Oscilloscope
Post by: FYL on October 30, 2010, 06:38:32 pm
Mo' fun : turning a 'scope into a clock, using for instance the O'Clock module.

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9306
Title: Re: "Toy" DIY Oscilloscope
Post by: PRR on October 30, 2010, 08:57:49 pm
http://www.electronixandmore.com/misc/oscilloscopes.html
http://www.electronixandmore.com/project/7.html
http://www.electronixandmore.com/misc/waterman.pdf

http://michaelgellis.tripod.com/scope.html
http://www.supremeinstruments.org/data/supreme535-schm.pdf
http://www.raphnet.net/electronique/tube_scope/images/schematic.jpg
Title: Re: "Toy" DIY Oscilloscope
Post by: tubesornothing on October 30, 2010, 10:15:22 pm
That scope clock makes me want to buy another analog scope for the living room  ... he he he
Title: Re: "Toy" DIY Oscilloscope
Post by: eleventeen on October 30, 2010, 11:38:26 pm
I really like those scope clocks. Super cool. But I couldn't justify keeping it on all the time and it's even a tad harder imagining building such a thing when you can find an LED clock in a thrift store for $1 or $2.
Title: Re: "Toy" DIY Oscilloscope
Post by: jjasilli on October 31, 2010, 08:44:37 pm
you can find an LED clock in a thrift store for $1 or $2. OK, then glue it to the screen of a digital scope   :angel  and you won't have to turn on the scope!