I used one some. My techs were quite proficient with them. You develop experience with signatures,such that you don't always have to have a similar board, although they can be very helpful. It's a good piece of equipment. Experience from using helps a lot. Jim On Tue, Apr 18, 2023 at 6:21 PM Barry Shilmover <barry@shilmover.com> wrote:
Hi all,
I went to an estate sale on Friday <http://airmail.calendar/2023-04-21%2012:00:00%20PDT> that had a lot of older test gear (mostly Heathkit and Tektronix stuff). I missed a portable fluke scope for $150 :(
I picked up a Heathkit CRT Rejuvinator for $12, then noticed a Huntron HSR 410 switcher that looked cool. Based on a very quick google search and the fact that it had all its connectors (with 3M clips, ribbon cables, etc), I picked it up.
On Saturday evening <http://airmail.calendar/2023-04-22%2018:00:00%20PDT>, I realized that the thing is useless without the Tracker portion. So sunday <http://airmail.calendar/2023-04-23%2012:00:00%20PDT>, I headed back to the estate sale, and started digging. Figured it was either gone or not there, but as I was about to leave, I noticed something stuck in the back, and it was a Tracker 1005B! Got it home, cleaned it up, and it powers up, with the CRT fully working (and cleaned up well). Bonus was that since it was Sunday <http://airmail.calendar/2023-04-23%2012:00:00%20PDT>, I got it for 50% off. I ended up picking up 2 more rejuvenators for $6 each (hopefully, I can make 1 working unit :) ).
Anyone use a Tracker before? Need to test it. I love that you can use a known good board and a bad board, and compare them to figure out which component is bad.
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