Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tektronix!reed!percival!bucket!kjvw!kevin
From: kevin@kjvw.UUCP (Kevin VandeWettering)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Old equipment, still going strong
Message-ID: <242@kjvw.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jun 88 20:17:00 GMT
References: <2829@calmasd.GE.COM>
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In article <2829@calmasd.GE.COM>, jnp@calmasd.GE.COM (John Pantone) writes:
Has anyone else had experiences with such long lived
 electronics?

 I have a 1943 Navy USM-24c oscilliscope, it still works pretty good for
 fixing tube TV's and other antiques.  Has about a 50 ohm input impedance!.
 It should last forever, it weighs about 80lbs and is made out of 12 guage
 steel.  You could shoot it with a shotgun and it would probably still
 work.  I paid $30 for it at a surplus store, about 10 years ago, been
 working ever since...

 Kevin VandeWettering