Tektronix oscilloscopes are true masterpieces of electronics and have helped mankind advance in every field of science, wherever a physical phenomenon needed to be observed and studied. They helped man reach the moon, find the cause of plane crashes, and paved the way for thousands of other discoveries.

Restoring and collecting these oscilloscopes is an exciting activity; it is really worthwhile to save them from the effects of time and restore them to their original condition. Many parts are quite easy to find, and there are many Internet sites, groups, and videos that can help you. Much of the original documentation is still available, but it is not always sufficient. This book contains a lot of information, descriptions, suggestions, technical notes, photos and schematics that can be of great help to those who want to restore or simply repair these wonderful witnesses of one of the most beautiful eras in the history of technology. Component layouts included! This book includes a nearly complete component layout plan of the original 545 oscilloscope, with relative reference designators. Not found in the original Tektronix manuals, this layout should prove invaluable to the repair technician.

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Giovanni (Gianni) Becattini, born in Florence, Italy in 1951, is an electronics engineer and pioneering entrepreneur. At the age of sixteen he started a collaboration with CQ Elettronica, the most important Italian magazine for amateur electronics. In 1973 he designed the Child 8 microcomputer and founded General Processor, the first company in Italy to produce computers for personal use. In 1998 he founded AEP Ticketing Solutions, one of the world's leading providers of electronic ticketing solutions for public transport, now a Modaxo company. The author of several publications, he is now retired and devotes himself to books aimed at preserving the immense legacy, not only technical, left to us by great companies such as Tektronix, Hewlett-Packard, Collins, Siemens and others, and their exceptional products, which he not only describes but also repairs, restores and collects with enthusiasm.