HP 182C Oscilloscope Repair - Part 4: HP 1821A timebase really tough debug

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

We continue the repair of the 1821A horizontal plug in, which turns into a bit of a nightmare, including the release of magic smoke. But we get the better of it.

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