To learn electronics in a very different and effective way, and gain access to Mr Carlson's personal designs and inventions, visit the Mr Carlson's Lab Patreon page here: www.patreon.com/MrCarlsonsLab

@carlfudger4528

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Mr. Carlson are you need of anymore plug-ins? I have a dozen or so that I currently have no need for. Thank you! Keep spreading the knowledge!

@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120

2 жыл бұрын

Love your channel !! Would love to get you to restore one of my favorite Vintage amps ! Are you on North America ?

@brianbranson2306

2 жыл бұрын

no dehumidifier ?

@estpst

2 жыл бұрын

How many scopes?

@physnoct

2 жыл бұрын

@@estpst "How many scopes?" Yes!

This guy has 90% of the worlds analog oscilloscope stock

@president8

2 жыл бұрын

he literally can control oscilloscope's world price by injecting bunch of them into the market 😂

@MAl-xz7lc

2 жыл бұрын

🤣 🤣 🤣 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

@soisun2658

2 жыл бұрын

@@president8 😅

@markbrown8097

2 жыл бұрын

I'm jealous!

@whstark

2 жыл бұрын

looks like it, but recently I went to a business near me, so much equipment I was in danger just exploring. I never seen so much in one place. I've been in it for 60 years.

Paul.... Tektronixs called, they want their museum back.

@bsvenss2

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha - good one!

@BruceNitroxpro

2 жыл бұрын

Mervin Griff , Funny stuff! LOL

@Cyberplayer5

2 жыл бұрын

Museum! Mr Carlson could open a store and run an auction on e-bay to boot....XD

@foxyrollouts

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaattt????? I'm not going to feel bad about how crowded my Vault is anymore.

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping by Fran!

@AlForte13

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrCarlsonsLab You know Mr. Carlson is GOLD, when Fran Blanche(GOLD also) stops by !!!

@pauliedweasel

2 жыл бұрын

Shocking but true Fran… Believe it or not! I think he’s got possibly more Tektronix equipment in his garage than I do Silicon Graphics equipment in my garage and under the sun room in our house, and I’ve got A Lot!!! I wish I’d saved a lot of the old equipment I was offered when I worked for HP for 22 years.

@Scyth3934

2 жыл бұрын

Oh hey fran

I have to agree with you. I hate seeing old electronics gear relegated to the landfills. I also hate seeing pieces turned into steampunk lamps, etc.

@hgbugalou

2 жыл бұрын

Steampunk pissed me off more than it probably should. I think it's because it's trying to look complex yet doing nothing of use.

@davem.740

Жыл бұрын

I also. This isn't just old equipment, this is electronic history. To me, this is still revelant history today. Shame this kind of thing ends up in the landfill. Thank you Mr.Carlson for doing more than your part!

Be careful! If you add another Tektronix scope it might reach Tektronix critical mass and start a Tektronix nuclear reaction. Beautiful and well kept collection! Makes my HP collection look almost reasonably sized ;-) .

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Marc. You have a great collection, I think your "reasonably sized" reference is the same as mine :^)

Seal or epoxy coat that concrete floor. It will create dust just walking around on it.

I believe that you are the most valuable person on youtube and I appreciate your work very much. I've gained a lot of knowledge watching your movies and I'm always looking forward to the next one. Greetings from Poland :)

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the kind comment!

@flyingdutchmanforge5795

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

I don't understand how you can make do with so few oscilloscopes. The hardship! Not even NASA has that much equipment. Absolutely gorgeous, of course. And you're constructing another lab. Amazing! Thanks for sharing all this fascinating footage.

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to share!

Wow, A walk down memory lane. I repaired and calibrated most of that equipment during my 20 years in the USAF'

That's not a lab, it is a cool museum. You should start charging entrance fee

Dude. That's a museum. Mad props for keeping them alive.

Glad to see probably the most brilliant person on KZread still putting out great videos!

@briancreekmore9312

2 жыл бұрын

I agree

Meine Götterväters Mr C, you have been a busy bee collecting all that treasure. What makes me happy is the fact you are a collector who knows not just the aesthetic, but all of their workings and beyond. Most collectors love the device, yet know little of what they really have. Edit - I would love to see all the scopes arranged by the shade of scope green…

@BruceNitroxpro

2 жыл бұрын

Grant Wyness , That "green comment" totally cracked me up!

A man after my own heart. Love old electronics just because they were built to last by design - they wanted people to repair and maintain. All those scopes in your shop have a smile on their screen, they feel like they have a chance.

Boy this bring back memories. I worked for Tektronics at thier Rockville MD repair facility in 1972 and 73. Learned a lot about electronic working on those.

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping by Ray!

There's is NOTHING quite as beautiful as a well organized shop/lab.

Carsons scope museum attracting visitors globally. The good thing is they're not all getting destroyed instead restored to their glory days. Very good indeed.

I would never advise how to arrange another man's shop, I'm sure you'll get it just how you need it. Congratulations Mr Carlson for your new shop, nothing like having something better to work in.

"Hi, my name is Paul, and I'm an addict."

@frankowalker4662

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. LOL.

@edbeckerich3737

2 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly

@video99couk

2 жыл бұрын

My name is Colin, and I'm a video recorder addict. Betamax rules. Oh dear, I'm a mess.

@foxyrollouts

2 жыл бұрын

Its been six days since I bought a scope...

@foxyrollouts

2 жыл бұрын

@Peter the elephant in the room is... how many identical scopes do you need. I think once you get past 20.. questions need to be raised

Oh man, you're crazy. I mean the good way! I love your Collection. Keep up the great Work! Best electronics KZreadr!

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind comment Finn!

How about a bench not against a wall? With some of those heavy pieces of equipment it would be quite nice to have access all around.

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your input!

@frankowalker4662

2 жыл бұрын

What a brilliant idea.

@guyh3403

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent idea!

@benbaselet2026

2 жыл бұрын

My first thought as well

@falksweden

2 жыл бұрын

@@pibbles-a-plenty1105 Nothing the gantry crane wouldn't handle.

WOW! great space! Is this a commercial office/warehouse type space or your home garage?

@perhansson6718

2 жыл бұрын

Home garage, take a look at this video series: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fJ6C1a5-fZnNn7A.html

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

Let's just say it's one of my other area's. Thanks for stopping by!

@tedmoss

2 жыл бұрын

Its Mr. Carlson's own museum.

@BruceNitroxpro

2 жыл бұрын

@@tedmoss , Thankfully, it is only what he says it is.

@jeffclark2725

2 жыл бұрын

Your space is coming along so well

I was probably the only kid in my school with a Tektronix scope in my bedroom in the mid '70's. It was one of those big units that my Dad brought home from work years earlier. A few times I hooked the input up to my longwire DX antenna, set it up with a slow trace, and watched the display jump around during lightning storms. Not sure my Dad ever found out.

Wow, you have more vintage Tek scopes than at the Tektronix museum! How awesome.

My girlfriend thinks I have stuff, but this is next level. Wow, wow, wow.

@BruceNitroxpro

2 жыл бұрын

ctho admin , SHHHH! Been married for 56 years. BEST keep your mouth SHUT.

@PaulPavlinovich

2 жыл бұрын

Lolololol

@briang.7206

2 жыл бұрын

Our wives and girlfriends don't understand they see this stuff and to them its just old items that should be tossed away. I'm fighting with my wife now we are moving and she's telling me to toss my old books. These are out of print books. I also have some older model stereo receivers I want to repair but she's telling me to toss those too.

@bingojamas4786

2 жыл бұрын

My wife is like the alien in the movie Predator. She can't recognize a new project and doesn't go into attack mode. That's 'cuz they all look the same to her, and I never work on more than one at a time. Also, I have to keep them separated or it's game over.

@PaulPavlinovich

2 жыл бұрын

@@bingojamas4786 I once thought that with my trains, but no, she knew every single one of them :)

I see some things I recognize. I won’t spoil it because I know Mr. Carlson likes not spoiling the surprises but I am looking forward to it. There is art on those shelves. Thanks again for all you do. Learning so much so fast.

Damn, i've never seen so much old tektronix gear at one place but i'm really sure they are in good hands. Beautiful!

I SHOCKED!!! Looks like old BIG gods of Ancient Greece - old, mighty, beauty and with many kinds!!!

I'm shaking my head and smiling, wow!

When I see all the HP equipment you’ve got in the back ground and the stuff you’ve worked on (Including that 521 frequency counter) it really takes me back to the 15 years I worked on HP equipment as a bench repair tech in their instrumentation service depart at the Fullerton California office and their two LA service centers near LAX. I started off in January of 1973 as a trainee tech repairing the HP35. I finished my last 7 years in their medical products division before bugging out to the Santa Fe Railway.

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story Paul!

@pauliedweasel

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrCarlsonsLab I like the 3403A’s you’ve got on your new work bench, worked on a few of those over the years.

You are one of a kind Dr. Carlson, thank you for sharing.

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome Paul.

I am 1 second in and gasping! That's some flex right there! Now to actually watch the video

@paulstubbs7678

2 жыл бұрын

1 second?, the thumbnail did it for me, no mouse click needed

I’m in awe, all I can say is wow!

Nice Lab ! We had one of the Tek oscilloscopes that was rated at 1 GHZ. It had a serial number of 97. Tek normally kept the first 100. We go it because we were one of the few labs doing nuclear research. The scope didn't have a vert. amplifier...the signal went directly to the crt plates.

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Randy, yes that sounds like the 519, which is what you saw on the floor here.

Before adding anything else, I would encourage you to make sure you will not have moisture coming up from the concrete slab. Personally I would cover with epoxy paint , easy to do, durable and cleans up easily. Worse case seal it, and I am not aware of any garage panel doors that actually seal for any length of time. Not sure what humidity is like there. Easy test for slab, cut say 2ft. X 2ft. Clear Plastic, no holes. Tape all edges to concrete and see if any condensation forms underneath in 24 hrs. There are several different ways to test concrete moisture test, this is cheapest. It will save many a headache down the road. Congrats on new labs.

Yay the engine analyzer, can't wait to see you restore it!

What a wonderful collection of Tektronix equipment. Seeing that took me back to the 70s when I went to college and started work as an electronics engineer developing switch mode power supplies.

Mr. Carlson, you are the kind of detailed-oriented guy that I could see designing and building the ultimate dream electronic workbench! A mobile workbench with integrated work stools all around! that you could roll out to the center of the room under a fixed overhead bank of remote-controlled lights and multiple zoom cameras. Could also see you adding a fixed bank of overhead instrumentation with retractable probes, soldering irons, etc... to facilitate basic measurements while simultaneously documenting electronic training classes, circuit designs, teardowns, and repair projects at various angles 360 degrees around the bench. WOULD BE WAY COOL!!

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your input Dan!

Around 1978, my employer had a Tektronix graphics terminal where we were required to make computer software flowcharts. It had a print button that had a smell similar to mimeograph machines

As someone who works in calibration this collection makes me happy. Love the videos!

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind comment Harrison!

You will need a dedicated SUB-STATION to power all of them up at the same time.

@render8

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he built that, few episodes ago... ⚡⚡😂

@paulp2089

2 жыл бұрын

Was that the episode where he use chewing gum wrappers and a couple of old rotten sacks to make a small fusion reactor ?

@KeritechElectronics

2 жыл бұрын

Substation? More like a nuclear reactor for sure. Just don't go with the RBMK-1000, I don't wanna see another one blow up :)

Dear Mr. Carlson, for sure you are the best and high expertise in electronics and you are best talented teacher also. One thing to remember that you must teach at least one of your family member or members to reach your expertise, without that your expertise will lost forever in some day.

I can't wait to hear the stories behind those incredible devices! Thanks for sharing with all of us! You're much appreciated!

Excelente!! Que tremenda colección, me gusta esa dedicación por lo antiguo, sin dejar atrás lo nuevo! Felicitaciones!!

That collection of scopes and equipment are absolutely AMAZING... And awesome..!! I'm jealous..😀

Could you do a video on the very best of antique hi-end audio, say best of 1920's, 1930's, 1940's, 1950's, 1960's audio. The type of equipment that either had the best sound possible at the time, or that only the more well to do, could afford. Thanks. Love all your videos ! They are always very informative and I love how you explain things and do not talk down to us listeners, who are not as knowledgeable. Keep up the good work !

It’s like having a peek behind the scenes of tekscopes mailing list. It takes a lot of time and dedication. Never thought that anyone is actually investing so much time and money (space) into preserving their Tek collection. I have always imagined it as a dust-filled room by some hoarder (sorry, I meant collector). I am impressed! Really.

Why does the phrase “12-step program” come to mind? Him: “Hi! My name is Mr. Carlson...and I am an O-Scope-o-holic.” Us: “Hi Mr. Carlson! We like tubes!”

I cant wait to see and I am excited to know that I have content to watch for the next 40 years! Keep up the great work Paul.

Mr Carlson's Lab And Museum, thank you for preserving such great equipment and passing on your expertise.

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I love that collection, makes me remember my days at Collins Radio in Dallas. Real Scopes...

Thats a GREAT space!.........couldn't help but notice is the shelving bending a little with the weight?

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

That bottom level has those two old Marconi television scopes on it, so it's a little stressed.

this is very interesting! looking forward to seeing more of the new Lab.

I'm impressed & overwhelmed!

WOW! I enjoy watching, listening and attempting to learn from you so much. Thank You for Sharing!!!!! I so glad to see some actively making a dream happen! Great Job and I wish you all the very best!

Glad I found your channel. This is one of the most interesting (and cool) electronics channels I've seen. Thanks sharing your new lab too.

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

Instead of a static bench, you should make a mobile bench. Something like a heavy duty kitchen island on casters. It would allow you to move it around as you reconfigure your lab. Power drops from the ceiling could connect to the bench with twist locks to give you whatever power you need.

Congrats on the new Lab ! More space means More projects ! Appreciate your in-depth knowledge and your ability to relate it in a way that is both entertaining and educational! Especially Enjoying all the vintage equipment and your comments on the design and pioneering used in these older designs. Thank you Mr Carlson ! Appreciate you sharing your knowledge with the world..

Waw, I'm impressed ! Nice workshop, congratulations !

Well if the late great Jim Williams ever had dreams of what heaven was like........I think this is it. P.S. I will save the video and show it to my wife whenever she says I have too much electronic gear.

And I thought Jay Leno’s garage was cool. This is spectacular.

So organized, so clean beautiful 😍

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John!

Brings back memories of high school electronics of 3 years in 1976,77,78

Professor Carlson. Every one of your videos is a learning experience. thank you for your dedication of rebuilding and not just throwing away hardware. Our society does that much too easy these days. The audio system you use is simply amazing with your 70"s DJ voice. I could just picture you spinning records on maybe KHJ or KRLA or even KOMA back in the day Maybe a good thought would be to put the bench in the middle of the shop. would make excellent access for video and traffic pattern. Just a thought. Please keep the videos coming

If it doesn’t end up looking like a maze, I will be disappointed. 😃 looks so cozy. Cheers.

A very smart move utilizing the heavy duty steel racking with the wire shelves. It looks very nice! I suspect that you are keenly aware of the problems with moisture in shops/storage areas without air conditioning. If you don't have an AC unit in the shop, a dehumidifier is a must. I have plenty of equipment that was stored in higher humidity locations and the result is not pretty.

You’re awesome Mr. Carlson !! I appreciate ALL your knowledge and Common Sense !! Thank you for what you do !! Looking Forward to ALL these restorations and explanations !!

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

That's an impressive collection and a joy to look at. You may want to consider thinking about securing the windows and roller doors much better mechanically, installing a burglar alarm system and a fire alarm. What you gathered there does not only represent material values.

Wow, space woo hoo! I like your current work area with access to all your gear, this new area looks like a non electronics specific work area and a fantastic storage area for equipment that is not used all the time. So I think if it were me I would put a new bench in your new area for general work, metal work, soldering etc etc and keep your original for analysis. Love your video's thank you

Holy shit! That's more scopes than an army comunications corps would need! Also, that 1GHz scope looks like THE ULTIMATE SCOPE of all times :)

This is absolutely fascinating

Have the film (movie) companies ever been in contact with you when they need vintage equipment?

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, yes they have wanted to film at the lab.

@lockingBlock

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrCarlsonsLab Did you let them?

Whenever someone tries to convince me I don't need another scope I'll show them this...

I have one old Tektronix scope but wow that's some collection. Very nice clean room for your collection and your lab. Thank you for sharing Paul.

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome Larry!

Truley a spectacular array of old school electronic equipment!!!

Ideas for the new lab? I think you need a couple more scopes... e.g. when restoring that old TV, you want to probe every junction in the device at the same time and look at the waveforms!

I wonder if this collection is world-unique. Amazing to see the scope of it! (Pun intended!).

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping by Shahriar!

just had tears , yes, this bring me back in 1981 when I had the luck to have a tektro 7504 with dual time base 500 MHz and spectrum analyser 7L5 if I remember well for R&D for Philips company in RF development...these where my most happy years as engineer , those tek where very good , but for spectrum analysis the HP 85XXX where really better , still have one, and a 465..both working perfectly , thanks for this show !!

Thanks so much for all your great videos. This one is incredible!!!

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Gene!

I'd sure be interested in the story behind this amazing collection. Did you acquire each item from different sources over time, did you buy out another lab, do you have a history with the manufacturer, or what?

Oh my god!!!! A full time job to keep that equipment going & calibrated!!!!

@BruceNitroxpro

2 жыл бұрын

Peter King , I wonder if you have any employees who help with EXACTLY that job?

@peterking1134

2 жыл бұрын

@@BruceNitroxpro I’m confused by your response… ?

I have two shops, one electronica nd the other is mechanics. I have been putting all my equipment in racks for 50 years because it help me to keep every thing organized and I did not have to hunt what I needed at the time I was needing to use any of the equipment. This saved me lots of time not having to hunt for any thing.

Awesome. Thanks for sharing this.

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Pretty soon the Vintage TEK Museum will be calling YOU for input.

@frankowalker4662

2 жыл бұрын

What makes you think they don't already ?

@markuswx1322

2 жыл бұрын

@@frankowalker4662 Wouldn't be surprised. Those guys seem to be made made from Paul Carlson stuff, and that's a compliment.

What an absolutely stunning collection! Also, you know your Tek scopes are properly heft when they can give a slight bow to steel racks that beefy, haha. At any rate, color me all the shades of jealous!

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

I look forward to your next video regarding the HP scope! Thanks for stopping by!

Mr Carlson's Sir Wonderful Collections Of Oscilloscope Meters And Nice compressor, Welding Set.

thank you for such a great effort and sharing to everybody,

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

It's my pleasure.

Holy cr@p ... what a collection!!

Hey Mr. Carlson, I finished writing this song. I can play it on guitar but I suck at singing so if you can get someone to play this it would be awesome on your channel. It's written to the music of David Bowie's "ground control to Major Tom" here you go: Ground Control to Mr. Carlson Weld your antenna and turn your radio on Ground Control to Mr. Carlson Commencing Countdown oscilloscopes on tune it in and may God's love be with you This is ground control to Mr. Carlson you've really made the grade and the papers want to know what noise you hear Now it's time to light the tubes if you dare "This is Mr. Carlson to ground control" I'm keying up the mic and I'm talkin' in a most peculiar way it seems my squelch has gone away For here I'm soldering the capacitor trying to find the short the screen is really blue and there's nothing more to do... Though I transmit one hundred thousand miles I'm sitting very still and I think my radio knows the channel well Tell my subscribers I'm busy, they know Ground control to Mr. Carlson Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong can you hear me Mr. Carlson can you hear me Mr. Carlson Can you hear me Mr. Carlson Can you "I'm soldering the capacitor trying to find the short the screen is really blue and there's nothing more to do...

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the time Steve!

@MLX1401

2 жыл бұрын

How wholesome

Awesome collection, looking forward to seeing more of this Lab episode

Very impressive lab!

Paul, I think you have more Tektronix 'scopes than I saw when I went on a tour of their factory in Beaverton OR when visiting from Marconi in England - February 1978 I believe. Three of us were staying in the area for a couple of weeks to undertake hardware and software training on the AP120B array processor at at Floating Point Systems Inc.

@MrCarlsonsLab

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Philip. I'm told it's one of the largest collections in the world, but who knows? There is always someone with more.

Awesome Paul!!! so are you going to end up with 4 labs? or are you going to consolidate the two current into the two new ones you are building? The current submarine view of your intros is super cool. And it seems you have several models repeated, what do you do with them after fixing them? You could start a school to pass your VAST knowledge to new generations.

What a amazing collection! Congrats!

A museum of electronics equipment.

if someone break into your lab, he thinks its an space control center😅

@windshield11

2 жыл бұрын

They'll probably be like "The government will find me if I touch shit, better gtfo"

@BruceNitroxpro

2 жыл бұрын

@@windshield11 , HOPEFULLY!

I’d love to see you do an episode on that engine analyser 😀

@BruceNitroxpro

2 жыл бұрын

Mark jenkins , I am amazed that I only saw one other request to see that engine analyser restored here! So far, that is!

Simply wow! 👍

WOW! Incredible!