Vintage Tube Electronics Oscilloscope Heathkit IO-102 Oscilloscope

Heathkit IO-102 Oscilloscope

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The Heathkit IO-102 is a transistor based oscilloscope. I replaced the electrolytic capacitors and some transistors that were very temperature sensitive and caused the unit to drift badly. This unit is used regularly on my test bench. I built one of these from a kit many years ago, but not this one.

3 thoughts on “Heathkit IO-102 Oscilloscope”

  1. Hi there. I just acquired the same model, and am excited to get it working. It powers on fine, but all I get is a large green dot on the screen, and not a line. I tried fiddling with all the knobs, but nothing seems to work. Do you have any pointers for me where to start looking? Thanks in advance!

  2. Eric,

    Try setting the sync to internal and crank up the gain until you can see a horizontal sweep. You will need to connect a signal (audio from TV or stereo is a good demonstration source) to the vertical inputs to see a waveform. Also from the size of the dot you describe you probably need to adjust the focus. Manual PDF: https://archive.org/details/HeathkitIO102Manual

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