Octopus References & Information

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Plans for Octopus Adapter

• http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/sam/semitest.htm#stqdc
• http://www.techlib.com/electronics/curvetrace.html
• http://www.wenzel.com/pdffiles/curve.pdf
• http://www.ionpool.net/arcade/tech/octopus.pdf
• http://www.seattlerobotics.org/encoder/200304/VItracer.htm
• http://www.qsl.net/kd7rem/octopus.html

References in print:

A Simple On-Board Tester. John T. Frye, Popular Electronics, August 1975 Pages 70, 71, 76, 77
Classic 1 VAC Design, very nice explanation. See if you can spot the technical errors! Link to scan

Quick Tracey Semiconductor Sleuth, Fred Blechman, Nuts & Volts, January 1997 Pages 95-97
Adds simple circuit to check transistor gain. Well written.

Build a Signature Tracer, John Yacono, Popular Electronics, December 1991 Pages 25-28, 88
Adding current limiter, explanation of how to calculate Q factor. Worth reading.

Analog Signature Troubleshooting, Gregg Campbell, Electronics Now, May 1994 pages 69, 70, 73

Quick-Test Component Tester, James Melton, Electronics Now, October 1997 Pages 53-55

Fun with Function Generators, Robert Kral, Electronics Now, October 1994 Pages 42, 43, 48, 49, 50, 73

"The Cathode Ray Tube at Work" by John F. Rider pages 206-207; published in 1935. 17 MB PDF file

Transistor Curve Tracers

• http://www.ee.upenn.edu/rca/instruments/Curvetracer/curvetracer.html
• http://www.intio.or.jp/jf10zl/trct.htm
• http://www.fullnet.com/u/tomg/gooteect.htm (fancy commercial kit)

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