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[[Phil Crosby]] worked on it for a week during spring break from Portland State (college then, not university).  
[[Phil Crosby]] worked on it for a week during spring break from Portland State (college then, not university).  
Phil Crosby designed the channel switching circuitry.
Phil Crosby designed the channel switching circuitry.
Each 3S76 contains 10 PNP Germanium transistors in TO-7 cases, which are prone to failure due to internal growth of Tin whiskers
See the '''Repairs''' tab above, about replacing these with Silicon 2N3906s.


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==Internals==
==Internals==
The 3S76 contains 10 Germanium transistors in TO-7 cases, which are prone to failure due to internal growth of tin whiskers.  See the '''Repairs''' tab about replacing these with 2N3906s.
Each input has a trigger takeoff transformer and a 55 ns coaxial [[delay line]].   
Each input has a trigger takeoff transformer and a 55 ns coaxial [[delay line]].   
The trigger source channel is selectable.   
The trigger source channel is selectable.