Thinking of getting this Philips scope - Page 2

kevinkr · 23rd December 2010, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mahawk

Philips PM 3310 60MHz. For audio application of course. Is buying something this old with its analog-digital tech asking for trouble or would it be not too bad?

Philips PM 3310 60 MHz Portable Digital Oscilloscope on eBay.ca (item 230553862615 end time 22-Dec-10 09:57:45 EST)

Hopefully you didn't get this scope. I had one back in the 1980s and found the quantization noise to be a rather significant issue at low signal levels - I also vaguely remember that it couldn't display a good sine wave either..

barrymagrec · 23rd December 2010, 02:31 PM

I`ve just fixed a Tek 465 for someone - lovely scope, stable, good triggering, fine trace and the B was even better. Second best analogue scope ever in my opinion - the best being the 2465B.
Some of the earlier Philips were O.K. too.

Barry

Hardi · 24th December 2010, 09:06 AM

The PM3310 is THE first DSO made by philips and also one of the first
portable DSO on the market.
It is made for long time acquisitions, but NOT for audio measuring. You also have to look for the correct ADC levels manually. Otherwise you get visual clipping, indicated by a flashing peak in the signal.

Marcel_D · 24th December 2010, 04:30 PM

Glad I made this thread. I decided to wait and see what Christmas brings before I jump on anything right now.

Marcel_D · 25th December 2010, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spind

Sorry for the slow reply. I have a Tek 465B available if you wanted a good analog.

Steve.

Sent you a PM.

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23rd December 2010, 02:31 PM	#12
barrymagrec diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2010	I`ve just fixed a Tek 465 for someone - lovely scope, stable, good triggering, fine trace and the B was even better. Second best analogue scope ever in my opinion - the best being the 2465B. Some of the earlier Philips were O.K. too. Barry

24th December 2010, 09:06 AM	#13
Hardi diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Germany	The PM3310 is THE first DSO made by philips and also one of the first portable DSO on the market. It is made for long time acquisitions, but NOT for audio measuring. You also have to look for the correct ADC levels manually. Otherwise you get visual clipping, indicated by a flashing peak in the signal.

24th December 2010, 04:30 PM	#14
Marcel_D diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2007	Glad I made this thread. I decided to wait and see what Christmas brings before I jump on anything right now.

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