best oscilloscope for $100-200 - Page 4

v4lve lover · 08:35 PM

the older stuff still tends to be exelent . allthrough the special kind of engeneers at phillips brewed some odd stuff

thaumaturge · 21st September 2011, 08:35 PM

All worthy and noble, but buying a used scope made in the eighties isn't going to benefit them now.
Doc

Alexium · 21st September 2011, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by thaumaturge

If you want small there are a couple of Tek 220 series 500KHZ portables on ebay for fairly cheap right now. (as of last night - sept 21)
Doc

I like that one, but I'm a DIY beginner (and a noob with little to no knowledge of electronics), I don't think it makes much sense to spend more than $200 for a device I very rarely need. Besides, expensive as it is - shipping that 220 to my country will make it cost like golden

v4lve lover · 21st September 2011, 08:41 PM

isnt there a local trading / hamswap where you could dig something up ?

Alexium · 21st September 2011, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by v4lve lover

isnt there a local trading / hamswap where you could dig something up ?

Yep, posting a buy request as we speak.

thaumaturge · 21st September 2011, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Alexium

I like that one, but I'm a DIY beginner (and a noob with little to no knowledge of electronics), I don't think it makes much sense to spend more than $200 for a device I very rarely need. Besides, expensive as it is - shipping that 220 to my country will make it cost like golden

Try a closer Ebay. If you want a real scope $200 is about the low end. If money is tight, it is better to buy something that is old but excellent than to buy something that is new but junk.
Doc

Alexium · 21st September 2011, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by thaumaturge

If you want a real scope $200 is about the low end.

I totally realize that.

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Originally Posted by thaumaturge

If money is tight, it is better to buy something that is old but excellent than to buy something that is new but junk.

Makes sense. Thanks for the advice. I don't want to buy junk, even if I'm going to use it once a year.

dirkwright · 2nd February 2012, 04:19 PM

For audio work, I believe we want high sensitivity in a scope. I just bought an old HP/Agilent 1200A which has down to 100microvolts/div, whereas you'd be lucky to find something with 1mv/div these days. Most of the cheap scopes are only 10mv/div. It's also handy to have balanced inputs for low level signals, which very few scopes have these days. These kinds of scopes have low bandwidth also, like about 500kHz. We're not designing radios after all so who cares about that.

21st September 2011, 08:29 PM	#31
v4lve lover diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2010	the older stuff still tends to be exelent . allthrough the special kind of engeneers at phillips brewed some odd stuff Last edited by v4lve lover; 21st September 2011 at 08:35 PM.

21st September 2011, 08:35 PM	#32
thaumaturge diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Utah	All worthy and noble, but buying a used scope made in the eighties isn't going to benefit them now. Doc __________________ Ne timeas a facie mulierum ea ignorare

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21st September 2011, 08:41 PM	#34
v4lve lover diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2010	isnt there a local trading / hamswap where you could dig something up ?

2nd February 2012, 04:19 PM	#38
dirkwright diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Virginia	For audio work, I believe we want high sensitivity in a scope. I just bought an old HP/Agilent 1200A which has down to 100microvolts/div, whereas you'd be lucky to find something with 1mv/div these days. Most of the cheap scopes are only 10mv/div. It's also handy to have balanced inputs for low level signals, which very few scopes have these days. These kinds of scopes have low bandwidth also, like about 500kHz. We're not designing radios after all so who cares about that.

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