I have an old 105B and find it very useful for audio stuff, especially after blowing the outputs on an amplifier I was testing by grounding the oscilloscope on the speaker negative and effectively shorting the rails to earth...😎😀
Being fully floating, a scopemeter doesn't do this and can take measurements in any part of the circuit without releasing magic smoke from other, unexpected, bits.
I've also used it to trace noise and distortion in car audio stuff.
Not a replacement for a bench scope but I think it's a good bit of kit.
Being fully floating, a scopemeter doesn't do this and can take measurements in any part of the circuit without releasing magic smoke from other, unexpected, bits.
I've also used it to trace noise and distortion in car audio stuff.
Not a replacement for a bench scope but I think it's a good bit of kit.
Those are ok, esp for portability, but there are better scopes for much cheaper.
Except if floating measurements are done often, but this is not needed much for audio.
You may need to buy probes separately with some models, check and see if they're included.
You want one x10 probe for each scope channel.
Rigol DS1054Z Digital Oscilloscopes - Bandwidth: 50 MHz, Channels: 4: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific
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Except if floating measurements are done often, but this is not needed much for audio.
You may need to buy probes separately with some models, check and see if they're included.
You want one x10 probe for each scope channel.
Rigol DS1054Z Digital Oscilloscopes - Bandwidth: 50 MHz, Channels: 4: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific
Digital Oscilloscopes: Saelig Online Store
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Very interesting Rayma I never got round to buying one of those fully digital thin scopes still have my old faithful Tektronix 150meg with on screen readouts .
Excellent definition /sharpness/sensitivity .
I was very surprised at the business methods of the companies that produce those new scopes ,pay a moderate price -40 day trial then pay a fortune for each additional app software upgrade ,sorry not my cup of tea .
Excellent definition /sharpness/sensitivity .
I was very surprised at the business methods of the companies that produce those new scopes ,pay a moderate price -40 day trial then pay a fortune for each additional app software upgrade ,sorry not my cup of tea .
All scope companies use this sort of marketing model now, since these scopes are computers with a front end.
There's nothing morally wrong with this, you don't have to buy it.
There's nothing morally wrong with this, you don't have to buy it.
Sounds like the policy used on Tektronix 7000 series mainframes (and earlier models ) plug-ins--pay extra for every plug in.
I could see the point -labor intensive /production line --parts intensive but aren't we talking here of a software download ?
Which ,according to some on the web hacks are already out .
When they found they were losing business due to competitors installing the full software suite they did the same to models only a few years old.
I am probably old fashioned but when I see people making money by the sweat of their brow its a lot easier to accept .
I am not against businesses ,my wife and I used to have a small shop but young software hackers seem to have no problem coding up malware hacks.
I could see the point -labor intensive /production line --parts intensive but aren't we talking here of a software download ?
Which ,according to some on the web hacks are already out .
When they found they were losing business due to competitors installing the full software suite they did the same to models only a few years old.
I am probably old fashioned but when I see people making money by the sweat of their brow its a lot easier to accept .
I am not against businesses ,my wife and I used to have a small shop but young software hackers seem to have no problem coding up malware hacks.
Is this o-scope worth it?
Is this Tektronix THS730A oscilloscope worth the price? Comes with a 1 year warranty as well.
Is this Tektronix THS730A oscilloscope worth the price? Comes with a 1 year warranty as well.
