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Oscilloscopes

Posted: Thu May 04, 2023 7:44 pm
by jeremyb
I don't honestly have a need for one at the moment but I'm being tempted by some of these cheap units from China, e.g.


Re: Oscilloscopes

Posted: Thu May 04, 2023 8:00 pm
by Bg
Dude, it’s no good unless it’s valve.

Re: Oscilloscopes

Posted: Thu May 04, 2023 8:35 pm
by TmcB
Geez that’s tempting! I sold my Peak testing stuff to Reg18 for a pittance but wouldn’t mind having something about that gets me roughly accurate measurements

Re: Oscilloscopes

Posted: Thu May 04, 2023 8:59 pm
by Cdog
Bg wrote: Thu May 04, 2023 8:00 pm Dude, it’s no good unless it’s valve.
That's biased

Re: Oscilloscopes

Posted: Fri May 05, 2023 5:20 am
by Zaulkin
Cdog wrote: Thu May 04, 2023 8:59 pm
Bg wrote: Thu May 04, 2023 8:00 pm Dude, it’s no good unless it’s valve.
That's biased
Plenty of valves to choose from in the dropdown menu.

Re: Oscilloscopes

Posted: Fri May 05, 2023 8:43 am
by FuzzMonkey
A decent oscilloscope has been on my list of things to buy for a long time.

Re: Oscilloscopes

Posted: Fri May 05, 2023 9:34 am
by jeremyb
TmcB wrote: Thu May 04, 2023 8:35 pm Geez that’s tempting! I sold my Peak testing stuff to Reg18 for a pittance but wouldn’t mind having something about that gets me roughly accurate measurements
The component testing function is super cool, I'd likely use that way more than the oscilloscope feature :mental:

Re: Oscilloscopes

Posted: Fri May 05, 2023 9:58 am
by sizzlingbadger
I've got one of these, pretty good.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005 ... 1802H3PL8z


Re: Oscilloscopes

Posted: Fri May 05, 2023 11:39 am
by FuzzMonkey
sizzlingbadger wrote: Fri May 05, 2023 9:58 am I've got one of these, pretty good.
I have been looking at one of these types as a potential gateway scope into something more advanced later.

Re: Oscilloscopes

Posted: Sat May 06, 2023 10:51 am
by Snarblinge
I have been considering one of these as an entry level scope, Bogan Boutique amplifiers recomended one on FB

https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-instrustar.html

Be interested in a review of peak stuff or alternatives, I have a DCA55 which gets a lot of use, but was tempted by getting something for easy sorting of the random parts box. and repairs. I dont like the look of those levers on the cheap testers and included on the baby scope above, but everything else looks tempting... hmmmm

Re: Oscilloscopes

Posted: Fri May 19, 2023 8:45 pm
by jeremyb
Well I ordered the 3 in 1 jobbie from Banggood as it had free shipping and a deal going on, can't go wrong for $88!!

Re: Oscilloscopes

Posted: Fri May 19, 2023 9:38 pm
by Bg
My olde scope is now in the skip.... I''m being so ruthless I didn't even rescue the valve from it....

Re: Oscilloscopes

Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 10:34 am
by FuzzMonkey
jeremyb wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 8:45 pm Well I ordered the 3 in 1 jobbie from Banggood as it had free shipping and a deal going on, can't go wrong for $88!!
I'd be interested in hear your experiences with it once it arrives JB. Are you able to share a link to the exact model you brought?

Re: Oscilloscopes

Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 12:02 pm
by jeremyb
FuzzMonkey wrote: Sat May 20, 2023 10:34 am
jeremyb wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 8:45 pm Well I ordered the 3 in 1 jobbie from Banggood as it had free shipping and a deal going on, can't go wrong for $88!!
I'd be interested in hear your experiences with it once it arrives JB. Are you able to share a link to the exact model you brought?
Absolutely! https://nz.banggood.com/FNIRSI-DSO-TC3- ... 82523.html

Re: Oscilloscopes

Posted: Sat May 20, 2023 12:31 pm
by FuzzMonkey
jeremyb wrote: Sat May 20, 2023 12:02 pm Absolutely! https://nz.banggood.com/FNIRSI-DSO-TC3- ... 82523.html
Thanks JB.