Hi all,
I don't know if I would class myself a "beginner", but I'm more of a hobbyist at the moment (a linux administrator by trade) and am building up a lab, so I guess this is as good a place as any.
I picked up a Lambda LQ-534 power supply for $70 at a surplus place, works perfectly. It has a voltage and current dial. What do you think of this model, and do you think the amp/voltage measurements it gives out can be trusted?
I also am considering picking up a tenma bench multimeter for repair cheap. It's a bench style. What do you think of this brand?
I must confess I picked up one of those cheap chinese multimeters (a Mastech MY-62) before I watched Dave's review of cheap chinese multimeters. I can't afford much better right now, though, so I guess this will have to do. I wish I could pick up a better one but I guess that will just have to wait.
Thanks, and Dave, I particularly enjoy not turning it on, and instead, taking it apart. My workbench is full of stuff I didn't turn on.
Oh, and I picked up one of those Tektronix TDS-340A oscilloscopes. Any thoughts on this model? Worst case, it was cheap...