A brief introduction about myself because this is my first post on this forum.
I'm Anton, 21 years old and live in the Netherlands.
I've always had a strong interested in electronics. I’ve seen all of Dave’s videos of the last 3 years allowing my interest and skills to grow bigger and bigger.
The last year, more and more people come to me with electronics I need to fix. Usually it is going well, but not always. I purchased several different tools, but still very basic. My skills grow, so I'm ready for an oscilloscope. I’m currently looking for a DS1054Z which is according to Dave a good starters oscilloscope.
Now on to my question.
I live in a house where only in the kitchen are earthed power outlets. So the room where I want to use my oscilloscope has no earthed/grounded power outlets. Is it safe to connect my oscilloscope to an unearthed power outlet? Does it damage anything?
I have read on several other forums but it’s not very clear to me. Some of them say that it’s very dangerous to do, but others say it’s safe to use where others say it’s safe but only in certain circumstances.
Can someone clarify this to me.
Thanks in advance,
Anton