EEVblog HVP70 Differential Probe

[amspire]

Just discovered an embarrassing issue that will delay shipment of the fist batch.
#NotMyFault

If you've a batch with the leads the wrong way round I would take one off your hands for £50!

Might be more serious then that - they might have accidentally made it out of antimatter. The charges reverse with anti-matter.

[Jay_Diddy_B]

Hi,

Here is another picture of a 70MHz sapphire probe:



The red lead is on the left.

I am not sure if this is the same as the EEVBlog HVP70.

Regards,

Jay_Diddy_B

[nidlaX]

I don't know about that. If someone was selling good $50 differential probes, I think people would just buy them as a standard part of their scope kit. I just assume that it is hard to achieve a good safe $50 differential probe.

$50 retail, very likely not easy.

I think you might be in for a shock in the upcoming weeks.

[SKPang]

They are in stock. Just ordered one from Dave's store.

[neslekkim]

Ordered this morning, saw they was going kinda fast, so didn't dare to wait

But some hours later, Dave posted this:
https://twitter.com/eevblog/status/854645548795568130

Crap.. Didn't know there was an newsletter even..

[EEVblog]

Hi,
Here is another picture of a 70MHz sapphire probe:
The red lead is on the left.
I am not sure if this is the same as the EEVBlog HVP70.

It's not. That's a different high voltage model.
My unit is a new design and is not on the market yet AFAIK (well, it is now)
70MHz for the price of the old 25MHz model.

[rsjsouza]

Dave, I just received the e-mail and it looks really nice! Too bad I can't spare that chunk of change at the moment... (already spent above my grade on the local auction in your other thread).

[mikeselectricstuff]

teardown?

[Electro Detective]

70 mhz diff probe for the price of a 25 mhz is a rippa deal. 

Now if someone retailed the generic 25 mhz differential probes in matched PAIRS for $300 (aussie dollar),

and 4 for $500, that sounds like a winner too 

Perhaps  20+ scope owners might consider to sell a scope or two to invest in safety and decent isolation practices,

and save a scope or two, plus a life   

[EEVblog]

teardown?

I did take some pics, but can't find them 
I believe it's very similar to the existing SMD design (not the through hole design I did a teardown video of), but they have obviously somehow tweaked it for 70MHz instead of 25MHz.
It has a couple of wires on the back of the board which I at first thought were mod wires, but they assure me they are part of the design and are a performance tweak for the double sided PCB layout.

[bitseeker]

Ooh, secret chips.

[JonM]

Ooh, secret chips.

If you go to Sapphire's Web site there is a flashing note that takes you to this URL:

  http://www.sapphire.com.tw/notify.pdf

So, they probably want to make it more difficult for Pintech to copy this probe.

[tautech]

Ooh, secret chips.

If you go to Sapphire's Web site there is a flashing note that take you this URL:

  http://www.sapphire.com.tw/notify.pdf

So, they probably want to make it more difficult for Pintech to copy this probe.

Exactly.

[jacklee]

May I know how much is it?

[tautech]

May I know how much is it?

Link to Dave's shop:
https://www.eevblog.com/product/hvp70/

[neslekkim]

would be nice if these would be not too expensive for hobbyists..  $200?, $250?

You'll have to buy a cheapie on ebay to get that price.

It ended up to be not so far from, $350, I was thinking US$, you use AU$, luckily the exchangerate is in my direction
Mine is hiding somewhere between Frankfurt, Germany, and Oslo, Norway now... hope it arrives soon.

[JonM]

Mine was transferred from DHL to NZ Post in Auckland this morning and now appears to be on some airline flight, hopefully to the US. I guess that some system determined that to be a good route rather than having DHL transport it to the US.

[bitseeker]

Mine says, "Delivery by NZ Post", but went directly from Sidney to the US. So far, so good.

[gnavigator1007]

Mine just arrived today!

[bitseeker]

That's great. The last whereabouts of mine was at the point of entry in Los Angeles.

[EEVblog]

Mine was transferred from DHL to NZ Post in Auckland this morning and now appears to be on some airline flight, hopefully to the US. I guess that some system determined that to be a good route rather than having DHL transport it to the US.

DHL Global Mail from Australia use Air NZ flights I believe.

[dr.diesel]

Mine arrived today as well, thanks Dave!

[gnavigator1007]

DHL tracking crapped out on mine back on the 26th. Had 3 updates that started at 3:50 am. First said arrival in destination country. 10 minutes later it said transport to destination country. 4 hours after that I got another that said arrival in destination country.  Was surprised and happy to see it stuffed in my mailbox today 

[bitseeker]

Yeah, DHL's tracking is kind of screwy. I later found that if you click on the NZ Post tracking number, you get more detail on their tracking page.

[haoleboy]

Got mine today!! Thanks Dave, it looks great!