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Offline JetBlackTopic starter

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Floating Osilloscope Safety Tips
« on: April 28, 2017, 10:54:15 am »
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Offline danadak

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Re: Floating Osilloscope Safety Tips
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2017, 11:18:28 am »
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Re: Floating Osilloscope Safety Tips
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2017, 11:18:54 am »
Don't float a scope if you value your equipment and health.

Or, slightly more accurately, if you want to float a scope you have to do something like:



In other words, don't do it.

Have a look at the references in https://entertaininghacks.wordpress.com/library-2/scope-probe-reference-material/ for further information
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