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Please share you're experience with BK Precision 4010A

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Electro Fan:
might be relevant:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/BK-Precision-4045B-20-MHz-DDS-Sweep-Function-Generator/273841129250?epid=1103966460&hash=item3fc2340722:g:G5MAAOSwj4Vc1eue

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/feeltech-fy6600-60mhz-2-ch-vco-function-arbitrary-waveform-signal-generator/msg2480799/#msg2480799

robsims:
My budget is less than $300.  $250 for the generator + shipping from usa to my country around $50 . So even if i wan't to i can't afford the cheapest Siglent now. Where in the usa,  do they sell siglent generators or any other dds generator like Rigol for under $250 ?

tautech:

--- Quote from: robsims on June 13, 2019, 04:03:19 am ---My budget is less than $300.  $250 for the generator + shipping from usa to my country around $50 . So even if i wan't to i can't afford the cheapest Siglent now. Where in the usa,  do they sell siglent generators or any other dds generator like Rigol for under $250 ?

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Here, 1ch 10 MHz:
https://store.siglentamerica.com/product/sdg810/

bdunham7:

--- Quote from: robsims on June 12, 2019, 09:38:15 pm ---First, i have zero experience with function generators. To me "a lot" doesn't matter. I can have less, but it must be good. I am a mechanical engineer and i need a generator to experiment wit electronics. I wan't clean and exact information presented to me on a scope. It is also not a problem if the generator is antique. If it's good for basic stuff,  it's all right. The fact that it has through hole components makes it very easy to repair. As i progress, i will know what the BK4010A lacks, and if i need more, i will buy a Rigol or some other fancy generator. A teacher on youtube told me they have this generator for 3 years now in their school lab. They are working fine although students are beating the hell out of them everyday. So they are sturdy What i want to know from others at this point, is if this generator is sufficient to do automotive and audio electronics and to learn basic stuff. If not, please help me with some other budget options.

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From what I've seen of similar era BK Precision products, they are fairly rugged and simple.  And crude...  The unit is probably built mostly of jellybean (stock) components that could be had at Radio Shack 20 years ago.  And BK supports their old stuff well (better than their new stuff) so you will likely be able to get a schematic and maybe a service manual.  And it will work for basic audio, although I'm not sure how you would use it for automotive electronics.  So if it works for you, don't let us stop you.

However, the reason we're trying to talk you out of this unit is that you can do much better for the money.  Used equipment here is often in very good condition--so the BK 4045B someone posted would be a much, much more useful tool and would cost half as much--and probably work for a very long time.  The Siglent that Tautech posted is also vastly superior in every conceivable way, except for the repairability issue.   

Electro Fan:
Looks like the seller tautech linked sells the 1032X for $319.  Sometimes they give a discount for EEVblog members.  Probably not enough to meet your budget with shipping but maybe it’s close enough to save up.  The 1000 series is ahead of the 800 series and the 1032X is probably their most compelling model until you get to the 2042X.  I think you will not regret having two channels, extra bandwidth, and more features.

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