Hello folks.
I'm in the market for a decent hobby scope and was wondering if anyone else was buying this particular Rigol scope in the near future? Maybe we can do a group buy and save ourselves a decent amount of money.
For those not familiar with it, here are some specs and a photo.
-1 GSa/s maximum real-time sample rate
-1Mpts long Memory Depth
-50 MHz Bandwidth when you get it, 100 MHz three minutes later
-Ultra compact design: 303mm x 154mm x 133mm (WxHxD)
-64 k TFT color LCD
-Advanced trigger modes: Edge, Video, Pulse Width, Slope, Alternate
-20 automatic measurements
-Cursor measurements: Manual, Track and Auto Measure modes
-10 waveforms, 10 setups, BMP and CSV storage
-Math functions:+, -, x, FFT, Invert
-Special digital filter and waveform recorder
-Built-in hardware frequency counter
-Standard interface: USB Device, USB Host, RS-232
This scope used to go for around $380 on Ebay if I remember correctly, before evil Rigol stepped in. I have a feeling the very same sellers still sell for around this much as long as Ebay doesn't find out.
I wonder what kind of deal one can get for 10-20 units.
Unless I'm missing something this unit sells for 1660 Chinese yuan on Taobao, which is $250 US.
http://item.taobao.com/auction/item_detail-0db2-c245075cf93b7adfecf1b029b12bc495.jhtml?cm_cat=0Imagine the possibilities. Less than $300 for a good quality 100Mhz* bench scope, yes please.
In case you're new here, Rigol 1052E is a 50Mhz scope that can be converted to 100Mhz in a minute with a RS232 cable and Hyper Terminal installed, no physical modding necessary.
Some requirements now for those who would like to participate:
- you're serious about this and have the necessary funds (we don't want to wait for evil Rigol to kill the mod with a firmware revision)
- the scope will be for your personal use only. If you want more than one, no problem, but please no reseller wannabies
- you have a Paypal account. If not you know someone who does. Personally I don't care how people pay, but Paypal seems pretty safe and it would be best if everyone paid for their unit individually via Paypal to minimize complications.
- you don't live in Nigeria
Before purchase we would make sure that everybody is okay with the Chinese supplier we'd be buying from and the final price (excluding customs fees and other country specific costs should there be any). We would expect the item to be brand new in box with (Chinese) warranty.
Those that might be interested, but are not sure since we don't know how much we can bring the price down (I guess it depends on the amount of people interested), simply post the highest amount you'd be willing to pay and I'll get back to you.
Power cord: I guess a standard PC power cord would work alright, don't know if it would be possible for everyone to specify the type used in their country, but if it could be done, great.
If you think I forgot anything or in case you have any questions, let me know.
Thanks for reading.