Japan and Taiwan made scopes get the job done and easier to repair, usually with generic parts.
Teks are good when they're going, but a royal PITA when they're not.
that is true. Teks are hard to repair unless you are well versed in them.
"Hard" compared with what? Any scope - or other piece of test equipment - is hard to repair if you don't have service manuals and aren't familiar with how they should work. Unlike most brands, Teks have good service manuals available, and there is a very active community just waiting to help.
Of course more modern equipment of all types from all manufacturers is more difficult to repair due to custom components and SMDs.
But any beginner should get a working scope.
I should rephrase that... as in hard to sometimes source parts for, as opposed to generic components in other scopes...
I found 2 oscilloscopes that I am interested in, both are around $100
One is the LG EZ OS-5060A
The other is the Tektronix 2213A
Which one would be a better oscilloscope for that price?
Seems the scope snobs have turned up here. I don't get it, I would have loved to have something as fancy as a 60MHz dual trace analog scope when I was starting out, I made due with a 15MHz Tek 531A that worked as well as a space heater as it did as a scope. Still managed to get by and learned a lot.
Seems the scope snobs have turned up here. I don't get it, I would have loved to have something as fancy as a 60MHz dual trace analog scope when I was starting out, I made due with a 15MHz Tek 531A that worked as well as a space heater as it did as a scope. Still managed to get by and learned a lot.Be honest: how much did that Tek 531A cost in today's money? Probably way more than $100. For example: I got a brand new 20MHz dual channel analog scope in the late 80's. In today's money it costs about 800 euros.
if you are looking for a $100 scope, there is a GW Instek GOS-6112 100MHz scope for a starting bid of $79.99 plus $24 shipping. There is 2 hours left to the auction. Watch it and bid at the last possible second to complete the bid and you might just score. No one is even watching it at the moment. I scored one for $90 shipped and I like it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GW-Instek-GOS-6112-2-Channel-100MHz-Curser-Readout-Analog-Oscilloscope-TESTED-/252947699500?hash=item3ae4db972c:g:SyAAAOSwWxNYt1Zz
edit: by the way, if you score it and want the manual, I can email it to you.
if you are looking for a $100 scope, there is a GW Instek GOS-6112 100MHz scope for a starting bid of $79.99 plus $24 shipping. There is 2 hours left to the auction. Watch it and bid at the last possible second to complete the bid and you might just score. No one is even watching it at the moment. I scored one for $90 shipped and I like it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GW-Instek-GOS-6112-2-Channel-100MHz-Curser-Readout-Analog-Oscilloscope-TESTED-/252947699500?hash=item3ae4db972c:g:SyAAAOSwWxNYt1Zz
edit: by the way, if you score it and want the manual, I can email it to you.
I see the shipping as $75 with no alternatives offered. Maybe because I am in California?
Shipping is always a consideration.
There is no way that 531A on ebay will sell for the asking price, unless there's something special about it. I gave mine away for free here on this forum and it took some time and effort to find someone who would take it. It's a neat vintage item but the value as an instrument is outweighed by the size of the thing. Ebay is chock full of equipment sitting at fantasy BIN prices, I've seen people asking $1500 for TDS300 series scopes, I've never paid more than $100 for one.
no better way to learn about electronics than to fix that broken pos scope... glass is half full...
...so long as you have another oscilloscope to do it with.
I just took a quick look at eBay and it seems to me that the 2213As that might actually work are closer to $200 with one that just recently fell out of calibration running $250.
Yes, there were cheaper 2213As but I have to wonder why someone would sell a $200 scope for $100.
I found 2 oscilloscopes that I am interested in, both are around $100
I found 2 oscilloscopes that I am interested in, both are around $100
why only 2?
greetings
Martin
That's how I roll, and I don't trust shipping in general, especially for heavy, easy BREAKABLES
That's how I roll, and I don't trust shipping in general, especially for heavy, easy BREAKABLES
Shipping is a big problem which the relatively fragile CRT and front panel controls makes worse and shipping has gotten a lot more expensive over the past couple of years. If you are in a major metropolitan area which includes aerospace and technical companies, then picking up something locally is a good possibility.
That's how I roll, and I don't trust shipping in general, especially for heavy, easy BREAKABLES
Shipping is a big problem which the relatively fragile CRT and front panel controls makes worse and shipping has gotten a lot more expensive over the past couple of years. If you are in a major metropolitan area which includes aerospace and technical companies, then picking up something locally is a good possibility.And then let it bump up&down in the booth of your car
It depends greatly on what kind of seller you are dealing with. If it is some kind of equipment dealer they usually know how to pack equipment. Besides that you can always check Ebay feedback to see if the seller knows how to pack stuff or not. The negative and neutral feedback are the most informative.
no better way to learn about electronics than to fix that broken pos scope... glass is half full...
LOL : )
...so long as you have another oscilloscope to do it with.