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Products => Test Equipment => Topic started by: JohnnyGringo on November 09, 2013, 02:40:34 am
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My budget: $2.5K USD left on initial funding ($5K) .
My needs: In circuit cap testing, learning EE and for general electronic repair work. Eventually: Robotics.
My experience level: max noob. The more I'm learning, the more I don't know.
I know about ESR meters, but seems like a DSO+AWG can do pretty much the same and more than just an ESR meter.
With a combo DSO+AWG, don't you use up one probe when you are generating a waveform? Which would only leave one probe for signal debugging. That makes me lean toward buying separate DSO and AWG units.
I'm considering getting a DS2072 (for functionality) and a DS1000Z-S (for the extra channels and it's AWG).
I've pretty much got everything else I need (AFAIK) for setting up my lab:
Soldering Station (JBC DD),
STEINEL Heat gun 2510,
2 DMM(Fluke 87V, Amprobe AM-140-A),
Hakko 880 Solder Sucker (can't recommend that one),
PanaVice w/various heads and accessories,
Audrino Due, bunch of passives/chips, ESD mat, hand tools, and consumables.
*If anyone has any questions about the above products, I'd be glad to give my opinion on them.
I don't have a *real* bench PSU, using several converted ATX PSUs for now. It's amazing how quickly you can burn through a budget.
With all the new Rigol products hitting the market, it makes the choices that much harder. I'm waiting until Black-Monday (Monday after Thanksgiving) for all the (hopefully) online blow-outs.
Is the combo DS2072/DS000Z-S an OK idea? Or is there a better combination of choices for DSO/AWG.
-Thanks for your input.
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Consider this: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/siglent's-new-product-msosds2000-series/ (https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/siglent's-new-product-msosds2000-series/)
70MHz model with AWG whats more Dave will be doing a review shortly.
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Well, never buy a scope from an early batch. Wait a few months until all the initial early problems are fixed.
On the other hand, that Siglent SDS2000 looks great. I am looking forward to the review.
A separate function generator has more features, for example modulation input, a larger output amplitude and a better front panel with a numeric keyboard. If you have enough money and bench space, buy a separate function generator.
(I bought a DSOX2002A because there was a special offer with a free built-in function generator. But it has no arbitrary function. :( :( )
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw_LXic7XLq1_zSuwTQODFQ/videos (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw_LXic7XLq1_zSuwTQODFQ/videos)
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/my-new-toy-%29-agilent-dsox2002a-sex-on-a-stick!/msg216361/#msg216361 (https://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/my-new-toy-%29-agilent-dsox2002a-sex-on-a-stick!/msg216361/#msg216361)