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Keysight officially lost the plot - don't buy if you're a hobbyist
coromonadalix:
:-DD :palm:
EE-digger:
Tech Support: for that, you will need to use a current probe
Consumer: why can't I use the one I used last week?
SilverSolder:
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Imagine how much trouble a n00b can get into with test equipment. Some scumbag lawyer could launch a suit: "My client's house burned down because he was charging LiPos with your power supply. Nowhere in the instruction manual does it mention that this supply cannot be used for charging LiPos. Either the product is deficient, or your documentation - either way, you have to pay for a new house."
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I can see some sort of public notice in the future like this:
Public Notice - The growing dangers of oscilloscopes in our society
Please read the following notice, as there is a great danger to your children from this device being sold to non-professionals ...
:-DD
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Take a look at any manual for consumer equipment. You will notice that there is an abundance of warnings and restrictions on use in order to limit liability for dumb things the user might do with the product. That approach simply wouldn't be practical for professional equipment!
Imagine a situation where a n00b is probing the high voltage section of an old TV with his new oscilloscope. Bang! - he gets zapped, and accidentally knocks the bottle of isopropyl alcohol on his desk. The alcohol catches fire from a static spark as he approaches it with a wipe. The whole house burns down.
A few weeks later, some scumbag lawyer is poring over the oscilloscope manual, because the oscilloscope manufacturer is the most financially strong party that could possibly be blamed for this predicament. He already checked the isopropyl alcohol bottle, it clearly stated it is a fire hazard so nothing to go after there. Now, he is looking for a section in the oscilloscope manual that explained that the oscilloscope is not suitable for taking measurements in old television sets... Bingo! The evil corporation did not warn the consumer about that! Deficient documentation, the poor guy never had a chance... ...you get the idea.
EE-digger:
Eventually, if you remove the screws to open the enclosure on a scope (or other equipment) you will be labeled as one of the popular names we hear on the news these days, and (for our Canadian friends) have your assets frozen :-DD
POLITICS_OFF
EE-digger:
--- Quote from: SilverSolder on February 21, 2022, 03:38:53 pm ---... Now, he is looking for a section in the oscilloscope manual that explained that the oscilloscope is not suitable for taking measurements in old television sets... Bingo! The evil corporation did not warn the consumer about that! Deficient documentation, the poor guy never had a chance... ...you get the idea.
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Or the manual IS complete and the scumbag lawyer will sue because while his client had one hand behind his back (as instructed to do for high voltage, live measurements) he fell off his lab chair, did a face plant on a concrete floor and now has neurological damage plus needs reconstructive surgery.
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