Does nobody really know how many volts the Hantek can withstand on the BNC?
I'm not at all concerned about my safety as I don't work with mains, I just want to know whether I'll damage my scope if I have 40 volts on the alligator clip or the 1x probe, for example.
Should I ask in the beginners' forum?
I've read some stuff but I'm not quite sure if I understand it right and I want to be sure.
Somehow there are different aspects and I don't know exactly what the values refer to.
- CAT rating seems to be more for the protection of
people.
- The maximum the scope can
display (10Vpp x 8 in my case).
- What can the
probes withstand? (600Vpk x10 and 200Vpk x1 in my case).
- What interests me: At what voltage on the BNC will my scope be
damaged?
While the description of my scope only says this:
Overvoltage Category: 300V CAT II
Maximum Input Voltage:300VRMS (10X)
the manual of another Hantek scope says something similar, but with an addition:
CAT I and CAT II 300VRMS (10×), Installation Category
CAT III 150VRMS (1×)
So the answer could be 150Vrms?
Thank you!