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Offline BeBuLamarTopic starter

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Is this scope worth buying?
« on: January 26, 2024, 03:17:08 pm »
I know it's not really made by Agilent but for the price is it worth it?
https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/ele/d/dallas-agilent-dso-1102b-oscilloscope/7696614141.html
 

Offline 2N3055

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Re: Is this scope worth buying?
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2024, 03:29:58 pm »
I know it's not really made by Agilent but for the price is it worth it?
https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/ele/d/dallas-agilent-dso-1102b-oscilloscope/7696614141.html

For 300 USD ? Absolutely not.  That is old Rigol DS1102E.
Maybe for 50-100 USD..

For a bit more than 300 USD you can get much better scopes from new generations of Siglent/Rigol.
 
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Offline Caliaxy

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Re: Is this scope worth buying?
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2024, 04:00:22 pm »
It is believed to be a Rigol hardware with Agilent software (you get the best of both worlds ;) as most complaints about Rigol are about its software, not about the hardware per se…). Nicer than a $100-$150 Tektronix TDS 220 or a $130 FNRSI tablet but less featured than a modern $339 Siglent DSO1202X-E. Your call.

I have the 150MHz version of it (Agilent DSO 1152), bought circa 2018 with ~$170 from the now defunct Keysight eBay store (with some warranty back then). I am rarely using it, mostly only when I worry I would damage one of my nicer scopes – for instance, last time was when I was curios to see what kind of “proprietary” signals a Black&Decker car battery "rejuvenator" injects in a dead car battery trying to rescue it…

If you have specific questions, I can answer.
« Last Edit: January 26, 2024, 05:36:51 pm by Caliaxy »
 


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