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I have decided to shop around for a couple new oscilloscopes. Most
likely one new and one used. Even though I like the Tek 465B the thing is a tank. It is big and heavy and hard to lug around. And the cord keepers/feet on the back of the unit have started to fall apart. The plastic has gotten weak and brittle. So the 465B needs to stay on its roll around stand. The 'scopes I'm looking for are an analog and a DSO. The analog mainly for looking at audio signals. Just for hobby work. Just because I'm curious about the audio stuff. The analog 'scope needs to be smaller and lighter than the 465B. The DSO 'scope should probably be new or fairly new. I don't know how much bandwidth but it would be used for both hobby audio stuff and for looking at the type of signals found in CNC controls. Right now the 465B is plenty good enough, way more than good enough, to look at signals from the CNC machines but it is a big pain to use much of the time and a light 'scope that I can hang in a CNC control cabinet would be great. My budget is about $100 for the analog and $300 for the DSO. So, any advice? Did I leave out something? Thanks, Eric |
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On Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 2:33:13 PM UTC-5, wrote:
My budget is about $100 for the analog and $300 for the DSO. So, any advice? Did I leave out something? Thanks, Unless you go small-screen Chinese, you left out at least one 0 in the budget lines. Or get extremely lucky. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fluke-196C-...ZGoM:rk:7:pf:0 Is one option that will do nicely. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tektronix-M...LDI:rk:23:pf:0 Overkill, I agree. More likely: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tektronix-T...JP89:rk:6:pf:0 Or... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rigol-DS105...Pw7:rk:12:pf:0 Peter Wieck Melrose Park, PA |
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On 2/14/19 1:57 PM, Michael Black wrote:
The 465 is a tank? The 545 is a tank. The 465 is a reasonably sized scope. Quite good all in all,until the triggering fails. Good luck finding tunnel diodes these days. If you think the 545 is a tank, I have a 511A. AC coupled, 10 MHz and ONE input channel. Of course, the 511 was Tek's first production model. -- "I am a river to my people." Jeff-1.0 WA6FWi http:foxsmercantile.com |
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says... The DSO 'scope should probably be new or fairly new. I don't know how much bandwidth but it would be used for both hobby audio stuff and for looking at the type of signals found in CNC controls. Right now the 465B is plenty good enough, way more than good enough, to look at signals from the CNC machines but it is a big pain to use much of the time and a light 'scope that I can hang in a CNC control cabinet would be great. My budget is about $100 for the analog and $300 for the DSO. So, any advice? Did I leave out something? Look at this Hantek scope. I bought one a couple of years ago. It should come with the probes. https://www.circuitspecialists.com/h...gital-storage- oscilloscope-dso5202p.html There are a few other DSO scopes at the same place. |
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The 545 is a tank.
A friend of mine has a 535, which will do for a tank. He used it through his whole career at GE, and then bought it for around $20 via the company's surplus-equipment auction a few months after he retired. Still works, still a nice bright trace, and it's still on its original set of tubes. He loves it. It suffered the first malfunction in roughly forever, a few weeks ago; the vertical gain fell off sharply. He didn't even have to move it off of the stand to fix it - just opened up the side, exercised the vertical gain pot a few times (it was noisy... apparently some oxide had built up over the years), recalibrated the gain, and put the side back on. All fixed. |
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On Thu, 14 Feb 2019 14:45:39 -0600, Fox's Mercantile
wrote: The 465 is a reasonably sized scope. Quite good all in all,until the triggering fails. Good luck finding tunnel diodes these days. Ahem... http://www.learnbydestroying.com/jeffl/crud/Tek-Tunnel-Diodes.jpg I sold some to someone in sci.electronics.design years ago, so I think some of those in the picture are now gone. There's also Sphere, which usually has some in stock: https://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/tek-parts/tekparts5.html -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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wrote: On Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 2:33:13 PM UTC-5, wrote: My budget is about $100 for the analog and $300 for the DSO. So, any advice? Did I leave out something? Thanks, Unless you go small-screen Chinese, you left out at least one 0 in the budget lines. Or get extremely lucky. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fluke-196C-...ZGoM:rk:7:pf:0 Is one option that will do nicely. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tektronix-M...LDI:rk:23:pf:0 Overkill, I agree. More likely: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tektronix-T...JP89:rk:6:pf:0 Or... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rigol-DS105...Pw7:rk:12:pf:0 Peter Wieck Melrose Park, PA Yeah, the first two are just a little above my price range. The last one though looks promising. Thanks, Eric |
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On Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:59:01 -0500, Ralph Mowery
wrote: In article , says... The DSO 'scope should probably be new or fairly new. I don't know how much bandwidth but it would be used for both hobby audio stuff and for looking at the type of signals found in CNC controls. Right now the 465B is plenty good enough, way more than good enough, to look at signals from the CNC machines but it is a big pain to use much of the time and a light 'scope that I can hang in a CNC control cabinet would be great. My budget is about $100 for the analog and $300 for the DSO. So, any advice? Did I leave out something? Look at this Hantek scope. I bought one a couple of years ago. It should come with the probes. https://www.circuitspecialists.com/h...gital-storage- oscilloscope-dso5202p.html There are a few other DSO scopes at the same place. Now I have two 'scopes to compare. The Hantek is a 200 MHz bandwidth and the Rigol is only 50MHz. Just how much bandwidth should I be looking for? Thanks, Eric |
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On Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 2:33:13 PM UTC-5, wrote:
I have decided to shop around for a couple new oscilloscopes. Most likely one new and one used. Even though I like the Tek 465B the thing is a tank. It is big and heavy and hard to lug around. And the cord keepers/feet on the back of the unit have started to fall apart. The plastic has gotten weak and brittle. So the 465B needs to stay on its roll around stand. The 'scopes I'm looking for are an analog and a DSO. The analog mainly for looking at audio signals. Just for hobby work. Just because I'm curious about the audio stuff. The analog 'scope needs to be smaller and lighter than the 465B. The DSO 'scope should probably be new or fairly new. I don't know how much bandwidth but it would be used for both hobby audio stuff and for looking at the type of signals found in CNC controls. Right now the 465B is plenty good enough, way more than good enough, to look at signals from the CNC machines but it is a big pain to use much of the time and a light 'scope that I can hang in a CNC control cabinet would be great. My budget is about $100 for the analog and $300 for the DSO. So, any advice? Did I leave out something? Thanks, Eric Hi Eric, this is a bit outside your price range, but I love my keysight infinium 1000 https://www.keysight.com/en/pcx-2759...?&cc=US&lc=eng It's an awesome 'scope for the money. George H. |
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On Friday, 15 February 2019 19:34:49 UTC, wrote:
On Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:59:01 -0500, Ralph Mowery wrote: In article , says... The DSO 'scope should probably be new or fairly new. I don't know how much bandwidth but it would be used for both hobby audio stuff and for looking at the type of signals found in CNC controls. Right now the 465B is plenty good enough, way more than good enough, to look at signals from the CNC machines but it is a big pain to use much of the time and a light 'scope that I can hang in a CNC control cabinet would be great. My budget is about $100 for the analog and $300 for the DSO. So, any advice? Did I leave out something? Look at this Hantek scope. I bought one a couple of years ago. It should come with the probes. https://www.circuitspecialists.com/h...gital-storage- oscilloscope-dso5202p.html There are a few other DSO scopes at the same place. Now I have two 'scopes to compare. The Hantek is a 200 MHz bandwidth and the Rigol is only 50MHz. Just how much bandwidth should I be looking for? Thanks, Eric Both of those are way above audio, which only extends to 20kHz. To get a reasonable picture of a waveform you'd want at least 8 - 10 samples per cycle.. A 1MHz scope would be more than enough for audio. You can get a 200kHz pocket scope for under £20 It might well suffice for what you're doing. NT |
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On Friday, 15 February 2019 23:43:11 UTC, ehsjr wrote:
On 2/15/2019 2:42 PM, wrote: On Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:59:01 -0500, Ralph Mowery wrote: In article , says... The DSO 'scope should probably be new or fairly new. I don't know how much bandwidth but it would be used for both hobby audio stuff and for looking at the type of signals found in CNC controls. Right now the 465B is plenty good enough, way more than good enough, to look at signals from the CNC machines but it is a big pain to use much of the time and a light 'scope that I can hang in a CNC control cabinet would be great. My budget is about $100 for the analog and $300 for the DSO. So, any advice? Did I leave out something? Look at this Hantek scope. I bought one a couple of years ago. It should come with the probes. https://www.circuitspecialists.com/h...gital-storage- oscilloscope-dso5202p.html There are a few other DSO scopes at the same place. Now I have two 'scopes to compare. The Hantek is a 200 MHz bandwidth and the Rigol is only 50MHz. Just how much bandwidth should I be looking for? Thanks, Eric The 50 MHz Rigol is fine for most people, most of the time. It's a good 'scope. I don't have any experience with the Hantek, so I can't comment on it, but you don't need 200 MHz for CNC and audio. The standard answer might be "buy as much bandwidth as you can afford" or "it depends on what signals you need to see". Selecting which 'scope to buy can drive you nuts. I feel your pain. :-) Ed I was offered a 1940s Cossor recently for £20-30. 339A I think it was, the world's first modernish scope. But no possibility to calibrate it, they were't accurate enough then to bother making them calibratable. I said no If all you're doing is audio, any halfway sane scope will do that, even that Cossor. NT |
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Both of those are way above audio, which only extends to 20kHz. ** While the audible range extends to just a little over 20kHz this has NOTHING to do with the frequencies regularly encountered in *audio electronics*. You are making a common and BIG mistake !!! A scope suitable for audio electronics needs a BW of at least 10MHz, preferably 50MHz and good waveform resolution - which counts out all the 8 bit "digital" toys being offered today. ..... Phil |
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I was offered a 1940s Cossor recently for £20-30. ** So they were offering to PAY you to take the POS away ? If all you're doing is audio, any halfway sane scope will do that, even that Cossor. ** Absolute ********. Audio is ELECTRONICS, not sound. The range of frequencies found in audio electronics extends to frequencies of many MHz. Domestic AM and FM radio deceivers are considered "audio". Radio microphones are considered "audio". Faulty ( or badly designed / built ) audio amplifiers may exhibit oscillation upto 50MHz. Digital audio seems to know no bounds. .... Phil |
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My .02 cents....You can never have too much bandwidth. Sooner or later you will need more. Recently got a 300 MHz Tek, old CRT digital dog but I love it. So far I haven't needed 300 MHz but I know I will.
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On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 15:44:00 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Friday, 15 February 2019 19:34:49 UTC, wrote: On Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:59:01 -0500, Ralph Mowery wrote: In article , says... The DSO 'scope should probably be new or fairly new. I don't know how much bandwidth but it would be used for both hobby audio stuff and for looking at the type of signals found in CNC controls. Right now the 465B is plenty good enough, way more than good enough, to look at signals from the CNC machines but it is a big pain to use much of the time and a light 'scope that I can hang in a CNC control cabinet would be great. My budget is about $100 for the analog and $300 for the DSO. So, any advice? Did I leave out something? Look at this Hantek scope. I bought one a couple of years ago. It should come with the probes. https://www.circuitspecialists.com/h...gital-storage- oscilloscope-dso5202p.html There are a few other DSO scopes at the same place. Now I have two 'scopes to compare. The Hantek is a 200 MHz bandwidth and the Rigol is only 50MHz. Just how much bandwidth should I be looking for? Thanks, Eric Both of those are way above audio, which only extends to 20kHz. To get a reasonable picture of a waveform you'd want at least 8 - 10 samples per cycle. A 1MHz scope would be more than enough for audio. You can get a 200kHz pocket scope for under £20 It might well suffice for what you're doing. NT I would like the analog scope for audio. I know that it doesn't need to be anything fancy. Just two channels and a display big enough for my old eyes to see easily. But the DSO is for the CNC machines. Even then I know I don't need a 100 MHz 'scope. I think. I have read that when it comes to digital 'scopes you want something like 5 times the bandwidth of what you are trying to measure. There are so many options with the new DSOs that I really don't understand. Which is why I am asking for advice here. I would ask in basics but more people seem to read thisw newsgroup. And the DFSO will be used for repairing electyronics. Eric |
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On 2/15/19 7:32 PM, Terry Schwartz wrote:
My .02 cents....You can never have too much bandwidth. Sooner or later you will need more. Recently got a 300 MHz Tek, old CRT digital dog but I love it. So far I haven't needed 300 MHz but I know I will. There are a lot of TDS 744As out there for ~$600, which can be converted to 4-GSa/s, 1-GHz TDS 784As by moving one jumper and desoldering three 0603 caps. I have a couple, and am very happy with them. Cheers Phil Hobbs -- Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal Consultant ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 http://electrooptical.net http://hobbs-eo.com |
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On 2/15/19 6:20 PM, Phil Allison wrote:
You are making a common and BIG mistake !!! A scope suitable for audio electronics needs a BW of at least 10MHz, preferably 50MHz and good waveform resolution For years, I had been using a Tektronics 422. Reasonable size and 2 channels. Most of the work I do is on old AM broadcast tube radios. I had to occasion to work on a Drake R-4A receiver. It had some seriously silly problems. While tracking them down, I realized I had some band width issues with the scope not giving me accurate results. Drag the Tektronix 2465 over. Oh my, that's different. Yeah 200 MHz vs 10 MHz makes a big difference. -- "I am a river to my people." Jeff-1.0 WA6FWi http:foxsmercantile.com |
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On Saturday, 16 February 2019 00:28:59 UTC, Phil Allison wrote:
tabby wrote: I was offered a 1940s Cossor recently for £20-30. ** So they were offering to PAY you to take the POS away ? Vintage scopes have market value for collectors. If all you're doing is audio, any halfway sane scope will do that, even that Cossor. ** Absolute ********. Audio is ELECTRONICS, not sound. no kidding The range of frequencies found in audio electronics extends to frequencies of many MHz. Domestic AM and FM radio deceivers are considered "audio". Radio microphones are considered "audio". I'd call those radio myself Faulty ( or badly designed / built ) audio amplifiers may exhibit oscillation upto 50MHz. which can be found on a low speed scope with a capacitor & diode Digital audio seems to know no bounds. though it doesn't normally tax any sane scope. The 200kHz toy scope it may do, but for some hobbyists it may be good enough. Then there are smpsus. NT |
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I was offered a 1940s Cossor recently for £20-30. ** So they were offering to PAY you to take the POS away ? Vintage scopes have market value for collectors. ** Still a POS and you are no collector. If all you're doing is audio, any halfway sane scope will do that, even that Cossor. ** Absolute ********. Audio is ELECTRONICS, not sound. no kidding ** Asinine reply, from an utter ass. The range of frequencies found in audio electronics extends to frequencies of many MHz. Domestic AM and FM radio deceivers are considered "audio". Radio microphones are considered "audio". I'd call those radio myself ** Another asinine reply. Folk who service "audio" are expected to do each of them. Faulty ( or badly designed / built ) audio amplifiers may exhibit oscillation upto 50MHz. which can be found on a low speed scope with a capacitor & diode ** Completely irrelevant. Digital audio seems to know no bounds. though it doesn't normally tax any sane scope. ** As if a bull****ting troll like you would know. NT = nutcase troll. **** off. ..... Phil |
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On Saturday, 16 February 2019 07:05:08 UTC, Phil Allison wrote:
tabby wrote: I was offered a 1940s Cossor recently for £20-30. ** So they were offering to PAY you to take the POS away ? Vintage scopes have market value for collectors. ** Still a POS yep and you are no collector. lol If all you're doing is audio, any halfway sane scope will do that, even that Cossor. ** Absolute ********. Audio is ELECTRONICS, not sound. no kidding ** Asinine reply, from an utter ass. yours was indeed The range of frequencies found in audio electronics extends to frequencies of many MHz. Domestic AM and FM radio deceivers are considered "audio". Radio microphones are considered "audio". I'd call those radio myself ** Another asinine reply. Folk who service "audio" are expected to do each of them. but the fact is it is radio Faulty ( or badly designed / built ) audio amplifiers may exhibit oscillation upto 50MHz. which can be found on a low speed scope with a capacitor & diode ** Completely irrelevant. heh, hardly Digital audio seems to know no bounds. though it doesn't normally tax any sane scope. ** As if a bull****ting troll like you would know. feel free to show us some digital audio that a sane scope can't handle NT = nutcase troll. **** off. PA = personality-problem ass. Grow up. If you have any facts show us. |
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On Monday, 18 February 2019 20:30:46 UTC, Phil Allison wrote:
tabbypurr Folk who service "audio" are expected to do each of them. but the fact is it is radio ** Irrelevant to the need. "mainly for looking at audio signals. Just for hobby work. Just because I'm curious about the audio stuff. " Servicing radios was something you came up with. ** Completely irrelevant. heh, hardly ** Even more childish and asinine. You really are a prize ****wit. you snipped the relevant stuff, which was the ability to spot oscillation ** As if a bull****ting troll like you would know. feel free to show us some digital audio that a sane scope can't handle ** Feel free to go **** yourself. you don't have any. A sane scope can do digital audio. NT = Nutcase TROLL and vile, autistic pig. there you get confused again. FOAD. What a nice constructive man. NT |
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Some vile, trolling ****WIT calling itself: wrote: Folk who service "audio" are expected to do each of them. but the fact is it is radio ** Irrelevant to the need. ** Completely irrelevant. heh, hardly ** Even more childish and asinine. You really are a prize ****wit. ** As if a bull****ting troll like you would know. feel free to show us some digital audio that a sane scope can't handle ** Feel free to go **** yourself. NT = Nutcase TROLL and vile, autistic pig. FOAD. |
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On Tuesday, 19 February 2019 09:31:27 UTC, Phil Allison wrote:
tabbypurr wrote: Folk who service "audio" are expected to do each of them. but the fact is it is radio ** Irrelevant to the need. ** Completely irrelevant. heh, hardly ** Even more childish and asinine. You really are a prize ****wit. ** As if a bull****ting troll like you would know. feel free to show us some digital audio that a sane scope can't handle ** Feel free to go **** yourself. NT = Nutcase TROLL and vile, autistic pig. FOAD. I'm not sure what repeating your already debunked points is going to establish, other than that you have no rational argument. Why don't we skip the childishness and maybe agree on the very basic and frankly obvious points behind this argument: 1. Any sane scope can handle audio frequencies & class D amps. More bandwidth is needed for fm radio receivers. 'Sane' does not include soundcard scopes. 2. Scopes can detect signals & oscillation well above their bandwidth by using a diode as an envelope detector. There we go, some simple facts we can probably agree on. The rest is time wasted. NT |
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Some know nothing TROLL calling itself wrote: wrote: Both of those are way above audio, which only extends to 20kHz. ** While the audible range extends to just a little over 20kHz this has NOTHING to do with the frequencies regularly encountered in *audio electronics*. You are making a common and BIG mistake !!! A scope suitable for audio electronics needs a BW of at least 10MHz, preferably 50MHz and good waveform resolution - which counts out all the 8 bit "digital" toys being offered today. ..... Phil |
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On Tuesday, 19 February 2019 20:13:45 UTC, Phil Allison wrote:
tabbypurr wrote: tabby wrote: Both of those are way above audio, which only extends to 20kHz. ** While the audible range extends to just a little over 20kHz this has NOTHING to do with the frequencies regularly encountered in *audio electronics*. that is stating the obvious, and we've already covered that. You are making a common and BIG mistake !!! A scope suitable for audio electronics needs a BW of at least 10MHz, preferably 50MHz and good waveform resolution - which counts out all the 8 bit "digital" toys being offered today. .... Phil I've asked you to provide a basis for this claim. NT |
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On Tuesday, 19 February 2019 20:16:31 UTC, Phil Allison wrote:
tabby wrote: If all you're doing is audio, any halfway sane scope will do that, even that Cossor. ** Absolute ********. Audio is ELECTRONICS, not sound. The range of frequencies found in audio electronics extends to frequencies of many MHz. Domestic AM and FM radio deceivers are considered "audio". Radio microphones are considered "audio". I'm sure we covered this already. The OP did not ask for a scope to do radio work with. He is not servicing hifis. Faulty ( or badly designed / built ) audio amplifiers may exhibit oscillation upto 50MHz. which even a clunky old 1MHz scope can pick up using an envelope detecting diode. Digital audio seems to know no bounds. It's the OPs choice whether to spend 3 figures on a scope that can handle every piece of digital audio in existence or 2 figures for one that can do more or less everything he's likely to work on. Given that he's a curious hobbyist, the latter seems more sensible. However, it is the op's choice, not mine or yours. There really is no point covering this ground yet again. NT |
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