Re: Test equipment

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Original poster: "sundog by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <sundog-at-timeship-dot-net>

Hi All,

  For my TC work, I use a basic variety of tools.

  My O scope is a Tek, 20mhz, 2 channel, basic model.  It handles every 
function I could need for TC's.  I have a standard 10x probe, and a HV 
probe rated to 12kV, which I use mostly for working on my VTTC's and such.
  I use a B&K Precision signal generator, around $200 from Digikey.  It 
does from .1hz to 3mhz, which is plenty of range for TC's.  It does square, 
sine, triangle, positive and negative logic pulses.  I can control DC bias, 
amplitude, frequency, etc, etc.  Only thing it lacks is a built-in 
frequency counter, which I opted not to get because it increased the price, 
and that's what I have a scope and DMM for.
   For my DMM, I use a plain 'ole Radio Shack DMM that measures voltage, 
current, resistance, tests diodes & transistors, and can measure 
capacitance.  It has a frequency counter also.  Only function missing is an 
inductance measurement. For what I do, this DMM works great.

  That's about it.  The scope cost me $250 second-hand (great deal), the 
signal generator was ~$200 new from digikey, and the DMM I got on sale for 
$45 at Radio Shack.

Hope it helps!


At 06:34 PM 12/15/2002, you wrote:
>Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
><jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>
>
>Uhhh... why would one need high voltage from your oscillator, other than to
>make up for low sensitivity of some other measurement tool, or if one were
>making measurements on some voltage sensitive device that needed a HV swing.
>For a linear device (like a TC) it shouldn't make much difference.

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