Re: Oscilloscope arrived - black market sucks

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Original poster: "Jim Mitchell" <electrontube-at-sbcglobal-dot-net> 

Kreso,

Do you know HOW to use the oscilloscope?  I suggest you get a book on
oscilloscopes,  they can be very useful and you will learn what the various
sweep,  triggering, voltage buttons and knobs do and you can maximise the
use of your oscilloscope.

Regards - Jim Mitchell

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Subject: Oscilloscope arrived - black market sucks


 > Original poster: Kreso Bukvic <kreso.bukvic-at-kc.htnet.hr>
 >
 > After playing with my new scope for almost whole night it look like it is
 > not good!
 >
 > What should i check before i beat the crap from the black market seller?
 > :-))
 >
 > What are the basic check steps to see if it is good?
 >
 > I tried conecting 9 VAC transformer at input, scope measures 15 V with odd
 > showing, ok i tried adding one diode no improwment 2 dioes nothing, greatz
 > then i get only a line it cannot be a line only with a greatz - right? It
 > cannot be full DC with only 4 diodes? Or when i touch the table the
waveform
 > gose here and there it moves by it self, scope is not fizically connected
to
 > table it does  alot of crap etc and etc.
 >
 > Help
 >
 > Best Regards
 >
 > Kreso Bukvic
 >
 >