Re: Oscilloscope help - not directly related but slighty offtopic

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Original poster: Jerry Chamkis <jchamkis-at-bga-dot-com> 

On Friday 12 March 2004 12:06 am, Tesla list wrote:
 > Original poster: Kreso Bukvic <kreso.bukvic-at-kc.htnet.hr>
 >
 > Thing is brand new but it does not come with a probe. So is it worth of
 > that money?

If somebody is willing to sell you this 'scope new for 200 Euro, it would seem
to be either stolen or a mistake.  Check prices on the web-  it seems to go
for about 500 pounds-  which is actually not a bad price.  You can get good
Tektronix probes on ebay for about a dollar / MHz or cheesy new ones for
about $30 (20 MHz).  No harm in getting a higher bandwidth probe if you  find
a good deal, but make sure it has the right connector and is designed for the
input impedance of your 'scope.

Jerry

 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 7:45 PM
 > Subject: Re: Oscilloscope help - not directly related but slighty offtopic
 >
 >  > Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  > Hi Kreso,
 >  >
 >  > Now that everyone wants the digital scopes, very nice old ones sell at
 >
 > very
 >
 >  > low prices.  Be sure to check out E-bay for oscilloscopes to get a good
 >  > idea of prices and what is available.  Brand new 20MHz scopes sell for
 >  > about $500.
 >  >
 >  > It just depends what is easy to find in your area and how much you want
 >  > to spend.  The Gould scope looks very nice and should do everything you
 >  > need.  Be sure to check and test any used scope before you buy it.
 >  > Also, the probes that go with scopes can often cost 1/2 as much as the
 >  > scope and may also be hard to find so try and get probes too.  Once you
 >  > find a nice scope, you will get your money's worth back many times over
 >  > since they are so very useful for so many things.
 >  >
 >  > Cheers,
 >  >
 >  >          Terry
 >  >
 >  > At 09:52 AM 3/11/2004, you wrote:
 >  > >Time to build SSTC-s but anyhow i need a oscilloscope! A trip to
 >  > > hardvare stores brought prices of few thousand dollars, ops to
 >  > > expensive! After a trip to black market waht do you say on this scope
 >  > > is it good, will it be good for SSTC-s and rest of the electronics?
 >  > >
 >  > >digital storage osciloskop: GOULD typ 4035 (20 MHz )
 >  > >Price 200 Eur
 >  > >
 >  > >
 >  > >Best regards
 >  > >
 >  > >Kreso Bukvic

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Jerry Chamkis
jchamkis-at-bga-dot-com