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Re: Re: [TCML] SSTC help
Please excuse my ignorance but why the need for the higher Hz oscilloscopes?
I only have a 20mHz Techtronix 435 and it has served me well, so far. Am I
missing something I don't realize I am missing or have I just not delved as
deeply as I should? Thanks.
Paul
Think Positive
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken or Doris Herrick
To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 14:39
Subject: Re: Re: [TCML] SSTC help
Steve is of course right--but I'd suggest a n.l.t. 100 mHz scope--esp.
for the relatively small coil Rob Byron has.
And Rob, since you're beginning in this, my take on the process might
entertain you (and others). There are (or can be) 5 stages in what we
do: Invent it, simulate it on the computer, design it, build it, and
make it work. Each stage incorporates going back & re-doing all the
prior stages, often numerous times. To a first approximation, each
stage is at least twice as difficult as the previous one and twice as
time-consuming. And each stage is at best half as enjoyable as the
previous one. Do the math...but enjoy it nonetheless.
Ken Herrick
Steve Ward wrote:
Without an oscilloscope you are essentially blind to the world of
electronics. Only a scope will let you "see" how electronic circuits
work.
Seriously, get a scope and learn how to use it (make this a project in
itself), it will make your SSTC project actually possible, rather than
just
sticking some components together and watching the result. If i had to
guess, id say 95% (maybe more?) of "complex" electronic prototypes DONT
work
before some initial debugging. For circuits that operate at more than a
Hz
or so, you need a scope to debug. Its just that simple.
You should be able to "get by" with a 20MHZ bandwidth scope and some cheap
probes, which should be something in the 50-100 dollar range used on ebay.
My first scope was 60MHz and cost 120 bucks on ebay. Since then ive moved
up to more serious equipment in the >$1k range, but then again i take this
hobby too seriously ;-)
Steve
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