[sdiy] Scope recommendations (again)

[Ray Wilson]

Hi Julian

I got a very decent scope from Circuit Specialists
http://www.web-tronics.com/
It was a 40 MHZ analog scope with a digital VOM thrown in for like $239.00.
It was a really good sale.
So wait for a sale and get one like it. Its plenty fast enough for analog
audio work and
it was not expensive Oh and it came with two switchable 1x and 10x probes
too.

Ray

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julian" <julian at 22host24.com>
To: "Synth DIY" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 8:51 PM
Subject: [sdiy] Scope recommendations (again)


> Hi there,
>
> I know this has been done before, but i still dont know...
>
> Im fairly novice, and am just about getting to the point where i actually
> think a scope may well be useful.  There have been a couple of times
> recently where my digital multimeter hasnt given me all the info i need.
>
> As i dont really know yet what i actually want, i dont want to spend big
> money at all.  Id rather buy something cheap and 2nd hand, and then when i
> work out all the features i wish it had, then spend.
>
> But even in this, i dont really know what im doing.  I suspect ebay (uk)
> will be where i end up.  I see stuff there being sold for not a lot of
> cash - but then if it dosnt do anything useful, then itll be another case
> where cheap dosnt actually mean good value.
>
> The things ive come across recently that i thought a scope would be useful
> for was trying to figure out the nature of the outputs of a cr-8000s
> sequencer board, and then today it would have been an easy way of finding
> out if the 101 pot that i repaired was giving a smooth output or not,
before
> soldering it back in.
>
> So, nothing fancy, but then im guessing that ill find more uses when i
know
> what im doing with one a bit more.
>
> To cut to the point -  What should i be looking out for, and what sort of
> monies should i be looking at spending (2nd hand)?  Its kinda got to be
> pretty cheap for me to justify the gamble that ill actually use it that
> often : )
>
> Any info much appreciated.
>
> Cheers, Julian
>
> (england)
>
>