[sdiy] DSO recommendation please

[Justin Owen]

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From: Tom Wiltshire [tom at electricdruid.net]
Subject: Re: [sdiy] DSO recommendation please

> Back in April I asked for a recommendation for a cheap digital  
> storage oscilloscope. 
> However, the other day I finally made a decision and bought a Owon  
> PDS7102T scope for £470. 

FWIW, I recently bought a PDS5022S which is the dual-trace 25MHz version with the slightly smaller, 256 col. screen as a step up from my old Gould dual 20.

These are now on special at Rapid (for the same price I paid thankfully).

I've only spent a few hours with it doing fairly basic readings - but, for the price and my needs - I'm impressed.

The manual is much clearer than I'd feared and while it is made of plastic, it doesn't feel cheap. No - it's not as heavyweight as the Gould - but it's also about a quarter of the size.

The LCD screen will take a little getting use to but it's clear and for all the measurements I have access to at the press of a button - it's a small trade-off.

Most importantly - it feels reliable and does what it's asked.

> I also decided not to get rid of my analogue Instek scope until  
> I'm convinced I don't need it. We'll see.

Ditto. The Gould is now back tucked into the part of the room where I solder serving as a good 'is this thing turned on?' reference.

Cheers,

Justin