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So i have found this kit for an Oscilloscope here and i was thinking about getting an Oscilloscope just because, but they do not have an "just because price". But for $25 it does not see so bad and i would think it would have a lot of draw backs. So is this worth my time and money?

 

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Those kit osciloscopes are utter garbage. Get a cheap analog osciloscope if you are serious. 

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Just now, silentmelodies said:

Those kit osciloscopes are utter garbage. Get a cheap analog osciloscope if you are serious. 

well i am not serious and do you have any suggestions for cheep?

 

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Search on eBay for analog osciloscopes. What do you need one at all?

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1 minute ago, silentmelodies said:

Search on eBay for analog osciloscopes. What do you need one at all?

ok thanks 

 

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I would say buy a second hand one off eBay or craigslist or something, rather then use the kit ones

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14 minutes ago, Ernest_L said:

I would say buy a second hand one off eBay or craigslist or something, rather then use the kit ones

This.

Or buy a chap handheld scope off eBay.

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For that uni you have linked there is a fairly good review of it here, it seems to pickup a lot of random noise:

 

 

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create a custom notification on ebay for analog scopes. They sometimes go for dirt cheap and they're far better and much more reliable than those crap kits.

If you're lucky you might be able to score a Rigol

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On 2/6/2016 at 3:10 PM, W-L said:

 

Whoa... You have 11k posts... I don't recognize you AT ALL. Are you someone who had a name change, or have we just somehow managed to avoid each-other for over 3 years?

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8 minutes ago, JoeyDM said:

Whoa... You have 11k posts... I don't recognize you AT ALL. Are you someone who had a name change, or have we just somehow managed to avoid each-other for over 3 years?

No I've been around, mainly in the modding section and here and there :P

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1 minute ago, W-L said:

No I've been around, mainly in the modding section and here and there :P

O_O

 

I've been on here almost every day for over 3 years and have somehow never seen you... How the hell does this happen?!

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10 hours ago, JoeyDM said:

O_O

 

I've been on here almost every day for over 3 years and have somehow never seen you... How the hell does this happen?!

how have you not ran into him?

 

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10 hours ago, JoeyDM said:

O_O

I've been on here almost every day for over 3 years and have somehow never seen you... How the hell does this happen?!

9 minutes ago, Pcinacan said:

how have you not ran into him?

It's not uncommon for that to happen at times :P 


As for the Oscilloscope though I wouldn't recommend the unit at least from that video review it did mention a newer version that is less noisy which may be something to look into. 

 

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oh, i did see a video on the new one because a sub mad a video on it yesterday. convent   

 

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On 2/9/2016 at 2:44 AM, Pcinacan said:

oh, i did see a video on the new one because a sub mad a video on it yesterday. convent   

Could you link it?

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This is a good video that compares one of those cheap kits to an expensive oscilloscope.

 

 

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