New Keyight HD3 Oscilloscope Assembly Kit - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: ItFinallyWorks
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2025, 09:23:29 pm
content: So, I won a Keysight HD3 oscilloscope! Thanks Keysight. Seems like a nice scope. Gotta say the screen size is a bit smaller than I'd expect from the pictures. Not alot of feedback on the buttons and knobs either. Noise levels and power consumption are fantastic though. Anybody know what sorts of connectors these are? They don't fit any of my existing scope probes. And that must be that new nano USB A standard on the front. Have to find a flash drive that will fit that. Gotta say though, there was alot more assembly required than on any other oscilloscope I've ever gotten. But it had helpful step by step instructions.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2025, 09:26:37 pm
content: A bit of a bummer; it looks like it isn't made from real Lego.

author: ItFinallyWorks
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2025, 09:31:09 pm
content: Yeah, doesn't look like actual Lego - no Lego logos anywhere, not even on the studs. Can't even tell by country of manufacture - couldn't find one. Fit is pretty good, but alot of the Lego clones have improved alot lately.

author: ZGoode
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2025, 09:42:55 pm
content: This looks so cool! I'm such a sucker for these promotional Lego models. We do little ones for the BYCTW day event every summer of the various satellites we make, and I love the little collection I have at my desk.You should really upload the instructions for this somewhere! I'd love to build one and can't find much online about it outside of a few LinkedIn postings

author: electr_peter
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 14, 2025, 03:50:07 pm
content: Looks nice. Not for sale promotional item, thus there are no detailed specs/instructions on this assembly model anywhere.Does it have working display image instead of blank one?

author: ItFinallyWorks
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: May 14, 2025, 09:21:49 pm
content: Sadly, no. Display is just a sticker. And they kinda messed the sticker up - the picture on the box has it showing a number of waveforms and the usual OSD. The actual sticker is very dark and you can barely make out anything.As far as assembly instructions, I did a quick scan with my phone and attached a PDF. It's not the best scan ever, but should get the point across.

author: ZGoode
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 14, 2025, 09:37:42 pm
content: Thank you! I'm probably gonna go ahead and order the pieces to build my own!

author: pdenisowski
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 15, 2025, 07:41:25 pm
content: Quote from: ItFinallyWorks on May 13, 2025, 09:23:29 pmCould you post a picture of it next to a Raspberry Pi for scale?Quote from: ItFinallyWorks on May 13, 2025, 09:23:29 pmOurs was just one (tiny) page ...

author: jjoonathan
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 15, 2025, 09:16:04 pm
content: That one was extra fun because I had the big version too!

author: Martin72
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 15, 2025, 09:23:35 pm
content: Quote from: nctnico on May 13, 2025, 09:26:37 pmJust like the original...

author: ItFinallyWorks
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: May 16, 2025, 04:48:51 pm
content: Quote from: pdenisowski on May 15, 2025, 07:41:25 pmHere you go. Pi for scale. This ones quite a bit bigger than that one. You could actually easily fit a Raspberry Pi inside. If I wanted to, I could actually hack one of those cheap Chinese 1 or 2 channel scopes to fit inside - there's enough room to accommodate some of those. Performance might be just a little lower than the real thing though

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 16, 2025, 07:56:35 pm
content: Quote from: Martin72 on May 15, 2025, 09:23:35 pmWell, I may hope the original isn't some kind of cheap Chinese cloneThat was kind of the point of my remark. I'd expect an A-brand company to not use Chinese knock-offs to set a good example. Next thing you know you get a look-a-like Fluke with your brand new Keysight scope.

author: Martin72
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 16, 2025, 08:03:44 pm
content: Are you sure the Chinese didn't have a hand in this?It looks so... unprofessional.

author: ItFinallyWorks
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: May 16, 2025, 11:12:39 pm
content: Quote from: Martin72 on May 16, 2025, 08:03:44 pmWell, it came right from Keysight, in a Keysight branded box, after I entered a giveaway on Keysight's website. Some of the stickers are a little crooked, but you can blame that one on me - I've never been very good at putting those on and alot of these are really tiny. Would have much preferred printed bricks, but even Lego uses plenty of stickers. My biggest complaint is the display sticker. On the box, it shows it having a typical sort of scope screen (waveforms, eye diagram, FFT, OSD, etc). I THINK that's on the sticker, but you can hardly see any of it. But I honestly couldn't tell you where its made - I have yet to see anything anywhere indicating that. My guess is China since there's lots of companies out there making passable Lego clones. Look on Temu - some pretty direct rip offs of Lego sets. I have a few and they aren't half bad, especially if its a set you mostly intend to display.

author: coromonadalix
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 17, 2025, 08:13:50 pm
content: would be nice to push the envelope with an Raspi with some fake sw in it to mimick a scope lolllor even some raspi scope shield loll