My first bench oscilloscope on its way!! - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / beginners

author: Hullen
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 22, 2024, 12:14:04 am
content: Hey guys and gals! I hope everyone is doing well. So since I’ve been using the pico 2204 at work, I’ve decided I wanted something better and more user friendly for home. I went ahead and ordered aSiglent 1202X-E from Saelig. Ive watched a lot of videos and have read a lot of reviews on it as well. I’ve watched videos and read reviews on other scopes as well and like this one the most. It’s going to be here tomorrow and I’m super excited!

author: themadhippy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 22, 2024, 01:03:37 am
content: O dear,be warned your on a slippery slope,once the excitements worn off youll be looking for your next hit,the excitement from your second bit of test gear wont last as long as the first and before you know it your searching for the third,and so it continues .

author: Hullen
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 22, 2024, 01:21:17 am
content: I am way more familiar with that than I care to admit… I may have a problem😝

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 22, 2024, 01:34:55 am
content: Yea you have an addiction you're just trying a new drug.

author: radiohomebrewer2000
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 22, 2024, 06:25:00 pm
content: I think you made a good choice.I know many hams that bought the Siglent SDS1202X-E 200 MHz 2-channel digital oscilloscope, and they are happy with it. I do not have that model, but I do have a Siglent scope and I am happy with it.And I got my scope from Saelig too. I got my discount via the EEVBlog discount code. And I got my scope quickly.There is a ton of videos of people using SDS1202X-E and other scopes in the SDS1000X-E series. So, you should be able to see what features are in the scope and how to use them. Or even the limitations of the scope.

author: BTO
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 22, 2024, 07:32:36 pm
content: Quote from: themadhippy on March 22, 2024, 01:03:37 am............ IT !!! HAS BEGUN !

author: CharlotteSwiss
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 22, 2024, 07:39:54 pm
content: Well, same as mine. I hope you have better luck than me, I'm having some problems with the USB stick; I had to throw away the last FW due to this problem. However, I use it anyway

author: p.larner
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 23, 2024, 10:49:02 am
content: you will find scopes start breeding like rabits!.

author: Calvin
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 24, 2024, 07:49:17 am
content: Hi,a new SIGlerFew if any may have recognized it, but 70´-80´s pop-soul and disco-funk icon HotChocalate, resp. Errol Brown was also a veritable TEA!He wrote many songs around the T&M theme, of which only a few came to a rather doubtful fame, due to some major text changes the label-bosses pushed through.I´d now like to use the opportunity and paste the original texts by Errol Brown himself.His TEAddiction was on its height already when his first songs were published ....You Sexy Thing(1975)I believe in miraclesWhere′re you from?You sexy thing, sexy thing youI believe in miraclesSince you came alongYou sexy thingWhere did you come from, SIGY?How did you know I needed you?How did you know I needed you so badly?How did you know I'd give my heart gladly?Yesterday I was one of the lonely peopleNow you′re standing front of me, displaying squares to meI believe in miraclesWhere're you from?You sexy thing, sexy thing youI believe in miraclesSince you came alongYou sexy thingWhere was Your Your Trigger, angel??How did you know the Mean of all?Did you know you′re everything I prayed for?Did you know every night and day for?Everyday, you′d show peaks and averageingNow you're standing front of me, showing it to meI believe in miraclesWhere′re you from?You sexy thing, sexy thing youI believe in miraclesSince you came alongYou sexy thing, aaah...and so onWith professional help Mr. Brown managed to control his TEA better .... but not much, as the 1978 releasedEvery 1´s a Winnerproved (obviously Errol already had Sig´s 1k-series in mind)Never could believe the things you show to meNever doubt results displayed so farEvery day I bless the sines that you get through to me′Cause SIGY, I believe that you're a starEveryone′s a winner, SIG, that's the truth (yes, the truth)Running tests with you is such a thrillEveryone's a winner, SIGy, that′s no lie (yes, no lie)You never fail to display (satisfy)Never could explain just what was happening to meJust one glance on you and I′m aflameSIGY, it's amazing just how wonderful it isThat the things we like to do are just the sameEveryone′s a winner, SIGY, that's the truth (yes, the truth)Running test with you is such a thrillEveryone′s a winner, SIG, that's no lie (yes, no lie)You never fail to display (satisfy)Let′s measure again......and so onThis was just a short excerpt from his numerous ´songs of an addicted´as I may call it.Probabely other artist´s texts are also worth to been looked at closer againCalvin

author: MarkT
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 24, 2024, 07:18:23 pm
content: Next will be arb. signal generator, spectrum analyser, distortion meter, etc etc...

author: Hullen
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 28, 2024, 01:12:13 am
content: Definitely want to get a waveform generator, but I really doubt a distortion meter. I think I’ll be good with the scope and generator for a while…

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 28, 2024, 01:14:58 am
content: Quote from: Hullen on March 28, 2024, 01:12:13 am

author: Hullen
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 28, 2024, 01:18:02 am
content: I obviously have received the scope and have been messing around with it. I have to say I like it soooo much Better than my pico 2204. It’s obviously way faster and I find it much more intuitive.

author: radiohomebrewer2000
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 28, 2024, 07:34:59 pm
content: No disrespect to you...So you say this is good enough for now.. But just wait...LCR meter, frequency counter, Tiny SA spectrum analyzer, NanoVNA, another multimeter, another oscilloscope, another frequency counter but this one is better because it includes BNC and blah, blah... LOLJust wait.... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1...Only kidding. I think I was talking about myself there... LOLSometimes you find a good deal on an old piece of equipment like an oscilloscope for $55 off ebay and surprised when you get it - it works. Or an old HP frequency counter... get it... and surprised it works... may need to be calibrated but hey - it works!I should be seeking therapy in the TEA topic.

author: oldjim
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: June 10, 2024, 01:08:45 pm
content: I'm planning to order a Siglent SDS804X HD and can't find the EEV discount code for Saelig. Can you help or direct me to a location for the code? I would like to order this week if possible. At 78 I can't afford to waste any time. I repair old guitar amps so I'm interested in how you like the scope for audio work. Thanks.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 10, 2024, 08:29:50 pm
content: Quote from: oldjim on June 10, 2024, 01:08:45 pmSee my reply:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/beginners/requesting-eev-discount-code-that-works-for-tequipment-and-saelig/msg5537827/#msg5537827

author: Infraviolet
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 11, 2024, 12:50:18 am
content: "O dear,be warned your on a slippery slope..."Perhaps not, I bought a scope, and several more multimeters, as a complement to the soldering iron and such I already had, since then no more test equipment, just loads of components on a regular basis... Oh, that looks an interesting IC...

author: Laval
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 11, 2024, 10:24:54 am
content: I have one of these and it's a nice oscilloscope. I also have a SDS5054X with LA and, most of the time, I use the small one. I don't leave my instruments on all the time and the bigger scopes take for ever to boot.