Hitachi Oscilloscope owners? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: steve30
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 12, 2012, 01:36:30 pm
content: Just wondering if we have anyone here who owns a Hitachi oscilloscope?The first scopes I learned to use at college a few years back were the old V-212 and newer V-252.I've wanted my own for some time so I recently bought a Hitachi V-222 off ebay. Its a really nice little unit. I pondered buying a scope with luxuries like cursors but decided I didn't really need that.At my current technical college, we have tons of Hameg model 203s. These are decent little scopes, with pretty much the same spec as these Hitachis, but I really don't like the controls on them. The knobs and switches just don't seem to be as logical/well designed as the Hitachi.My only complaint about the old Hitachis is the Volts/div knobs. They are very stiff and not very clicky. Fortunately, the ones on mine seem clean, and hence work fine, but one of the ones I used at college was bad tot he point where it was virtually unusable, and just as stiff/unclicky as mine.Here's a picture:(hires:http://stevecoates.net/hitachiv222_full.jpg)I'm also not too keen on the colour scheme. I much prefer Tektronix blue

author: mariush
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 12, 2012, 03:09:41 pm
content: A good member of this forum gifted me a Hitachi V-665 (60mhz), I only paid for shipping.It works great, very happy with it.Yes, it's a bit more difficult to used compared to how Rigol scopes seem to be in videos but I'm ok with it. Knobs feel fine on mine.

author: david77
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 12, 2012, 03:17:38 pm
content: I've got a V-515B 50MHz 2 channel scope and I quite like it. It's never gone wrong in the 12 years I owned it. Can't complain about the switches, they work fine. I do love the toggle switches Hitachi used, they're a joy to play around with - very nice clicky action.

author: steve30
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 12, 2012, 03:30:47 pm
content: The toggle switches on this V-222 are lovely. Its sat next to me on the desk now and I can't help but fiddle with them.I seem to recall that the Volts/div knobs on the more modern V-252 model were much better, but I haven't used one in ages, so my memory might be playing tricks.Can't compare this to a digital scope as I have never used one, but I do like having lots of knobs and switches. I would probably prefer that to a menu based system.

author: felixd
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 07, 2013, 03:40:59 pm
content: I've just bought HITACHI V 1085 (100MHz,4ch). Came today.I've bought it for 100$.Works like a charm.

author: nanofrog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 07, 2013, 09:11:28 pm
content: Quote from: steve30 on August 12, 2012, 03:30:47 pmHave you cleaned the switch contacts and lubricated them?Could make quite a bit of difference.

author: microbug
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 07, 2013, 09:34:46 pm
content: Quote from: nanofrog on October 07, 2013, 09:11:28 pmI have a Hitachi V-223 (identical apart from it has the option for a delay between sweeps) and cleaning the contacts with contact cleaner (from Amazon, nothing fancy) made a big difference. Before doing so switching between settings on practically any knob caused a large spike to appear momentarily on the screen but now it's much better.

author: steve30
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2013, 02:53:47 am
content: I haven't cleaned the contacts yet, but I will give it a go sometime.I doubt the actual contacts are dirty though as the switches which between each setting very cleanly with no noise. Its just very stiff.

author: KJDS
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 08, 2013, 07:43:02 am
content: I've still got a few V552 that need fixing. They are good analog scopes, but as I can't find a service manual it does make repairing them a pain.