Does anybody have an oscilloscope I can buy? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: skyler
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 26, 2013, 05:38:11 pm
content: I am 14 and I like to build electronic circuits. I have needed an oscilloscope more and more, but don't have the money. I am wondering if anybody has/knows anybody or somewhere where I can get a scope of some sort (preferably CRT). My budget is pretty low. I don't want to spend more than 110 dollars. (I mean maybe if theres a really good deal with an awesome scope). Thanks for your help,I live in evergreen colorado USASkyleremail me at electricity440@gmail.com

author: Dajgoro
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 26, 2013, 06:15:50 pm
content: That sounds too familiar. I solved that problem by looking into the classifieds, and I found a decent scope for a low price.

author: edpalmer42
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 26, 2013, 06:28:19 pm
content: You need to tell us what country you're in, preferably what city. Shipping for a scope can kill a budget really fast. A local pickup will let you spend the entire budget on hardware.Ed

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 26, 2013, 06:42:47 pm
content: Post your email and it will be quickly scrounged up by spam crawlers. That's what PMs are for. I suggest you remove it.

author: minibutmany
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 26, 2013, 07:20:43 pm
content: look on ebay, you can find tons of nice scopes for about a hundred bucks. Shipping can be a real problem, so if you can save up a little longer you may be able to go for something better, in the USA, shipping for an analog scope can creep up as high as 75 bucks. Try and find one sold by the person that actually used it., that way it should be in better shape, and they should be able to give you all the specs. Plus they may be willing to make a deal for the sake of a fellow EE guy. Tecktronix, GW instek, and BK precision are all pretty good brands. Heathkit are great too, but sometimes they can be risky because they were originally kits and you don't know who put it together. Don't try for a DSO, i made that mistake and now i'm stuck with an OWON that does like 100M samples per second and lags out when you do anything......analogs dont have sample issues and they look pretty awsome, the only disadvantage is they usually don't tell you freq. ect. on screen, so you have to do a bit of math.

author: dr.diesel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 26, 2013, 08:47:55 pm
content: You can get a very basic new scope for $350 bucks. It's the middle of summer, mow a few lawns, clean out some gutters and you can have a nice new shinny Rigol in a month.The problem with the old analog scopes, they are heavy and take up 1/2 your bench. Saving for a short period of time will be worth the wait.

author: Dajgoro
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 27, 2013, 01:23:24 am
content: Quote from: dr.diesel on June 26, 2013, 08:47:55 pmI managed to find the vertical shaped one, and that saved a lot of space on my desk.I wonder why they stopped making them, and switched to making only the horizontal kind?

author: skyler
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 27, 2013, 01:53:43 am
content: Quote from: minibutmany on June 26, 2013, 07:20:43 pmDo you have any links?

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 27, 2013, 01:54:06 am
content: Maybe the horizontal ones are more stackable.

author: Corporate666
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 27, 2013, 04:23:57 am
content: Skyler,You prefer CRT because it suits your needs better, or you prefer it because it's in your budget?I have an Owon PDS5022. They are $300 new and used they go for $160-180 on eBay.I would take $110 shipped to help out a fellow EEVBlogger and young man getting into electronics, if you are interested. It is a very basic entry level scope, but it's a digital 2 channel scope, and it works well.Do not feel in any way obligated, if you prefer a CRT - get a CRT, I just figured I'd give you the option if you wanted it.If you want an analog scope, check out Craigslist. I am sure there will be some sort of electronics surplus place near you as well, and those types of places will often have bunches of scopes. Make sure you turn it on (and if possible test it out) before buying though, I've found that mostly old analog scopes wind up in suplus outlets (or on Craistlist) for a reason.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 27, 2013, 04:26:52 am
content: For $110 the Owon is a great deal, unless you have a really good reason not to, I'd take it.

author: Dajgoro
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 27, 2013, 09:28:41 am
content: Quote from: Stonent on June 27, 2013, 01:54:06 amUnless you don't have something to stack it with...Sorry of the offtopic.

author: MrAureliusR
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 01, 2013, 11:13:10 pm
content: I just happened to stumble onto this forum after watching the EEVblog series on YouTube for a while...I'm 24 years old (so I don't get as much sympathy as the 14-year-old, lol) but I am just getting back into electronics as I slowly pull my life back together. I won't go into details because I hate a pity party, suffice it to say my budget is extremely tight! I am desperate for an oscilloscope (among other things) because I need my projects to keep me busy during recovery! If I don't have something to do all day I go nuts!Anyway, currently my projects are building an 8x8x8 LED cube (the parts are in the mail from China) and I'm also going to build a Z80 single-board computer (with any luck -- parts are also in the mail). As I'm sure most of you already know, if you're super broke like me, many companies (Atmel, Energy Micro, etc) will send you free samples.So if that oscilloscope is still up for grabs, I'd love to somehow work something out to pay for it and have it shipped to me in Canada. Maybe I can pay in installments? I'll be keeping everyone updated through my YouTube channel as I build all these projects! I'm so excited for everything to show up so I can start building!Anyway, I have a feeling I'm going to be on these forums a LOT! Seems like there's lots of nice people and lots of knowledge here.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 01, 2013, 11:15:57 pm
content: So what's your YT channel?

author: MrAureliusR
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 04, 2013, 05:50:56 am
content: youtube.com/mraureliusr

author: skyler
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 06, 2013, 01:04:57 pm
content: Quote from: Corporate666 on June 27, 2013, 04:23:57 amI would be fine with digital, especially for 110 shipped! Can I still buy it? (sorry for the late reply)