Video #498  ebay oscilloscopes  - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: wblackledg
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 25, 2013, 04:32:13 am
content: Dave, Too funny! The Tektronix 2225 you pointed to at about 3:47 in the video is one of the ones I bought the other day. they had 4 of them and I had been hunting for a while since I watched your blog on the 2225 tweaking.? I haggled them down to $110 each plus $20 for shipping, and got two of the four they had. they showed up yesterday / Tuesday / seem to work fine. Came from some sort of Environmental lab in Indiana.the one you pointed to was re-listed from that lot of 4.also, love the blog, hope you liked the QSL card.thanks.

author: true
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 25, 2013, 07:36:52 am
content: There was a seller selling some Hitachi V-1065A 100MHz scopes for $105 shipped a week ago in "working" condition...I got one, it is pretty mangled on the left side and a couple buttons and the CH1 knob need cleaned internally but it works fine and the screen is nice and bright. Not a bad price for a unit with on-screen readouts, cursors, and a frequency counter... This model also auto-calibrates at power-on and does a pretty good job of it. Been waiting for a re-list as the seller posted they had 4 more, was thinking about getting more even though the rest are probably just as mangled.I also got a V-1065 from the same seller for about the same price, same thing as above but without frequency readout, only a little banged up, mostly fine, had to clean two switches but that was easy and it works great (and isn't as beat up as the 1065A was).But remember, most of these scopes are really starting to age. Both my 1065 and 1065A look really clean inside but switches and who knows when caps, dodes, microcontrollers or other parts will die. For some popular models (465/475), you'll find more dead / "untested" ones than good ones listed. Sometimes you can luck out, othertimes not :/ Good luck I guess...One issue I have with Dave's video is that he really made it look easier than it is. eBay US is hot and it can be rough to get a deal, the patience and effort needed to score a deal more than doubles every year. It's really chance and luck at this point. Going for non-Tek scopes one stands a better chance though, he is right on that. Another issue is that he really made it seem like things are a better bargain than what they really were. Items he would say "didn't sell" for cheap were damaged items, like the 7100A that he noted didn't sell for $125. That item only has one working tested channel and no probes. Or the 7704a, which was cancelled because of an error in the listing... really, the $50 or less is a real stretch, even waiting and being patient.I lol'd about "50Hz hum" on the US-listed scope

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 25, 2013, 07:46:07 am
content: Quote from: true on July 25, 2013, 07:36:52 amNot really, some of them were Buy It Now, still at reasonable prices.QuoteOf course, that's always the case.But if you set email watches, you get "lucky" more than the next guy.I had an email alert for the Tek 2225 I wanted, and I waited about 6 months I think, but one popped up and I nabbed it cheap.

author: true
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 25, 2013, 07:51:44 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on July 25, 2013, 07:46:07 amAnd many of them broken. Not to say there aren't scopes to be had for an okay price, but deals not nearly so much, at least on US eBay. Have to enjoy the hunt for it to be worth it.Quote from: EEVblog on July 25, 2013, 07:46:07 amEven when I was young and had no money, 6 months of time wasn't worth $40. And in the rapid world of electronics...

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 25, 2013, 07:56:41 am
content: Quote from: true on July 25, 2013, 07:51:44 amThe entire point of the video was the shut up the whingers who say you can't get a cheap scope on ebay. You can, just do the work and learn how to search.The video was not an exhaustive search, far from it.

author: true
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 25, 2013, 08:01:44 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on July 25, 2013, 07:56:41 amI understand that so I'll shut up and stop whining now =)

author: wblackledg
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 25, 2013, 01:50:32 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on July 25, 2013, 07:56:41 amI think the blog helped boost the price of the 2225 model. they seem to sell at a premium over other Tektronix 22xx scopes, consider that a complement.

author: echen1024
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 25, 2013, 03:19:42 pm
content: I do believe that a cheap Chinese scope might still be better than an ancient analog. This Hantek is more than the older analogs, but probably will be more useful due to the storage capability and that fact that it is much newer.http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hantek-DSO5072P-Digital-Oscilloscope-2Channels-70MHz-1GS-s-7-TFT-WVGA-800x480-/350828701504?pt=BI_Oscilloscopes&hash=item51af052740