Long time lurker, new Oscilloscope. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: radcountrebel
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 15, 2013, 11:10:01 am
content: Well Ladies and Gentlemen, after a very long time lurking I decided it was high time to get signed up to the forum and show you my latest purchase.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IWATSU-Quad-Beam-Oscilloscope-SS-5710C-60-MHz-/181212212374?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=E8j3Y3FTLDtVS%252F7MKS%252F%252FGMBHfz8%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc%3Cbr%20/%3EYep, I was the winning bidder at £50. Yet more proof that you can get an oscilloscope for peanuts. This particular beast is a 60MHz, 4-channel scope with a built in (bolted on top) frequency counter. It is my very first scope and I am as excited as a kid at Christmas to go collect it tomorrow.I have found a quick start guide and a manual in PDF format online, but none of them seem to cover the "C" model (the one with the frequency counter) so hopefully the counter will be fairly simple to use. It comes without probes, but I have been looking at these to get me started so I can start playing with it straight away.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Two-Oscilloscope-Scope-Clip-Probe-100MHz-Kit-/221270029586?pt=UK_BOI_Electrical_Test_Measurement_Equipment_ET&hash=item3384b8b512&autorefresh=trueWill these be suitable probes for using with this scope or am I better off looking elsewhere? I'm not totally sure on how to pick probes for an oscilloscope, but everything I've read on this forum and Googled has suggested to me that these probes will be alright for just playing with and learning, but I could be wrong.My first step with this scope is to finish off my first project, my LM317-based adjustable power supply. I've had it breadboarded for a while and it works great, but I wanted to get it on a scope before committing it to veroboard to make sure it was working as it should and check for ripple and other things. Also, I just want to see how it looks on the scopeSo thanks to Dave Jones, and all the members of the EEVblog forum, as without all the insights and information that I have acquired over the years of lurking here, I wouldn't have had a clue on what I was looking for in a scope, or how to begin my power supply project, or anything like that.Oh, and a special thank you to the user who posted the excellent "Scopes for Dopes" video in another thread (maybe w2wae or something like that?). That video is fantastic and immediately taught me exactly what the heck all those knobs and buttons on the front of scopes meant. That is a video I will definitely be referring back to time and time again.Cheers guys,AdamEdit: Fixed eBay links.

author: clifford
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2013, 12:54:57 pm
content: Both links you posted go to a "This listing () has been removed, or this item is not available." error page.

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2013, 01:00:20 pm
content: Yep, here are the fixed links:IWATSU Quad Beam Oscilloscope SS-5710C 60 MHzNew Two Oscilloscope Scope Clip Probe 100MHz Kit

author: radcountrebel
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 15, 2013, 06:43:02 pm
content: Quote from: c4757p on September 15, 2013, 01:00:20 pmThanks c4757p, I have fixed the links now.