FS Hong Kong - Hantek DS5102P Scope, 2 days old! - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 17, 2015, 10:58:16 am
content: Had to do an emergency scope purchase for some debugging here in Hong Kong - Hantek DS5012P purchased today - still has film on the LCD, receipt, box etc.Really don't want to lug it home!Must collect Nov 19th or morning of 20th - Wan Chai area.Offers around HK$1500 (cost HK2150)

author: Flump
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 17, 2015, 06:36:32 pm
content: I dont know anyone over there that might want a scope but maybe franky can help ?

author: krivx
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 17, 2015, 07:02:13 pm
content: If you are willing to take that loss can you just return it to a seller and see what they'll give you for it?

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 18, 2015, 05:51:37 am
content: sold.

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 19, 2015, 12:36:03 am
content: Quote from: blueskull on November 18, 2015, 06:36:42 amI find it more amusing that he went to HK to do debugging, without a scope.

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 19, 2015, 01:21:27 am
content: Wasn't expecting to need scope as I was happy with hardware & had plenty of spares (hence lack of baggage space for scope).Needed scope to fix once-in-a-zillion software that only showed on full install due to low probability and sensitivity to framerate. .could probably have done without but knew that a scope would make time to find issue much more predictable and really needed a fix for that night's install .

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 19, 2015, 01:44:46 am
content: You. Went. To. HK. To. Debug..... Without. A. Scope.I'd have thought you had met Mr Murphy before?

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 19, 2015, 01:48:34 am
content: Its not like you're exactly a million miles from the nearest cheap scope shop when you are in HK.

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 19, 2015, 01:58:09 am
content: Quote from: coppice on November 19, 2015, 01:48:34 amSurprisingly I only found one shop in all of Apliu St selling scopes - tons of dmms and other smaller stuff.

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 19, 2015, 02:03:35 am
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on November 19, 2015, 01:58:09 amThere should be 5 or 6 shops with scopes in Ap Liu St, but they don't usually stock much of a range. A few Uni-Ts and a few Hanteks is about all. Rigols are a rarity for some reason. However, just a few km away, connected by the Metro, is Hua Qiang Road, so getting a scope is definitely not a problem.

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 19, 2015, 11:43:31 am
content: Speaking of scope shops... I've never heard anyone mention 2nd hand test equipment shops in HK/Shenzhen.Are there such things, or is it all 'new only'?

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 19, 2015, 12:09:18 pm
content: Quote from: TerraHertz on November 19, 2015, 11:43:31 amIf you can't read and speak Chinese don't both with second hand options.

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 19, 2015, 12:29:48 pm
content: Quote from: coppice on November 19, 2015, 02:03:35 amI went into every obvious shop on the street that looked like they had test gear and only one had any scopes on display. May have been some hidden 1st floor places I never found (like welfare elec)QuoteAbout 2 hours each way though including border formalities (just did it again today!) - I needed it quicker than that, time was way more important than cost at that stage!

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 19, 2015, 01:05:38 pm
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on November 19, 2015, 01:58:09 amThe last time I looked three or four shops closely grouped had a few scopes, and Wellfare had them upstairs. It wouldn't surprise me to find most no longer stock them. There is very little electronics left in HK, and anyone who is serious has a bigger selection on offer the next time they visit Shenzhen.

author: Miles Teg
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 19, 2015, 01:38:06 pm
content: Ho,hoGot any chance to see you in HK airport on friday afternoon or evening?I will wait my plane back to France after 2 weeks of debuging in SZ.

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 19, 2015, 01:42:36 pm
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on November 19, 2015, 12:29:48 pmI assume you are well stocked with LEDs for the journey home, eliminating your ability to carry a spare scope.

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 19, 2015, 05:29:18 pm
content: Quote from: coppice on November 19, 2015, 01:42:36 pmNot a huge stash, at least compared to all the gear I came out with, just don't need another scope & considered this a rental.

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2015, 11:16:33 am
content: Quote from: coppice on November 19, 2015, 01:05:38 pmI was in Ap Liu Street today and there really is only one shop at street level that still stocks scopes. Things are getting bad. I realised why Mike had trouble finding Wellfare Electronics. They've taken down the signs that said Wellfare, and put up ones saying WECL. The Chinese signs still say the same thing.