Good quality cheap 100MHz Oscilloscope probes - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: odessa
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 26, 2018, 09:09:34 am
content: Wittig W201 100MHz switchable x1/x10 oscilloscope probes.https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-100MHz-x1-x10-switchable-oscilloscope-probe/162693385317?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649Bargain, and he seems to have a few of them. No affiliation with the seller.

author: Old Printer
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 26, 2018, 01:17:29 pm
content: My local (USA) electronics dealer has them on perpetual sale for $2.95. I bought a few a while back out of curiosity.http://www.mpja.com/20MHz-Oscilloscope-Probe/productinfo/15085+TEThese would be a good match for one of those Chinese $20 oscilloscope kits. They are about the cheapest POS probes I have ever seen, but of course YMMV.ADDED- My Bad! I overlooked the fact that these are 100 Mhz rated - they looked identical to the 20 Mhz versions I have bought. They do look to be of the same manufacture though.

author: Mr. Scram
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 26, 2018, 05:08:33 pm
content: Are these different from the usual cheap oscilloscope probes?

author: odessa
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 26, 2018, 06:21:58 pm
content: In a word ... yes. They actually work up to 100MHz for a start. I believe they were made by Texas Instruments, could be wrong on that though.

author: Discotech
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2018, 08:43:05 am
content: Quote from: odessa on September 26, 2018, 06:21:58 pmHow do they compare to the Hantek PP150's ?

author: giovannirat
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2018, 02:56:08 pm
content: "This item will be shipped to UK buyers only"

author: bd139
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2018, 03:51:22 pm
content: I've bought a ton of those in the last couple of years. Good probes for the money.They were made by TI for ref. And they're much better than any cheap ass probes I've found.I've only stopped using them recently because I got a decent deal on some new Tek probes.

author: odessa
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2018, 05:53:59 pm
content: Out of interest Mr BD139 ... did you sell a Rigol function generator on Ebay a while back and drop it off to a company in Feltham ??

author: bd139
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2018, 06:05:01 pm
content: Yes that was me. Small world! Hope you're still enjoying itI actually needed an AWG about 2 months after that and ended up buying another DG1022Z

author: odessa
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2018, 06:09:28 pm
content: Haha that's typical isn't it... Yes, very pleased with it thx

author: bd139
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2018, 06:11:50 pm
content: Good to hear

author: edavid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 28, 2018, 01:21:07 am
content: Previous threads claimed that the Wittig probes are made by Hong Kong Texas:http://www.hktexas.hk/en/index.htmlThey are certainly not made by Texas Instruments!

author: Mr. Scram
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 28, 2018, 01:33:52 am
content: Quote from: edavid on September 28, 2018, 01:21:07 amOh, bother. Well, still a good deal.

author: bd139
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 28, 2018, 06:43:21 am
content: Interesting find. Well that clears that up. As Mr Scram says, still a good deal!