Rrobot Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Item: Dual Trace Oscilloscope Price Range: looking around $100 Item Condition: Used Extra Info: I know this is a bit out of the ordinary, but I'm looking for a very basic dual channel oscilloscope to align a couple of tape decks. 20Mhz is probably fine. Analog or digital doesn't really matter, although I imagine with my budget I'm more likely to find someone with an old CRT one laying about. I also would prefer one that's not too bulky - to that extent some of the digital models might be better but hey, can't be too picky. This is just a bit of a fun project, so I don't want to sink too much money into it. Please tell me if my budget is unrealistic for what I'm after - this is all out of my usual realm! Jaycar were running some out a few years ago but of course none of them are left and they only sell two models now. Located in Perth but happy to consider shipping if not to far and not too heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockeater Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 I have a couple of spare ones but would not want to sell one for $100. If mine fails, I would then have to buy one paying the premium price. If it is just for a project, I could loan you one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rrobot Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 1 minute ago, rockeater said: I have a couple of spare ones but would not want to sell one for $100. If mine fails, I would then have to buy one paying the premium price. If it is just for a project, I could loan you one. Thanks Roman, that's very generous. I may take you up on that - at the moment I don't have my test tapes, new belts for the decks or anything so I'm not quite in a position to start - just gathering the necessary. lol I certainly don't want to put anyone to disadvantage - sounds like you need your spares as a backup for the work you do anyway. I've seen such a range of prices for scopes and I honestly don't really understand what sets them apart - its a steep learning curve. What do you think I should look for - are these cheap PC based scopes any use? Perhaps I need to reconsider my budget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwurb Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 $100 is really cheap. I don't have experience with anything at that price range. The thing that is fairly cheap, and that gets reasonable impressions on places like EEVBlog is OWON VDS1022I . Ebay prices for it are not too bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rrobot Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 51 minutes ago, gwurb said: $100 is really cheap. I don't have experience with anything at that price range. The thing that is fairly cheap, and that gets reasonable impressions on places like EEVBlog is OWON VDS1022I . Ebay prices for it are not too bad. I feel a bit sheepish really - sounds like I'm just not being realistic. I've looked a bit further and notice there's an Instek GOS-622G available locally for about $150 or an old DSE Q-1802 for about 200. Perhaps they're options? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwurb Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, Rrobot said: I feel a bit sheepish really - sounds like I'm just not being realistic. I've looked a bit further and notice there's an Instek GOS-622G available locally for about $150 or an old DSE Q-1802 for about 200. Perhaps they're options? It would be great to get $100 oscilloscope. Especially if it won't get much use after a single task. I would say skip GW Instek GOS-622G. DSE Q-1802 may be a rebadged pintek ps-200. After a quick google search it looks ok. It doesn't mean calibration, does it? If it does then the cost goes up to a point where you could get a new low end Siglent ( https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F333270144319 ). Edited February 22, 2020 by gwurb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rrobot Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 11 minutes ago, gwurb said: DSE Q-1802 may be a rebadged pintek ps-200. After a quick google search it looks ok. It doesn't mean calibration, does it? Safe to say it probably does need calibration actually...it looks dusty as all get out and only got used once by the owner then left. He seems a noob like me. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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