howdy guys - i am thinking about buying an oscilloscope.
now then, i know nothing about such things (apart from the fact that they are pretty! - especially some of the old ones) but what i do know is that as i move further away from the standard 8bit home machines and that i find myself buying machines that are very much less common, it is more and more likely that they need repairs.
which i am going to have to try on my own.
i need tools. i dont know how to use the tools, but that comes with practice. Anyway i have it in my head that an oscilloscope would be a good buy if i could find one cheap. (ebay seems to range from 20-ish to 100-ish for a machine that may do - GBP)
there are a range of prices on ebay for vintage-ish machines, the thing is, as i am sure you know, the price for a 100khz machines is more than for a 20khz machine.
if it was for old kit would i need a 100khz scope or would 50 or 20 do?
am i daft for considering buying one? (ok i think i know that answer)
but anyway - advice for the newbie that is finding it more and more common to be looking at a board that isnt working properly and wondering where the problem lies.
cheers!
now then, i know nothing about such things (apart from the fact that they are pretty! - especially some of the old ones) but what i do know is that as i move further away from the standard 8bit home machines and that i find myself buying machines that are very much less common, it is more and more likely that they need repairs.
which i am going to have to try on my own.
i need tools. i dont know how to use the tools, but that comes with practice. Anyway i have it in my head that an oscilloscope would be a good buy if i could find one cheap. (ebay seems to range from 20-ish to 100-ish for a machine that may do - GBP)
there are a range of prices on ebay for vintage-ish machines, the thing is, as i am sure you know, the price for a 100khz machines is more than for a 20khz machine.
if it was for old kit would i need a 100khz scope or would 50 or 20 do?
am i daft for considering buying one? (ok i think i know that answer)
but anyway - advice for the newbie that is finding it more and more common to be looking at a board that isnt working properly and wondering where the problem lies.
cheers!