In message , Sean Breheny writes >Hello again, > >I am sorry to take up more BW, but the scope newbie needs help again! > >How important is it to get name brand scope probes? I have seen new generic >probes 100MHz x1/x10 switchable for $30? Are these probably just junk? I tried a low-cost probe, and the hook pulled out the first time I used it. The probe was replaced, and the same thing happened. After three replacements, I gave up and got a refund. The Tek probes supplied with my Tek scope about 10 years ago are still going strong. Leon -- Leon Heller: leon@lfheller.demon.co.uk http://www.lfheller.demon.co.uk Amateur Radio Callsign G1HSM Tel: +44 (0) 118 947 1424 See http://www.lfheller.demon.co.uk/dds.htm for details of a simple AD9850 DDS system. See " "/diy_dsp.htm for a simple DIY DSP ADSP-2104 system.