Dave Dilatush wrote:
>
> Gary Russell wrote...
>
> >Do people consider an oscilloscope a "must-have"?
>
> My own personal opinion, yes.  It's one of those things which you don't
> really "need" that frequently, but when you do need it, it has this
> magical ability to transform the deeply mysterious into the blatantly
> obvious.  An oscilloscope can save a **LOT** of time and frustration.
>
> Unless you're doing a lot of high-speed digital work, though, I don't
> think getting a scope with wide bandwidth gets you much added
> troubleshooting power.  I'm still using the 20 MHz B&K two-channel scope
> I bought for hobby use ten years ago, and am completely satisfied with
> it.


I think a decent dual trace cro is very important,
especially for a beginner who will gain a lot
from "seeing" what the electricity is doing.
Even 50MHz duals are cheap secondhand.
-Roman

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