On Wednesday, Jun 2, 2004, at 08:00 US/Pacific, Lindy Mayfield wrote: > What would be the next logical piece of test equipment (after a nice > multi-meter) for a still-learning electronics hobbyist? Would it be > an oscilloscope? > I'd vote for a desktop power supply (CCCV, with meters.) Scope after that, if you have the money. If you're cheap, get at least one additional multimeter (need not be a "nice" one.) assuming you already have a collection of solderless breadboards... BillW -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.