I too am after a budget 'scope...

How long do solid state 'scopes tend to hold their calibration? (I know;
leading question). If, say, one was calibrated in the past five years, is
it likely to be okay for hobbyist use?


-marc

On Mon, 19 Jul 2004, Robert Ussery wrote:

> The late model Tek 453's are supposed to be pretty decent scopes. 50MHz,
> two-channel, built throughout the 70's. All solid state - no tubes
> except the display tube (watch out for some early models - they had
> tubes). I just got one off of Ebay, recently calibrated (2001), one
> probe, lots of accessories, works fine, decent cosmetic shape, seems to
> work fine, for $80. It seems like the 453's come up on Ebay pretty often
> for really cheap. Just watch out for dogs/lemons.
>
> TTYL!
>
> - Robert
>
> Michael O'Donnell wrote:
>> Lots of talk about really nice oscilloscopes on the list, but they are all
>> out of my range.   I'd like to get a very basic scope to use for fairly
>> simple electronics projects, perhaps something in the ~$100 price (on
>> eBay)...
>>
>> Scopes sell for that price, but I'm sure that there were some great scopes
>> as well as a few dogs built back in the 80s.
>>
>> Without intending to set off a religious battle, what are some of the
>> classic scopes that might be going for low prices now?  There seem to be
>> lots of Tektronix out there, but are other brands (Hitachi?) good?  What
>> about well-regarded model numbers?  I'd like to have a few models to
>> search
>> for and then just look until I find a good one.
>>
>> Any thoughts or considerations would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> cheers,
>> mike
>
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