I went through this process not long ago and I risked the pig-in-a-poke ebay 
method. I bought a tektronix 465M (dual trace, 100MHz, "almost the same" as 
the proven 465B but militarized) for $75 bucks, it was damaged. Spent $175 
to fix it plus $80 on two 1/10 probes. According to the guy who fixed it, 
this unit was barely used (according to the state of internal components) 
and it's like new now.

Total price $340 plus the hassle of sending it to repair, which was not a 
such a big problem since the guy gave me a loaner while he was working on my 
oscope. I'm very happy with its quality and overall ruggedness.

But... it's a shot in the dark. I was lucky.

Padu

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Enrico Schuerrer" <enrico@gmx.at>
To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@mit.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: [EE] Time to buy a new scope


> As a fan (and owner) of a Tektronix Scope I want to say that Tek has
> "reconditioned products" - which means that you will get a second hand
> scope, refurbished and recalibrated up to 70% down the (former) listprice.
>
> Enrico
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Nall" <jwnall@gmail.com>
> To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@mit.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 7:26 PM
> Subject: [EE] Time to buy a new scope
>
>
> | I've got an old Leader single-trace scope that has bit the dust, and I
> | figure that it would cost more to it get repaired than the thing is
> | worth.  It is at least 15 years old, perhaps more, and has served well.
> | But the time has come.  Plus I made some extra money from doing
> | something for someone, and it is burning a hole in my pocket.  :-)
> |
> | So anyway, I want to buy a new general-purpose scope for  the shop.  I
> | am strictly a hobbyist -- not a professional.  I kind of know what I
> | want, though.  I want a dual-trace scope, around 20 or 30 MHz, and the
> | budget is around $600, plus or minus a few bucks.  I don't want to buy a
> | pig-in-a-poke on eBay, and I don't want a digital scope  that displays
> | on my computer -- I just want an old-fashioned analog scope with a
> | couple of probes that I can use out in the workshop and be happy with.
> |
> | Mouser has some (Protek), Digikey has some (B&K) and if I look around I
> | feel sure I will find more brands.  But I have a lot of respect for
> | piclist opinions on stuff like this, and wondered if anyone has any
> | advice for me?  (This is not controversial, like asking someone to
> | recommend a language to program in, I hope!).
> |
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