You can have a look at www.candhsales.com too. They sell a lot of surplus stuff, and have several older scopes to choose from. * DISCLAIMER * * No affiliation whatsoever, just a satisfied customer * D. >From: "Enrico Schuerrer" >Reply-To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." >To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." >Subject: Re: [EE] Time to buy a new scope >Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 20:08:13 +0100 > >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" >To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." >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!). >| >| -- >| http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >| View/change your membership options at >| http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >| > >-- >http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >View/change your membership options at >http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist