Anybody understand the technical side of oscilloscope specs?

[Chris Wilson]

I have been using a laptop based oscilloscope product by a company called Dataman. Here's a link to the product. http://www.dataman.com/webpages/productview.aspx?pid=727 I got it for a lot less than the retail price as they were on special offer. It's been useful but it's a PITA firing up the laptop and connecting it all up when required, but it was quite cheap and is useful. I am toying with a self contained automotive scope like the ones by Fluke, particularly I like their multi channel colour ones like are used in the ATP videos such as at

He uses a Fluke 190-204 They are very expensive, but maybe one might turn up secondhand? http://www.fluke.com/fluke/usen/portable-oscilloscopes/fluke-190-series-ii-scopemeter.htm?PID=70366 How does the spec compare, and would it give better traces from injectors and coil on plugs?

 

Thanks.

[Scott]

I have been using a laptop based oscilloscope product by a company called Dataman. Here's a link to the product. http://www.dataman.com/webpages/productview.aspx?pid=727 I got it for a lot less than the retail price as they were on special offer. It's been useful but it's a PITA firing up the laptop and connecting it all up when required, but it was quite cheap and is useful. I am toying with a self contained automotive scope like the ones by Fluke, particularly I like their multi channel colour ones like are used in the ATP videos such as at

He uses a Fluke 190-204 They are very expensive, but maybe one might turn up secondhand? http://www.fluke.com/fluke/usen/portable-oscilloscopes/fluke-190-series-ii-scopemeter.htm?PID=70366 How does the spec compare, and would it give better traces from injectors and coil on plugs?

 

Thanks.

 

I think Si (Heckler) uses them quite often so he would probably be the best person to speak to.

[Chris Wilson]

I'll see if he sees this first, then maybe send a PM, thanks for that

[pedrosixfour]

 

Stephen Hawking might have a spare one that he'd let you have cheap.

[edge]

I used to use one of these everyday for about 4 years on radar systems, hf, vhf etc on aircraft and was very good. Think they had a battery compartment aswel.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tektronix-TDS220-Digital-Oscilloscope-Immaculate-/270723281132?pt=UK_BOI_Electrical_Test_Measurement_Equipment_ET&hash=item3f085d70ec#ht_500wt_997

 

Alot of old reliable crt scopes are cheap and good enough for what you need but on the heavy side.

 

Check what sort of voltages and frequencies your looking at and buy to your needs

 

Never used a pc based system though

[bigbloodyturbo]

I used to use one of these everyday for about 4 years on radar systems, hf, vhf etc on aircraft and was very good. Think they had a battery compartment aswel.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tektronix-TDS220-Digital-Oscilloscope-Immaculate-/270723281132?pt=UK_BOI_Electrical_Test_Measurement_Equipment_ET&hash=item3f085d70ec#ht_500wt_997

 

Alot of old reliable crt scopes are cheap and good enough for what you need but on the heavy side.

 

Check what sort of voltages and frequencies your looking at and buy to your needs

 

Never used a pc based system though

 

I have one of these at the moment, very good and will easyily do what you need it to. We got one of the new fluke DSO's in work and i dont like it, it has hundreds of functions and no doubt can do whatever the hell you need it to but it does all this through a few (dozen or so) buttons and is therefore very difficult to use unless your using it regularly. I would agree with edge, dont blow £1200 on something you dont need, older crt scopes are much better IMHO. They have more knobs and buttons but it actually makes them simpler to use as each button has a function instead of crappy menu systems.