fluke 97

antieatingactivist · 11-11-2009, 10:51 PM

good or bad idea? im looking to buy an oscilloscope and am not sure what to get other than 20mhz or better and dual channel. Any suggestions?

loudthud · 11-12-2009, 06:33 PM

$1200 bucks? Ouch! You're paying alot for the portability.

Dano · 11-12-2009, 08:55 PM

I work in two different shops, and the scopes are a 20 mhz Leader, and a tektronix 565 I think. If you can get one used for less than 1 or 2 hundred dollars, I would go that route.

Now when I worked on Medical equipment, we had state of the art equipment which included a (late 1980's price) $5000 scope. It was used to display multiple waveforms and to accurately display the leading and falling edge of clock pulses.

I really wanted to comment on loudthuds lethal voltage warning.
A long time ago, I opened up an older Ampeg amp that had been sitting on the shelf for about a week. Never plugged it in. I had both my hands in there when ZAP!
I pulled back knowing I had been shocked, I took my voltmeter and measured between the two points and it showed 512 volts.

The worst shocks come from the pasture fence, at around 10000 volts.

antieatingactivist · 11-12-2009, 10:32 PM

Yes, i know ampegs are especially dangerous. I make sure to discharge the caps. I just saw a fluke 97 on craigslist for not too much money, but i just won a tektronix 2225 on ebay for 50 bucks. guess I need probes now.

11-11-2009, 10:51 PM	#1
antieatingactivist Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 31	fluke 97 good or bad idea? im looking to buy an oscilloscope and am not sure what to get other than 20mhz or better and dual channel. Any suggestions?

11-12-2009, 06:33 PM	#2
loudthud Supporting Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas USA Posts: 923	$1200 bucks? Ouch! You're paying alot for the portability. __________________ WARNING! Musical Instrument amplifiers contain lethal voltages and can retain them even when unplugged. Refer service to qualified personel.

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11-12-2009, 08:55 PM	#3
Dano Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lyons, Michigan Posts: 15	I work in two different shops, and the scopes are a 20 mhz Leader, and a tektronix 565 I think. If you can get one used for less than 1 or 2 hundred dollars, I would go that route. Now when I worked on Medical equipment, we had state of the art equipment which included a (late 1980's price) $5000 scope. It was used to display multiple waveforms and to accurately display the leading and falling edge of clock pulses. I really wanted to comment on loudthuds lethal voltage warning. A long time ago, I opened up an older Ampeg amp that had been sitting on the shelf for about a week. Never plugged it in. I had both my hands in there when ZAP! I pulled back knowing I had been shocked, I took my voltmeter and measured between the two points and it showed 512 volts. The worst shocks come from the pasture fence, at around 10000 volts.

11-12-2009, 10:32 PM	#4
antieatingactivist Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 31	Yes, i know ampegs are especially dangerous. I make sure to discharge the caps. I just saw a fluke 97 on craigslist for not too much money, but i just won a tektronix 2225 on ebay for 50 bucks. guess I need probes now.

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