12 Nov
2009
12 Nov
'09
11:51 p.m.
On Nov 12, 2009, at 6:35 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
770x scopes are relatively cheap, but a 790x in good shape will
set you back may hundreds of dollars. The good thing is that they're
practically indestructible.
I use a gorgeous, very compact Tek TDS3012 digital oscilloscope
much of the time, but when something "just doesn't look right", I use
a 2465A.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
A digital
oscilloscope is a completely different instrument with
(mostly) different applications...they have not replaced analog
scopes, and likely will not. It would be more correct to say "modern
analog scopes have replaced 40-year-old tube-type analog scopes".
You can say that again. While I don't miss fussing with the old
storage-tube scopes, a good analog scope is still a very valuable
tool (mine is an old Tek 465). I wouldn't mind owning a 7000 series
unit with a nice palette of plugins, but I suspect those are still in
high demand and command real money.