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Works in theory! Practice? That's something else
No mad scientist's treasure horde is complete without an oscilloscope! Thanks to @BiduleOhm posting info on the video below we now know how to get one:
To "win" the game, you either need to buy or report on ≥ dual channel 20 MHz Analog Oscilloscope that is < $50.
What do you win? Well, the bargain oscilloscope you just found!
The problem is, a lot of folks on eBay have watched the video... so just finding one less than $50 isn't hard, but usually they'll tack +$$$$ onto the shipping.
I learned a lot about shopping on eBay from the video... here are my take-aways:
What do you win? Well, the bargain oscilloscope you just found!
The problem is, a lot of folks on eBay have watched the video... so just finding one less than $50 isn't hard, but usually they'll tack +$$$$ onto the shipping.
I learned a lot about shopping on eBay from the video... here are my take-aways:
- Don't use the filters, professional sellers use those and are looking to make money, not dump "junk" they don't know how to use.
- You're looking for ones that have typos and are mis-categorized.
- Names to look for are Hitachi v212, kenwood, LS8050, kikusui, panasonic, Phillips, gw instek
- Names like Tektronix are there, but harder to find bargains with
- Don't buy anything from before the '70s
- Don't buy one unless you see a trace on the screen, no trace = probably doesn't work
- If the price is $70-100, and they don't have a lot of sales (e.g., not a professional), offer them $40.
- Don't touch Digital storage