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Re: [TCML] SSTC help



Rob -

Please contact me off-list; I've got some inexpensive oscilloscopes (with probes, etc) that should meet your needs.

Herr Zapp
quarkster(at)att.net
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Byron" <mustang_5l87@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: [TCML] SSTC help


Thank you Steve. Yes, I think I will start looking for a scope. What should I be looking for in my first scope. Do probes come with them?

Rob.

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On 2009-10-16 00:16:43 -0600 Steve Ward <steve.ward@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Without an oscilloscope you are essentially blind to the world of
electronics. Only a scope will let you "see" how electronic circuits work.

Seriously, get a scope and learn how to use it (make this a project in
itself), it will make your SSTC project actually possible, rather than just
sticking some components together and watching the result.  If i had to
guess, id say 95% (maybe more?) of "complex" electronic prototypes DONT work before some initial debugging. For circuits that operate at more than a Hz
or so, you need a scope to debug.  Its just that simple.

You should be able to "get by" with a 20MHZ bandwidth scope and some cheap
probes, which should be something in the 50-100 dollar range used on ebay.
My first scope was 60MHz and cost 120 bucks on ebay.  Since then ive moved
up to more serious equipment in the >$1k range, but then again i take this
hobby too seriously ;-)

Steve
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