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Re: Cheap Probes


Bob Albert
 

The cheap probes seem to be as good as the expensive ones, in my experience.? I don't give my probes daily use so they are my best option.

I also fail to see how being cheap implies poor performance.? A probe is a probe, regardless of mythology.

Bob


--- On Tue, 3/12/13, Don Black wrote:

From: Don Black <donald_black@...>
Subject: Re: [TekScopes] Re: Cheap Probes
To: TekScopes@...
Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 8:45 PM

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I've never used them but the cheap probes are available up to several hundred MHz (250-300?) for a bit more money. Has anyone tried them and know how good or bad they are above 100 MHz. It may be more demanding on fast pulses rather than sine waves.

Don Black.

On 13-Mar-13 5:28 AM, Dan Rae wrote:

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On 3/12/2013 11:13 AM, anson_williams@... wrote:
Thanks Bob. I forgot the link though in case anyone wants to take a look.


      I purchased a pair of these probes for my 475 just because I really couldn't afford anything else. My question is will i ahve any issues with these on the 475?

They are quite useful but not by any means perfect for any Tek scope that requires the read out pin which these lack.? That said, I use them with my SC502 and the switchable ones all the time with my counters that have a 1 meg Ohm input.? They are only rated to 100 MHz nominally which is another draw back for use with the 475.

Also the witches hat that came with mine will fit some of the Tek probes.? For $15 a pair they're worth getting.

Dan

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