Hi. When purchasing a new oscilloscope does one keep away from Chinese brands (like Owon, Hantek etc) - or what? Thing is, it seems to me the reliability of Chinese made stuff might that good. But, I have no actual user experience. That is why I'm looking at Tektronix TBS1000C. But that increases my costs.

 

Hi. When purchasing a new oscilloscope does one keep away from Chine brands (like Owon, Hantek etc) - or what?

Spend big money. What's the budget? 2K, 20K or more?

For specialized test equipment I would be more worried about support than origin.

 

The TBS1000C is manufactured in Shanghai, China.

 

I’ve had no issues with my Rigol.

 

My Hantek cost me £200. It works fine, I can't think how I managed wothout it. If it's your first 'scope it should serve you well. If your skill and expertise lead you on to needing something more professional then spend more money when you need to.

On the whole, Chinese quality is good - there are lots of people who still like to trash Chinese products in order to protect their complacent overpriced mediocrity.

 

My Hantek cost me £200. It works fine, I can't think how I managed wothout it. If it's your first 'scope it should serve you well. If your skill and expertise lead you on to needing something more professional then spend more money when you need to.

On the whole, Chinese quality is good - there are lots of people who still like to trash Chinese products in order to protect their complacent overpriced mediocrity.

Chinese electronics quality can be good but there is absolute crap produced there too, from stolen and badly copied IP, to plain old intentional fake products that have bitten many on this site.

On the whole, buyer beware and buy products with a lots of reviews and tear-downs to see what's inside the box.

 

Hello,

Eevblog has some videos on testing/reviewing/comparing osciloscopes:
https://m.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEA&search_query=eevblog+oscilloscope

Bertus

 

The TBS1000C is manufactured in Shanghai, China.

Replaced this old guy. Beam current and trigger monitor.

 

Based on my experience I keep telling people to stay away of Owon. Got a failure somewhat common but the local service (unofficial, I later learnt) did not solve alleging that manufacturers could not "reproduce" it.

 

I've been mostly satisfied with my Siglent scopes. I would recommend looking for a 4-channel scope with as much bandwidth as you can afford.

 

With these modern products: Can a manufacturer block the buyer from using the oscilloscope?

 

With these modern products: Can a manufacturer block the buyer from using the oscilloscope?

How would they do that and why?

 

How would they do that and why?

Given the above photo, I wondered if you might register the product via the oscilloscope. And if so, could that make blocking possible. You would register thru your PC browser. OK.

 

Given the above photo, I wondered if you might register the product via the oscilloscope. And if so, could that make blocking possible. You would register thru your PC browser. OK.

It's for the standard TEK upgrades and service. No. I've never been blocked for using a product I paid for.


They also have links for support for older stuff.
https://bama.edebris.com/manuals/tek

 

What worries me is not that I'll buy a product that won't do the job, but if it develops a fault I'd like to think the osilloscope would be exchanged or repaired free of charge. I mentioned Tektronix, because I'm pretty sure they do honour their warrenty, which I think is 5 years. I'm a bit skeptical about Chinese made products in this regard. But, technically, these Chinese models seem up to sctratch. Not that I'm an expert. Not sure there is much more that can be said in this thread. I am serching Ebay.

 

micsig produces good probes, I haven't tested the scope yet. Take a look.

 

What worries me is not that I'll buy a product that won't do the job, but if it develops a fault I'd like to think the osilloscope would be exchanged or repaired free of charge. I mentioned Tektronix, because I'm pretty sure they do honour their warrenty, which I think is 5 years. I'm a bit skeptical about Chinese made products in this regard. But, technically, these Chinese models seem up to sctratch. Not that I'm an expert. Not sure there is much more that can be said in this thread. I am serching Ebay.

If it lasts a year without problems or glitches it will likely last 10 years in a benign office or home environment. In the field, those cheap things usually don't last very long. Guys like Tek know their gear will be worked hard and travel hard.



My old Tek TDS 220 internals has lasted longer than the plastic knobs.


https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/threads/what-did-you-repair-today.194969/post-1913604


3D prints.

 

I suggest comparing the capabilities of the oscilloscope under consideration with the requirements of the application it is intended to be used for. An oscilloscope able to provide the needed accuracy and resolution for the application will be a better choice.