Last night I sat at my bench and clicked on my Tek 2225 to look at a waveform on a circuit I was fussing with. Nothing. Nada. No Joy. Did all the requisite checks (plugged in, breaker, wiggle stuff,..). Nothing. It worked fine when I used it last and no abuse happened. Downloaded the service manual. Started reading it. Complex beast. Might be something easy but need to block out some time to start looking. Probably the power supply.
I've been thinking of upgrading for a while now and maybe this is nature's way of telling me (yes, the song has been stuck in my head). The Tek 2225 has been a great little scope but it's just a no frills 50 mhz analog scope. Kind of an old friend.
The Siglent SDS1202XE caught my eye. 200 mhz, 2 channel $380. 7" display. Fairly deep memory. Seems like a pretty good scope. Any experience? Does the software not suck?
I'm also looking at the Rigol 1102E. 100 mhz, 2 channel. Seems like it's a decent candidate. $370-400. Lots of people seem to like it. Respected brand. Is there a better model to consider?
Then there is the Hantek 5202P 200 Mhz, 2 channel $300. Could be a winner except memory depth looks small. Is this a deal breaker? Any experience with this model or Hantek in general? I've heard negatives on the software.
As background, I mostly do digital stuff and a lot of microcontroller based projects. Some analog but nothing exotic.
Also, I've thought about used scopes, anything comparable to the siglent out there you would recommend?
I've been thinking of upgrading for a while now and maybe this is nature's way of telling me (yes, the song has been stuck in my head). The Tek 2225 has been a great little scope but it's just a no frills 50 mhz analog scope. Kind of an old friend.
The Siglent SDS1202XE caught my eye. 200 mhz, 2 channel $380. 7" display. Fairly deep memory. Seems like a pretty good scope. Any experience? Does the software not suck?
I'm also looking at the Rigol 1102E. 100 mhz, 2 channel. Seems like it's a decent candidate. $370-400. Lots of people seem to like it. Respected brand. Is there a better model to consider?
Then there is the Hantek 5202P 200 Mhz, 2 channel $300. Could be a winner except memory depth looks small. Is this a deal breaker? Any experience with this model or Hantek in general? I've heard negatives on the software.
As background, I mostly do digital stuff and a lot of microcontroller based projects. Some analog but nothing exotic.
Also, I've thought about used scopes, anything comparable to the siglent out there you would recommend?