I got an Oscilloscope!

[What's_nitro?]

Hahaha! You guys make me ! You guys know that household AC power is 60Hz, right? If I hook a probe to the outlet I can see the AC waveform. Like in the picture on the eBay auction. In a nutshell, an oscilloscope allows us to view electrical signals in real-time.

[JERRY2KONE]

Originally Posted by What's_nitro?

Hahaha! You guys make me ! You guys know that household AC power is 60Hz, right? If I hook a probe to the outlet I can see the AC waveform. Like in the picture on the eBay auction. In a nutshell, an oscilloscope allows us to view electrical signals in real-time.

And then what??? How much did you pay for this thing? I am curious as I have one in storage doing nothing but collecting dust. I am sure that I will never use it. That was funny "Oscillisizing" stuff. How many things do you think you can do with an oscillascope anyway, unless you are some kind of electrical engineer or high paid anylist of some sort. I know that these things are not cheap brand new, but how much can they fetch used? Plus just think of how much R/C gear you can buy with that money anyway???

[What's_nitro?]

Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE

And then what??? How much did you pay for this thing? I am curious as I have one in storage doing nothing but collecting dust. I am sure that I will never use it. That was funny "Oscillisizing" stuff. How many things do you think you can do with an oscillascope anyway, unless you are some kind of electrical engineer or high paid anylist of some sort. I know that these things are not cheap brand new, but how much can they fetch used? Plus just think of how much R/C gear you can buy with that money anyway???

I won the auction for $130 and change. Shipping from CA was $24- and these things are HEAVY!!!!

You can do A LOT of stuff with one of these. If I was so inclined, I could use it to see (electrically) how changing all the settings on my MMM actually affects how the motor operates! I would need some other components, but it's do-able!

[JERRY2KONE]

Reading your words is funny. It sounds as if you are trying to convince yourself that it was worth the $130. If you have no plans for it then what was the point? Just to have one??? (You can do A LOT of stuff with one of these. If I was so inclined, I could use it to see how changing all the settings on my MMM actually affects how the motor operates! I would need some other components, but it's do-able!) Just an observation. Still I know they are costly to own, but if you have nothing to do that will benefit you like reparing R/C gear or making money doing work for someone else, then why bother? I am sure that $130 was a good deal as an oscillascope has a unique purpose that is genuine, but if you cannot make any money with it, then why? I suppose once you have it sitting around the garage for a while you can always relist it on EBay and get your money back.

[What's_nitro?]

Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE

Reading your words is funny. It sounds as if you are trying to convince yourself that it was worth the $130. If you have no plans for it then what was the point?

You make me too! Of course I have plans for it. I'm not as spend_happy as some members here *cough* TDC57 *cough*.....

From my first post: The letters P-F-N. Which stands for pulse-forming network. Which is used in: LASERS, EMP projectors, coil guns, and my favorite- RAILGUNS!!!!!!!