Path: csiph.com!tncsrv06.tnetconsulting.net!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feed1.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!peer01.iad!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!fx17.iad.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Daniel Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy Subject: Re: expected outcome of a dumb mistake References: <87k00rccyy.fsf@sc1f1dan.com> <87fsbac9um.fsf@sc1f1dan.com> <443a45b0-382d-47cd-9e56-651332de3a08n@googlegroups.com> <87ttznb6al.fsf@sc1f1dan.com> Message-ID: <87h6vkbves.fsf@sc1f1dan.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:f0ww5OmlyGwlRyb+RKJmguDpZXU= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Lines: 22 X-Complaints-To: abuse(at)newshosting.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2023 07:31:07 UTC Organization: Newshosting.com - Highest quality at a great price! www.newshosting.com Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2023 07:31:07 +0000 X-Received-Bytes: 1855 Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.tandy:673 Black Epyon writes: > On Wednesday, 15 February 2023 at 01:56:53 UTC-8, Daniel wrote: >> Black Epyon writes: >> >> > David, >> > >> > Not all scopes have the component test feature, but I've included a >> > picture of mine in use to see what it's like (excuse that my bench is >> > a mess). >> > https://www.mediafire.com/view/a70m3v1s40jgcsr/comp_test_on_Beckman_scope.jpg/file >> > The closer the resultant waveform is to the manual, the better the >> > component is. The testers we linked earlier can give more precise >> > details, but if your scope has this, it's a general indication of the >> > health of the component. >> Thanks. I'm now shopping for, hopefully, a used and inexpensive scope. >> >> Daniel > Scopes are handy to have, but if all you need is component testing, > just get a component tester. It's cheaper, even without shipping. > I'm going to need one anyway so, gonna get one.