Should I bid on this O-scope?

[robotboy]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7511878321

I read someone saying not to buy a dual beam, so I'm wondering if it would be a bad buy. Looks like I might be able to get it cheap. Auction ends in 25 minutes... If it's worth getting, what would be the max price it's worth?

[Bill Bergman]

It's no help, but I have one exactly like it. Never learn how to use it. :oops:

[Bill Bergman]

Oh, better check the shipping cost....they pretty heavy.

[robotboy]

Yeah, shipping will probably be like $35. I figure if I can get it for $40 plus $35 shipping, that might be a good deal... dunno. I don't really have any experience with o-scopes.

[Bill Bergman]

The probes would probably be another $25 to $30.

[troubledtom]

i bought a scope off ebay and it was only good for a boat anchor :evil:
               - tom

[robotboy]

The probes would probably be another $25 to $30.

True. I suppose that I'll wait for one with probes included to save the hassle. I guess I'll need a signal generator as well, but I'm wondering if I could just use something like R.G.'s sine wave generator for that.

[troubledtom]

i bought a scope off ebay and it was only good for a boat anchor :evil:
               - tom

[toneman]

definitely not.
it's a tube scope....yuk!
avoid these.
stick with a solid state.
my preference is 456B.
staycalibrated
tone

[Dirk_Hendrik]

I bought a fella like these (OK, too expensive for DIY I admit) with a BIN of US$1500 a year ago:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=104247&item=7512865165&rd=1

That may seem expesive but while pressing the BIN the LeCroy quote laying on my desk was 17.000 Euro's. (right now, roughly US$23000) That meant that even when the device was in a Boat anchor state repair would still be cheaper than buying a new one. Got it in, verified functionality and sent it to LeCroy for calibration which it passed without a problem. Bottom line, it's still the best analog scope I ever had.

[ExpAnonColin]

ONLY BUY A SCOPE OFF OF EBAY IF IT'S GUARANTEED TO WORK.  Mine has a warantee on it, came used but pre-calibrated... I would never buy an as-is scope off  of eBay, or anything that wasn't guaranteed to work.

-Colin

[robotboy]

ONLY BUY A SCOPE OFF OF EBAY IF IT'S GUARANTEED TO WORK.  Mine has a warantee on it, came used but pre-calibrated... I would never buy an as-is scope off  of eBay, or anything that wasn't guaranteed to work.

-Colin

Well, I didn't buy, and I'm feeling good about it now  

[soundcollage]

I got burned on one of these tube scopes. Got it for $10 thought cool prop even if it doesn't work, then came the shipping charge -- $60. Oops, not such a novel price anymore for a novelty item. It's my reminder to pay attention to those additional costs in ebay.

[ExpAnonColin]

ONLY BUY A SCOPE OFF OF EBAY IF IT'S GUARANTEED TO WORK.  Mine has a warantee on it, came used but pre-calibrated... I would never buy an as-is scope off  of eBay, or anything that wasn't guaranteed to work.

-Colin

Well, I didn't buy, and I'm feeling good about it now  

Look for things like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=104247&item=7512885041&rd=1

Except perhaps a little less $$!

This one maybe...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=104247&item=7512642480&rd=1
Although it's not calibrated.  That one is basically identical to mine.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=104247&item=7512948788&rd=1
Etc.

Here's the search I did:
http://search-desc.ebay.com/oscilloscope-warantee-guaranteed-as-is_Oscilloscopes_W0QQsofocusZbsQQsbrftogZ1QQcatrefZC12QQfromZR10QQsatitleZoscilloscopeQ20Q28waranteeQ2CguaranteedQ29Q20-Q22as-isQ22QQsacatZ104247QQcatrefZC6QQftsZ2QQsargnZ-1QQsaslcZ2QQsadisZ200QQfposZ55902QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQfsopZ1QQfsooZ1QQcoactionZcompareQQcopagenumZ1QQcoentrypageZsearch
<---1337 eBay searcher

-Colin

[Greybeard]

I got a BK scope off Ebay and have had no problems with it. Cost about $45 with another 15 to ship. Not bad, good enough for what I do.

Greybeard