On Tue, 15 Mar 2011, Kirk Wallace wrote:

> Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:16:18 -0700
> From: Kirk Wallace <kwall...@wallacecompany.com>
> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
>     <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
> Subject: [Emc-users] Floating Oscilloscope
> 
> In order to investigate three phase issues more, it would be nice to
> measure at least two waves at a time. I have a two channel scope, but
> the channels are ground referenced. I can float the scope, but I think
> this will only allow me to measure one signal, or two if they happen to
> have the same reference point. Plus I don't think floating the scope is
> the safest practice for me or the scope. What might be good is to have a
> box that floats like a DVM but can feed a scope channel. What sort of
> keywords should I use to find such a thing, or is there a better way?
> -- 
> Kirk Wallace
> http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/
> http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html
> California, USA

A couple isolation/stepdown transformers is a good way
(I was going to say filament transformer but I guess not many would know what 
that is anymore)


Peter Wallace
Mesa Electronics

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