The first scope I got my hands on was a WWII military scope...the CRT was around one inch and there was a rubber hood that you would put up to your head to see the trace. The bandwidth was pitiful but not necessary back then....television was just coming out. There are many good books on oscilloscope use. First I would try to understand what makes the analog scope tick then you will have more of an understanding of how to use it. Digital scopes are another story...same basic idea but really better at doing it.
Regards Robert W8UUU On 17 July, 15:09, David Forbes <dfor...@dakotacom.net> wrote: > On 7/17/11 10:37 AM, Mimewar wrote: > > > Does anyone here, know of a good " I have an oscilloscope, but don't > > have a clue how to use it" guide? I have had it for over a year, and > > now that I'm getting into more programming, analog/digital, and logic > > circuits, I need to figure it out. Any help? > > > Shane > > The best way is to start poking the probe into low-voltage circuits, to > see what's there. Of course, a knowledge of the circuit diagram could be > helpful. > > Back when I was a tiny tot, there were these things called television > sets, containing tubes and/or transistors. A company called SAMS made > these wonderful repair guides called Photo-Fact schematic folders. They > had dozens of oscilloscope traces printed right on the schematic > diagrams, indicating what signal waveform and size to expect on each > stage of the circuit. They also had photos of the chassis (PC boards or > point-to-point wiring) calling out every component and every waveform's > test point. > > But these were television sets full of yummy high voltage, and the > danger of getting a big shock or blowing up the scope probe was palpable. > > -- > David Forbes, Tucson AZ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
