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[Byte_Butcher]

I finally spent some quality time with the Rigol DS1102CA last weekend.
I got the USB problem figured out (well, I didn't really "figure it out", but it works now), so everything appears to work correctly.

It's got a few "features" that irritate me a bit, but for the most part I like it a lot. This one is a keeper.

I'll post my review of it sometime later this week.


steve

[Byte_Butcher]

Well, spring is here and I've been spending much of my free time tending the garden and fooling with deer fences and NOT playing with electronics...
But I've finally spent enough time with my new (again) scope to get comfortable with it and collect a few of my thoughts about it.

The B&K 2534 just didn't make the grade so I returned it and bought a Rigol DS1102CA. The Rigol isn't perfect, but I like it plenty well to keep it and use it. My scope quest has come to an end for now.

If anyone cares, here's my review of the Rigol:
http://www.weirdstuffwemake.com/swee...newscope2.html


steve

[ronstevens]

This one’s really quite amazing. It just feels like a quality scope. All the button indents are really quite high quality. The button presses, the screen. The screen is really good. But it’s got a nice bright LED back light. It’s almost too bright really and it’s a big step up form their previous series. Other things are a really nice carry handle which locks into place. You have got some real nice sturdy feet which snap out into position like that. It’s got a USB host. Very important. It also you to plug in a memory stick, get screen captures and takes a few seconds to do boot up. One of the, I guess really the main annoying aspect which I have is that it does actually have a fan.