#garfield Logs

Dec 07 2019

12:43 AM rue_mohr: I did
12:48 AM rue_mohr: its been busy
12:48 AM rue_mohr: trying to work out a scope for the family to get me for my %365
03:06 AM rue_mohr: arg
03:06 AM rue_mohr: so, should I go with a scope thats worked for 20 years and can probably put in another 20
03:06 AM rue_mohr: or a new one that might only last 7
03:24 AM rue_mohr: and the new ones are all softwareie
03:24 AM rue_mohr: I can tell the http port on it wont be accessable in even 4 years,
03:24 AM rue_mohr: http standards change too fast, tek will drop update support by 4 years
03:25 AM rue_mohr: the new one is 100Mhz, the old one is 500Mhz and its cheaper
03:25 AM rue_mohr: the new one is 1GS, the old one is 2GS
03:53 AM rue_mohr: http://www.boydhouse.com/stirling/
03:53 AM rue_mohr: !bookmark stirling engine
07:52 PM rue_shop1: ok, bought a tds754C
07:52 PM rue_shop1: well, family is for my bd
07:53 PM Tom_itx: need a scope?
08:17 PM rue_shop1: have one comming from new mexico
08:17 PM rue_shop1: bd present from family :)
08:18 PM rue_shop1: not sure how much larger that one
08:18 PM rue_shop1: is
08:18 PM Tom_itx: nice
08:19 PM rue_shop1: my current scope (25 years old now (bought it new)) is 16" deep by 13" wide
08:20 PM Tom_itx: mine is pretty old now too but i seldom use it
08:20 PM rue_shop1: was looking at new scopes
08:20 PM rue_shop1: the little digitla ones
08:20 PM rue_shop1: but
08:21 PM rue_shop1: I really dont think they will last 20 yeras
08:21 PM rue_shop1: which comes in context, I think the old ones (20 years old) can
08:21 PM Tom_itx: lots of guys like those rigol scopes
08:21 PM rue_shop1: I expect to need to replace some caps at some point
08:22 PM rue_shop1: there are things about the teks that are annoying
08:22 PM rue_shop1: the bootup time, the interface speed
08:22 PM rue_shop1: but the specs are atleast 2x if not 5x better than the new ones
08:22 PM rue_shop1: and the new ones cost more
08:23 PM rue_shop1: $1100 for an old tek @ 2GS/s & 500Mhz or $1700+shipping for a new one with 1GS/s and 70Mhz
08:23 PM rue_shop1: !?!?!?!??!?!1
08:23 PM rue_shop1: and the new one is BGA based
08:24 PM rue_shop1: and is all firmware tied