Re: Use a scope to determineovervoltageneededforstepper motors

Ward,
As you have your hands on this scope on a daily basis, ( I can only get to use one some times !) What I remember is I can
capture a fast event. I don't understand Jon's complaint that is can't do that... Even the $1195 item can do that... what am I
missing here...

HansW

"Ward M." wrote:

> From: "Ward M." <ward@...>
>
> Hans,
>
> That is a pretty good scope, it's a 300MHz 2 channel and can do WAY more
> than the TDS210 or 220. I use a TDS3034 at work, a four channel version of
> this one, and it is a real pleasure to use. They finally got the user
> interface right, unlike the TDS540's. It will be interesting to see what
> this 3032 goes for.
>
> Ward M.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "hansw" <hansw@...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 11:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Use a scope to determine
> overvoltageneededforstepper motors
>
> > From: hansw <hansw@...>
> >
> > Jon,
> >
> > Just foud a nice one at Ebay... this 2 channel vesion has color screen
> also...
> >
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=247696544
> >
> > It's a higher priced unit than the TDS210 but the look the same...
> >
> > hansw
> >
> > hansw wrote:
> >
> > > From: hansw <hansw@...>
> > >
> > > Jon,
> > > No Argument, anything that can store a trace is worth having, and the
> Tektronix does storage and can print it to a regular
> > > windows printer. The extra box for printing clips on the back, and it
> will communicate using RS-232 and the printer can connect
> > > directly via a "normal" DB25. The software is great I am told, and
> saving transients to hard copy is easy as running windows...
> > >
> > > I would like the four channel version, and it's also coming down in
> price, I expect the 2 channel version will be under $1K by
> > > the end of the year...
> > >
> > > hansw
> > >
> > > Jon Elson wrote:
> > >
> > > > From: Jon Elson <jmelson@...>
> > > >
> > > > hansw wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > From: hansw <hansw@...>
> > > > >
> > > > > Jon,
> > > > > $695 is half way to a real Tektronix solid state scope.... it will
> do
> > > > > storage and more...
> > > > > The TDS210 is only $1195.0 2 chan. 60MHz at 1Gs/Sec
> > > >
> > > > Well, I have a really dandy 100 MHz analog scope I bought new
> > > > about 15 years ago. But, it is absolutely worthless for watching
> > > > transient events, like what happens when a circuit power up.
> > > >
> > > > The advantage of a PC-connected product is you can print out
> > > > the graphs, or save the data for comparison with data acquired
> > > > years later. When I got the Link DSO, it really helped me out
> > > > with a bind building my servo amps. The instability and following
> > > > error was something that you needed a long data stream to
> > > > capture. Somewhere around 1/4 to one full second was what
> > > > I needed. The Link DSO goes up to 100 MSa/Sec, so it is
> > > > good for many other tasks, too.
> > > >
> > > > My boss saw it, and imediately had me buy one for our project.
> > > > He can now monitor and control our experimental equipment
> > > > from anywhere with a PC, using PC-Anywhere to take over
> > > > the PC at the equipment site.
> > > >
> > > > Obviously, it is a pretty expensive tool for one-time use, or
> > > > for hobby applications.
> > > >
> > > > Jon
> > > >
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