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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: tunnie on 10 October 2015, 15:21:03
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In the process of a loft clear-out at my Grandparents, came across this.
Not sure on it's value, it was destined for the local tip. Quick google has varying values from £8 to £80 :-\
Worth anything? :-\
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/803897/Sale%20Items/Tech/20151009_130045106_iOS.jpg)
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If it was going to the tip, you might as well stick it on ebay (99p auction) and you'll soon find out what it's worth. ;) :y
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Looks like a decent quality TV repair oscilloscope (can't see anyone else being daft enough to need a 40,000 volt probe).
MarksDTM might know of a more suitable use for it :-\
Value ? £8 to £80 ;)
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Scopex are ok, not the best of scopes, it looks clean and a pretty basic dual beam model, if its working then its worth something to someone, can be handy tools if you know how the drive them and know what they can do.
Depending on how much your after I might be interested, not talking a lot of money here though and assuming it works.
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If it's working I'd be interested too.
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To find out if it's working, Tunnie, you'll need to find 40,000 volts. I suggest climbing a pylon. :y
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Just list it on ebay £9.99 start, buyer collects,. :y
That's what I do before, taking stuff up the tip.
Or put it on gumtree for £50.00 that's a free advert too.
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Thanks Everyone. :y
Phil/Zirk, let me plug it in and see if it works.
I'm reluctant to post this due to size/weight. So might have to look at OOF courier or an exchange somewhere.
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Ok. :y
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I'm reluctant to post this due to size/weight. So might have to look at OOF courier or an exchange somewhere.
Couriers are quite reasonable these days. :y
I have a set of front hubs on ebay at the moment which weigh 23kg and I been quoted £10 from Parcel2go. ;)
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That's very good :y
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It is also a very useful tool if you want to check the output from a crank sensor, ABS sensor etc.
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What clean nails you have Tunnie. :P
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What clean nails you have Tunnie. :P
Creepy... :D
That said, he is an office beyatch dweller ;D
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Oh , a pen pusher then, that explains it. :D
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To find out if it's working, Tunnie, you'll need to find 40,000 volts. I suggest climbing a pylon. :y
;D
I suggest setting the twiddly knobs up first.
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To find out if it's working, Tunnie, you'll need to find 40,000 volts. I suggest climbing a pylon. :y
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Careful you'll get an "'ell of a belt off that!!!" :o
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TBH its worth jack :(.
Not a great make, old, and big and bulky.
Probably worth keeping for that time you may need one :y
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The 40kV probe would be useful for looking at ignition pulses.
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The 40kV probe would be useful for looking at ignition pulses.
Hadn't thought of that, could be good for diagnosing faulty coils on kitty
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would it handle Xenon HID levels of current/power? (terminology probably wrong)
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would it handle Xenon HID levels of current/power? (terminology probably wrong)
What would you want to measure?
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I dunno, it's an oscilloscope. I'd just want to find something to plug it into to make the line go all wibbly-wobbly and go 'wooooOOOOooooOOOoooo'. :D
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Well it won't go wobbly with a constant DC current.
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Err - if I were you I would wait till someone else shows you how to use the 40KV probe, for two reasons.
1) If you do it wrong, Poking away blindly at those kind of voltages could easily put you in hospital - either in the wards or in the mortuary.
2) Someone else gets the belt if the probe is faulty.
If you just want a wobbly line, take the standard x10 probe, crank the voltage knob down to a few volts and hold the tip of the probe in your fingers. You should see a 50Hz signal on the screen - it's your body being used as an aerial and picking up the mains.
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I dunno, it's an oscilloscope. I'd just want to find something to plug it into to make the line go all wibbly-wobbly and go 'wooooOOOOooooOOOoooo'. :D
Crank or cam sensors, or the ignition output. If you know what you're looking at it's a good tool for efficient, accurate diagnosis.
A scope is not something I would go looking for, as I don't have any use for one.
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Maybe something for the garage loft then, pull out when needed :)
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Err - if I were you I would wait till someone else shows you how to use the 40KV probe, for two reasons.
1) If you do it wrong, Poking away blindly at those kind of voltages could easily put you in hospital - either in the wards or in the mortuary.
2) Someone else gets the belt if the probe is faulty.
If you just want a wobbly line, take the standard x10 probe, crank the voltage knob down to a few volts and hold the tip of the probe in your fingers. You should see a 50Hz signal on the screen - it's your body being used as an aerial and picking up the mains.
Wow! Makes me want one now :y
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Try measuring your own resistance, don't need a fancy osc. for that.
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Maybe something for the garage loft then, pull out when needed :)
Probably best stored somewhere drier than a garage, or it'll just fizzle a bit and let a little smoke out when you do come across a need for it. ;)
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When I was training to be a radio tech in t'army, all the kit on the shelf was labelled up so we'd know what we were looking at. Our tech sergeant had taken 'Spectrum analyser' off and put 'Rectum paralyser' on it.
Cracked us up every time we looked. ;D
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Go on bung it on ebay, see what it makes! :y
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Maybe something for the garage loft then, pull out when needed :)
Probably best stored somewhere drier than a garage, or it'll just fizzle a bit and let a little smoke out when you do come across a need for it. ;)
I had a really old valve one that I "found" at work years and years ago. That used to let a lot of smoke escape if it had been stored in shed.
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I should add both the valve one and the solid state one lost an argument with some gas and an ignition source....