this USB scope any good?

[Ken Williams]

Any thoughts on this?
http://www.darkwire.com.au/html/dso-2090_usb.html

Can I use any scope (such as this) to watch/scope a very high charge of
like 10,000 Volts?

 

[Bob Myers]

Any thoughts on this?
http://www.darkwire.com.au/html/dso-2090_usb.html

Can I use any scope (such as this) to watch/scope a very high charge
of like 10,000 Volts?

Yes, but only with the proper high-voltage probe - which'
will include a resistive voltage divider to reduce the voltage
to something reasonable.

You should NOT be messing around with high voltage
circuits unless you know what you're doing, though. Why
would you want to do this, anyway?

Bob M.

 

[spamme0]

Any thoughts on this?
http://www.darkwire.com.au/html/dso-2090_usb.html

Can I use any scope (such as this) to watch/scope a very high charge of
like 10,000 Volts?

Read the page you linked.
The answer is there.
If you have to ask this question, you should
STAY VERY FAR AWAY FROM 10,000 VOLTS.

 

[Ken Williams]

Ken Williams wrote:
You should NOT be messing around with high voltage
circuits unless you know what you're doing, though. Why
would you want to do this, anyway?

I'm an idiot with too much time on his hands. I hope I don't kill myself.

 

[Bob Myers]

I'm an idiot with too much time on his hands. I hope I don't kill
myself.

Let me rephrase the question - what is it that's operating
at 10 kV that you think you need to be looking at with a
scope?

Bob M.

 

[Ken Williams]

Let me rephrase the question - what is it that's operating
at 10 kV that you think you need to be looking at with a
scope?

Just basic experimenting. I have no specific reason off the top of my
head.

 

[Bob Myers]

Just basic experimenting. I have no specific reason off the top of
my head.

OK, in that case - don't. Playing with high voltage equipment
is not the place to START getting your experience in electronics.
A bit later on, sure. But if there's no good reason or actual need
to be playing with 10 kV stuff, don't.

Bob M.

 

[Jasen Betts]

Any thoughts on this?
http://www.darkwire.com.au/html/dso-2090_usb.html

Can I use any scope (such as this) to watch/scope a very high charge of
like 10,000 Volts?

you'd need a X10000 (times ten thousand) probe to get that range.
that will not be cheap.

 

[Ken Williams]

Isn't a signal generator just a power supply with more options/variables?

I mean if I can change the amplitude (voltage?) of the wave, frequency
(Hz), etc. it just gives me power in any form I want whether AC, DC or
something strange. Is this correct? Can I specify amps to customize
the total power output of the signal or just the voltage?

Thanks for any clarification.

 

[1PW]

Isn't a signal generator just a power supply with more options/variables?

I mean if I can change the amplitude (voltage?) of the wave, frequency
(Hz), etc. it just gives me power in any form I want whether AC, DC or
something strange. Is this correct? Can I specify amps to customize
the total power output of the signal or just the voltage?

Thanks for any clarification.

It's probably best to think of a signal generator as an variable
frequency oscillator. However, the power delivered is usually very low
although the voltage output might be anything from the microvolt range
up to several volts, but at very little current. Hence, low power output.

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_generator>

Ken: Are you able to provide answers for any of the unanswered questions
I sent you in previous posts?

Pete