Sometimes it's just fun to hack something. I enabled some completely useless (to me) features on my TDS784C simply because I could.
I'll give you a much better reason (I learned this one from my wife):
- If you pay less for something you technically save money.
- If you save money you can use it for something else.
I figured that if it works for shoes and clothes it must be similar for electronic equipment - right?
Example:
I hacked my SSA3021X and saved:
$1100 Price difference between SSA3032X and SSA3021X
$ 169 Tracking generator
$ 559 EMI option
$ 465 Power measurement option
$ 429 Reflection measurement option
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$2453 Total savings excl. VAT
$3235 Total savings incl. 25% VAT
Using the saved money to pay for a GW Instek MDO-2204EX oscilloscope I still have more than $1000 savings left for other stuff.
Now I'm pretty new to this method and buying the scope shows my limited experience.
All options on the scope are enabled from the factory and I didn't get any new saving from that purchase.
I'm certainly not going to make that rookie mistake again.
I hope my story can help you to avoid these beginners mistakes.