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?
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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.
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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.
![Face Palm :palm:](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/facepalm.gif)
I'm certainly not going to make that rookie mistake again.
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I hope my story can help you to avoid these beginners mistakes.