About 2.5 years ago I had to shelve my electronics hobby for a while. Lack of time (new baby, new house / home improvement work) as well as lack of space until that was done (baby room...). So I put everything in storage for the time being, including my DS1074Z-S.
This week I finally got some things setup again in my new house, in a new room, and with sometimes a bit of time available. It was a bit funny to return to reading this forum and still see the exact same discussions going on between mostly the same actors...
The moment I took out my DS1074Z-S out of the box to put it on my desk and carefully flipped out one of its feet, it immediately snapped. Same with the other one. The tension of the springs was apparently enough to do that. So now... I have an oscilloscope on my desk that I can no longer tilt upwards in a decent way.
I suspect the plastics may have weakened a bit over time, perhaps from the sun, as also the plastic top of the oscilloscope has yellowed slightly from bromine. It used to be near a window in my old, small apartment. The feet have always been out of reach of the sun underneath, though.
Anyway... I see I may
not be the only one with that problem, as a bit of googling I noticed a few Rigol DS1000Z feet designs on Thingiverse etc.
Before I go that route however, has anyone ever had any luck getting such replacement parts out of Rigol?