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Quote from: wraper on May 25, 2016, 11:59:46 amGood luck getting that keysight scope for less than $5000 if you are located in Brazil. As of Rigol, even during the first weeks of warranty period I had very piss poor service from them. And this is in EU. In Brazil you already should be thankful that support exists as such.You think Spain is any better? (well, ok, at least we're European so I can order my stuff from Germany)
Good luck getting that keysight scope for less than $5000 if you are located in Brazil. As of Rigol, even during the first weeks of warranty period I had very piss poor service from them. And this is in EU. In Brazil you already should be thankful that support exists as such.
Quote from: Fungus on May 25, 2016, 12:08:21 pmQuote from: wraper on May 25, 2016, 11:59:46 amGood luck getting that keysight scope for less than $5000 if you are located in Brazil. As of Rigol, even during the first weeks of warranty period I had very piss poor service from them. And this is in EU. In Brazil you already should be thankful that support exists as such.You think Spain is any better? (well, ok, at least we're European so I can order my stuff from Germany)In Spain you don't have 60% import tax by itself (This is even not including their VAT equivalent).
Especially that huge BNC connector with plastic molded on top of metal. EDIT, after examining photos of keysight probe, that box actually seems maybe a little bit bigger than my instek probe on the photo. Nothing like that Rigol box.
That seems to be the way many probes are going these days and IMO it's to provide the user with additional insulation for safety reasons.But as has been pointed out unless some thought has been given to front panel layout they can be a PITA to use.
Quote from: tautech on May 25, 2016, 06:00:54 pmThat seems to be the way many probes are going these days and IMO it's to provide the user with additional insulation for safety reasons.But as has been pointed out unless some thought has been given to front panel layout they can be a PITA to use.If you need them insulated, you already violate safety measures. After all, there is trigger input BNC sticking out nearby which is completely uninsulated even if the both probes are attached. Float the DUT if you really need that, not the scope. The fun fact is, those Rigol probes are easy to attach to GDS-2000E scope and don't obstruct any controls, but are pain to attach to Rigol DS2000, and obstruct accessing the scale knobs.