Hi there,
Just purchased my first oscilloscope, I'm just starting to get into electronics so i couldn't justify all the bells and whistles of newer machines. It's a used HP 54645D analog/digital oscilloscope which I bought through our local classifieds, but it came without probes.
The unit is in good working condition and the gentleman used a probe of his own with the function generator to show me the machine. He also mentioned that probes can get quite pricey, and that there are unique probes for the digital function of the oscilloscope.
I've quickly looked online for BNC probes and there's a giant price range, from ~$20 to several times what i paid for the scope!
I'm curious if there's a price median you recommend for probes, minimum specs i should be looking for or go-to probes that everyone in the forum can point me to? Also these ribbon-looking digital probes are sure to be expensive if only a single probe can be close to $1000, are there generic non OEM probes for these as well?
Thanks in advance!
Chris