Met a temporary worker on recent job that said he bought 2 Rigol DS1102E scopes (used I assume), and would sell me one for $50. As he went on vacation for a week I don't have anymore details on it yet, other then a photo he texted me. I read all the old posts here about 7-8 years old now and had a few questions.
First, I've never owned an oscilloscope before, and don't have the electronics background or education to make an educated opinion on them. My thoughts were that since this model was well regarded in its day, and is still being sold new for approximately $300, that if it's in good working condition, it might be a good value at $50, to learn with.
As of this writing I'm not sure if the original test leads are supplied, but it seems the originals or updated leads can still be purchased, I've read it's important to match the leads with the scope, so I assume original or matching leads are a "must"?
I'm also totally ignorant on how to test if an old digital scope is still accurate, and if not if there is an inexpensive option to have these discount Chinese branded Rigol scopes recalibrated?
Does buying this OLD model scope for $50 make sense to learn on and do simple measurements seem like a good idea?
Thanks for the help!