Siglent SDS2000X Plus

[TopQuark]

It comes with a screen protector, after all.    BUT without caps for the BNCs!  (The SDS5000s do have them!)

Now the challenge: removing the warranty seal without breaking it  , so that I can install the Noctua. Then, finding the right-sized screws so that I can assemble the VESA contraption as per Martin's recipe!

I remove the Siglent warranty seal all the time    Little bit of heat from a hot air gun will loosen up the glue and let you peel the seal off with tweezers, without damaging it.

[Martin72]

The SDS5000s do have them!

The HD too...

Now the challenge: removing the warranty seal without breaking it 

Heatgun and razorblade..

, so that I can install the Noctua.

Would do only when the noise is really disturbing you.

[PortableFishy]

I just received my SDS2104X Plus from Saelig today! 

Quick question, did anyone else have air bubbles trapped under the screen protector on their units? There are quite a few air bubbles on mine, not exactly sure how to get rid of them...

[BillyO]

The "screen protector" is for shipping only.  Remove it and toss it out.

Enjoy your scope!

[Geoff-AU]

Question:  Can you buy from Amazon (U.S.) and get the reduced price option bundle: “MSO with probe options and arbitrary generator for only $219. “ ?

Answer:  No.  Direct from Siglent customer support:

I would never buy ANYTHING I care about through Amazon.

[BillyO]

I would never buy ANYTHING I care about through Amazon.

Oh, don't be silly.

I care about everything I get through Amazon.  I'm just more particular about who the vendor is as the price goes up.

Some of my local suppliers I support all the time sell through Amazon.

What, precisely, do you have against the platform?  Does the fact you can return anything for the slightest reason piss you off?

[PortableFishy]

The "screen protector" is for shipping only.  Remove it and toss it out.

Enjoy your scope!

Oh woops 
Thank you for the tip, the screen looks great now!

[tautech]

The "screen protector" is for shipping only.  Remove it and toss it out.

Enjoy your scope!

Oh woops 
Thank you for the tip, the screen looks great now!

Yep, now only Siglent touch screen devices come with a display overlay whereas once everything did.

Up to you but you drive the scope mostly with a mouse and the front panel controls but everyone seems to have their own style it seems.
I visited Defpom this week and left him some gear to review and he had a quick play with our SDS6204A and as its UI is very similar to his SDS2104X Plus he was quite at home with it but had developed his own style and drove it in ways I don't. 
Enjoy your new scope.

[balnazzar]

It comes with a screen protector, after all.    BUT without caps for the BNCs!  (The SDS5000s do have them!)

Now the challenge: removing the warranty seal without breaking it  , so that I can install the Noctua. Then, finding the right-sized screws so that I can assemble the VESA contraption as per Martin's recipe!

I remove the Siglent warranty seal all the time    Little bit of heat from a hot air gun will loosen up the glue and let you peel the seal off with tweezers, without damaging it.

One needs to be careful with the air gun, and I don't have much experience. Heat doesn't bode well for plastic...

[balnazzar]

Would do only when the noise is really disturbing you.

Well, contrarily to the 1104x-e, this fan doesn't exhibit a particularly annoying aerodynamic noise (being 92 vs 60mm). The noise, strangely enough, comes from its motor. It's kind of a buzzzzzz...

[Martin72]

Heat doesn't bode well for plastic...

Must be a regulated heatgun, of course..
Maximum 80° and then heating the seal, carefully lift it up at the same time with a blade or similar very thin material.

[Johnny B Good]

The "screen protector" is for shipping only.  Remove it and toss it out.

Enjoy your scope!

 Adding to that sage advice that this is best done  s l o w l y  to minimise the risk of ESD in very low humidity environments.

[Geoff-AU]

Some of my local suppliers I support all the time sell through Amazon.

Why not buy from your local supplier directly?  How can you claim to support them when you let Amazon take a cut of their income?

[pope]

Do you mean the fan on the 1104x-e is louder?

[BillyO]

Why not buy from your local supplier directly?  How can you claim to support them when you let Amazon take a cut of their income?

I do buy direct from them.  Who said I didn't?  Or are you just making contrary assumptions to be argumentative?

My point is, reputable people sell through Amazon - and will support their products.  You can check who the seller is before you buy and make your decision to buy or not.

In any case, Amazon Canada do stock and sell some Siglent products.  The SDS1104X-E is an example and Siglent NA supplies them to Amazon and will support them.

[BillyO]

Do you mean the fan on the 1104x-e is louder?

I have both.  I'll test them today.


Edit:  They are both about the same.  Measured (C weighting, fast response) one meter in front of each scope the SDS2104X+ is 38dB, the SDS1104X-E is 40dB.

So, by a just noticeable margin, the 1104 is louder.

[balnazzar]

Do you mean the fan on the 1104x-e is louder?

Yes. Louder, and higher-pitched too.

[balnazzar]

So, by a just noticeable margin, the 1104 is louder.

Don't forget the pitch, it makes a lot of difference along with those 2 dBs.

I'll put a noctua into my 2K+, but I could even live with its stock fan. With 1104x-e's fan, I definitely couldn't have..

[Martin72]

Hi,

Question to the new owners about the optionbundles/licenses.
When you bought the scope with the bundle, are the licenses already installed or must you install them manually?
Are they ready to use keys or must you generate them first?

[balnazzar]

Hi,

Question to the new owners about the optionbundles/licenses.
When you bought the scope with the bundle, are the licenses already installed or must you install them manually?
Are they ready to use keys or must you generate them first?

You have to install it by yourself. Batterfly sent me the certificates by e-mail too. Until now, I have not installed anything yet (nor I tried to hack the scope or even read through the hacking thread) because I have zero spare time this week...

It's worth noting that all the options do have a 30-day trial enabled by default.

[BillyO]

Are they ready to use keys or must you generate them first?

I asked mine to be rush shipped so it did not come with certificates or with them installed.  I just used the key generator seeing as I was entitled.

[balnazzar]

Are they ready to use keys or must you generate them first?

I asked mine to be rush shipped so it did not come with certificates or with them installed.  I just used the key generator seeing as I was entitled.

So if you weren't entitled, you wouldn't have used it, right? 

[tautech]

Are they ready to use keys or must you generate them first?

I asked mine to be rush shipped so it did not come with certificates or with them installed.  I just used the key generator seeing as I was entitled.

So if you weren't entitled, you wouldn't have used it, right? 

You have mail.

[BillyO]

So if you weren't entitled, you wouldn't have used it, right? 

You have mail.

I even have e-mail!

I should go ahead and request them just to have them.

The thing is, when I did it myself, I just kept going until the key gen went "click!"

[gtube]

I just received my SDS2104X Plus from Saelig today! 

Quick question, did anyone else have air bubbles trapped under the screen protector on their units? There are quite a few air bubbles on mine, not exactly sure how to get rid of them...

You can get a tempered glass screen protector here:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1000008551527.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.0.0.312f1802LRoG9y