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Quote from: nsdecicco on October 09, 2015, 02:50:25 amWow! I did not expect so many responses! Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I ended up buying two brand new Agilent 10074D 150 MHz 10:1 passive probes off eBay for $37 USD each. Two day shipping for $4, too. (not bad!)Good choice; I have a pair of 10074Cs and so does the local Hackspace.The only limitations I've found are those inherent in all 10* "high impedance" probe:they aren't high impedance; they are 100ohms(!) reactive at 100MHzif you use the 6"/150mm ground lead, a digital signal will ring at ~100MHzThe second point can be cured with a simple homebrew attachment, see https://entertaininghacks.wordpress.com/2015/04/23/scope-probe-accessory-improves-signal-fidelity/The first point can be cured by either an expensive fragile active probe, or a cheap robust "low impedance Z0" probe with >1GHz bandwidth and 500ohms or 1000ohms impedance. They can also be quickly homebrewed, which can be an advantage if you discover you need several. See the "homebrey/diy" section in https://entertaininghacks.wordpress.com/library-2/scope-probe-reference-material/
Wow! I did not expect so many responses! Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I ended up buying two brand new Agilent 10074D 150 MHz 10:1 passive probes off eBay for $37 USD each. Two day shipping for $4, too. (not bad!)
Any suggestions for buying a probe (or modifying one) to work on a Tek 2460, the originals 10X have a little pin that tells the scope this. I bought this scope (non functioning) for $20, it hurts to pay $60 - $80 for a used probe.