Why does everyone have twenty oscilliscopes?

[nbritton]

Are electronicists hoarders, or is there another reason why everyone seems to have a room full of test equipment?

[PA0PBZ]

What if you need to fix your scope? 

[Ian.M]

Because they can't ebay their used Siglent?

[nctnico]

I limit myself to having two oscilloscopes!

[rx8pilot]

Because I could not afford 21.

[SLJ]

I only have two that I use. The other five or six are for historical value. 
This one's my favorite:


Not sure what I'm doing with 150 tube testers though  , again, I only use two of them.

[MadTux]

Because I have no space for thirty

[retrolefty]

Haven't you heard, one that dies with the most toys wins. 

[dr.diesel]

T&M is just like boobs, more bigger better.

[ErikTheNorwegian]

Because there is a balance in life.   20 scopes and one woman...

[tautech]

I only have two that I use. The other five or six are for historical value. 
This one's my favorite:


Not sure what I'm doing with 150 tube testers though  , again, I only use two of them.

WOW, that is seriously cool. 

Does it work?
Shit, stuff like that MUST be preserved.

[dadler]

I keep upgrading, different features/specs, toys are fun?

[zapta]

Because you need 1 oscilloscope for every 10 DMMs.

[alsetalokin4017]

You can't be too rich, or too thin, or have too many oscilloscopes.   


I'm poor, I only have seven. Five working here in my lab, one here but non-working, and one working but in storage in a far-away place.

[KJDS]

I think I have less than ten working scopes.

I daren't count multimeters, but probably 200

[mrpackethead]

if i had more,  I'd need to upgrade my power supply into the building.

You can't be too rich, or too thin, or have too many oscilloscopes.   


I'm poor, I only have seven. Five working here in my lab, one here but non-working, and one working but in storage in a far-away place.

[PA0PBZ]

I think I have less than ten working scopes.

I daren't count multimeters, but probably 200

I think I have more scopes than multimeters, I guess I'm odd 

[rdl]

I only have five, but one has been broken for years and two are USB types.

[John_ITIC]

Personally, I have five scopes, ranging from 500 MHz to some 50 GHz. When busy doing projects, older scopes are mostly gathering dust and are not worth enough to be bothered sold off. Also, one might need an extra for some unknown future reason. However, I just bought a new 13 GHz Agilent Infiniuum so I will sell my older 6 GHz 54855A Infiniuum since too valuable as dust collector.

I suppose one collects things one doesn't need when one has more money than time (to sell).

[mrpackethead]

Personally, I have five scopes, ranging from 500 MHz to some 50 GHz. When busy doing projects, older scopes are mostly gathering dust and are not worth enough to be bothered sold off. Also, one might need an extra for some unknown future reason. However, I just bought a new 13 GHz Agilent Infiniuum so I will sell my older 6 GHz 54855A Infiniuum since too valuable as dust collector.

I suppose one collects things one doesn't need when one has more money than time (to sell).

Whozzo.. can i ask what you use a 50Ghz Scope for, and how many gold bars you needed to pay for it?

[SL4P]

No luck with women?

[mrpackethead]

No luck with women?

Like. I have as many scopes as i have wifes.

[Cubdriver]

I don't.  Yet.  But I'm working on correcting that hole in my test equipment collection...

-Pat

[JacquesBBB]

I have only 9. Gave one recently. Bought only one (rigol 1054z) all the others one were either given to me (1) or i found them in the dumpster and fix them, or still have to fix them.

Its quite rewarding to fix a scope that comes from a dumpster.

[Deathwish]

Because as in Peter Pan with fairies every time you say siglent another oscilloscope dies.