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Q&A What is sacrificed when buying cheaper oscilloscope probes (of same BW/cap/R/gain)

I'm wondering if there are particular aspects of an oscilloscope probe's performance that tend to suffer, or failure points to look out for, if/when buying lower-end makes of oscilloscope probes (l...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Pete W‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

#2: Post edited by user avatar Pete W‭ · 2021-11-04T22:31:10Z (over 2 years ago)
  • I'm wondering if there are particular aspects of an oscilloscope probe's performance that tend to suffer, or failure points to look out for, when buying lower-end makes of oscilloscope probes (looking at the typical 1x/10x in 200-300 MHz BW range).
  • I'm wondering if there are particular aspects of an oscilloscope probe's performance that tend to suffer, or failure points to look out for, if/when buying lower-end makes of oscilloscope probes (looking at the typical 1x/10x in 200-300 MHz BW range).
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Pete W‭ · 2021-11-04T22:30:41Z (over 2 years ago)
What is sacrificed when buying cheaper oscilloscope probes (of same BW/cap/R/gain)
I'm wondering if there are particular aspects of an oscilloscope probe's performance that tend to suffer, or failure points to look out for, when buying lower-end makes of oscilloscope probes (looking at the typical 1x/10x in 200-300 MHz BW range).