"new" scope screen all blurry - help

[ericgibbs]

hi picasm,chance,

Looking at the download site for the manuals, they are warning viewers that
certain b*****s are downloading the free manuals and selling them on as their own items on eBay.

Buyer Beware as they say!.

Regards
EricG

Chance, Get a pair of decent *1/*10 switchable probes for your CRO, so you get the best results.

 

[zevon8]

Hopefully you end up with a working unit, sounds like you are on the way.

I would leave a negative feedback. Sometimes people honestly sell stuff they have no ability to verify as working, so they say "as-is". But if the pictures were with the unit off, description vague, and they sell this type of stuff on a regular basis, the BS radar goes "ping". Seeing a negative rating will let future buyers read and decide on there own if the seller is being shady.
Better sellers just say "hanger queen" or "parts only, not working".

I agree with RadioRon, there is some nice stuff on EBay, bought quite a bit of test gear myself there. I got burnt once, gettting only the compenstation module ( scope end, no cable or probe ) for a Tek probe, but price was fairly low, and its now a spare for the probes I have that use it. The 2235 Tek scope, both Fluke meters ( 12, 87 v ) , various small gadgets, leads, etc all EBay buys, all worked as new and do duty daily on my bench.

 

[chancecasey]

Well FYI everyone the company name was Nolatech out of Texas. They are an actual company with a few employees - I spoke to a few of them before getting the scope. I will wait to hear from them before putting up a negative, only because I can see how a "tech" in the back room may have gotten lazy about testing it. So if they offer a refund + shipping it will be neutral (though I will keep the scope), otherwise, negative. Positive is not an option now for the reasons already listed.

 

[hjl4]

Yes, it's possible to get a good scope on Ebay.
I bought a Tektronix 453A a few months ago for $51.00, and it works beautifully. 60Mhz is fast enough, and is Analogue, which pretty much takes care of most signals I will be looking for.
And at time of purchase, they had told me the probe was missing. Which was fine, as I got a new one for 10$ the next day, also on Ebay.
So Yes, it's possible.

Have fun.