Help Needed

[bigun]

Hi I am hoping someone can help me please.
I am a 58 year old from the north east who has had mental health problems ( conic depression). For the past 3 years but am starting to get better I was an electrician since I left school. But I need to get back into a good place. I have just been offered a place on an HND electronics course and have been offered a job on completion.
Because of my condition I am doing the course by distance learning and that is the problem the course provides components etc but not test equipment.
I have multi meters and a couple of power supply's but I am looking to buy an oscilloscope and a signal generator. One of the tutors said try eBay but a lot of the stuff on there they say turns on but not tested.
So if any one can help me please contact me I don't have a lot of cash but enough I hope
The stuff has to be suitable for digital and analog circuits , logic gates and microprocessors
If any of you are into photography I have around 40 books mainly of different old photographers work and the history of photography .
I also have a Shimano 16meter beast master pole with lots of accessories that has been hardly used if you are into fishing.
Thank you for reading this
Al

 

[Mikebits]

For a sig gen, you could build one cheaply using this part. https://www.electro-tech-online.com/custompdfs/2012/08/xr2206.pdf

Would be good project for you. For a scope, hmm, maybe start off with a soundcard scope to see waveforms.

Good luck

 

[ronv]

I got my last scope on e-bay, but I got lucky. My olf 465 got damaged in a move and I found life hard without it. I looked and looked and finally found another 465 locally. Went over and had a look. $50 which I thought was a deal. So now I have my scope again and a set of spares.

 

[cowboybob]

Welcome, bigun.

Take a look at this scope for $80USD.

I've had one for a year and I'm very pleased with it. Not good for much above 1MHz, but compared to my old Textronix (which died and needed $100 in parts) it's incredible.

It charges off a USB port. The "signal generator" listed as part of the scope is a simple, variable square wave only 1Hz to 2KHz output, really meant for calibration.

There are others like this one (dual or quad trace, etc.) that cost more with higher frequency ratings.

If this particular offering is gone, just goggle "DSO Nano201".