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Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2024
I've had this for just over a year, but I only used it a handful of times. It worked fine for casual measurements up to the advertised bandwidth. I went to use it today, and see that it no longer accepts power from the USB cable. I see that others have had this problem as well. Since it died so early, it really wasn't worth the price, cheap as it was. It doesn't look like there's a way to get any kind of customer support, so avoid this product.12/22 update: I was using the charging cable I use to charge all of my other devices. When I used the cable that was supplied with the 'scope, it responded and charged the battery. I could swear I used the other cable previously.Anyway, I am updating my rating to 5 stars relative to other pocket o'scopes, not in comparison to good or even cheap desktop digital oscilloscopes. This device isn't super sensitive (20 mV/div), so you would need to be aware of that limitation when measuring signals. I checked the bandwidth some time ago, and it tested good up to or close to the 18 MHz bandwidth specified.This would be good for someone starting out in learning electronics or for someone who can't afford more than $40 or so for a 'scope. It is definitely better than having no 'scope at all. Also, it is small and light, so easily fits into a shirt pocket.
Relayer
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2023
As an owner of a TinySA and NanoVNA, I'm pleased to own any kind of portable, affordable, and useful piece of test equipment. This handheld oscilloscope is no different.I have used traditional CRT style oscilloscopes for decades. Recently, I picked up an affordable Rigol digital oscilloscope due to its portability. The latter works quite well for the nature of the signals I check on my electronic devices. When I got this handheld unit, I was surprised at how well it works for basic signal checking.The old-style CRT oscilloscopes were great for benchtop work but were terrible to drag around for portable use. The Rigol gave me the portability I desired, but I still had to plug it into an outlet somewhere. This handheld unit isn't as versatile as the Rigol, but it is basically the same as an average hobbyist benchtop CRT oscilloscope to conveniently use on the go.Its built-in battery is fully rechargeable, and it can run off a portable cell phone charge pack if needed. It is only a single channel oscilloscope, but considering its size, you wouldn't even think it needs to be a dual channel. The display is a nice size and with decent enough resolution to be useful. Auto-ranging works well.If I have any complaints about it, it would be the BNC connector appearing to be grotesquely huge for the device. However, using a standard BNC connector makes it completely compatible with probes of any kind for traditional oscilloscopes. I suppose it could be possible for the manufacturer to have made the BNC connector a dongle of flexible wire, but that could cause problems with electrical shielding, possibly allowing external signals to radiate into the dongle cabling, messing up the signal measurements.All in all, it's a great portable oscilloscope for the price. It's NOT a Tektronix, Fluke, or Rigol, or whatever. It's not intended to be. It is a completely portable oscilloscope, versatile enough to use for a majority of signal measurement needs.
Gene Fedorov
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2023
I was kind of hesitant to leave a review for this product. On one hand it is a great, compact, well-programmed and feature-rich device which I use very often in my home workshop where I dabble in electronics and small-scale manufacturing. I noticed I use it almost as often as my calipers, which is saying a lot in my case.On the other hand, my workshop is not a clean room -- the airborne particles are sometimes present including, most importantly, metal shavings from the mill and lathe. Every time I was using the ocsilloscope in such environment I was afraid of short circuiting it (or worse, something else with it) because it has an open frame and all electronics lies there completely unprotected. Finally I decided to make an enclosure from HDPE, which you can see on the photo. Since HDPE is a cheap and relatively soft material, I laser-etched the surface to make it more scratch resistant. The inserts for AC/DC switch, power button and USB port were separately milled from some plastic scraps I had lying around in my workshop. Another small insert in the USB port was made from transparent acrylic glass to allow LED light to pass through.Ever since I made these modifications, the usefulness of the device increased substantially. It is now dust-proof, and I'm not afraid of using it in the vicinity of the mill, or putting it in my pocket together with keys, and so on. If it came like this originally, I would praise it and would probably buy at least one more unit just in case, because it is so useful and inexpensive. Otherwise it's four stars. Manufacturer, please take note.One other point of criticism: being so compact I don't think this oscilloscope needs a full-size BNC connector for the probe. Something smaller would work just as well while preserving the pocketability of the device.
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