21-07-2020, 03:53 PM
(21-07-2020, 03:04 PM)ppppenguin Wrote: Mike also mentioned adding a Y output socket. Some more sophisticated scopes such as Tek 24xx have a buffered Y2 output (Why Y2 and not Y1? I've no idea) . I often connect mine to a video monitor so I can see video that I'm probing. I lock the monitor to my lab SPG so there are no sync problems.
I also wish Y out was more common. I've got one of the Telequipment V3 differential plugin, and have a powered speaker connected to that by default, but obviously frequency counters and other things occasionally get connected instead or as well as. For anyone working on old radios or audio gear in general, listening to what your 'scope is showing you is really valuable. It's often much easier to separate mains hum, noise and tone by ear.
The Y-out on the Philips PM3295 follows the trigger source for the B timebase. That's actually quite a cute solution, especially as the B timebase is one of those things that doesn't get a lot of use in general work, so it might as well be providing that extra functionality.
Another nice Philips quirk is to provide a high impedance input on the front panel of their video waveform monitors. I don't do much with analogue video these days, but it was something I appreciated when I did. It had a monitor output, which went to the B input of my workshop monitor, so a similar setup to yours, only triggering, etc, was easier. It's in storage now, but a nice bit of gear (PM5665 IIRC).
