For sale: Oscilloscope + Sig gen

[Bonky]

Many years ago I had in mind spending retirement mending Hacker and Roberts radio. For many reasons I haven't done this. At the time I got some excellent advice as to what to buy here, on this forum. (My wife is from EdgeGreen Rd in Golborne).

Thus I have for sale (see pics for full specs):
1x Hameg Hm 203-4 + manual. Mains lead included but no other leads. AFAIK it works fine - it certainly turns on OK, but I can't vouch for anything else. Certainly, a few years ago it worked fine

1X Isotech IGC2231 Function  gen (?) ; no mains lead; will test later. Again, last year it worked OK.

We now live at the other end of the Snake Pass BUT this coming Thursday we hope to visit relatives in Golborne and possibly stay over night nr Bolton - so I could pack one or both items in the car. Otherwise collection in person from S104LN.

I have NO IDEA what they are worth so I would welcome advice AND sensible offers -please.

Thanks,

Richard

[ppppenguin]

Price always depends on what somebody is willing to pay but I'd put the scope in the ££30-£60 range. These are good simple scopes, ideal for radio and TV mending. Don't be tempted to pack and post. Scope CRTs don't like being bounced. The original manufacturer's packing is very carefully designed.

The other unit is harder to price. Potentially more valuable to the right person but much smaller marketplace than for scopes.

[Mark Hennessy]

I've merged the threads for you.

Nice items - absolutely perfect for beginners. We had similar 'scopes in our first year lab at uni, and they were a pleasure to use, whatever your skill level. If there is anyone here who doesn't have a 'scope but has been thinking about getting one, they really should jump on this one!

Normally we would ask that you set an exact price, but understand that stuff is hard to value. We don't want an auction though! Probably best to start at the higher end and gradually reduce the price if you don't get any takers.

Agree that the 'scope should not be posted.

It might be worth posting some screenshots to demonstrate that all is well with the scope. Anyone considering distance-buying a 'scope should always ask the buyer for this, so that they can be sure that any damage happened in transit - though it might not be straightforward to get the courier to compensate.

[Bonky]

Thanks both; understood. The pic of the 'scope showed scratches on the screen, which tbh, I hadn't really noticed. Perhaps £55 for the 'scope would be fair.

Let's see what happens!

BW

Richard

[Mike Watterson]

The Hameg is a nice scope. Mostly standard parts and easy to repair. The component tester / curve-tracer is nice. I added extra I/O on the rear at the blanked off bits. Maybe Z in and X out. Obvious connection points in the manual which has all the circuit schematics.
I had one in early 1980s and was given a similar one about 15 years ago. A 20V zener/avalanche diode and a 741 (in socket) needed replaced about 2 years ago.
Being analogue it will display signals at rubbish calibration to over 100 MHz even though it's a 20 MHz scope.

[Mike Watterson]

A cheap Chinese DDS based on ADI chips will do function / signal generator to maybe 25 MHz or 50MHz depending on model, but your old one is far more ergonomic. The menu system on the Chinese one I have is dreadful, so I added an old one very like your Isotech IGC2231 Function generator; much easier to use even though it's only up to a fraction of features and frequency.

[Mike Watterson]

Amazon and eBay have inexpensive switched 1:1 & 10:1 100 MHz probes with frequency trimmer cap at the probe end. Feed a squarewave and tweak it flat & square. They do work OK on my 100 MHz digital scope (whatever GHz samples), Hameg 203 and Rigol 1.5 GHz magic box.

[Bonky]

Update: Isotech mains lead found. I switched it on and all seems OK>>>


Thanks everyone.

Anyone interested??

R