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Title: Test equipment
Post by: one on January 03, 2008, 07:58:49 AM
I am new  at  building   coils  and  eletronic  stuff .

I have never   had any  test  equipment   other than a multimeter.

I don't  have alot to spend .

I was wondering  if anyone  here has  any experience with
 
USBee   USB and PC based Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer and Protocol Analyzer

here is  their  website .    http://www.usbee.com/

I know  that  buying   test equipment  that is not  quite up to the  job is kind of like  buying
a race horse that  won't run .


I was looking at the  AX STD  or the AX plus
they list  some specs but I am not  far enough into  this kind of  thing that they make  any sense to me .

I plan on  building  a  Tesla  coil ,    but  mostly  I want to   work with   back  emf  spikes .....maybe make a motor  after I  learn  how to make the spikes  work for me .

If you  know  about  this   particular   test equipment or something similar  please  let me know about your experiences.     

Thanks 

gary 


Title: Re: Test equipment
Post by: Bessler007 on January 15, 2008, 05:02:13 AM
Hello Gary,

Here is a good link.

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/11/scopeonpc_turn.html

If you don't have much cash and you really want to learn then you might give it a try.

Bessler
Title: Re: Test equipment
Post by: Bessler007 on January 15, 2008, 05:13:25 AM
I didn't realize what an excellent site this is but if you like to make things these guys can show you how.  Just amazing.

http://blog.makezine.com/
Title: Re: Test equipment
Post by: one on January 15, 2008, 07:53:03 AM
I didn't realize what an excellent site this is but if you like to make things these guys can show you how.  Just amazing.

http://blog.makezine.com/

Thanks   Bessler

I will check it out .

I am not willing to  make the  computer I am using  now into an ocilloscope ....It is a notebook ....if I  fry  something  it could be  difficult  or imposable   to repair. 

But then  again    if I can find  an old  computer  somewhere ......


gary   
Title: Re: Test equipment
Post by: Bessler007 on January 16, 2008, 08:22:06 PM
hansvonliev posted this link:
http://www.allworldsoft.com/cgi/screenshot.cgi?t=2&id=822

at another thread. . .
for a download that can process data from your sound card or an ADC (analog-digital converter) and display it.

This thread might be a good repository of tools.

Bessler007
mib HQ
Title: Re: Test equipment
Post by: one on February 02, 2008, 03:52:19 AM
hansvonliev posted this link:
http://www.allworldsoft.com/cgi/screenshot.cgi?t=2&id=822

at another thread. . .
for a download that can process data from your sound card or an ADC (analog-digital converter) and display it.

This thread might be a good repository of tools.

Bessler007
mib HQ


I am  going to  start  building a few coils  and see what I can learn from them .

I  was wondering   if   a hall effect  chip  could be  used  as   a probe  with these   PC ocilloscope  programs. 

I want to  be able map the magnetic flix to some degree.   That is  why  I  started looking into hall  effect chips.   

It seems  to me   that   if  placed in contact  with an inductor it should  work  almost  like a regular  scope  conection. 

If course the waveforms will be relative .......no  actual  voltage measurement   would be  possable .  ......

I  can't  quite  bring myself  to  connecting  live   projects  directly to my PC . .....  If I am right about the hall  effect chip  I can   use the  O scope   program and  have  almost no chance  of    Spikes  or  something   frying  my computer .



gary