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====== Electronic Test Equipment ======

===== Oscilloscopes =====

  * Agilent DSO1014A - [[http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/product.jspx?nid=-34250.884297.00&cc=US&lc=eng|Agilent page]]
    * Price: ~$2000 USD (available from Agilent direct or from resellers like Newark)
    * Bandwidth: 100MHz (other versions available, 200MHz is $400 more)
    * Channels: 4
    * Notes:
      * I have one and I find it to be a nice scope, although I suspect the Rigol is just as good (for a fraction of the price).
      * It appears to be a re-badged Rigol scope.  http://mightyohm.com/blog/2009/11/agilent-dso1000-firmware-update-confirms-rigol-connection/
    * [[http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/editorial.jspx?cc=US&lc=eng&ckey=896758&nid=-35491.0.00&id=896758|Agilent Data Capture Software]] - screenshots and waveform data over USB - no more flash-drive sneakernet!
    * [[http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/product.jspx?cc=US&lc=eng&nid=-34466.963148|Agilent IO Libraries]] - GPIB commands over USB, VESA stuff, etc.
  * Rigol DS1052E - http://www.rigolna.com/products_ds1000d.aspx
    * Price: $399 @ http://www.saelig.com/PSBEB100/PSPC016.htm
      * Cheaper at other site, eg. DealExtreme
    * Bandwidth: 50MHz (can be hacked for 100MHz?)
    * Channels: 2
    * Notes:
      * There is a hack to enable 100MHz bandwidth, there is some outdated info here: http://mightyohm.com/blog/2010/03/rigol-ds1052e-50mhz-to-100mhz-scope-conversion/
      * Dave Jones of EEVblog likes this one: http://www.alternatezone.com/eevblog/?p=6
  * [[http://opencircuits.com/oscilloscope | Open Source Oscilloscopes and low-cost oscilloscopes]]
  * [[http://www.eevblog.com/forum/beginners/oscilloscopes-to-stay-away-from-(spec-tek-2337-question)/msg46880/#msg46880|Comparison of Tek 2300 and 2400 series scopes.]]
===== Logic Analyzers =====
There are some recommendations on the EEVBlog forums here: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=579.0
  * Saleae Logic - http://www.saleae.com/logic/
    * Price: $149
    * Channels: 8
    * Sample rate: 24MHz max
    * Samples: 10B
  * Intronix LogicPort - http://www.pctestinstruments.com/
    * Price: $389
    * Channels: 34
    * Sample rate: 500MHz/200MHz max
    * Samples: 2048 (supports compression)

===== Frequency Counters =====

===== Power Supplies =====

===== Multimeters =====

  * Fluke 87V, I love mine: http://us.fluke.com/usen/Products/Fluke+80+Series+V.htm
  * Fluke 8842A
    * EPROM images: {{:resources:fluke8842a_u202b_v3p1_rev_b.bin|U202B V3.1 759399 REV.B}} {{:resources:fluke8842a_u222_v3p1_rev_b.bin|U222 V3.1 765271 REV.B}}

===== Misc =====
  * [[http://www.target.com/Aroma-AROMA-Single-Hot-Plate/dp/B0007QCRNU/ref=sc_qi_detailbutton|Cheap-o hotplate for surface mount soldering]]
  * [[http://www.audio-circuit.dk/Schematics.htm | Audio Circuit collection of Schematics and Service Manuals]]
  * Giant collection of IC pinouts: http://www.kingswood-consulting.co.uk/giicm/
 
===== Test Equipment Manuals =====
It can be really frustrating to try to fix a piece of expensive test equipment without a manual.  There are lots of sources for service manuals, both free and not-free.  Here are some of the ones I have found.  Please only contribute sites to the not-free section that you have actually done business with (and think deserve a link.)

==== Free ====
  * Agilent Manual Search - http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/facet.jspx?lc=eng&cc=US&t=80039.k.1&pageMode=TM
    * Mostly newer equipment.
    * They also have an FTP site at ftp://ftp.agilent.com/pub/manuals/
  * HP Archive manuals page - http://www.hparchive.com/hp_equipment.htm
  * BAMA (BoatAnchor Manual Archive) - http://www2.faculty.sbc.edu/kgrimm/boatanchor/
  * Various Scans of HP Manuals, etc. - http://www.kennethkuhn.com/hpmuseum/scans/
    * Lots of military manuals for HP test equipment, I found an elusive manual here.   --- //jeff 12/24/2010 20:56//
  * K7JRL manuals - http://www.k7jrl.com/pub/manuals/
  * [[http://elektrotanya.com/|ElecktroTanya]] - Insanely hard to navigate, confusing website, but they seem to have a lot of manuals.  Limit 2 per day for unregistered users.  Mostly in Hungarian, use Google translate.
  * KO4BB's Manuals Repository - http://www.ko4bb.com/manuals/

==== Not-Free ====
  * ArtekMedia - http://www.artekmedia.com/
    * HP, Agilent, Tek, others.  I purchased a manual for an old, obscure HP power supply, and when I had problems opening the pdf they were extremely helpful (and created a new scan for me).  Reasonable prices, very high quality scans.   --- //jeff 12/24/2010 20:31//