09-20-2025, 09:36 AM
Bridkarl it sounds like you’re getting your shop setup in fine order. I am NOT digital savvy in anyway, old school here, and while there are some good features on these scopes I fear it would overload my old brain and make it difficult to to use. I do have a more modern, if you can consider 70s era modern 
solid state oscope dual trace 15 MHZ that works for me so far. As for a meter, I have a B&K 277 FET-VOM, a solid state version of a VTVM, it is super sensitive with a 15 Meg input resistance. As for an isolation transformer and variac, what I’ve been using for years is an RCA Isotap II that can be found sometime on eBay. It’s one unit that is an isolation transformer that the output can be varied in 5V steps from 25V to 150V all in one and I believe it’s good for 400 Watts.
@MrFixr as far as Kirk being electrocuted, he’s still kicking as I saw him yesterday at Kutztown!
Ron
solid state oscope dual trace 15 MHZ that works for me so far. As for a meter, I have a B&K 277 FET-VOM, a solid state version of a VTVM, it is super sensitive with a 15 Meg input resistance. As for an isolation transformer and variac, what I’ve been using for years is an RCA Isotap II that can be found sometime on eBay. It’s one unit that is an isolation transformer that the output can be varied in 5V steps from 25V to 150V all in one and I believe it’s good for 400 Watts.@MrFixr as far as Kirk being electrocuted, he’s still kicking as I saw him yesterday at Kutztown!
Ron
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