Hello. I want to buy an HP 54201a Oscilloscope in range of 400~500 $ . Seller says this device is in good condition and
it passes all its self tests. So in attention that I love this model and I need an oscilloscope for my job in medical equipment , Do you think that this device is trustworthy if passes all its self tests? Or this is not enough to predict device is ok ?
Thank You
Sadra
There's no way to know without hooking the scope up to some known signals and looking at the screen.
Al
Thanks. I have some question about this model. Do you know HP 54201a ? Can I ask ?
Sadra
You can ask, but unless there's a hobbyist who happens to have the scope, I doubt you'll get any answers. As I answered in your other post, This is a very old scope, discontinued in 1991 or so, and out of support since 1996.
I've only been supporting HP/Agilent/Keysight scopes for 20 years, so it's before my time. All of the employes that would know a lot about it have retired.
Al
For $400 to $500 you can do MUCH better. Why are you thinking about such an old/limited scope? Even if you are set on buying that model, there are several on ebay for 1/2 the price.
There's no way to know without hooking the scope up to some known signals and looking at the screen.
Al