Generic Oscilloscope?

Let's just say my tool budget is being heavily scrutinized right now. I forgot that I had a cheap oscilloscope that we used on my older son's senior project. Can I get any use out of this for auto troubleshooting or will have I have to buy so many doodads to make it work that I'll wish I just spent the $$ for the stuff you guys use? This is basically free for me.

Sorry, your attachment didn't work out. What brand and model of scope is it?

If you're looking for an affordable scope, there's definitely options. Andy has a fantastic thread going that covers this very subject:

www.scannerdanner.com/forum/diagnostic-t...-budget.html?start=0

I am so sorry, my man. It shows just fine on my Windows 10 machine and I see zilch on my Chromebook. I thought it worked.

It's a Velleman HPS140i. I nearly forgot I had it. If I just need to view a waveform it might be sufficient. If the automotive scopes are injecting sine waves, square waves, whatever, and looking at the result, then I probably need to save my pennies. I'll try to do some homework on it. I'll start with the thread you recommend.

HPS140i

No worries, thanks for the link!

I see no reason you couldn't get some use out of it with automotive testing? You won't get the detail out of it that a bigger scope would provide, but that's OK. The only real issue I have is the lack of a trigger, which'll make viewing faster signals tough.

But hey, it's free! :silly: I see a BNC input, which means test leads are plentiful. AESWave makes some fantastic shielded leads in varying lengths and colors.

www.aeswave.com/ST3-Shielded-Test-Leads-p9129.html

Since we're trying to be budget conscious, we can throw in a single flexible backprobe and an alligator clip set .

I used an earlier version Velleman HP handheld scope for a while it was quite useful but be sure and use an attenuator on it if you use on ignitions or injectors ---- I zapped mine.