by CJT <abujlehc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Jun 22, 2008 at 03:48 PM
instantwow wrote:
> I recently purchased an oscilloscope on Ebay. It is a 100Mhz model. I
> was configuring the scope using the calibration output, which is a
> 1Khz 2 volt square wave. The horizontal line drawing on the scope
> looks good, however, the vertical trace ****tion on this wave is barely
> visible at the highest brightness setting. Is the normal, or is there
> a problem with the scope? Is this common with analog scopes? This is
> my first oscilloscope, so I’m not sure. Here’s a photo I took. Any
> ideas?
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/27262651@[EMAIL
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> Thanks.
That's exactly how it should look (although I would turn the brightness
down a bit). The amount of time the trace spends on the vertical part
of the trace is small (the beam is moving very fast) relative to the
horizontal part, so it's dimmer.
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