EEVblog #509 - Rigol DP832 Lab Power Supply

Dave gives his initial impression on the Rigol DP832 triple output 195W lab power supply.

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[Arek_R.]

RIGOL official suppliers: link Dave's review.
<3 minutes into the video>
Dave: "Look at that wanky keypad"
Haha

[pwneytube]

I can't stand products that are crippled by software and you have to pay for an unlock code. I fully understand the reasons and if I were in charge of making those decisions I'm sure my hand would be forced by the market as well, but I still hate that shit.

[EEVblog]

No preference, the Rigol simply lives on the teardown bench where I shoot most of my stuff, so it's just more handy to use it. The Agilent lives on my "working" bench up on the rack.

[wangus]

I looked on their site, and a 832 with all the extras is about $90 or so more than the 832A.
So they're definitely aiming for the 832 to be an 832A where you choose to leave out a few of the options for a lower price. It seems like the hardware is basically equivalent.

[EEVblog]

I do NOT get paid for reviews. Yes, Agilent gave me that 34461A to use in the lab. No, that did not influence my review. I have clearly demonstrated this time and time again. If you can't see and understand that from all of my video history, then I don't know why you bother watching. My reputation has been built on telling it like it is. Remember the 3000X scope which I didn't pay for either. Remember how I showed it BLOWING UP on their big launch day? My how people have selective memories...

[flanlemonjello]

Pretty darn thorough for a first impression! Much appreciated.

[Ultrarc]

first impressions, video is 43 mins long

[CurvedSlightly]

You bang on about how crap everything about it is, then at the end you say GO BUY IT NOW IT's AMAZING! All the videos you've done say it's shit, it breaks it's not accurate, it over heats, you think the buttons are 'wanky'. Is that just typical Aussie impression? Try and slate it but it's actually pretty good.

[Rich_]

You can see when he is choosing the color theme, it displays multiple colors at once.

[salat]

Still smiling about 0:15 - Dave's 'first impression videos' are better than many other 'real reviews' - as always a big thumb's up & thanks for the video..

[gregagnew]

Thanks for the review Dave, just purchased this power supply.

[DantalionNl]

Dave your honesty is awesome! and I couldn't care less if someone gave you the product or you bought it on your own, I know your opinion is straight up honest keep it up!

[MaxWattage]

I always find it lame when companies try and charge you extra for software to enable functionality that is physically present in the hardware you already bought.
Deliberately software-crippling kit before selling it is a really horrid sales technique.

[asteen]

I don't mind the button for the various display modes. - As you say yourself Dave, the small digits are hard to read from a distance. The round meters are readable more than 5 meters away.

[freon]

Sorry if we sometimes might think you are getting paid for your reviews, we are so used to hype that that we often think that when we see something on main stream media pertaining to products/services we often think that there is some sort of a catch. Anyway, the reasons we watch your videos are many because you have so much to offer and we are lucky to have you.

[quantomic]

You got ripped off, Dave! You should've got the Hello Kitty version, they are a much better deal and they will look really cute on you workbench! : )

[Sparkette]

You know it turns out this product is exactly the same hardware as their fancier DP832A power supply, which is like twice the price. It looks like they were trying to pass this one off as having a monochrome screen with just a backlight that you can change the color of, to disguise that and make it look like a much lesser model. But they slipped up in at least a couple places. Like the UI where you can select the color scheme shows all the available colors at once to select from, and the "custom GUI" option also has multiple colors displayed at once.

[EEVblog]

That's the way I looked at it. I never would have paid $700+ for the 832A, but was happy to pay the $400+option for the 832. YMMV.

[Berre]

I agree on using a scope standing vertically on the floor. Way less magnetic influences from surrounding gear on the bench. I noticed even a magnetic screwdriver lying around on a bench can influence the trace.

[deniskobozev]

Thanks for showing the features of this PSU, Dave, very helpful.