Could this be your first oscilloscope? FNIRSI DSO-TC3

I test the versatile yet inexpensive Fnirsi DSO-TC3 oscilloscope, function generator, and component tester. Can it test your amp for clipping? (Yes it can!)

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Hameg oscilloscope Alex P. Kok, CC BY-SA 4.0

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[fernandofonseca]

Excellent video, David! And you were clearly having fun! Well done!!!

[JohnHoranzy]

The depth of knowledge this guy has is amazing and it shows through on his other videos.

[nabman_]

I have a Zeeweii DSO2512G (similar concept to your Fnisri). These things are amazingly good (within their limitations) and definitely good enough for the occasional hobbyist. To me, main +ve is portability and main -ve is menus and scrolling (nothing like a unique button per function and knobs for adjustments).

[TimsRetroCorner]

Interesting review - thanks. I might get one of these as a backup "away from the bench" scope, it seems like it'd be pretty handy. (waves from South Oxon!)

[paulperano]

Already have a 100MHz scope, but just purchased one of these little beasts. Got it for the times I just need a quick check and can't be buggered getting the desktop scope out, (very limited work space.) Could also be handy for checking items at my vintage radio club's auctions.

[andymouse]

Great review and a refreshing take on it ! and yeah I have my Tek scope and my siglent and a couple of fun handhelds one of which was 15 quid and you built it yourself and they all have there uses. Just for fun I have recently built a 1Khz sinewave source stabilized by a light bulb (thanks to Mr Wien and Mr Hewlett) very posh sinewave indeed Phil would like it and I can make it very pricey too !....cheers.

[RecordingStudio]

I purchased the exact model a few months ago to test my studio gear for issues, and it's the best $85AU I spent.

[frogandspanner]

At school we had a class set of Telequipment Serviscope Minor 'scopes, and a Cossor 1049 valve 'scope on a trolley - for use by teacher and U6.

My first 'scope was a Hameg 203-4 (bought in 1982 I still have it - used for vintage TV repair), although I now have a couple of Rigols. I also have a couple of Serviscope Minors, and a Cossor 1039M.

The digital scopes are great for most work, but I find the Hameg more intuitive to use.

[rjw]

i just luv the music composition, it's great

[peterbooth]

I had so much fun with Tektronix oscilloscopes in college forty years ago. Funny I can't recall exactly what I did - aging brain - just that it was fun.

[HowardJohnstone]

Very professional presentation, thank you. However, please include and use adapters so that the internal function gen can be used at the same time as the oscilloscope function.

[johnwest]

My very first 'scope was all tubes, a 'dy' brand, (which was an 'hp' logo turned upside down. It was an HP from some military contract that got cancelled, and I used it as the heater to warm my electronics lab in my shed even after I got a better scope. It was about an 800 Watt heater and it had a 10 inch cooling fan.) I have about 8 'scopes now, from $20 audio frequency 'scopes on PCB's, sans cases, to $90 Fnirsi's, to Fluke handheld's, to my high-end bench gear. They all serve their purpose. But I do wish I could send a Fnirsi 'scope, a Fluke multimeter, a TinySA, a component tester, and a NanoVNA back in time to me when I was a kid. All these tiny, battery-powered, dirt cheap, full featured tech tools today are simply amazing.

[paulmcdonough]

I’d agree with Mr audio master class it does look fun for £65 and the data readout genuinely useful

[jjqformerlyjailbreak]

What's the latest FW for this thing. I hope they can keep a repository online for updates.

[SPINNINGMYWHEELS]

Some of the props in Thunderbirds are actually normal size not tiny but they are using a more compact Oscilloscope in that footage..and the consumer size reel to reels .. fun stuff ! . The puppets were 1/3 size of humans notice how they don't show them standing next to the gear - their mouth parts opened by solenoids being fed with the audio dialogue !

[uni-byte]

As they say, any scope is better than no scope. These are fine and dandy for casual use in audio.

[davidnorton]

Just picked up an OWON HDS272S, it is 3 times the money, but still cheap. Dual trace 70 MHz with a DVM and AWG. It is almost as good as my bench scope, but portable, and I'm not afraid of setting on a car fender to checkout the fuel injection.

[RBBlackstone]

It would be lovely to find one of these that ran open source code. I would love to add dB readings, etc.

[SpeccyMan]

I've been tinkering with electronics for over 40 years and not one single electronics lesson in school or college. I only learned as much "theory" as I felt I needed because getting hands on and doing is the best way to learn by far. It did help that my dad (who was a sparky by trade) taught me how to solder when I was a boy.

[SPINNINGMYWHEELS]

@4:30 did Clarke mention the magic smoke as well ? 😅