Let's get Slider (aka Mark Vaughan) a nice 4-channel DSO with math functions!

[Jeg]

Hi guys
Tinsel or anyone else, is there any HV probe that i can look to from Rigol or from Ebay matching the Rigol DS1054Z scope? Something economical i mean for taking HV measurements.

Tnks in advance

[itsu]

Hi Jeg,

i have a HVP-15HF probe which works very well for me, its x1000.
You can find them on Ebay, like here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-High-Voltage-low-noise-probe-for-scope-DMM-50Mhz-15KV-1000-1-Tektronix-OEM-/221528106688?hash=item33941aa6c0


I also have a Tektronix P5100 x100 (2500V) probe which works also very good with the lower voltages (2500V max.) also from Ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tektronix-TEK-P5100-Probe-High-Voltage-250-MHz-100X-/131567627688?hash=item1ea20aada8


Regards Itsu

[TinselKoala]

I have a much cheaper "P4100" probe 100x, 100Mhz, that I got from an Ebay seller for 25 dollars US, postage paid. It seems to work OK so far. Max rating 2kV dc + ac.

[Jeg]

Thank you guys. I will go for the P4100 probes. I found it 21 euro with free international shipping!!! For higher voltages perhaps I ll make an attenuator

http://www.ebay.com/itm/100X-P4100-High-Voltage-2KV-2000V-Oscilloscope-Scope-Passive-Clip-Probe-100MHz-/251678142479?hash=item3a992fb00f

I was about to buy a used Tektronix tds220 scope for 380 euros with its communication card. Hopefully last minute I decided to take the new Rigol.
I hope everything will go well and scope will arrive in one piece from Us to Europe.

[TinselKoala]

Jeg, just be _very careful_ when you use that probe. I would suggest that you always use it with the spring grabber tip firmly attached, and to connect it to the circuit under test _before_ you turn the circuit's power on, so that you aren't moving the probe around in a live HV circuit. Also check to make sure that whatever you connect the Ground clip to doesn't have any voltage present. And discharge any capacitors before hooking up!

This is generally good practice anyway.