scope probe

[stj]

since we are on the subject,

i have a couple of probes with big bulky plugs on the end.
they are blue - i think they are from an original fluke scope-meter.

anybody know what the big bulky plug is about - a filter / transformer?

[eccerr0r]

Re: scope probe

And the all too common: photos?
It may very well be some sort of filter, but it may just be a big handle.

I noticed (and as expected) my cheap p6100 probes behave differently as I change the frequency from 500Hz to 5MHz, seems underdamped at low frequency to overdamped at high frequency. So I really don't know how I'm supposed to set the probe, almost seems they need to be retuned every time time/division is changed!

[stj]

Re: scope probe

i doubt the p6100's are any worse than top-name probes for the types of scope we have - given the age of the design etc.

foto's:

inc a standard plug for size comparison.