Full Review of the Rigol DS1052E Oscilloscope

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Review of the Rigol DS1052E Oscilloscope

See newer updated videos on this scope:
How to turn the 50MHz unit into the DS1102E 100MHz unit with just a serial cable!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnhXfVYWYXE
and an update on that procedure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2dGKcMtAvg

A teardown of the DS1052E:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO5iGwHpmHc

And Rigol caught with their pants down:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6WH7kW-NVg

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• oscilloscope
• DS1052E
• DS1102E
• review
• teardown

[MrOverdriver]

I've a question sir, I live in an old house and there isn't the ground connection. I've only phase and neutral wire in my electric wiring. Although this disadvantage can I use this oscilloscope (I'm loving it) without problems?How can I solve?Thanks a lot sir,I hope you will respond, I heard a lot of opposing views so I'm uncertain.

[EEVblog]

@MrOverdriver Don't go measuring the mains with an oscilloscope without knowing *exactly* what you are doing. Get a proper high voltage differential probe.

[dionysian83]

I have a question. If this scope has a sample rate of 1Ghz why does it only have a bandwidth of 50MHZ...? It seems like it should be able to support a larger bandwith seeing as the sample rate is x10 the nyquist sampling rate.

[EEVblog]

@dionysian83 It's marketing. They limit the bandwidth deliberately to create different models and price points.

[gbowne1]

Dave, What Rigol probes would you suggest using with this scope?

[EEVblog]

The standard switchable probes supplied with the scope are just fine, no need for anything better, it's only 60MHz bandwidth.

[deathcow]

Having used one of these for the last 8 months now, for a variety of microcontroller work including i2c bus work, these scopes are UNBELIEVABLE value for the money.

[ideegeniali]

@dionysian83 50MHz is the analog bandwidth. The signal gets deteriorated in the analog stage, if it's faster than 50MHz. Then there is the sampling stage, in equivalent time, and this can do impressive figures as 1GHz. But won't sample anything that didn't pass trough the analog stage, wich limits the bandwidth of the signal that actual enters the scope before even being sampled.

[MrOverdriver]

@EEVblog if I've understood the only risk is to be electrocuted if you look at high-voltage circuits? There is no danger of false readings from the instrument? Apologizing for the trouble caused by my questions but I've read that with ungrounded oscilloscope it's impossible to get correct measurement but I don't understand if it's true and why...Thanks a lot

[zololuo]

@EEVblog I AM selling this modal for 350usd per pc , softwarexpsp2-com/index.asp

[vineyardst1]

Do you think 50 to 100 MHz trick works for RIGOL 1062D that I own. Can you point out to any firmware models that will work with it. It has an analog bandwith of 60MHz but the sample rate is only 400MHz.

[vineyardst1]

Do you think 50 to 100 MHz trick works for RIGOL 1062D that I own. Can you point out to any firmware models that will work with it. It has an analog bandwith of 60MHz but the sample rate is only 400MHz.