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It seems better than you say.

Enrico

Sound an interesting setup.

Enrico

This doesn't replace a real SA, but I thought it worth mentioning, since it does a lot at low cost.

I've been assembling mine this weekend.

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I'm going to use it for basic 'visibility' into signals (i.e. where precise measurements are not needed) and to generate some signals.

It's a 'crowdsupply' project (not kickstarter) which means it is still available for sale after the initial crowdfunding.

I've only experimented very briefly with it, but it does run very hot so I'm going to fit it with a fan.

So, although it is cheap, it does need another $50-$100 for fan/connectors/enclosure etc., and a few days effort assembling it all and then learning the software could take longer.

Yes that does work to an extent, I have one of those for capturing images and with also having the magnifier I get by. The trinocular setup I think would give a better direct vision than the standard magnifier plus the camera captures exactly the same image as the eye pieces so I think overall it would be much nicer to use and would allow much easier inspection of boards. I didn't mention above I would get one on a dual boom stand so it had really good freedom of movement without interfering with the positioning of the board below it (especially for large boards) and could be easily stowed off to one side when not it use.

Best Regards,

Rachael

A spectrum analyzer is also very usable for EMC pre-compliance testing, for a small business the cost of putting a product design through EMC approvals can be a large portion of the overall product design cost, and failures and retesting will soon add up to costing a lot in both time and money. So having a spectrum analyzer, LISN, and near field probes to hand could make things go a lot more smoothly, and if a design did fail EMC, at least you have the kit to go hunting round the board to find the source. That said, there are things which are much higher in priority if you are starting from nothing and have a limited budget, as you say an oscilloscope and function generator are more generally useful.

Best Regards,

Rachael

I see, so you are in the same range I was thinking. What instead a cheaper but also efficient digital camera microscope connected to a computer? With this solution I get very good results with the option to shot images or videos when needed. This solution - excluding the computer - costs between 30 and 150 $

Enrico

I don't need a huge amount of magnifying power really, its mainly for fine SMT work and inspection of boards. Too much magnification makes it harder to do these tasks not easier so in the AmScope range I would probably be looking at the 3.5x to 45x ones I think. You can get really zoomed in close ups if needed anyway by using a high resolution camera on the trinocular port. I'd also want to get one of the ones with the better lighting as good even lighting can make it so much easier to see and inspect boards.

Best Regards,

Rachael

Yes, I thought this too.
A spectrum analyzer would be necessary for special areas of electronics, e.g. RF, network, component development, nuclear, stellar, or much more.

Usually, this unit will sleep in the box if you are not exclusively involved in it.

But it's nice to have and playing with it.

With a  function generator and an oscilloscope you can easily build a spectrum analyzer.
For audio this is very easy building it, for radio and TV, well you need a bit more but you can build it also with very cheap equipment.

For that there many building manuals about this self made measuring instruments.

A very fast logic analyzer would be fine.

Best Regards,

Gerald

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All good points, especially for a business.

Although generally time is money, hobby time is mostly just fun.

(Of course, I do not enjoy waiting for "highly" variable deliveries)

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As for a laser cutter, I'd go for something like http://www.justaddsharks.co.uk/cutter/greyfin (if I had the funds )