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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-25-07 04:24 PM
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Poll question: No googling! Do you know what an 'oscilloscope' is?
:evilgrin:
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-25-07 04:25 PM
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1. I'd hope so.
I've got a couple of old ones out in my garage.
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-25-07 04:32 PM
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2. We used them all the time in electronics lab in college,
but never saw or used one in "working life."
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-25-07 04:42 PM
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3. Yes of course
thinking there is probably a sex thread going on he is unaware of
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-25-07 04:42 PM
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4. Not this time, sorry to surprise you.
:spray:

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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-25-07 04:43 PM
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5. Of course! I'm an educated human being.
I used them for years!

Haven't seen one in a while, though.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-25-07 04:47 PM
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6. I've used them for thirty years
I even have an antique one I picked up at an estate sale. Looks a lot like this:





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China_cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-25-07 05:00 PM
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7. I had to build one for my electronics course.
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-25-07 05:03 PM
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8. does it measure sound or vibrations?
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-25-07 05:06 PM
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9. Of course I do. Who doesn't?
Redstone
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-25-07 05:08 PM
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10. Well, I was hoping for anyone under 25...
:rofl:
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muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-25-07 05:19 PM
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11. They don't use them any more?
I suppose you'd plug one into a computer now, for data capture and analysis, but you'd still need the electronics of the oscilloscope to start with.

Anyway, how can you watch The Outer Limits without one?
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Wapsie B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-25-07 05:23 PM
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12. I used to use one all the time
troubleshooting circuits.
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