The Autonerdz Community Forums

The Autonerdz Community Forums
https://www.autonerdz.com/cgi/yabb2/YaBB.pl General Public Area >> Introductions >> Newb to Scopes in NC https://www.autonerdz.com/cgi/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1394584513 Message started by Techguydoug on Mar 11^th, 2014 at 5:35pm

Title: Newb to Scopes in NC
Post by Techguydoug on Mar 11^th, 2014 at 5:35pm

Greetings from North Carolina.

I just got my new Pico 4 Channel and I'm putting it to work every chance I get on customer cars. My initial purchase:

1 PicoScope 4000 Series 4-Channel Starter Kit
1 Coil-On-Plug Ignition Probe + TA033 BNC cable
1 FirstLook Engine Diagnostic Sensor
1 60A AC/DC Current Clamp (BNC)

There will probably be 1-3 more 20:1 attenuators purchased in the next few months and then we'll see how well I do from there. I've already got a few other odds and ends that came with my DMM kit so I was able to save a little money there.

Anyways, thanks for the space and the forum, I'm sure I'll be on here a lot as I learn how to put the 4 Channel scope to work!
Doug

Title: Re: Newb to Scopes in NC
Post by kicksbutt on Mar 11^th, 2014 at 7:25pm

welcome Doug what part of N.C. you from? ;D

Title: Re: Newb to Scopes in NC
Post by PRESTON on Mar 11^th, 2014 at 8:08pm

Welcome Doug. [smiley=beer.gif]

Title: Re: Newb to Scopes in NC
Post by Techguydoug on Mar 12^th, 2014 at 3:56am

I'm in Raleigh.

Title: Re: Newb to Scopes in NC
Post by Danny Berry, Sr. on Mar 12^th, 2014 at 6:48am

Good deal. Welcome aboard Doug. My wife is from the west Asheville ,NC area. :)

Title: Re: Newb to Scopes in NC
Post by Tom Roberts on Mar 12^th, 2014 at 8:45am

Welcome Doug. Enjoy the forums.

You must have missed seeing our Lite kit:

http://www.autonerdz.com/picoquad4000lite.htm

We don't sell kits without the essential attenuators for each channel. So this one has four as well as some other goodies and comes with our Picogroup resources access included.

All is not lost though, you can still subscribe to the Picogroup when you are ready. ;)

Title: Re: Newb to Scopes in NC
Post by Spence on Mar 12^th, 2014 at 10:02am

Doug, Doug, Doug... I thought you purchased your Pico from Tom... You are getting a very small taste of what it means to purchase your Pico needs from the Autonerdz. The F150 thread will give you an idea of just how much we go into things downstairs in the Picogroup side of this site.

Welcome to the group. I look forward to seeing your posts.

Title: Re: Newb to Scopes in NC
Post by Techguydoug on Mar 12^th, 2014 at 4:27pm

Tom, thanks for the welcome and I did not see the autonerdz lite kit. Not knowing who to buy from (and trust), I went straight to the source given the expense of my purchase. It wasn't until after I started diving in to the scope world that I found this great site.

Fear not though, I'm sure there is still more I will need to purchase (the other three attenuators, a banana to BNC adapter, maybe pressure transducers somewhere down the line) at which point I can source them from autonerdz.com.

If my posting misled anyone about where I sourced my scope, it wasn't intentional. I'm not looking to steal knowledge I just thought the areas that I was posting in and the nature of the posts were acceptable once a new member account was verified.

I skimmed over the forum some last night in regards to getting permission to posting in the Picogroup areas. Any threads you can point me to for learning about what it takes to post there?
Thanks,
Doug

P.S. Danny, Asheville is an awesome area of NC!

Title: Re: Newb to Scopes in NC
Post by Gail Taylor on Mar 12^th, 2014 at 6:29pm

http://www.autonerdz.com/faq.htm

Title: Re: Newb to Scopes in NC
Post by Tom Roberts on Mar 12^th, 2014 at 8:37pm

Techguydoug wrote on Mar 12^th, 2014 at 4:27pm:

I just thought the areas that I was posting in and the nature of the posts were acceptable

No worries there. You have the run of the place in all the general public boards.

Techguydoug wrote on Mar 12^th, 2014 at 4:27pm:

Any threads you can point me to for learning about what it takes to post there?

http://www.autonerdz.com/cgi/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1336513824

http://www.autonerdz.com/support.html#_Plus_you_get

The Picogroup areas of the boards are just one part of the comprehensive Picogroup resources. It's a package deal. The way the resources are integrated, we can't separate any one resource.

We are the original source in North America having introduced PicoScope to the automotive industry on this continent over a decade ago.