This blows away the $60 budget oscilloscope! (OWON VDS1022 review)

#c64 #commodore #repair On today’s video, we have another cheap oscilloscope review while repairing a C64. This one directly compares to Hantek 6022BE USB scope I reviewed back in February 2022. How usable is this scope? 0:00 Intro 0:46 Unboxing and specs 11:15 Software and user interface 24:11 Inspecting the C64 33:07 Looking at signals with the scope 43:48 Does the C64 work now? 50:46 Exploring more signals on the scope 53:16 Conclusions Budget scope reviews: Hantek 6022BE Review: Hantek 2C42 Review: Hantek PSO2020 Review: ZEEWEII DSO1511G review: C64 Repairs in this series: Episode 1: Episode 2: Episode 3: Episode 4: Episode 5: This episode! --- Video Links Purchase links for OWON VDS1022: ($80 shipped as of Jan 2023) (Amazon, $95 as of Jan 2023) Open Source software for this scope: (Will do a follow-up video with it) Adrian’s Digital Basement Merch store: Adrian’s Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel) Support the channel on Patreon: -- Tools Deoxit D5: O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards) Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe: Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron: Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope: Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier: TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro) TS100 Soldering Iron: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter: DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer: Magnetic Screw Holder: Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine) RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI) Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five) Heat Sinks: Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too) --- Links My GitHub repository: Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group --- Instructional videos My video on damage-free chip removal: --- Music Intro music and other tracks by: Nathan Divino @itsnathandivino
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