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Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?

Potseal #214795 01/25/15 01:30 AM

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Never float the scope! If you need to make floating measurements, plug the DUT into an isolation transformer, or use a differential probe on the scope.

http://www.amazon.com/Precision-PR-60-Active-Differential-Probe/dp/B006YYS7L0

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Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	01/14/15 05:14 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	gfretwell	01/14/15 09:19 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	01/14/15 01:47 PM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	gfretwell	01/14/15 09:15 PM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	01/15/15 06:25 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	gfretwell	01/15/15 08:11 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	JoeTestingEngr	01/16/15 02:48 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	01/16/15 08:14 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	gfretwell	01/16/15 08:25 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	01/16/15 08:28 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	gfretwell	01/16/15 07:25 PM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	JoeTestingEngr	01/17/15 01:12 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	01/17/15 07:06 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	JoeTestingEngr	01/17/15 06:13 PM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	gfretwell	01/18/15 06:16 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	01/19/15 03:44 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	01/19/15 03:48 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	01/19/15 05:32 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	gfretwell	01/19/15 07:40 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	n1ist	01/19/15 04:08 PM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	gfretwell	01/19/15 08:12 PM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	gfretwell	01/19/15 10:17 PM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	JoeTestingEngr	01/20/15 04:23 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	gfretwell	01/20/15 07:06 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	NJwirenut	01/25/15 05:30 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	JoeTestingEngr	01/29/15 05:36 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	gfretwell	01/29/15 09:23 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	07/18/15 04:21 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	JoeTestingEngr	07/18/15 08:23 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	07/18/15 06:17 PM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	07/18/15 04:22 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Radar	07/18/15 06:35 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	07/18/15 06:55 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	07/18/15 07:01 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	07/18/15 07:15 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	07/18/15 08:18 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	gfretwell	07/18/15 09:09 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Scott35	07/18/15 10:26 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	JoeTestingEngr	07/18/15 08:12 PM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	JoeTestingEngr	07/18/15 08:46 PM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	07/19/15 03:22 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	JoeTestingEngr	07/19/15 05:14 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	07/19/15 05:49 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	JoeTestingEngr	07/19/15 09:02 PM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	07/20/15 08:58 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	JoeTestingEngr	07/21/15 07:51 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	JoeTestingEngr	08/05/15 02:35 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	08/06/15 02:09 PM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	07/20/15 08:59 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Radar	07/21/15 01:08 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	07/21/15 05:57 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Radar	07/21/15 06:10 AM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	09/05/15 08:54 PM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	Potseal	09/05/15 08:57 PM
Re: Floating Ground - device being tested or scope?	quickspark	01/26/21 05:36 AM

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