Today’s oscilloscopes have far more functionality than their old cathode-ray tube (CRT) analog counterparts. At first glance, the proliferation of all of those knobs and buttons may seem overwhelming, ...

Many common problems can be solved easily using the edge trigger of an oscilloscope. But sometimes a more complicated trigger mode such as pulse triggering can shorten the troubleshooting cycle. This ...

Modern computers are so fast and complex that we would seldom try and fix them on a component level with simple DIY tools. Working on an early 1980s computer is much easier by comparison, with the ...

As technology advances, finding the culprit in a malfunctioning device has become somewhat more difficult. As an example, troubleshooting an AM radio is pretty straightforward. There are two basic ...

There was a time when every broadcast engineer had an oscilloscope for troubleshooting and aligning equipment, from a microphone input to the antenna. It is true that the nature of our plug-and-play ...