This kit is very well made. The instructions are ever so slightly unclear, but with a little bit of intuition you should get it without a problem (just make sure to install the buttons with the correct orientation!). As for using it, its controls take a little bit of getting used to, as there isn't great documentation, but after a little bit of playing around with it the controls make sense and become basically intuitive. I tested a few different waveforms on an oscilloscope, up to 200 kHz. At that level the frequency had an error of about +/- 1 kHz, about +/- 0.5%. At lower frequencies (~ 0 Hz - 20 kHz) the frequency was nearly spot on the value it was set to.
Lab grade? No, but it is certainly a great product and a fun build for the cost.
My DIY kit arrived almost fully assembled
i've been adding stuff to my electronics bench pretty steadily recently, and i saw this product for a good price and thought it'd be a good enough addition to my bench and at a good price. What i didn't expect was for it to arrive 95% assembled. All i have left to do is put the front and back acrylic plates onto the brass standoff screws and mount the BNC connector to the board. The assembly also has a strong garlic odor that transfered to my hands while touching the board. all told, if i knew i was buying something fully assembled i'd have bought a different product.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2017
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2019
Bought the kit 2 years ago and it sat in my desk drawer until yesterday when I finally had time to play with it. It was fun to put together, but once it was all done it didn’t power up. The power supply works. I tried adjusting the display pot but nothing.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2016
I took off one star--tempted to actually drop it down to 3 because the included AC adapter puts out 15vdc, which causes the device to not turn on properly. I'm not sure if they are all like that, but mine did not work. I put in one that is 12vcd and boots up fine.
The waveforms look decent. At a higher frequency, you start seeing that square waves arent too square, but for my purposes it'll be fine.
I also 3d-printed out a case from thingiverse.
Edit: I revised from 4 stars to 3 because while there are many fg085s on Amazon, I chose this more expensive "package" because of the included AC adapter. I paid more for the convenience of not needing to source one that fits this unit. Unfortunately, the AC adapter that came included was not compatible.
Good product but the included ac adapter did not work for me. Easy to build
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2016
Good diy product with very easy to follow instructions. It took me less than an hour to complete and had no issues at all with the build. One thing to look out for is that the switches will only work in one direction, so if it's installed wrong then the keypad won't work properly. This is indicated on the instruction sheet.Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2016
I took off one star--tempted to actually drop it down to 3 because the included AC adapter puts out 15vdc, which causes the device to not turn on properly. I'm not sure if they are all like that, but mine did not work. I put in one that is 12vcd and boots up fine.
The waveforms look decent. At a higher frequency, you start seeing that square waves arent too square, but for my purposes it'll be fine.
I also 3d-printed out a case from thingiverse.
Edit: I revised from 4 stars to 3 because while there are many fg085s on Amazon, I chose this more expensive "package" because of the included AC adapter. I paid more for the convenience of not needing to source one that fits this unit. Unfortunately, the AC adapter that came included was not compatible.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2015
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2014
