Re: Oscilliscope Restistance

From: Lewin A.R.W. Edwards (larwe_at_larwe.com)
Date: 10/06/04 

Date: 6 Oct 2004 06:20:47 -0700

> I need to know if the resistance in an oscilliscope is high or not. i
> believe they have a low resistance, but i am not sure why they would
> need to be designed this way. I would appericiate an explanation.

They should have a high input impedance. You want to load the signal
under test as little as possible => you want as little current as
possible to flow through the scope.

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