Re: scope problem
My stuff works, and I've never sent a scope back due to failure. And now that I said that, stuff will start breaking......
However, I do notice that some folks have scopes that break frequently, sometimes mutiple brand. I think it is a manifestation of the <span style="font-weight: bold">"Pauli Effect"</span>.
<span style="font-style: italic">"The Pauli effect is a term referring to the apparently mysterious anecdotal failure of technical equipment in the presence of certain people. The term was coined using the name of the Austrian theoretical physicist Wolfgang Pauli. The Pauli effect is not to be confused with the Pauli exclusion principle, which is a bona fide physical phenomenon.
Since the 20th century, the work of physics research has been divided between theorists and experimentalists. Only a few physicists, such as Enrico Fermi, have been successful in both roles.
Lacking an aptitude or interest in experimental work, many theorists have earned a reputation for accidentally breaking experimental equipment. Pauli was exceptional in this regard: it was said that he was such a good theorist that any experiments would self-destruct simply because he was in the vicinity. For fear of the Pauli effect, the experimental physicist Otto Stern banned Pauli from his laboratory in Hamburg despite their friendship."</span>
So when a poster talks about having mutiple brands of scopes break, just think "Pauli Effect"......
