Bricked Hantek DSO2D15 Oscilloscope – Fix or Return?

Join David as he addresses his locked-up Hantek DSO2D15 Oscilloscope; should he fix it or return it? The DSO2D15 is a dual trace, 150 mHz oscilloscope with an arbitrary waveform generator. It seized up after only an hour’s use; can it or should it be fixed?

Resources:
EEVBlog – Over 900 posts regarding the Hantek DSO2000 series scopes::
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/new-hantek-dso2x1x-models/

EEVBlog – Updates and best practices for the DSO2000 series scopes including DavidAlfa’s FAQs
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/hantek-dso2x1x-firmware-updates-and-best-use-practices/

DavidAlfa’s latest FAQ for the DSO2x1x Models:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/hantek-dso2x1x-models-master-thread/

The latest Hantek firmware for the DSO2000 series scopes:
http://hantek.com/download?key=zxgj&sid=0&pid=0&word=dso2d15

00:00 – Introduction
01:41 – Unboxing
02:30 – Locked-up Scope!
02:51 – Scope History or Should it be fixed?
04:29 – Getting the firmware package
06:23 – Installing the firmware
09:00 – Updating the software
10:35 – Restoring the system information
12:10 – Correcting a USB bug
12:25 – Creating a backup
13:49 – Closing

Music:
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Pulsing Dance
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