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Can someone please explain the procedure to extract the parasitic capacitance of an oscilloscope? I have seen that the contribution of probe capacitance is 3.9 pF. The scope is a Tektronix 3 series MDO.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Read the capacitance value written on the front of the oscilloscope. \$\endgroup\$
    – Hearth
    Commented Feb 16, 2023 at 7:01
  • \$\begingroup\$ Or rather, read the data sheet of the probe to find probe capacitance. \$\endgroup\$
    – Justme
    Commented Feb 16, 2023 at 7:18
  • \$\begingroup\$ probe capacitance is given 3.9pF. I am skeptical if this is the parasitic capacitance. \$\endgroup\$
    – Gan
    Commented Feb 16, 2023 at 7:24
  • \$\begingroup\$ Some probes ... keysight.com/us/en/assets/7018-01494/technical-overviews/… \$\endgroup\$
    – Antonio51
    Commented Feb 16, 2023 at 7:52

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