Been putting this job off for a while, partly as the scope was still under warranty, however as it was bought from Germany before brexit, any remaining warranty is likely to cost more in carriage than the scope if I needed to return it for service.
Anyhow, the office workbench for electronics has got more than a bit out of hand and the scope is kicking about on the top taking up space, especially when I am swinging a soldering iron and tossing molten metal about !!!
The monitor stand I fitted a while back is a dual support, so has a spare VESA mount on the second arm. The scope however doesn't have any VESA fixings, my attempt at using 3M tape didn't go as planned during testing, so I need a mechanical solution. Drill holes in the scope case... Rigol are pretty good, they leave next to no space between the internal shield and case rear. However the back of the shield has the M3 mounting studs welded into the shield and they are only half filled by the PSU bolts.
Take a deep breath and some careful-ish measurements and drill holes in the case (removed from the scope at the time) Got the first and second hole on the left, the two on the right turned out to not be symmetrical to the others, by about 1mm. Little bit of needle file action and no one will be any the wiser. Next make the plate out of aluminium sheet and fit M4 countersunk screws ??? (Two Hours Later) Where the ef.. are my M4 countersunks ? Now fitted with M5's and more drilling.
Those eagle-eyed amongst you may be suffering double vision with those bottom holes. Thats what happens when you forget to subtract the screw diameter off one axis, ho-hum a 3mm end mill rescued that one.
VESA assembly attached to back of scope and all secured nicely, don't crank down on the screws as the scope has a little space between the shield and case. The VESA mount needed to be offset to remain central on the rear of the scope.
The scope now lives on the second arm for supporting the monitor, meaning I have fresh space for more desktop clutter. Shame RIGOL don't allow for VESA mounting from the start.