I use a PC oscilloscope for many AC measurements and for measuring distortion. My audio interface connected via USB provides the analog inputs (2 channels). Unfortunately, they have a maximum input of 2Volts. I need to measure up to 500 volts. For a while, I used a couple high wattage resistors as a voltage divider to attenuate the voltage down to 2v or less. Sometimes I need to measure low voltages, sometimes high, and switching the resistors became a pain in the ass. I decided to build a switched attenuator. It's basically just a ladder divider. Since I'm often measuring the output of the amp, I also added 8ohm thick film resistor which can be switched in to provide the speaker load without a speaker blasting out ear piercing test tones. Here it is with one channel completed:
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