Amp repair equipment

So as a bit of a winter project this year I'd like to build up a bit of an electronics workshop and try my hand at a bit of electronics repair - I've got enough blown up kit to practice on!

I'm not a total beginner, i'm certainly not scared of a soldering iron, but it's still a bit of a dark art to me.. And something I'd like to get better at. 

I'm not expecting to do this for money, its purely a hobby so I'm really looking at the budget end of the scale.

So I'm looking at:

Hantek DSO5102P

2 x 1000w 8ohm dummy loads

A cheap eBay transistor/capacitor tester https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MK-328-Transistor-Tester-Capacitor-Inductance-Resistance-Meter-LCR-NPN-PNP-/323355630418

I've got a selection of gas irons and basic soldering stations, decent continuity meter and cheap multimeter's already.

Is this a good selection to get me started? Do I need some kind of bench power supply too?

Cheers

bwilbee wrote: That would be a 0-36v bench supply with a ground wouldn't it? Is there an advantage to having a variac instead?

No - you need a balanced supply. Most low power electronics - preamps, etc. need a +/- voltage - usually between 12V and 18V. That´s what most opamps run on. And of course a (separate) 5V supply for everything digital is also important. Some bench PSU units will come with all of that.

Or - just build one yourself. It´s pretty straightforward with something like the LM317/LM337 regulators. I have this one:  http://sound.whsites.net/project44.htm

And have a look here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_PbjbRaO2E

There´s lots of great projects on the ESP website! And plenty of interesting reading material as well.