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| Hydrawerk:
What? Is your company a school or university, or what? |
| MetraCollector:
You should seriously steal it. With no mercy and no conscience. Sometimes it is the only way to get some equipment sentenced to be destroyed. It is usual in universities, however you sholud watch for security cameras. What I wrote is not a joke. |
| tom66:
--- Quote from: Bored@Work on April 04, 2013, 09:57:41 pm --- --- Quote from: EEVblog on April 04, 2013, 09:38:52 pm ---One of the major test equipment manufacturers recently offered a trade-in sale. You know, any old bit of similar gear in exchange for a discount on their shiny new one. Some of the stuff that get traded in is in excellent condition and worth a lot on ebay. But the dealers who accept are legally bound to destroy them, and to prove they have done so :palm: No giving it away to kids or hobbyists or schools :-- --- End quote --- Of course not. One goal of these trade-ins is to take competitor equipment off the market. Not to have kids or hobbyists experience well working competitor equipment. Yes we live in a sick world, especially when MBAs and accountants are involved. --- End quote --- I remember that when my work was buying a new scope (some fancy £3,000+ Agilent) I was asked if I wanted to donate my old scope for £45, I guess so they could take it off the market. It was an old 20 MHz Gould, about 35 years old and still worked just fine. I declined and later sold it for £30 on eBay, but at least I know it actually went to someone and will likely have many more years of useful life. |
| megahz:
--- Quote from: MetraCollector on April 04, 2013, 10:01:27 pm ---You should seriously steal it. With no mercy and no conscience. Sometimes it is the only way to get some equipment sentenced to be destroyed. It is usual in universities, however you sholud watch for security cameras. What I wrote is not a joke. --- End quote --- Don't get caught, you might get fired |
| EEVblog:
--- Quote from: megahz on April 04, 2013, 10:05:05 pm ---Don't get caught, you might get fired --- End quote --- If that's the worst that can happen, go for it! >:D |
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