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| slugrustle:
I'm curious if anyone on here has used an "analog signature analyzer" for debugging bad components or boards. Asking this after seeing the electron plus ASA100 for sale on saelig. https://www.saelig.com/elect-plus/asa100.htm https://electron.plus/product/asa100 https://electron.plus/product/asa200-analog-signature-analyser |
| tggzzz:
A very quick look indicates they are similar in concept to HP's digital signal analysers from the late 70s. Their primary ability is to enable a service technician to be able to identify whether or not one circuit is behaving differently from another. That's all. If you don't have a known working "golden" circuit, then they are unlikely to have any significant advantage over ordinary test equipment. When signatures differ, it is unclear that the differences can indicate what is causing the malfunction. |
| fcb:
ASA100 can operate in the same mode as an (old style) Huntron unit - i.e. a 'skilled' operator probes a suspect component and interprets the result. Or more commonly our ASA's are used to capture/store all the signatures of a "golden" board, then compare them against a suspect board. Also, we have a number of customers using ASA240's as low-cost production 'power-off' testers (they have a 40x2 mux). We have more videos and better manuals in the works... |
| tggzzz:
--- Quote from: fcb on August 02, 2023, 08:49:07 am ---ASA100 can operate in the same mode as an (old style) Huntron unit - i.e. a 'skilled' operator probes a suspect component and interprets the result. --- End quote --- That sounds no different to how standard test equipment can be used. N.B. I'm only familiar with Huntron short locators. --- Quote ---Or more commonly our ASA's are used to capture/store all the signatures of a "golden" board, then compare them against a suspect board. Also, we have a number of customers using ASA240's as low-cost production 'power-off' testers (they have a 40x2 mux). We have more videos and better manuals in the works... --- End quote --- Can I suggest placing some effort into a "30s elevator pitch" outlining your customer's problem and how your offering will make their life easier. If there is anything Unique in your Selling Proposition, by all means mention it :) As an engineer I also appreciate indications of what a unit is not intended to do, but I understand marketing/selling people might not like that. It is perfectly OK if it isn't a "swiss army knife". In general I have a preference for a tool that does one thing well rather that two things poorly. Hence I'll never even consider a combined PSU+Signal Generator+DMM :) |
| slugrustle:
I honestly think the concept is great: Sinusoidal I/V tester that makes the measurement more automated. If you're good on your device theory and can imagine what you'd expect from probing certain nodes, it might even be useful without a golden sample. In my case, I will usually have access to a golden sample. Kind of curious about peoples' experiences using this device and its software or similar devices like the one from Huntron. |
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