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Old'ish vs New'ish test equipment
Finderbinder:
Is there a serious reason to pack valuable space with a high level but bulky and heavy old benchtop test equipment (like 90' HP, Agilent, Keithley and so on)? :popcorn: Besides that, old equipment have a less informative displays, consumes more electricity, is less compatible with nowadays technologies.
Finally mentally it makes you feel stuck in the past :scared:
Or... I am wrong? :-//
tautech:
--- Quote from: Finderbinder on February 04, 2023, 09:02:25 pm ---Is there a serious reason to pack valuable space with a high level but bulky and heavy old benchtop test equipment (like 90' HP, Agilent, Keithley and so on)? :popcorn: Besides that, old equipment have a less informative displays, consumes more electricity, is less compatible with nowadays technologies.
Finally mentally it makes you feel stuck in the past :scared:
Or... I am wrong? :-//
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You are not.
Very few of the old classics can't be well smacked by the better Asian stuff and it's wise to have double up of the old classics to keep them going.
Very soon one runs out of space..... :scared:
Been there done that and got them out of my system. :phew:
bdunham7:
--- Quote from: Finderbinder on February 04, 2023, 09:02:25 pm ---Is there a serious reason to pack valuable space with a high level but bulky and heavy old benchtop test equipment (like 90' HP, Agilent, Keithley and so on)? :popcorn: Besides that, old equipment have a less informative displays, consumes more electricity, is less compatible with nowadays technologies.
Finally mentally it makes you feel stuck in the past :scared:
Or... I am wrong? :-//
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It kinda sorta depends on what you are doing and what equipment you are talking about....
tggzzz:
--- Quote from: Finderbinder on February 04, 2023, 09:02:25 pm ---Is there a serious reason to pack valuable space with a high level but bulky and heavy old benchtop test equipment (like 90' HP, Agilent, Keithley and so on)? :popcorn: Besides that, old equipment have a less informative displays, consumes more electricity, is less compatible with nowadays technologies.
Finally mentally it makes you feel stuck in the past :scared:
Or... I am wrong? :-//
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Yes, you are right. Repeat: no you are wrong.
It all depends on your objectives and constraints - and without clearly articulating those your question has no simple answer.
If you can afford (money, timescale, reliability, bugfixes) to buy everything you need new, then that is a good option.
If you are already familiar with a working and adequate piece of equipment, then not buying something else is a good option.
If you can't afford everything new, then buying old working equipment can be a good option.
If you sell modern Asian test equipment as a business, then persuading others to buy new Asian test equipment makes sense. (No names, no pack drill :) ) But any such person trying to persuade other people that old equipment is inappropriate because it is old is, to be charitable, being disingenuous.
Understanding equipment old or new, and learning how to use it corrrectly and to good purpose is something all engineers should know how to do. Technicians may not need that skill, and may simply have to do as they are told, without needing to understand. Amateurs and hobbyists can enjoy settling with equipment.
So, which category fits you?
Finderbinder:
--- Quote from: tggzzz on February 04, 2023, 09:46:24 pm ---If you can afford (money, timescale, reliability, bugfixes) to buy everything you need new, then that is a good option.
Amateurs and hobbyists can enjoy settling with equipment.
So, which category fits you?
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Maybe new Chinese equipment, but 5-10 years old branded ones (compare to 30 years old stuff).
My job is to repair electronics, mainly TVs, but other consumer stuff too. Indeed I don't badly need any serious equipment to get job done, but as a techie a like to use one or another.
BTW I didn't miss a thermal camera in electronics repair, but when I got one and used, I can't imagine not having it :-DD
bdunham7 asked:
"It kinda sorta depends on what you are doing and what equipment you are talking about...."
I have in mind rack mountable cased equipment - famous 3458A, power supplies, electronic loads, signal generators, LCR meters...
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