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Price increases of test equipment
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james_s:
But prices are still crazy from what I've seen, I guess maybe supplies of older gear have dried up.
Kean:

--- Quote from: james_s on February 10, 2023, 10:51:00 pm ---I noticed prices on used gear shot up right after the pandemic started. I expected to find bargains but instead I haven't found anything I'd consider a deal on a piece of gear since prior to 2020.

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Still might be a bargain compared to buying new… like the Keithley 2306 battery simulator that just arrived via eBay at ~10% of the price of a new one.  It was listed as untested and having some issues, but after going through the calibration process (twice) it seems to be working fine.  Hopefully it stays that way through my immediate project needs.
james_s:
Maybe, but I'd expect the 20-30 year old equipment I look for to be a bargain compared to buying new.
tggzzz:

--- Quote from: james_s on February 11, 2023, 12:17:39 am ---Maybe, but I'd expect the 20-30 year old equipment I look for to be a bargain compared to buying new.

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Of course. How about a portable[1] 21GHz spectrum analyser from HP for £350 (and Tek £250), or an 8 digit DVM for £50? All working usefully.

But if my business relied on them, they wouldn't be bargains since they were out of calibration.

[1] in the sense the Osborne 1 was portable :)
Hydron:
Wow, didn't realise the DMM6500 had increased that much, very happy I got mine when I did (in early 2021, an immaculate ex-demo unit for around the 2020 price). It did seem to be dramatically better value than the Keysight options at the time though (substantial discount over the 34461A, let alone the more comparable feature-wise 34465A), so I'm not surprised there was a bit of a correction, but this seems a little excessive!

I did notice that prices on used 34401As also have seemed to go up, I nearly bought one before I got the DMM6500 then when I looked again late 2022 there certainly had been an increase in prices - took a while until I got lucky with a very good condition unit for $295.
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