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Products => Test Equipment => Topic started by: EEVblog on December 04, 2019, 01:45:22 pm

Title: Sapphire Instrument Being Sold Or Shutdown
Post by: EEVblog on December 04, 2019, 01:45:22 pm

Sapphire Instruments, who make my HVP70 probe and is the OEM for half of the differential probes on the market for the big players like Lecroy et.al is going to either be sold to a new company.
The sale is still pending though, and if it falls through the company will shut down on July 31st 2020.

Title: Re: Sapphire Instrument Being Sold Or Shutdown
Post by: Cubdriver on December 04, 2019, 04:34:16 pm

Fingers crossed that they are acquired and production continues without interruption.  That said, I just ordered another one so I'll have a pair, just in case.  It's not needed too often, but when it is nothing else will easily replace it.

-Pat

Title: Re: Sapphire Instrument Being Sold Or Shutdown
Post by: maginnovision on December 04, 2019, 04:34:24 pm

Wow, I hope that sale goes through.

Title: Re: Sapphire Instrument Being Sold Or Shutdown
Post by: rt on December 04, 2019, 06:03:41 pm

Maybe Danaher would buy them if the price was right?

Title: Re: Sapphire Instrument Being Sold Or Shutdown
Post by: TheSteve on December 04, 2019, 06:41:12 pm

So Sapphire Instrument will soon become "EEVblog Instrument" ?  >:D >:D >:D

Title: Re: Sapphire Instrument Being Sold Or Shutdown
Post by: EEVblog on December 04, 2019, 11:56:45 pm

Quote from: TheSteve on December 04, 2019, 06:41:12 pm

So Sapphire Instrument will soon become "EEVblog Instrument" ?  >:D >:D >:D

Sure, my next Adsense payment should cover it  ;D