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Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread
GerryBags:
Well, somebody has snapped it up, and it wasn't me.
Cerebus:
Nor me, although I was sore tempted.
bitseeker:
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--- Quote from: GerryBags on May 07, 2018, 05:21:21 pm ---Wow, well done B&K! If only more companies had that attitude to keeping their OOP gear in service. Especially with TE, these companies must accumulate masses of parts for those models which could still make them money if they didn't just offload them in job lots, and the sort of people who are going to be trying to fix up old gear are highly unlikely to be in a position to buy a new model instead. It's a different market that could be served by a simple warehousing operation from anywhere.
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Fully agree, this helps me keep these instruments out landfills (and allowed me to get an instrument higher in quality than I could afford new).
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That was a pleasant surprise. I didn't expect B+K to have parts available, let alone at a reasonable price. Good to know.
--- Quote from: PedroDaGr8 on May 07, 2018, 06:12:54 pm ---
--- Quote from: bd139 on May 07, 2018, 05:25:51 pm ---Have a look at Keysight. I bought a knob for a 22 year old power supply recently.
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Different tier both in quality and price. I would EXPECT this kind of thing from Keysight. On the other hand, considering that BK Precision is a slightly lower tier, this is instead a pleasant surprise. Plus the reasonable price is great too!
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I'm still kind of annoyed with B+K. A lot of their "modern" equipment that I've seen either in person or via repair videos has been low to medium quality yet still sold at only slightly lower than Keysight prices (i.e., major brand surcharge).
Your experience with parts availability, though, helps lower my annoyance level a bit.
BravoV:
NOS .. NIB ... TON ... whatever ... for sure $20 gone .. :palm:
Teaser ... :P
mnementh:
--- Quote from: bd139 on May 07, 2018, 10:15:52 pm ---
--- Quote from: Cerebus on May 07, 2018, 09:58:24 pm ---To return the favour, an HP 436A power meter that might tempt the RF types, if you can find a sensor for it at a reasonable price.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/power-meter/183205793888?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649
Currently no bids, £0.99 and 1 day 13 hours to go.
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I’m sure there’s like a billion orphaned HP power meters out there. Everyone had got to have blown all the sensors up by now.
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A sensor at a reasonable price?!? :-DD
I haven't seen an 848x N series sensor that didn't just scream "Run for the hills, I've been toasted then toasted again by multiple dumbasses in succession" selling less than $300 in years, and then another $50-100 for a cable. Maybe that's my bad luck, I dunno.
But I've seen oodles of 437b/438a meters that pass POST (at least a good sign) sell for $30-70 shipped.
Right now, there's a shedload of 4412/E4413 E series listing for ~$60 "As-is"; looks like they're the next orphan generation...
mnem
*Toddles off to ded*
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