Oddly enough, I've seen several complete analyzers sold in separate lots,
all held by the same dealer, but he wasn't thorough enough to notice that he
had the whole deal.
I bouth a spare pod for my 1240 there, though I haven't needed one. He had
seven pods, just as I had, though I now have a spare. That means I have
then entire set of equipment available for the thing. Frankly, though I'm
moderately adept at using it, by now, I still have a long way to go to
exploit the instrument fully. Unfortunately, he didn't have the pods when
the analyzer was there, and his was a 1241 (color) rather than my mono
version, and sold the analyzer for $150, and the pods for $5 each. When I
showed him the lead sets, he indicated he though that he had them, but
hadn't run across them yet. ... sad ...
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: Christian Fandt <cfandt_at_netsync.net>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: Other useful test equipment (was: RE: Scope use...)
> Upon the date 06:08 PM 7/21/00 -0600, Richard Erlacher said something
like:
> >You're right, Tony, many of them are cheap because they're incomplete. I
> >paid over $1k for mine, but it was complete, right down to the manuals
and
> >GPIB/RS232/Epson Printer adapters. It also came with ROM packes and
> >self-test jumpers.
> >
> >I've seen plenty of LA's without these, and even a number of
> >pods/lead-bundles without the LA, in each case worth little without the
> >"other-half." I wonder why surplus dealers let this happen? They'd get
10x
> >the money if the equipment were complete.
>
> It happens many times because the dealer ends up buying a pallet, or
> somesuch lot of gear, that is simply randomly grabbed and tossed into one
> of several piles at the company getting rid of same. Such company simply
is
> dumping obsolete gear to get it off its books and can care less about what
> goes with what. And with bankruptcys or plant closures, a third-party
> outfit such as an auditing/accounting firm is sometimes contracted to
clean
> out a company and they have little time, technical ability or inclination
> to organize sets of test gear. One part of this 'thing' is on pallet 'A'
> while another important part is on pallet 'B', or even way over on 'X'.
> Been there, seen that
>
> Regards, Chris
> -- --
>
> Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian
> Jamestown, NY USA cfandt_at_netsync.net
> Member of Antique Wireless Association
> URL: http://www.antiquewireless.org/
>
>
Received on Sat Jul 22 2000 - 00:36:35 BST