HP analyzer probes

From: Jay West <jwest_at_classiccmp.org>
Date: Mon Jun 28 20:47:14 2004

I'll chime in backing up Joe. If the auction said it included pods, and it
didn't, press for a full refund, it's worthless without the pods and the
pods are the highest cost item. Joe is correct - logic analyzer without pods
is worth $50, just but pods and grabbers are worth $200. No kidding.

Jay West
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe R." <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: HP analyzer probes


> At 09:41 PM 6/28/04 +0100, you wrote:
> >
> >In message <3.0.6.32.20040628154139.008fdb10_at_pop-server.cfl.rr.com>
> > "Joe R." <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> >> RUN, don't walk, back to that seller and DEMAND your money back! A
set
> >> of probes will cost more than a complete LA is worth. He's trying to
screw
> >> you big time!
> >Well, he's offered a $50 partial refund (I paid $272.71 for the
analyser -
> >$207.50 plus $57.60 shipping and $7.61 insurance). The problem is,
shipping
> >it back to him in France is going to cost roughly another $100 and I'll
only
> >get the $207.50 back. So $207.50 minus $100 is $107.50, add on the
shipping
> >and insurance leaves me $172.71 out of pocket for basically nothing.
>
> BS! He's the one that shipped it without the pods. You're entitled to
> all of your money back! If he wants it back, then he should pay for the
> return shipping. Furthermore the missing pods, leads and grabbers are
worth
> considerably more than $50! In fact, he has it backwards. The LA without
> the accessories MIGHT be worth $50. The accessories are worth $200!
>
> >
> >> Go look on E-bay at what the grabbers alone are bringing! If you
start
> >> trying to buy this piece by piece it will cost double what a complete
LA
> >> can be had for.
> >Murphy's Law in action. I've got the analyser, I've got a National
> >Instruments TNT+ GPIB card, I've got the GPIB cables and I've got one
> >pod-to-analyser cable. I have no pods and I need at least one more
> >pod-to-analyser cable. Yay.
> >Ordinarily I'd just use a 40-way IDC cable, but the cable seems to have
been
> >woven to reduce interference and noise absorption. That and all the
signal
> >lines are 180 Ohms measured from cable-end to cable-end while the ground
and
> >power lines are less than one ohm.
>
> I'm sure they're special cables. If they didn't need to be then HP
would
> have used IDC cables. I have NEVER seen a LA that used IDC cables and I
> have a LOT of them. (Gould, Dolch, HP, Tektronix, Paratronics, etc, etc)
>
> Joe
>
>
Received on Mon Jun 28 2004 - 20:47:14 BST